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INLET PIONEER
WEDNES
DAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—At 10 o’clock this morning, Presi
dent Wilson has 248 votes certain in the electoral college, while
Candidate Hughes has 24.3 certain votes. The result appears
to hinge on the states of Kansas, Minnesota and California,
reports from which show the vote to lean toward Wilson.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM ELECTION.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—At 6 o’clock this morning, Vance
McCormick, chairman of the democratic national committee,
declared that President Wilson was re-elected. He advised the
crowd that had assembled at the democratic headquarters that
this was the case, and issued a message congratulating the
country upon the re-election of the president.
C WILLCOX IS CONFIDENT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Chairman Willcox, of the republi
can national committee, declines to admit the democratic vic
tory, declaring that he is confident that Candidate Hughes has
been triumphant.
TUMULTY SAYS WILSON.
LONG BRANCH, Nov. 8.—President Wilson’s private sec
retary, Tumulty, said this morning that President Wilson was
re-elected. 3 ,
CHICAGO HERALD SAYS WILSON.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.—The Chicago Herald, which support
ed the president, declared this morning that the democratic
national ticket had been Ceeted /
DEPENDS ON MINNESOTA.
■4 NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The state of Minnesota will deter
mine who is president. With about half of the returns in, Wil
son leads by approximately 8,000 votes, but the rural precincts
are cutting down this lead.
WILSON SLIGHTLY LEADS IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—Wilson switches slightly to
the lead in California. Incomplete returns from 2,152 pre
cincts out of 5,950 give Hughes 140,671 and Wilson 141,396.
WILSON CARRIES KANSAS.
j NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—President Wilson has carried Kan
sas by a plurality of 8,100. v
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.
£ NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The early morning returns are
coming in very slowly. Both campaign managers claim the
election. Both are w-atelling Ohio, at first'placed in the Wilson
column, and both claim to have carried that state. As the
hours drag on, it is more and more evident that the vote will
« be close.
1W,
WILSON LEADS IN WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.—Wilson is in the lead Tn the state of
Washington and democi-atic campaign committee claim it for
him by over 2,000 plurality.
HUGHES AHEAD IN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Nov. 8.—Hughes is leading Wilson by 400
votes in Oregon.
CALIFORNIA UNCERTAI^'^^?
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—Returns available early to
S day indicate that Wilson and Hughes are so close that it is im
possible to form a prediction with any degree of certainty.
Wilson is slightly in the lead at last reports, but Hughes may
overcome this by the rural vote, usually republican.
SAYS MINNESOTA FOR HUGHES.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 8.—The Pioneer Press says that Minne
sota will give Hughes a plurality of 25,000..
NEW YORK SUN’S VIEW.
NEW YORKj Nov. 8.—The New York Sun at noon gives
Wilson and Hughes eacli 247 votes, with California, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oregon in doubt. Nine votes
are required from this list to elect. Utah has gone democratic.
King beats Sutherland for the senatorship. Congress will have
‘ a small republican majority. The senate will have a small
^piocratic majority. It looks like the socialists will hold the
valance of the power in the house. Pittman was re-elected from
. Nevada. Ohio is strongly democratic.
CHAS. E. HERRON. f
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The first
reports in the presidential election:
were favorable to Hughes, and when
it was announced that New York
state, with its 45 votes in the elec
toral college, had gone republican, all
the big New York newspapers and the
republican national committee con?
sidered that Hughes would have a
comparatively easy victory. The
New England states were heard from
early and showed pluralities for the
republican ticket. New Jersey, Pres
ident Wilson’s home state, even went
republican. The first discord in the
republican reports came out of the
middle states when Ohio, normally a
republican stronghold, gave the dem
ocratic national and state ticket a big
plurality, and other middle states
showed signs of going for Wilson.
Harmony was restored when Illinois,
with its 29 electoral votes, swung into
line for Hughes. At the midnight
hour, about everybody thought that
Hughes had surely won, so encourag
ing were the reports.
But the middle and western states,
from which returns were later in com
ing, began to add to the Wilson col
umn, until it looks extremely doubt
ful. Such rock-ribbed republican
states as California, Kansas, Iowa,
Washington, Utah and Oregon, show
ed signs of going for Wilson,' and
among such doubtful states as Colo
rado, Nebraska, Minnesota, the two
Dakotas and Wisconsin the demo
cratic candidate was running right
and in the case of Codorado
passing the republican candidate.
The following are the States that
are coneeded to be fbr Hughes: ;
Republican States.
Connecticut .... 7
n„i„._ ... ' <
Delaware ..I 3;
Illinois .i .. >.. 29;
Iowa..IS
Massachusetts . 18
Michigan .. 15
Maine . 6
New Hampshire .. 4
North Dakota . 4
New Jersey . 14
New York. 45
Pennsylvania . 38
Rhode Island .'. 5
South Dakota ... 5
Vermont . 4
Wisconsin . 13
Total .223
The following states are certain for
Wilson:
Democratic States.
Alabama .!... 19
Arkansas . 9
Arizona . 3
Colorado . 6
Florida . 6
Georgia . 14
Kentucky . 13
Louisiana . 10
Maryland . 8
Missouri ... 18
Montana . 4
Mississippi . It)
North Carolina ...». 12
Ohio . 24
Oklahoma . 10
South Carolina . 9
Tennessee . 12
Texas . 20
Utah . 4
Virginia .12
Wyoming .3
Total . .....237
The following states remain in the
doubtful column until all the returns
are in, so close is the election:
Doubtful States.
California . 13
Indiana . 15
Idaho . 4
Kansas . 10
New Mexico. 3
Nebraska . 8
Minnesota . 12
Oregon . 5
Washington . 7
West Virginia . 8
Total . 85.
There are 531 votes in the electoral
college and it requires 266 to elect a
candidate. 1
Hughes Goes to Bed at 1:30 A. M. j
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Charles E.!
Hughes sat up with his family to re
ceive election returns until 1:50 a. m.,
then went,be bed. He closed his per
sonal headquarters, silenced his tele
graph instrument over which he had
been: receiving returns and left in
structions not to be disturbed, no mat
ter what news belated dispatches con
tained. He declined to make any
statements on the reports received
up to bedtime. He was completely ex
hausted.
Soldiers Vote on the Border.
EL PASO, Nov. 8.—Ten thousand
soldiers, national guardsmen from
Massachusetts, New York and Penn
sylvania, voted at the various camps
along the border. Hughes gained a
majority of the soldier vote.
Wilson Retires Earlv.
LONG BRANCH, Nov. 8.—Presi
dent Wilson retired at 12:30 o’clock
last night, after his campaign mana
ger here and at New York had claim
ed his election. The president left
word that if really definite returns
were, received during the night, he
was to be awakened.
In Doubt, Wires Mr. Herron.
New York, Nov. 8,
The Times, Anchorage:—
It looked late last night as if
Hughes was elected. The doubtful
states have changed things, until there
are grave doubts as to who has beer.
elected.
CHAS. E. HERRON.
M5TED OVER
!l GREEK FLEET
LONDON, Nov. 8.—A Reuter’s Ath
ens correspondent says: “It is report
ed from Patras that the French flag
was hoisted yesterday on the Greek
flotilla.”
' >■< War Minister At Salonika.
PARIS, Nov. 8.—General Roques,
the French minister of war, arrived at
Salonika, in Greece, yesterday, ac
cording to private advices received in
Paris.
Heavy U. S, Loans.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Loans to bel
ligerent governments by the financial
magnates of the United States reach
a total of $1,825,400,000.
Both Sunk In Naval Duel.
ROME, Nov. 8.—An Austrian sub
marine and an Italian destroyer were
sunk in a duel between them yester
day, according to an official report
given out today by the Italian admir
alty. The submarine had attacked an
Italian transport, whereupon the de
stroyer attacked it and a battle royal
occurred, resulting in the loss of both.
The transport made a getaway while
the duel was in progress.
PEOPlEELEE
EL PASO, Nov. 8.—The civilian
population of the city of Chihuahua, in
the state ' of Chihuahua, are fleeing
with all possible haste, fearing an at
tack from the bandit forces under
General Villa. The inhabitants' fear
that the Villistas will lay seige to the
city and seek to starve the people into
submission.
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.—Fred E. Wey
mouth, head of the Weymouth Con
struction company, died here yester
day, following a prolonged illness.
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.—William Pigott
has purchased the interst held by N,
P. Doak, of San Francisco, in the Pa
cific Coast Steel company. He paid a
half million dollars for the interest.
Returns from most of the voting
precincts in Alaska, received by The
Times up to 2 o’clock this day, indi
cate that the race between Delegate
Wickersham and Mr. Sulzer is so
close that it is difficult to venture a
prediction. Taking all the returns in
hand, the delegate has a lead of some
100 votes. The following is the vote
in the respective divisions, so far as
heard from. Anchorage and the
Cook inlet vote is in the Third divi
sion and is handled in anotner col
umn:
JUNEAU, Nov. 8.—Incomplete re
turns from the First division give Sul
zer a slight lead over Wickersham.
Schofield is running strong, with
Grigsby running close behind him. A
big majority voted in favor of dry and
the eight-hour law carried by a big
vote..
Douglas—Lewis 40, Sulzer 135,
Wickersham 112. Green 30, Heckman
125, Tanner 110, Anderson 141, Arola
24, Bayless 98, Benson 190, Casey 108,
Connors 78, Fahey 23, FreeDurn 100,
Heid 120, Helsing 21, McCormick 107,
Early 101, Hurlbut 153, Cobb 81,
Grigsby 80, Schofield 96. Dry 141,
Wet 141. Eight-hour law, for 240,
against 14.
Treadwell—Lewis 10, Sulzer 101,
Wickersham 90. Green 9, Heckman
102. Tanner 82, Anderson 134, Arola
11 .Bayless 76, Benson 154, Casey 94,
Connors 37, Fahey 9, Freeburn 82,
Keid 84, Helsing 14, McCormick 70,
Early 80, Hurlbut 110. Cobb 21,
Grigsby 84, Schofield 90. Dry 165,
wet 46. Eight hour law 182, against
13.
Haines—Delegate, Lewis 3, Sulzer
44, Wickersham 56. Green 8, Heck
man 34, Tanner 60, Anderson 36, Ar
ola 5, Bayless 25, Benson 43,- Casey
40, Connors 37, Fahey 8, Freeburg 46,
Heide 52, Helsing 7, McCormick 48,
Early 49, Hurlburt 35, Cobb 29, Grigs
by 39, Schofield 30. Dry 53, Wet 48.
For 8-hour law 70, against 14.
Skagway—Lewis 11, Sulzer 154,
Wickersham 122. Green 9, Heckman
64, Tanner 206, Anderson 117, Arola
13, Bayless 115, Benson 71, Casey 124,
Conner 123, Fahry 21, Freeburn 59,
Heid 106, Helsing 23, McCormick 63,
Earle 121, Hurlburt 82, Cobb 78,
Grigsby 104, Schofield 56. Dry 168,
wet 118. For 8-hour law 218, against
34.
Sitka—Lewis 8, Sulzer 106. Wick
ersham 70. Cobb 42, Grigsby 71,
Schofield 58. Dry 98, wet 81.
Hadley—Sulzer 26, Wickersham 9.
For senator, Green 1, Heckman 15,
Tanner 16, Anderson 27, Arola 2, Bay
less 24, Benson 6, Casey 26, Connors
21, Freevern 7, Heide 6, Helsing 3,
McCormick 8. Road commissioner,
Early 23, Hurlburt 7. Attorney-gen
eral, Cobb 2, Grigsby 26, Schofield 3.
Dry 22, wet 10. Eight-hour law, for
30, against 20.
Wrangell Sulzer 111, Wickersham.
156. Green 23, Heckman 157, Tanner
74 ,Anderson 45, Arola 27, Bayleas 49,
Benson 114, Casey 73, Connors 72,
Fahey 26, Freever 103, Heide 137,
Helsing 32, McCormick 186, Early 77,
Hurlburt 127. Cobb 163, Grigsby 59,
Schofield 33. Dry 197, wet 73. Eight
hour law, for 194, against 40.
SECOND DIVISION
St. Michael—Sulzer 64, Wickersham
7. McCann 47, Moran 10, Sundback 9,
Allen 20, Anderson 10, Coombs 44,
Corrigan 48, Daily 52, Jones 21, Ju
lian 2, Reed 11, Young 49, Cobb 2,
Gibney 9, Grigsby 56, Schofield 9,
Rowe 7. Wilson 46. Wets 46, dry 18.
For 8-hour law 64, against 5.
. Nulato—Sulzer 17, Wickersham 5,
Cobb 3.
Council, complete—Lewis 5, Sulzer
38, Wickersham 30. Cobb 6, Grigsby
64, Schofield '9. For 8-hour law 43,
against 8-hour law 16. Wet 24, Drv
48:
Shelton—Sulzer 3, Wickersham 6.
Grigsby 8, Schofield 1. W^t 7, Dry 1.
For 8-hour law 6, against 8-hour law
°
Iron Creek—Sulzer 4. Grigsby 3.
Valdez—Lewis 12, Sulzer 237,
Wickersham 202. Cobb 129, Grigsby
197, Schofield 100. Dooley 73, Frame
113, German 67, Ronan 176. Cannon
j 104, Day 270, Hegner 24, Henry 19,
i Henry 55, Holand 183, Hunter 64,
! McCallum 263, Murray 224, Moon 148,
| Price 147. Dieringer 59, Jeter 7, Wil
son 193, Wood 181. Dry 273, wet 154.
Seward, complete—Sulzer 183,
Wickersham 258. Cobb 149, Grigsby
j 195, Schofield 66. Dooley 60, Frame
48, German 29, Ropan 281. Cannon
: 185, Day 94, Hegner 29, W. J. Henry
72, W. P. Henry 211, Holland 103, Mc
Callum 129, Murray 65, Noon 251.
Dieringer 41, Jeter 168, Wilson 94.
Wood 81. Dry 279, Wet 160. For 8
hour law 276, against 8-hour law 64.
Kennecott—Sulzer 24, Wickersham
23. Cobb 18, Grigsby 20, Schofield 12.
Dooley 24, Frame 10, German 6, Ro
nan 9. Csmnon 4, Day 18, Henry 8,
Holland 24, Htinter 5, McCallum 9,
' Murray 41, Notfr) 12, Price 20. Dier
inger 7, Jeter 0, Wilson 2, Wood 26.
Dry 40, Wet 9. For 8-hour law 42,
against 8-hour law 3.
Jumbo—Sulzer 13, Wickersham 5.
Cobb 2, Grigsby 11, Schofield 5. Dool
ey 9, Frame 3, German 4, Ronan 4.
Cannon 4, Day 4, Henry 4, Holland 17,
Hunter 4, McCallum 7, Noon 2, Price
11. Dieringer 4, Jeter 0, Wilson 8,
Wood 5. For 8-hour law 20, against
8-hour law 0. Dry 14, Wet 6.
Chitina—Lewis 9, Sulzer 45, Wick
ersham 32. Grigsby 27, Schofield 43,
Dooley 46. Holland 59, Murray 51.
Wilson 28, Wood 25. Wet 32, dry 51.
For 8-hour law 56, against 10.
Strelna—Sulzer 9, Wickersham 9.
Cobb 3, Grigsby 10, Schofield 11. Doo
ley 11, Frame 2. Cannon 4, Day 2,
Henry 2, Holland 8, Hunter 1, Mc
Callum 5, Murray 7, Noon 6, Price 5.
Wilson 10, Wood 1. Dry, for 10,
against 5. Eight-hour law, for, 14;
against, none.
FOURTH DIVISION
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 8.—Wicker
sham was given the closest race of
his career in this division. Sulzer
leads by 80 votes in 25 precincts,
with 11 more yet to report. Wicker
sham ih ahead in the city with the
count half finished. Precincts not yet
reported include Ruby and Iditarod.
The Sutherland-McGowan race is very
clase and they are running about
even in the outlying districts. Mc
Gowan is ahead 70 votes. The city
count yet to hear from is in Suther
land’s home precinct. The election of
George Schofield is conceded. He has
a plurality of two to one over his op
ponents.
Burns, Hess and Nerlands, repub
lican candidates for representative
are conceded to be elected. The race
for the fourth representative is be
tween Collins and Snow with Collins
leading and Snow's home precinct yet
to hear from.
The sentiment appears all in favor
of the eight-hour law. The wets and
dry vote will be close, with the drys
in the lead 30 votes in the city. The
drys will win the outlying districts
overwhelmingly. CITIZEN.
Fairbanks, complete—Lewis 48, Sul
zer 368, Wickersham 529. Cobb 145,
Grigsby 177, Schofield 577. For 8
hour law 563, against 8-hour law 219.
Dry 501, Wet 438.
Hot Springs—Lewis 3, Sulzer 33,
Wickersham 8. Cobb 10, Grigsby 19,
Schofield 10. McCabe 97, McGowan
19, Sutherland 29, Bean 0, Burns 18,
Collins 9, Dunn 6, Green 5, Hess 12,
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