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' l Wteffe-, jLAV SkVflvXVV'"1 4 P. E CITY EDITION I rl vL III S U v v 1 1 Ivt l IU ell U . I I ; '. ?7.007.10; spelter, $10.875 J-' -L V C W TZTT I . . tlons Friday. I ! FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. : ' '' I I --S""H YarN- 279" tl OGDEN CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1916. . 8...-.c,... m,., .t the Po.,om. utMJ I I Wilson Elected by the Votes of I I California and North Dakota I I n I California Gives Wilson 889 J After a Big Reduction in ! President's Los Angeles Vote , j Nev York, Nov. 9. Democratic Chairman McCormick h at 4:50 o'clock issued the following statement: j "We have got the thing sewed up. President Wilson is !) re-elected beyond any shadow of a doubt." 'j San Francisco, Nov. 9. 5,569 precincts out of 5,870 in 3 California give Hughes 454,357; Wilson 455,246. Wilsons ,) plurality 889. The swing back to Wilson's favor was oc- : casioned by rectifications made by county clerks in nine coun- "1 ties in checking up unofficial returns. .1 San Francisco, Nov. 9. Revision by the county regis- I trars of voters in Los Angeles and San Francisco counties left i Wilson a plurality of but 500 voters. These figures were based I on 5,561 precincts out of 5,870 in California, giving Hughes :, 453,972; Wilson 454,472. i, San Francisco, Nov. 9. 5,676 precincts out of 5870 j give: Hughes, 458,154; Wilson, 460,075. 3 This was a jump of more than 1 ,000 for Wilson, most of j which came from Siskiyou, a mountain county scarcely repre- j sented in previous returns. J - San Francisco, Nov. 9. At this Hj 3 lime but nine precincts were yet to jw fj be heard from in Los Angeles county, j Hughes' greatest stronghold, while :9 ; more than 200 precincts in northern jH I California; expected-mostly to give- 8 ! Wilson pluralities, -were yet to report. H These northern precincts are in iso- V 1 lated mountain counties and nil may IvM -l not be available beforo tomorrow. m ' JVi I San Francisco, Nov. 9. Fife tbou- Jfl I sand five hundred and thirty-one pre- S ; cincts out of 5870 in California give I Hughes 450,561, Wilson 453,123. Wil- Jjnl I son's plurality, 2522. U ?J This drop of about 500 votes' from -3 the last previous tabulation was occa- H jj Bioncd by the rectification of the Ala- H meda county (Oakland) vote, the H I county clerk announcing a correction H !j in Hughes' favor of 492 votes. mB I Registrar McAlecr of Los Angeles )ral d. announced a rectification which gave rje$ J Hughes a net gain of 1,930 and said he rns would complete a recheck late today, iaa "f He said he thought the present count Sjn 5 accurate. Wilson gained 15 votes by ;Jve v Registrar Zemansky's recount in San Jit 'I Francisco. 3lu! ' The Los Angeles figures are on 1,207 out precincts out of 1,215 in that county, j fll A leaving but eight to be heard from ml there. Returns from isolated moun tain counties, in northern California expected to give Wilson pluralities, were slow in coming in. uu WASHINGTON ' Seattle, Wash., Nov. 9. President Wilson's plurality in Washington jumped above the 10,000 mark early today when returns "wero received from counties -which previously had been meagerly reported and which went strongly for the president. With less than 500 precincts to be reported, all widely scattered, President Wilson was leading Mr. Hughes by a margin of 10.74S votes with every indication that complete returns would send his plurality above 12,000. Governor Ernest Lister, Democrat, apparently will defeat Henry McBride, Republican, for governor, by more than 10,000 votes. Senator Miles Poindexter. Republic an, who was re-elected, will have the largest plurality of any of the candi dates on any ticket. w British Ship Ashore. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 9. The Brit ish steamship Madawasca is ashore at Corral bay. I! ELECTORAL VOTE BY STATES .s The following table presents the electoral vote by states in accordance 's with the returns up to the time of going to press. They are not complete ' returns. Those states are given to Hughes In which he has a load and '! those states to Wilson in which ho has a dead on the incomplete returns. The doubtful states are those In which the fluctuations are such as to show now a lead for one and now for the other candidate. State. Wilson. Hughes. Doubtful. Alabama 12 .. Arizona 3 '-' Arkansas 9 : California 13 -; Colorado 6 . . f: Connecticut .; 7 Delawaro ' -? Florida 6 '-. Georgia .;. . 14 Idaho ' 4 Illinois 29 '' Indiana ,15 Towa -' 13 ;: Kansas "10 Kentucky ..'..... 13 . ' Louisiana 1 Maine v '6 t"" :, Maryland '3 . r- ; Massachusetts .. 18, ;. ; Michigan 15 I Mlpnesota , . 12 Miasissippi 10. ' . ; , Missouri f 18" i. - i Montana 4 . f'gfjf , Nebraska 8 .f , v , Nevada 3 , New Hampshire ; 4 ) ' ' i New Jersey v . ; - V-f' .' New Mexico ' -' f " ' . ' 3 n i, New York ' 4S North Carolina 12 ( ; NorUi Dakota 5 . ; . Ohio .24 , , J Oklahoma 10 ; Oregon ' ' $ r ; Pennsylvania 38 r ,. Rhodo Island J ; 5 South Carolina 9 j: South Dakota ' ' 5 Tenneaseo : . 12 . Texas ' 20 . r; . , Utah 4 .:. Vermont 4 1 ' .; Virginia .12 - ; ( ... f Washington .' 7 -. j. -. ; West Virginia - .8 Wisconsin ' - ; 13 Wyoming 3 SAYS CALIFORNIA IS F0RWILS0N Democratic National Commit teeman McNab From Cali fornia Sends Message to President. Long Branch, N. J., Nov. 9. To day President Wilson received this telegram from Gavin McNab, Demo cratic national committeeman from California; "I have the honor to inform you that California has decided to cast her 13 votes for the man who stands for the rights of men, women and chil dren, first and secondly for the rights of property Woodrow Wilson. Cali fornia feels that her 13 votes are ai lucky number or humanity, progress and the nation." CLOSE VOTE I WORTH DftKOTfl New York, Nov. 9. Frederick M. Lynch, Democratic stale chairman, telegraphed to McCormick shortly be fore 5 o'clock that tho count in North Dakota was complete and that Wilson had carried that state by 324 votes He said he had relayed the message from the North Dakota chairman. Lynch added that Minnesota would go for Wilson by 500 votes. St Pnul, Nov. 9. Returns from 2, 821 precincts out of 3024 in Minne sota give Wilson 173,950 and Hughes 174, 911. Hughes' lead, 961. State official were agreed today that the vote of the Minnesota guardsmen at the Mexican border might decide the presidential contest in thig state. Secretary of State Schmahl received a telegram this afternoon from the commissioners who took the bordor vote Tuesday Informing him that 2.53G votes had been oasL The result of this vote will not be known for several days. It requires some time for the ballots to reach the secretary of stale who must for ward them to the auditors of the coun ties in which the soldiers live. Moreover, the law provides that the canvassing shall not bo closed until more than one week after the eloction until the votes of all the na tional guardsmen residing in all the districts hnve been received and can vassed. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 9. Returns for president from 2,846 precincts out of 3,024 In Minnesota give: Wilson, 173,946; Hughes, 174,839. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 9. Returns for president from 2843 precincts out of 3024 in Minnesota give Wilson 173, 821, Hughes 174,765. oo TO CELEBRATE National Chairman Sends Word to Buy Redfire and Start the Music of Victory. Now York. Nov. 9. Chairman Mc Cormick of the Democratic national committee announced late this after noon that ho had sent word to all the state Democratic chairmen telling them to "engage bands and buy red 'fire to celebrate tonight the re-election of Woodrow Wilson." GUARDSMEN OF NORTH DAKOTA Fargo, N. D., Nov. 9. Tho vote of the North Dakota guardsmen at tho Mexican border was counted with the other ballots today. The state troops, yoUnjMaclcrtayJaJeJ i ' privilege to all legal voters absent from tho state, made out their ballots several days before election day and they were forwarded to the proper precincts and tabulated with the other returns. NEW MEXICO San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 9. Both Republican and Democratic state chairmen at noon today claimed New Mexico for their respective national candidates. Chairman Seligman of tho Democratic central committee, as serted "I am confident we have won," whllo at Republican campaign head quarters the state was claimed for Hughes "by a small majority." Ballot boxes and forwarding of bal lots was said to be guarded by secret service men, upon Instructions from national chairman from New York. United States senator 336 out of 638 precincts give: Hubbell (R) 18,4899; Jones (D) 19,005. For congress these precincts give: Hernandez (R) 19,441; Walton (D) 18,551. Governor: Bursum (R) 19,203; De Baca (D) 18.138. Santa Fe, N. M., Nov. 9. Returns from 374 out of 638 precincts in New Mexico give WllBon 21,424, Hughes 20.686. Santa Fe, N. M., Nov. 9. Unofficial returns from 336 precincts of the 638 in New Mexico early today showed Hughes still maintaining a slight lead over President Wilson. These pre ! cincts gave: I Hughes 14,794; Wilson 14.53G. 1 Among the missing are Eddy and Roosevelt counties, normally heavily Democratic. Great difficulty was ex rienced in securing returns. In the remote sections of the state ballot boxes were closed at midnight and no additional returns were available ear ly today. Missing counties also Include seven normally Democratic counties, six formally Rgpjibljcnn and to Jn which majorities arc small and variable. Several of these are romote and the outer portions of all of them are with out telephone or telegraph facilities. Missing counties Include: Guadalupe, Lincoln, McKinley,1 Mora, Sandoval, San Juan, Sierra, Socorro, Terrance, Union and Valen cia. Luna and Santa Fe counties are incomplete. , . New Mexico. Santa Fe, N. M., Nov. 9. Four hun dred fifty-two of 638 precincts in New Mexico give Hughes 23,4 S2; Wil son 24,702. nn NEW HAMPSHIRE i 117 FOR WILSON Concord, N. H., Nov. 9. The com plete figures of New Hampshire show ing a plurality of 117 for Wilson pres idential electors are based on certi fied returns to tho secretary of state from 292 precincts out of a total of 294, added to press returns from 546 precincts. The secretary is checking up the press returns with those certi fied as the latter to come in. The two precincts which were miss ing until this afternoon gave a total of eleven votes for Hughes and seven for Wilson. oo WILSON MAJORITY 5,617 IN WYOMING Cheyenne, Nov. 9. Returns from all except a few scattering precincts in Wyoming indicate the election of Frank W. Mondell, Republican, ovor John D. Clark, Republican, for con gress by a majority of 304 with seven hundred "maverick" votes mailed in by absent voters which will not be counted until the official canvass is made, but are not expected to over come Mondell's lead. Kendrlck's ma jority over C. D. Clark for tho United States senate is 2836 and Wilson's ma jority 5617. oo MINNESOTA St. Paul, Nov. 9. Charles E. Hughes was holding his slight lead over Presi jdent Wilson in Minnesota when re- turns from 2,800 precincts out of 3,024 in the state had been compiled at 2 p. m. today, the count standing: Wil son, 173,213; Hughes, 173,652. oo Woman Elected to Congress. Helena, Monu, Nov. 9. The state Republican central committee, upon revised and fuller figures from the state today, claimed the election of Miss Jeannetto Rankin to congress and the entire state ticket excepting governor and possibly lieutenant governor. uu Detroit, Mich., Nov. 9. With ro turns complete from all except three precincts In tho second congressional district of Michigan, Samuel Beakos, Democrat candldato for re-election, waB leading Mark Bacon, Republican, by 143 voteB. It is expected that a recount may be demanded by the ,laser. WILSON CARRIES 1RTHDAK0TA Republicans Allege Many Voters Cast Ballots for Presidential Candidates Instead of Electors. Fargo, N. D Nov. 9. When Presi dent Wilson's plurality in North Da kota had mounted to 1,500 this after noon, several of the leading Republic an newspapers conceded that ho had carried the state. Returns from 1,745 precincts out of 1,859 in the state gave Wilson 53,125 and Hughes 51,586. Albuquerque, N. M., Nov. 9. Re turns from 411 of 638 precincts in New Mexico give Wilson, 22,448; Hughes, 22,363. oo MESSAGE CLAIMS TWO MORE STATES Long Branch, N. J., Nov. 9. Mes sages received by Secretary Tumulty 'at 3:30 o'clock, this afternoon con vinced him that President Wilson had carried New Hampshire and California which, on the basis of states previous ly tabulated, would give the president enough electoral votes. The New Hampshire message was from Senator Hpllis and said that on a recount Mr. Wilson would carry the state by 500. The president made no comment, pre ferring to await the full count. .KANSAS VOTEJAY BE CONTESTED State Is Conceded to the Presi dent by Leading Repub lican Papers. Topeka, Kan.. Nov. 9. Charles H. Hession, Republican state chairman, stated today that legal counsel had been engaged to investigate the con stitutionality of the electoral vote in I Kansas. He would not say whether or not the vote would be contested. It was claimed at Republican head quarters that tho voters east their bal lots for the presidential candidates rather than for electors. The vote for electors this year was made for the group instead of for individual elec tors as in the past. Republicans say that this manner of voting was unconstitutional. oo WAR PACE TOO FAST FOR MEN Next Year Allies Will Be Fac ing Boys of 17 in Ger man Army. London, Nov. 9. (Correspondence of tho Associated Press.) The war threatens soon to become a struggle between mere boys. The pace Is said to be entirely too fast for the older men long to endure. It is declared here that next year the entente allioB will be facing boys of 17 in the German army. General Sir Douglaa Haig, command ing the British expeditionary forces, is said to have objected to tho sending out of men of middle age. He wants young men of from IS to 25. After tho latter year it is said the fighting value of the human unit shows a rapid and steady decline. The good soldier of today It seems must bo of the age which excels in the more strenuous athletic games the football player type. Tho older men have their place, but generally speaking It is said now to be in "the army behind tho army" the men back of the line, in the supply and trans port divisions where the strain is not so great. These older men are too Eusceptiblo to trench diseases to be of great use on the firing line. England already is registering boys born In 1899 preparatory to calling them up when they attain thoir elgh teenth year. oo BRAZIL BUILDS ABATTOIR. Washington, Nov. 9. Pernambuco, Brazil, has built a municipal slaugh terhouse, said to bo one of tho largest and finest in South America, and In tends to lease it for a term of years to the highest bidder. Tenders will be opened December 15 and the Depart ment of Commerce is calling attention of Americann to the opportunity of leasing, and-operating the- abattoir. Big Parade of the I Democrats of Utah I in Ogden Tomorrow I Tomorrow night, from 7 to 9 o'clock, the people of Ogden City and sur rounding towns, visitors from Salt Lake City and all parts of the state, will celebrate in a joyous and fitting manner the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson and the unexampled Democratic victory in Utah. A great street parade, with phalanx after phalanx of citizens marching on foot and hundreds riding in autos and other vehicles, attended by torch bearers, with red fire and bugle corps and music by the Ogden City band, will form at Democratic headquarters on Twentyfourth street at 7 o'clock and march to the City Hall square, where a review will be held by Governor-elect Simon Bamberger, Senator elect William H. King, Representative elect M. H. Welling, State Chairman M. Thomas, County Chairman Donald D. McKay and other distinguished leaders. Special Transportation. Special transportation rates have been arranged from all outlying towns and a special train will probaly bring a large delegation from Salt Lake City. Special cars wll be provided from Huntsvllle and Ogden Valley. Special invitations have been sent to the people of Logan and Cache Valley, to the Progressives and Re publicans of Salt Lake and the peo ple generally, to attend tomorrow night and join in the celebration of the president's re-election and the united forward movement of the peo ple of Utah without,.regard to partj'. All who marcffeain'costume" in the Fourth of July parade have been urg ently requested to take part In the parade. John Scowcroft & Sons have donat ed any number of brooms for the marchers. Everyone is invited to at tend armed with noise-making instru ments, anything from a dish pan to a bass-drum, horns, bugles, cymbals anything and everything to add gaiety and enthusiasm to the jubilee. Donkey to Lead Parade. According to the arrangements com mittee at Democratic headquarters, either Chairman Donald D. McKay or Secretary Lorenzo M. Richards will have the honor of riding at the head of the parade a haughty Wasatch donkey, symbolizing the Democratic party, which, 'tis said, has been m training for the event for the last two weeks. Governor-elect Bamberger today sent, through a friend, this greeting to his supporters of Weber county a solemn repetition of his campaign statement: "I shall fulfill all my par ty's pledges." Peace, preparedness and prosperity will be watchwords of the celebration. Young Democrats, Attendl All young Democrats, who will vote their first time for president In 1920, and all those who voted In this elec tion, have been cordially Invited to form among themselves a special bri gade, marching behind the band as representatives of the country's ruler ship in the golden era of development and prosperity now dawning. Women have been especially Invited to take part in the parade. H At, the rendezvous at City Hall j H square there will be an unsurpassed H outpouring of enthusiasm and some of H the most eloquent orators of the state i H will express the general feeling of sat- j H Isfaction over the triumph of the pres- j H Ident, and the certainty that the coun- H try is entering upon an era of unpar- J H alelled progress and prosperity. j H Members of the railroad brother- J H hoods all who are in the city will f H march in a body. H All kinds of vehicles, besides auto- ! H mobiles, will be welcomed in the pa- j H rade and everyone is invited to take H part without regard to party. j H "The election is over. We are all H patriots, brothers and sisters. No H trace of bitterness is left on either t H side. The people decided on four H years more of Woodrow Wilson. Let H the people rule." This Is the final H word of Chairman McKay, echoed in J H equivalent terms by all of the Demo- H cratlc campaign workers. H SEVERE FIGHTING I WITH VILLA MEN I Bandit Chief Victorious , H Body of Carranza General i H Is Sent to Monterey. H Laredo, Tex., Nov. 9. Severe fight Ing between Carranza and Villa sol- i j dlers at Santa Rosalia with the Villa victorious is reported by persons 1 reaching the border from Monterey. The body of Qeneral Fortunato May cotte, Carranza general, is said to j have been brought to Monterey. Garrison Evacuates OJInaga. ' I 8an Antonio, Tex., Nov. 9. An offi- 1 j clal report reached General Funston's headquarters late last night that Ojlnaga had been evacuated by the Carranza garrison commanded by ' Colonel Riojas. The advance of Villa troops in the territory south of Ojin- ' IH aga was given as the reason. ; j PARKER OFFERS j I HISJERVICES I New York, Nov. 9. Alton B. Par- j ker, former Democratic presidential j j jH candldato, and Morgan J. O'Brien, f'l both lawyers, called upon Chairman h jH McCormick at 3:30 o'clock this aft- . jH ernoon. It was reported that they had j come to consult with tho chairman in J JH reference to taking legal action in JH case "there should be a recount of the , ballots in doubtful states. 1 JH RETURNS FROM WEBER COUNTY Weber county majorities for the heads of tho ticket are, as follows: Wilson 3425; King, 2866; Welling, 2398; Bamberger, 2545. Wilson's major ity in Ogden, 2874. The total county vote for the leading offices, with- 'IH out Plain City, is given below: U,?inSreU' f Governor H dent ntor gross , -. , a , 3 w g w if s r w" o o - - tr 2- cr ' -r w - 5 O W 'H V c. : o : J? Hooper, No. 1 I 75 411 71 41 Jo 42 70 42 Hooper, No. 2 Gl 82 62 80 59 83 65 72 Kanesville 29 54 33 50 32 49 45 37 IH Marriott 1 18 75 22 66 31 61 44 52 Roy 70 105 71 104 69 103 80 102 lH Uintah 32 46 32 45 32 45 34 43 'H West Warren 19 26 18 24 17 28 16 31 Huntsville 131 185 146 181 138 180 128 189 Warren 34 47 35 45 35 45 36 45 Randall 21 30 19 31 23 27 22 28 Rlverdale 72 81 75 77 7J 71 73 76 ' ll Pleasant View 58 67 61 63 62 62 70 54 jH Harrisville 56 117 65 115 59 112 60 112 j North Ogden 162 183 164 ISO 168 176 170 174 J Slaterville 59 84 59 80 62 78 62 78 I JM Burch Creek 36 101 37 99 39 98 41 9J Eden 62 93 67 87 74 85 78 80 Farr West 48 86 54 77 61 75 55 7( f Liberty 46 68 46 57 61 52 60 53 Taylor 42 78 46 77 47 75 48 7- West Weber 68 73 71 71 79 66 6- I Wilson 87 135 96 95 127 J2L Total county MM ISI IsJo 1776 1364 1740 1357 1720 Total city 3276 6150 3609 5939 3774 5806 3640 5822 j , Grand total ......... J5S 5 715 iBMM'w