09 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
1
Wyoming returns show a tight race with Mondell Clark and Kendrick winning key seats. Wilson leads but final results hinge on official counts with Mondell and Clark both carrying multiple counties and Pat Sullivan defeated. The Democratic sweep mirrors Colorado Utah and Montana boosts.
Democrats swept Wyoming with President Wilson leading by about 5000 votes as results came in from most precincts. Governor Kendrick held a 2500 vote edge over Senator Clark, while Jack Clark trailed Mondell by 12 votes. Congressional tally remained unresolved pending official count. The table lists county margins from all counties with a few precincts outstanding.
New York report notes 232 Republicans 100 Democrats 2 Progressives 1 Independent 1 Socialist elected to Congress with 30 districts unreported. Expect House 216 Democrats 215 Republicans with 4 scattering. Senate to remain Democratic majority by ten to twelve votes.
A Wyoming forecast indicates fair and warm conditions on Thursday and Friday becoming cloudy in the north. Temperatures moderate with mild winds and a gradual drop in precipitation chances toward evening.
A report states President Wilson will preside over the White House for the term beginning next March and ending March 4 1921 with Mrs. Wilson. The narrative notes Wilson’s lead over Judge Hughes in California securing thirteen electoral votes and a majority in the electoral college.
Early returns show President Wilson leading in California and Nebraska while remaining close in Minnesota Idaho Kansas Washington and West Virginia North Dakota and New Mexico with counts still incomplete. Hughes trails as race tightens across these key electoral battlegrounds.
Anxious watchers kept vigil at Democratic and Republican headquarters in New York as doubtful state ballots were scanned. Leaders McCormick Willcox voiced confidence. Willcox said the result would be fair. Bryan said Wilson wins. New Hampshire recount demanded. California results noted.
The Democratic victory in Wyoming carried into Laramie County where four Democrats won county offices. Ida R. Graham became county clerk, Pat Hayes sheriff, Sam M. Thompson county attorney, Ross P. Snyder county commissioner, and Mamie B. Hefferon county superintendent. Republicans won treasurer Jay K. Stoddard clerk B J Smalley assessor John D B Sloan and four year commissioner Clyde Barry. Unofficial totals show Graham over Tupper by 187, Hayes over Gleason, Thompson dominant, Snyder over Stimson by about 200, with legislative results unsettled in Platte County.
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