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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
2
In 175 precincts King county voters rejected all referendum measures, the brewery bill, port commission, recall, initiative limits, convention, anti picketing, budget and hotel bills, plus king county bonds. For totals ranged from about 5,981 to 17,336 in favor and 21,240 to 30,843 against.
In 180 precincts the vote totals were Smith 19248, Jurey 19040, Root 8356, Cole 7889. Judges Smith and Jurey were elected by more than two to one.
The letter mocks Republican leaders Bil Whitney George Lee Howard Cosgrove and others while praising Milea Poindexter and the referendum votes praising turnout over promises. It notes McBride seeks damages from the state GOP committee and recalls auditor and convention names amid post election sentiment. It references The Star’s late night returns at Second and Union and cheers for Wilson over Hughes.
Charles E Hughes opens his room door at the Hotel Astor and asks secretary Lawrence Green for the latest scores. Green fetches late newspapers and reports Hughes then directs a telegraph operator to seek current reports from California New Mexico Nebraska Indiana and Minnesota.
Frank Hitchcock a Hughes booster and Republican analyst argued at 10:32 that Hughes’s victory hinges on California and Minnesota results. He said the outcome in those two states would determine the overall election result.
In Concord New Hampshire both parties announced differing early tallies at 10 a m the Democrats claiming the state by 1000 votes while the Republicans insisted they had won by 600 authorities reported from party headquarters.
In Chicago on November 8 wheat futures jump with December rising 4.5 cents to about 1.89, May up 3 cents to 1.90, and July at 1.53. In Woodland California ballots show Wilson leading Hughes in Yolo County precincts with 2,767 to 2,112 across 33 of 35 precincts.
British vessel Marina torpedoed with American casualties drawing charges that a German submarine fired without warning. The incident risks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Germany.
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