Reelection of Wilson and Marshall Seems Certain
Early returns show President Wilson with leads in California and Minnesota. New York reports indicate Wilson at 256 electoral votes to Hughes 228 with New Hampshire Minnesota and Oregon still uncertain. Final results depend on California and Minnesota.
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McCormick disputes GOP claim on early state returns
Democratic National Chairman McCormick challenged at 2 p m the suggestion that Minnesota West Virginia New Hampshire and California had gone for Hughes He cited telegrams from Minnesota Democratic Committeeman Lynch and West Virginia chair E E Cook claiming those states for Wilson California telegrams indicated a close race with Wilson leading.
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Florida to Elect Independent Governor in Surprise Result
Early reports indicate Catts will lead Knott Square with about a 10,000 vote majority as Florida voters choose an independent governor.
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Catts Likely Wins Jacksonville Vote By About Ten Thousand
Jacksonville Florida November 8 Reverend Sidney J Catts running on a dry platform appears to carry about 10 000 votes more than opponent W W Knott out of 36000 with Allen the Republican polling a small vote in the same city report indicates end.
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Election party and candidate list across states
A fragmented OCR fragment lists U S political figures by state with party affiliations and re election notes. Names include Cox Edge Lowden Holcomb Bickett Manning Beckman Rye Burnquist Knott Dorsey, Ferguson Burnquist Sleeper Keyes Graham Gunter Harding and others with Democrat Republican labels.
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Texas
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Minnesota
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Florida
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Hugh Dorsey
Delaware
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West Virginia
John J. Cornwell
Michigan
Albert E. Sleeper
New Hampshire
Harry W. Keyes
Vermont
Horace F. Graham
Colorado
Julius C. Gunter
Towa
W. L. Harding
Kansas votes show sharp party split across state results
Topeka reports Woodrow Wilson ahead by 10 000 to 15 000 in Kansas while four Democrats and four Republicans win seats in Congress. A Republican governor gains the largest plurality on record as the legislature stays Republican and local officials swing both ways. County results favor Wilson in Republican counties and Hughes in Democratic ones, with Governor Capper holding a plurality over 125 000.
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Missouri Returns Show Wilson Leading. Reed Trails
St. Louis report from November indicates President Wilson leading Missouri by over 16 600 votes with about two thirds of the state counted. Republican governor candidate trails by 3 400, while Democrat United States Senator Reed trails Dickey by more than 13 900 in the same precincts.
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Illinois at large in Republican column with big vote
Illinois officials resume tallying a record vote as Republicans hold a large plurality in Chicago and across the state. The counting continues with the outcome awaited, amid expectations of a historic turnout.
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Idaho Returns Show Wilson Leading Hughes in Early Totals
Boise returns from about half the state place Wilson at 28 104 votes and Hughes at 22 508. In Idaho 288 of 734 precincts report Wilson 24 467 and Hughes 18 486.
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Indiana voters shift to James P. Boodrich by large margin
Indiana results show James P. Boodrich winning by about ten thousand votes. U S Senate race preliminary tallies place Harry S. New and James E. Watson leading, while the Indiana delegation to Congress leans six Democrats and seven Republicans, with eleven Democrats and two Republicans overall.
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Michigan Prohibition Edges Ahead As Counties Report
Detroit returns showed defeat of statewide prohibition in larger cities but county returns shifted the outlook. The statewide prohibition amendment appears carried by a substantial plurality while the wets' home rule amendment local option was defeated.
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Wilson Wins Ohio By Large Margin In Landslide
Early returns from 3,749 precincts out of eighty percent reporting show Woodrow Wilson carrying Ohio by a landslide. The Columbus dispatch notes Cox is elected governor.
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Broad statewide win supports Hughes ticket in six counties
The report notes a large state victory margin with six counties delivering a 30 000 lead for the winner. The margin over Charles Evans Hughes in those precincts stands at 45 746. James Cox carried the gubernatorial race and Atlee Poferene won the U S Senate seat, surprising by defeating Governor Willis and Myron T Herrick by a plurality estimated between 20 000 and 30 000.
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Wilson Leads in Portland and Multnomah County Returns
Portland Oregon November 8 Wilson leads in Portland and Multnomah county, the largest in Oregon, with official returns from 326 precincts showing Wilson 6351 and Hughes 3874.
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North Dakota Returns Show Close Presidential Race
Partial results from 679 precincts in North Dakota suggest a tight contest for the presidential election. Wilson leads with 23,362 votes to Hughes 23,05, reflecting a still doubtful statewide outcome as returns from about one third of the state are tallied.
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Massachusetts Ballot Count Shows Hughes Leading
In Massachusetts the race totals show Hughes ahead by about 20 000 votes from 1 148 precincts reporting out of 1 166 in the state. The result signals Hughes strengthening his position in the statewide tally as results continue to arrive.
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Cabinet guesses mark Hughes era as Roosevelt debate halts
Speculation swirls over Hughes cabinet with talk of Roosevelt possibly remaining influential but unlikely to join any post. Names include Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Brissett Moore, Goethals, Julius Kahn, John Weeks, George von L Meyer, Willcox, Straus, Perkins, Raymond Robins, Sutherland, Gary, Jones, McCumber, and Curtis in various top roles.
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