Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1916 — Late Authentic Election Figures. [ARTICLE]

Late Authentic Election Figures.

Hughes apparently is certain of 247 votes. He L iS leading in Minnesota, 12 votes; New Mexico, 3 votes. Winning these states would give him a total of 262. Wilson is certain of 251 votes, and winning California and North Dakota would give him a total'pf 269, sufficient to elect. ; Rut he may lose one elector in Washington, through death; California’s electoral vote may be split, and the result complicated even worse than at present. • - 1 ' New York, Nov. 9.—The result of a Tuesday’s election; still hangs on a thread today. President Wilson had an apparent lead at 8 o’clock this morning. At that hour he seemed securely in possession of 251 electoral votes.