Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1916 — California Fears Loss of Electoral Vote for Wilson. [ARTICLE]

California Fears Loss of Electoral Vote for Wilson.

San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 17.—The possibility of long legal fights tying up California’s electoral vote was raised today as one phase of the semiofficial tally b ycounties and the state official tally by counties and the state of which are proceeding slowly. The issue that a recount involving appeals—with the possibility that the presidential election would be decided without California’s ballots —was raised by the democrats in Los Angeles following a republican threat of court action in one precinct. In San Francisco the republican state committee has SIO,OOO which can be useden legal action. Two local precincts may be contested wheie more ballots were cast that the number of voters who signed the lists. Only minor changes are reported in the partially competle semi-official county ballot tallies. Concord, N. H., Nov. 17.—Philip H. Faulkner, chairman of the republican state committee, filed a petition today lor a recount of the New Hampshire vote for president. He acted in the capacity of attorney for the Hughes electors, he stated.