| Show I HUGHES HUCHES HAS II LEAD IN INDIANA I i Democrats Refuse to Concede Con Go- cede CCle Defeat Though Returns Returns Re Re- turns Nearly Complete I Indianapolis Nov o 8 Although S.-Although i was ia l leading by more than j with only 3 of the precincts In Inthe Inthe the state slate unaccounted for tor the Democratic Democratic Demo- Demo I cratic state slate headquarters tonight r refused re- re I j fused to concede victory to tho the Re- Re i r candidates In the state The l Republican candidates for governor o and II i United States senator with a smaller I number of or precincts reported showed sho larger larg ar r pluralities than did Id the presidential can candidate A According ceo rd i n g t to o U unofficial n o I C i al returns Hughes has been in the lead In Indiana ever cr since the tabulation of or thu tho vote ote started but his lead ranging around I car early last night had dwindled to a little more than SOO tonight i With Hughes in the lead head all the tIme residents of Indiana seemed to IU lose e in- in j I ter crest terest gt In this state but swamped stamped newspaper news- news I paper offices ceM with i Ith Inquiries r regarding California Minnesota an and other doubtful doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful sto states te returns tonight Indi- Indi that the Republicans probably would woold have ha eight representatives In the tho lower House ant and tho the Democrats three e with the contest undecided In the First and Elev Eleventh nth districts The I 11 tIOn 1st and antl Socialist vote with Ith complete returns from front twenty three o of tho the t two o counties counties coun coun- ties tics In the tho state was not so lor large e as was v I expected It W was WOR I said tonight Both the tue Prohibitionist anti and Socialist t candidates candi dates lates for Cor governor O polled lar larger er votes than did Hanly and Benson Tho The Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- i e vote was light e Alice eo Pl Pitt CD D Di 1455 5 As Assessor F. F Ed ard W Hl Bishop en R U 1 1137 E E. Peterson Pc 13 D 1626 Ii I Surveyor SUr G G. LJ E. Thebold It III 1430 Ernest Ernest Ern I est cst h c b old D 1 1624 G II |
