Show HUGHES VIRES BEST W TO WILSO I 1 N republican CANDIDATE CANDIDA fe FOR THE presidency CONCEDES CONCEDE DEFEAT AT THE POLLS says he awaited the official count in california because of close ness of vote voie willcox issues statement lakewood Lake N J S charles E hughes republican Republic in candidate for president defit in the re recent election wednesday night bent to president wll son a telegram congratulating him upon his re reelection election in his telegram mr air hughes sald said because of the closeness ol of the vote I 1 have awaited the official count coun ln in california andl haa ha I 1 been virtually completed pe amit me to ex exl tend to you my congratulations congratulations upon your you r reelection election re I 1 desire also t to 0 express my best wishes for a successful administration bew york borr wllliam william R willcox 1 chair chairman maii of the rep republican national committee wednesday night issued the following statement in reference rele rence to mr hughes telegram to president wilson having conferred by telephone dur ing the day and late this afternoon with the republican state committee and the republican national committeeman in california I 1 am informed that them the official canvass ot of the vote has been so nearly completed that na no change will result from the few precincts not counted in the returns thus thui far compiled this means that the major majority ity tor for the wilson electors in california ranges from about 1200 to votes voles and that this is the final result of the canvass for which we have been waiting so far as any recount is concerned the national commit committee tep is not advised that there are sufficient grounds to call for such an application |