New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-09
JOY AT THE WHITE H USE.
MEANING OF THE VICTORY
Hoe the President and His Family
Received the Ne7cs.
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washington, Nov. S.-The president showed
his natural exuberance throughout the evening.
out tempered. withaL by appreciation of the
solemn responsibility imposed him.
realization of which he has expressed to every
one offering congratulations. To his friends
he has expressed his qualification that the ma
Jorities are large to remove all possibility
OF the results having been produced by the wish
OK any special interests. Such majorities he
regards as individually expressing the confidence
OF the American people in his past adn1inistra-
tion and his promise, If elected. to see that
every man has a square deal, no more. no
less"
When congratulated his formal statement.
he said that he had never had any intention Of
doing otherwise than decline a denomination,
but he had not proposed TO make any promises
which might be construed by any bribe.
The President also told his friends that in the
light of the reflections cast upon his adninistra-
ton by certain representatives Of the New-York
press, and others. it was particularly gratifying
that that State his own State had given such
an overwhelming vote of confidence in his hon
.esty of purpose. He rejoiced that his statement
had been made, not because 1t had possibly in
creased the Republican vote. but because it
had been made at time when the election
hung IN the balance and when it could be
garded only an honest expression of well war;
ranted Indignation.
MR.. FAIRBANKS TELEGRAM.
The President received the following telegram
tonight:
Indianapolis, November s.
The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt:
Accept my hearty congratulations upon your
well deserved and magnificent victory. Your
election Is the logical result of your splendid
administration. May the four years to come be
marked by widespread happiness and pros
perity. Mrs. Fairbanks joins me in best wishes
to Mrs. Roosevelt and yourself.
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS.
The Presidents reply was conveyed in per-
sonal telephone talk with Mr.. Fairbanks, in
which he congratulated the latter.
The first information of a definite character
was received by the President while he was at
dinner. The returns laid before him then were
in the nature of assurances that he had carried
New-York by plurality so large as to be really
astounding. Bulletins from the newspapers of
New-York City were received conveying the well
come news. While the President gratifed.
1t may be said the result was not entirely unex-
pected, although he himself had not anticipated
so tremendous a victory.
These and rapidly succeeding bulletins each
conveying to him more cheering news were read
and discussed by the President with surprising
calmness. He in the best of spirits but at
no time did he manifest the slightest nervous
ness or anxiety.
DELUGE OF MESSAGES.
In addition to a telegram received from Judge
Parker. the White House telegraph force was
deluged with congratuatory messages for the
President from friends in every section of the
country. Until far into the night the messages
continued to come, even long after the President
had retired to his private apartments in the
White House
At 1915 o'clock the President left his guests
at the White House and went to his private Of
flce in the Executive Building. There he greeted
cordially a large number of the corps of Wash
ington correspondents. who had been awaiting
him. He chatted freely with them about the
result Of the election making no attempt to con-
ceal his great qualification at the victory which
had been won After talking informally with his
friends for time. the President dictated for
NAL statement expressing his views The scene
at the moment of the making of the statement
was notable. Ranged in semi-circle about the
big desk in the Presidents office the correspond
ents faced President Roosevelt as he tilted back
in an arm chair, debating the announcement
slowly to Secretary Loeb who sat at the Presi-
dents left. So quiet everybody in the room
that one could hear the clock tick on the mantle
shelf
PRESIDENT MAKES A SHORT SPEECH
After receiving the congratulations of the
newspaper men, the President received com
mittee representing the Republican political or
ganizatlons of Washington and the members of
the Junior League. To the latter he briefly
spoke follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to thank YOU
with all my heart, and to say that l very deeply
appreciate the confidence the American people
have shown In me, and that l shall do all that
in me Hes not TO forfeit that confidence. Cheers
and applause)
Among the hundreds of messages received
was the following, which the President appre-
ciated:
New-York Nov. g. 1901
The President Washington. D. c.:
The sweep is complete and magnificent. The
people have rebuked the most disgraceful and
dishonest campaign OF our memory with an
emphasis that will be remembered
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
ALBERT SHAW.
WILLIAM y. COHEN.
President Roosevelt is especially pleased that
Frank w. Higgins has been elected Governor of
waged against Mr. Higgins was unwarrantably
bitter.
Late tonight, when the returns indicated that
the Republicans had carried the House of Rep
resentatives by apprecably greater majority
than that by which they hold the present House,
the President expressed earnest qualification
with the result.
After remaining at the executive Office about
hour, President Roosevelt returned to the
White House. leaving directions that ne was
not TO be disturbed unless something of import
should develop.