Evening journal., 1912-11-06
WILSON In
SLEEP WHILE
NEWS COMES
RetireS, Telling His Friends
lie Will Make Statement
Later in the Day
SHOWS R0OSEVELTIAN
TYPE OF STRENUOSITY
By The United Press.

BY The United Press
PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 6.-That
Rooseveltian strenuosity and spectac-
ularity are taboo with the twenty
eighth president of the United States
was made quite evident at the Wood
row Wilson bungalow early tolay.
While admirers of the presidents
elect were celebrating his success far
into the morning and while the mem
bers of his family early astir, we're
I huttering about the house \in undis-
guised ecstacy, the newly-chosen chief |
executive was peacefully pounding
mis- ear and making the most of /
well earned rest Even the wild raw
ings Of 1000 college students who had |
lost all track of time. and continued |
well on to noon a celebration that /
had started with the first meager re- /
turns from Massachusetts yesterday /
afternoon were not sufficient to break |
the slumbers of the president elect He |
was the last member of his family 20 /
appear for breakfast
While the joy-wild students were
J RHA A4AhS UP anu uUWH ANdocdu Street. /
! shortly after midnight. and zig-zag-
ging through chain of bonfires that
! Illuminated the entire village. Cover
nor Wilson announced that he was
going to bed and proposed to sleep
until noon if he could be permitted to
do so. At the time be had not yet re-
ceived the kilograms OF congratulation
sent him by President Taft and Col
onel Roosevelt. although he I-new that
they had been. sent. Pressed for
statement on the result of theelection.
he said
IF make any statement at all. it
will be made Wednesday. These things
are too big to discuss off hand to-
night"
The appearance of the Wilson bum
galow early today indicated that the
president-elect was getting along well
with his sleeping program. His wife
and three daughters we're astir before
3 o'clock and we're busy assisting Wal
ter Measley. the Governors political
secretary with the scores of kilograms
of congratulation pouring in on the
Wilson cottage.
Aside from his sleeping program
the president-elect had no definite
plans for the day though it was the
early expectation that Chairman Nc
Combs and some of the campaign COM
mittee from New York would visit him
during she afternoon. II was further
stated that the new chief executive has
not definite plans for the immediate
e future, though il is rather expected
that, accompanied only by Mrs. VIII
son, he will 20 TO some southern re-
sort very shortly for rest and a tenn
: porary relief from politics.
Wilson has indicated heretofore,
7 that even if elected president, he will
! continue as governor Of New Jersey up.
! to the time of his inauguration as
President The reason for this is two
& fold First he wants serve through
! TIE next session of the legislature. in
? order to assume personal leadership
in the execution of reforms started
under his administration Second, he
cannot afford to resign for financial
reasons. the increase in his personal
= expenses since the time of his nomi-
natio having put serious dent in
the Wilson bankroll.
Faculty and students az Princeton
gave no evidences OF nearing the end
of their celebration during the early
! hours of the day Counting his un-
i der graduate days Wilson has lived
|. here in close connection with the uni
G yersity for twenty seven years and
j., Princeton feels that he is a person
n al asset OF the institution.
Q The university feels as If II had a
e proprietary interest I'm him. especial
lly as his election typiied a victory
over Princeton's ancient rivals, Yale
and Harvard as represented by Pre-
sident Taft and Colonel Roosevelt re-
ispectivoly. In consequence the feel
ing here today is much the same as
!. though Princeton had beaten Yale and
y Harvard combined, in a football con-
test.
Up to 10 o'clock the only sign OF
activity at the Wilson home was no
+ ticed when the ice man arrived with
the daily supply for the refrigerator
u AS he climbed the porch steps he
waved his hat at the upper floor anc
= Miss Jessie Wilson leaned her head
- out OF the window.
Congratulations, congratulations,
= sang out the man with the tongs
n Thanks, isn't il splendid gayly
\ shouted the young woman and ther
= the window went down with bang.