The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-08
WILSON HEARS GOOD NEWS.
Great Cause, Governor Declares, Has
Been WOn-NoW Time for Fur
ther Work


ing to a telegram from the national
chairman that Gov Wilson unques-
tionably was elected, the Democratic
candidate sent a dispatch to Mr.. NC
Combs as follows:
Il deeply appreciate your telegram
and wish to extend to you and the
members of the campaign committee
nv warmest congratulations on the
part you have played in the organlza-
ton and conduct Of a campaign fought
out with essential issues.
"A great cause has triunphed. EV-
cry Democrat and every true progress
sive of whatever alliance must now
lend his full force and enthusiasm to
the fulfllment of the peoples hope,
the establishment of the peoples right,
so that justice and progress may go
hand in hand
This was Gov. Wilson's first utter
ance of a public character after his
acceptance of the reports that he had
been elected.
Gov. Wilson sat tonight with party
Of friends around "a brilliantly illumi-
mated dinner table as the election re-
turns began to come in earlier than
they were expected. The first results
the governor got were favorable and
his comment was That's very encour-
aging"
The returns that continued to come
in from Massachusetts, Connecticut and
New York all favored Wilson and the
party about the dinner table show
ed it's pleasure.
Capt. Bill" Mcdonald, the Texas
Ranger, who is the governors body
guard, read a stack of returns and
felt so happy that he exclaimed:
Il wonder if I'd get arrested if 1
Just shot off my guns. If it keeps up
this way I'll have to just turn 'em
loose"
Capt Mcdonald is close friend of
Col. Roosevelt, but differs with him
politically.
Tho o,ovorno,, u,or not ovnroonfident.
When shown the returns from New
York city he smiled.
'I'sn supposed to carry the city by
three to one in order to win the
State" he said, as he continued his
dinner leisurely.
Besides the governors immediate
family, his brother-in-law, Prof. Stock
ton Axson, two cousins from Colum-
bia, S. c., Capt. G. H. McMaster, Unit
ed States army, and James Woodrow,
and Joseph R. Wilson, younger
brother of the nominee, heard the re-
turns at the Wilson home.
Governor Wilson had planned to get
to bed, but the students of Princeton
university have other ideas On the
subject. They intend to have noisy
parade to the governors house if the
trend of election results shoull pcint
his way,
The celebration of victory by Prince
ton students began at Il o'cl2 k to-
night when the bell N Nassau all,
where the Continental congress met,
began to toll as a signal Of Wilson's
victory. Tolling the bell is an estab-
lished Princeton custom when the
college is successful in any contest.
Students began to gather with band
instruments, pennants anG torches and
formed a parade that Iassed dowr
through Mayard Lane past tie Grover
Cleveland house to Gov. Wilson'S resi-
dence.
Friends who were with the, governor
while the students were coming found
difficulty in getting him to conc3de
that he had won. Dud!ey Z Malone,
son-in-law of Senator C'Gccmaa, Of
New York, came out of tie room where
the returns were being received and
said, laughingly::
The governor refuses to be elect
ed"
The governors message to Chairman
McCombs was his first statement ad-
mitting that all doubt of his election
had passed.
With tears of emotion in his eyes
Gov. Wilson stood before the student
body of Princeton university as 1t
came cheering and singing to ms
ho,,co fo oonoratulate him on his eieC-