Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-09
GOV. WILSON To PEOPLE.
In Answer to Congratulations tIe
Dweils on Party's Duty

DWS3S OF FaFtyS ivy
DEMOCRATS MAY GET SENATE
Cheering News That He is Likely
to Have Both Houses Of Congress
in Sympathy With Him Cheers
GovSrnor.
Princeton, N. j., Nov. s.. President
elect Woodrow Wilson gave out his
first statement to the people at 1916
o'clock last night, in the form OF a
telegram in answer 10 message of
congratulation from William +. Nc
Combs, chairman Of the National Dem
ocratic Committee. II read.
William +. McCombs, Democratic Ma
tional Committee, New York:
| deeply appreciate your telegram
and wish to extend to you and the
members OF the campaign committee
my warmest congratulations on the
part you have played In the organiza-
ton and conduct of campaign fought
out upon essential issues A great
cause has triumphed. Every Demo
crat. every true progressive of what
ever alliance, must now lend his full
force and enthusiasm to the fulfill
ment of the peoples hopcs-the es
adjustment of the peoples rights
so that justice and progress may go
hand in hand.
Woosrow Wilson.
Congress Probably Democratic
Here Is the telegram from Chair
man McCombs:
MY warmest congratulations to
you, our next president. You have
won a splendid and significant victory
At this hour you appear to have re-
ceived the largest vote ever given to
a Presidential candidate. The indica-
tons are that your administration
will be supported by Congress Dem
ocratic in both branches.
William r. MeCombs.
This telegram from Mr. McCombs
was received by the Governor at 1880
o'clock.
The McCombs telegram brought the
Governor the news that he had await
ed so anxiously to hea-, that he prob
ably will be backed up at Washington
by Democratic House of Represent
atives and Senate, without which he
has often said in his addresses he
could hope to accomplish little.
The Governor did not attempt to
conceal the happiness taat the infor
nation brought him. but he would
make no further comment. He dictat-
ed the reply to McCombs in the same
quiet tone he uses In ordinary con-
versation and when he had concluded
made some joking remarks and hur-
ried back TO the parlor to join his
family
He succeeded pretty we'll, too, but
he couldn't help smiling, and his eyes
Frightened as one favorable bulletin
after another came over the wire aud
were read aloud.
Some of the others in the party
didn't even try TO conceal their hap
piness over the good news bright
them. Captain Mcdonald came burst
ing out of the house once, his face
wreathed in smiles, and announced to
the newspaper men in his quaint Tex
as didalect that the Governor had car
ried everything except the North Pole.
Early in the evening the Governor
replied TO the requests of the newspa-
per men for statement that he would
not comment until complete returns
were in. He thanked the correspon-
dents when they congratulated him.
They were invited into the library
shortly after o'clock. The Cover
nor was then with his family and
guests in the parlor. everyone was
laughing and smiling except the Gov
ernor. and he looked bit stern. A
moment later he walked through the
library and nodded a welcome to the
correspondents he knew. Then he
went quickly over to his desk to get
some papers. He was whistlng alb
sent mindedly You could tell on
looking at him closely. that he didn't
realize he was doing 1t. And none OF
the correspondents had ever heard
him whistle like that before.
Always Thoughtful of Others
Just at that moment the telephone
bell rang, and Mr. Malone called to
the Governor that some one wanted
to talk to him The Governor glanced
up quickly and he noticed that the
newspaper men about the centre-table
were working in a poor light.
"You mustn't do that" he said with
real concern. you will ruin your
eyes. Couldn't you see better if the
lamp was on the table" And then
without waiting for a reply the Gov
erncr lifted the lamp himself and car
ried il from the desk to the table.
Dinner Party