Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-13
GOV. WILSON, 8 I'll.
LAST DIPLOMA
Luckiest Of Thirteen Marks
The Career Of Noted
Virginian.
PERFUNCTORY VOTE
Presidential Electors Will Meet in 4S
State Capitols Today and Cast Bal
lots.

Washington. Jan. 13. - Governo
Wilson gets his highest collegiate
honors today-the luckiest of luck!
"thirteens" marking his career. A
! diploma marked "elected president
will be the college honors conferred
upon him today. The electorac col
lege" will do the comforting.
Today is set by law for the really
and truly election of Wilson as pres,
ident. Presidential electors, chosen at
the November election, will meet ir
everyone of the As state capitals to-
day. They will cast their votes fol
President and vice-President-the
cnly persons who actually vote "for''
Wilson, Roosevelt, and Taft.
Today's vote. however is perfume
tory. The electors register, as they
were pledged on the November ticket
the choice Of the people for the ma
TONS chief and Substitute" executive
Wilson and Marshall. The result
has long been known because Of the
inviolable pledges of the electors to
vote as they are told.
Today the electors declare their re-
turns" to be forwarded here to the
president protein fthe Senate. Those
returns will be sent, one set by mail
and one set by special messenger
named by the electors of each state.
The returns will be carvassed Fahru-
ary 18th in joint session of the Senate
and house, when Wilson will be for
mally proclaimed President.
Confer1ing of it's degree of presi-
dent by the Electoral College today,
although fragmentary because of their
separation at their respective State
capitals, causes Wilson "lucky thir-
teen" to loof up more Prominently
than ever today-the thirteenth of
January, 1918 In addition to the trail
of thirteen which follows the Presi-
dent-elect, new anti-hoodoo was re-
vealed today in that Wilson being
the second Democrat to occupy the
White House since President Buch-
cnan left he will also be the thir-
teenth occupant after Buchanan.
Trenton, N. j., Jan. 13.-President-
elect Woodrow Wilson celebrated to-
day, the occasion Of his formal cleo
tion as President by the electoral COL
lege-by attending luncheon ten
Cered him and the New Jersey cleo
tors at a Trenton hotel.
,"Does anyone remember exactly
low many votes | will have?" asked
Governor Wilson Of "a group of friends
70 the State House this morning.
Nobody did and neither could the
group figure it out fully.
"You see," explained the Governor,
Il have not had to make any cam
paign for this election and therefore
an not familiar with its details"
"You won't be surprised at the re-
suit of today's election, will you?"
he was asked.
"No" he said, '1 have it on pretty
reliable authority that considerable
more tha ma majority are going to
vote for me-"
AS the lunch was at noon and the
meeting of the electors at 8 o'clock
Governor Wilson was asked if the two
functions would conflict.
ooh no." he said, "under the cir
cumstances well let the electors off
from the luncheon long enough to
rote."
Governor Wilson today announced
the appointment of Thomas Birch, of
Burlington, to be his personal aide
for the time he remains New Jerseys
chief executive. Birch is wealthy
manufacturer who has been staunch
Wilson man ever since the Governor
entered politics. He succeeded the
late Colonel Archibald Alexander. OF
Hoboken. z11-,