The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-06
PRESIDENT BEAMS
W|THSAT|SFA ACTION
Results i'll New Jersey OF MI
Victories Most Agreeable
to Administration.
PLEASED BY MASSACHUSETTS
Democratic Leaders See in Out
come Endorsement oi Par
ty Policies.

WASHINGTON. November s. with
many friends extending personal fc-
iicitatioms and huudrcds Of coneratuIa-
tory kilograms before him on the re-
suits OF yesterdays elections. President
Wilson to-day bcamed with satisfac
ton. The Prcsidcn, sent congratula-
tory MESSAGES this morning to the
newly elected Governor Of AIassachu-
sets. senator Elect Elair Lee. Of Mary
. ana. and Newton Baker. again elected
May Of Cleveland
TO David |. Walsh. elected Governor
81 massachusetts, H. said: My heart
nest CONGRATULATIONS II was a splen-
did victory finely Won"
TO Blair Lee. elected United state.
senator from Maryland. no said: II
f"nsiatuia,e YOU and tho party most
warmly. The victory was Complctc'
To Newton -. Baker. reelected
Mayor 81 Cleveland: please accept my
"arin"st congratulations. 1t lid Us all
good 10 near OF your victory"
Fielder IL Congratulated
btiore midnight last night, upon as
/ containing that Fielder has been
elected Governor OF New jersey. Prcs!-
dent Wilson sent linn this telegram:
NY warincst CONGRATULATIONS. You
dih not need 10 call out tho reserves"
IL IS noticeable that no congratulate
Mitchell, the newly elected Mayor OF
, New York. but this omission is en-
. tfeIy due 10 diplomatic reasons The
White House is hugely pleased over.
the humping received by Tammany
Personally Nh. Mitchell is = Democrat
ana there is It'll" danger that he viii
harni his own part, while in uticc
president Wilson s-tectcd Him somo
months ago as collector OF the port of
Ne" York q position he resigned from
TO run for Mayor.
While greatly pleased over Demo
cratic Victories Scneraliy. tho results in
New Jcrse: w..c most agreeable Ia tho
administration. secretary Tumulty
came in for many congratulations as
TO New Jersey. RE Jumped into the
hgAt there early sent Democratic
speakers OF his OWN choosing and did
such good work generally as TO bring
+ upon HIM the concentrated fight of the
republicans, who printed paid adver-
usement all over the state Ienouncing
him az the boss Of New J,>.sey..
The greatest satisfaction 10 the Pres
iccnt IN the New Jersey victory was
that the tariff bill was made ain issue
in the campaign. the Republican.
charging In broadcast manner that
factories had closed ana that the out
look was not good FOR :. full dinner
pail This vas answered by <he DEMO
Gratis and tho fight became one iu,S1ly
upon national issues. Mr.. Tumulty-
was delighted with the Democratic
successes In Essex County. the home
Of former Senator Smith ami the head
quarters of the Smith Nugent faction
Of Democrats. which is charged with
I having given its support to the Repub-
lican nominees. IN spite OF this party
split. Essex County went Democratic
~ safe majority.
Pleased BY Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts victory was also
pleasing 10 the President. Never with
in the recollection Of politicians has
massachusetts failed TO give a terrific
swat TO tEe Democratic party following
the adoption Of q tariff bill failing 10
give large quantities. OF protection. To
have that stat" give 4 big plurality
to a pcin,pcrat for Governor just after
u Democrat tariff bill had become cf-
fcctive was almost as good news TO the
White House as the election Of Fielder
III New Jersey.
.Iubilant Democrats and more quietly
satisfied Republicans discussed the re-
suits al yesterdays elections ut the
Capitol to-day. The Democrats do
ciared that the administration and its
policies, including the tariff hill had
been strongly approved by the voters.
, The Republicans, on the other hand.
pointed out that the combined Repub
iican and third party votes would have
defeated the Democrats all along the
line. They pointed. also. Ia the fact
that tho third party. except III the
case Of the vote for Governor OF Mas
sachusetts. had pollcd many less votes
than AZ the elections year ago. and
it WAS evident that the Republicans
were gradually getting together
Could Not Hope for More.
Senator Kern, Of Indiana, Democratic
leader of the senate. said:
The administration should be high
L.. gratiiicd at the results do not
L. = l..
Personally. am pleased particularly
with the result in Indianapolis. where
the Democrats Won by 5000. / rcrret
that Hunt lost out in Cincinnati but
that was due TO local conditions
senator Hitchcock. Democrat. Of Ne
brasba, said:
"rndoubtedly. The results win
strengthen the administration
bryan on the Result.
Secretary Bryan said that yester-
days elections "iforded the first OPP
portunity the country has had TO ex-
press Itself on any extensive scale
since the elections last fan. and cam
not be taken otherwise than as an in
! dorscmcnt of the policies OF Pre- sident
| Wilson in so far as they have been AN
nounccd
In New Jersey, the home Of tho
President" continued Mr.. Bryan. the
returns afford u verdict which will be
received with gratincation by the party
throughout the country.
The election Of Blair Ice Of Mary
land. TO the senate. is not only q do
light 10 those who know him personal
, y. but JOY To AL who want 10 see
the hands of the administration up
held. He il IN Eastern Progressive
one who was active in support Of the
national ticket in 1896. ana in All the
campaigns since.
The victory in Massachusetts also