Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-05
President and Advisers Are
Pleased. Claiming Indorse-
ment at the Polls.
ARE EASILY SATISFIED,
VIEW OF REPUBLICANS
Latter Point to Fact That Democrat
ic Successes Resulted From
Split in Opposition.

latory kilograms before him on the re-
suits of yesterdays elections. President
Wilson today beamed with satisfaction,
The President sent congratulatory mes
sages this morning to the newly elected
Governor of Massa chusetts. Senator-elect
Blair Lee of Maryland and Newton Baker.
again elected mayor of Cleveland.
To David l. Walsh. elected Governor OF
Massachusetts. he said My heartiest
congratulations It was a splendid VIC
tory finely won.'
To Blair Lee. elected United States
senator from Maryland, he said: Il CON
graduate you and the party most warmly.
The victory was complete"
To Newton D. Baker. reelected mayor
of Cleveland: Please accept my warmest
congra tulations, 1t did us all good to
hear of your victory"
Congratulations to Fielder.
Before midnight last night. upon ascer-
tanning that Fielder had been elected
Governor OF New Jersey. President Will
son sent HIM this telegram: My warm
est congratulations. \ lOu did not need to
call out the reserves
were extended to John Purroy Mitchell.
the newly elected mayor of New York.
but this omission is entirely due to dipio-
matte reasons. The White House Is hugely
pleased over the humping received by
i alnilany. Personally Mr. Mltcnei is a
democrat ana Lnere is ilttle danger that
ne Will harm MS own party Wnlie in OF
nee. President wilson selected MN some
months ago as coiiector OIL the port o.
New 1orh, q poSiuon he resigned IRON
10 run for mayor.
Wn.le sreauy pleased over democra tic
victories generally, the results In New
Jersey, were most agreeaDie TO the ad-
mliiiSlratlU Secretary IumulLy came IN
Tor many conSraiuidtlunS as To New Jer-
Sey. he jumped INTO the hgnI there early,
sent democratic speakers OF MS own
choosing and .u,d Sucn good work gen.
eraily as, TO BRING upon nim the concen-
trated nght of the REPUBLICANS VINO PRINT
ed paid advertisements ali over the state
oenouRclng nm as the boss of New Jer-
Sey
The greatest satisfaction to the Presi-
dent in the New Jersey victory was tnat
the tariff bill was made an issue in the
campaign, the republicans charging in a
broadcast manner that factories had
closed and that the outlook was not good
for full dinner pail. This was answered
by the democrats and the fight became
one largely upon national issues. Mr..
Tumulty was delighted with the demo-
cratic successes in Essex county, the
home of former Senator Smith and the
headquarters of the Smith Nugent faction
of democrats, which is charged with hav-
ing given its support to the republican
nominees. In spite of this party split,
Essex county went democratic by safe
majority.
Pleased by Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts victory was also
pleasing to the President Never with
in the recollection of politicians has
Massachusetts failed to give terrific
swat to the democratic party following
the adoption of tariff bill failing to give
large quantities of protection. 10 have
that state give big plurality to demo-
crat for governor just after democratic
tariff bill had become eHectlve was al
most as good news to the White House
as the election of Fielder in New Jersey.
Jubilant democrats and more quietly
satisfied republicans discussed the results
of yesterdays elections at the Capltoi
today The democrats declared that the
administration and it's policies. including
the tariff bill. had been strongly ap-
proved by the voters. The republicans,
OH the other hand. pointed out that the
combined republican and thlrd party
ali along the line. They pointed. also. to
the fact that the third party, except III
the case of the vote for Governor OF Mas
sachusetts, had polled many less votes
than at the elections year ago, and II
was evident that the republicans were
gradually getting together.
Could Not Expect More.
Senator Kern Of Indiana. democratic
leader of the Senate, said:
THE administration should be highly
gratitied at the results. / do not see
how we could have expected more. Per-
sonally l am pleased, particularly with
the result in Indianapolis, where the
democrats won by. 5000. l regret that
Hunt lost out in Cincinnati. but that
was due to local conditions.
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, of Ne
braska. said:
Undoubtedly the results will strength
ell the administration.
Senator Borah. progressive republican,
| of Idaho. said:
Il did not suppose at any time that
| 1t would be possible for us TO wiz
out in New Jersey or Massachusetts,
After being in New Jersey / felt that
| Colby would poll much larger vote
than he did. lie is very able and
| popular man, with splendid recor,
| behind him. and j naturally supposed
| he would poll at least 10 900 votes OIL
| about half Of what Col Roosevelt did
! but it seems he only polled abou'
! 10000. The same is true with reference
1 to the third party vote i'll Maryland. Il
| is smaller than l supposed 1t would be
! And everywhere the third party vote
| and republican vote combined WoulC
], control. So to my way of thinking TIL,
/ result of the election taken as Who'll,
| In Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, New
| Jersey and Maryland is far more thar
| we had a right to hope for at this time
| 1t indicates very clearly what the re
publicans are going TO do in the fu
/ ture.
Natural Result of Split.
| Senator Norris of Nebraska, progress
/ i've republican, said:
The results yesterday did not sur
prise me. ] expected democratic vic
| tory, and it may be expected as lon,
as the republican party is split into tw
/ factions Though l have not yet an
! aly2ed the votes, | believe il will b
found that the republican and pro
i sressive votes will outnumber those O
the democrats. l hope that the tw
fa ctions will get together, but / can
not predict how soon this. will be-.
Senator Smoot of Utah. republican, said
IF the administration is satisfied wit
J the results of the election in New jersey
; where the democrats polled only ab0u
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