Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-03
Confident of Democratic Vic
tories in the Elections
of Tomorrow.
HIS PROGRAM ON TRUSTS
NOT READY TO SUBMIT
No Message to Congress on That
Subject Until Currency Is
Out Of the Way.

President Wilson was supremeiy conf
dent today that the democrats Will be
uniformly successful in tomorrow's cleo
lions. Both he and Secretary Tumulty.
who Is now accused by New Jersey re-
publicans of being the boss OF that
state. are looking for big maiorities for
their party nominees I'm the state and
will cast their ballots for these nominees.
The President and Secretary Tumuity
will leave Washington tomorrow morn
ing on q special car attached to the regu-
lar Pennsylvania train. the President ar
irving in Princeton at go and voting
shortly afterward.
He will leave there at 4 30 o'clock and
get back to Washington about $50. Geo.
rotary Tumulty will vote In Jersey City
There will be the usual stan OF secret
service men. a stenographer and Dr. Gray
son. the Presidents companion and aid
Looks to Endorsement.
It is upon the Endorsement Of his a.
ministration at the polls tomorrow that
the President will rely to a large extent
for the carrying forward OF his program
for currency legislation. The President
was today decidedly optimistic on cur
rency prospects. Whether this optimism
was connected with his confidence In DEM
ocrauc victories all along the line tomor-
row no one would say.
The President was just as firm as ever
for the essential features of the House
BILL He feels that when he draws a line
1t isn't chalk. The real framework OF the
House bill must remain as IL Is.
Democratic senators generally were in
clined to the opinion that Tuesdays cleo
give opponents of the President in the
Senate a shakedown as to how he and
his policies stand with the people. The
elections influences are depended upon to
be most wholesome and may facilitate
legislation on the currency.
No Trust Program Ready.
Suggestions that the President may
send to Congress his trust views be-
fore the special session ends are met
with positive statements that the
President will not confuse the currency
situation by adding anything else. and
further that he has no fixed trust
program" at this time. Let the light
shine on currency and the actors In
that legislative work. without other
complications. is the policy OF the Presi-
dent.
When the time for trust recommendations
arrives the President will make them, but
these recommendations will be announced
after conferences and common council
with democratic leaders to whom will be
Entrusted the making OF trust laws. In
GLIDING Senator Newlands and Represent
alive Clayton. heads OF the committees
that must frame important changes In the
trust laws.
both of these men and finds that upon
the main features OF trust legislation they
agree. The bill to be worked out VIII rep.
resent the views Of the administrator
and the democrats OF Congress-. 1t % de-
clared. and VIII not be white House
trust program.
Returns at White House. :
In order that the President may ineu
posted on the outcome Of the various pe~
litical fights as the votes are countsd
election returns will be received by teles
graph at the White House tomorrow
night He will be given an opportunity
to learn OF the early returns while en-
route to this city from New Jersey.
When his train reaches Baltimore he
will be handed a number Of bulletins CIV
ing q record Of the votes counted up to
about o'clock. When he reaches the
White House about $50 o'clock another
bundle of bulletins containing the tele-
graphic reports received while he was rid
ing between Baltimore and washington
will be awaiting him.
A force of operators in the telegraph
room at the White House will be kept
busy until late hour receiving the bull
letins and forwarding them to the Presi-
dent Just whether Mr.. Wilson will ask
any of the high Government officials to
spend the evening with him at the White
House and listen to the reports as the
are received is not known. 1t will be Mr..
Wilson's first experience in receiving
election returns at the White House and
everything will be new to him.
Hears of Copper Strike.
Representative Mcdonald Of Michigan
talked with President Wilson today OF
conditions attending the copper miners
strike in the Calumet region of Michigan
Representative Mcdonald told the Presi-
dent something should be done, either
through executive action or legislation.
not only to adjust the strike, but to pre-
vent future strikes which involve the
prosperity Of an immense industry
President Wilson expressed deep inter-
est and said he would study the subject.
The FEDERAL mediation board, II was
agreed. could not take up the strike be-
cause of the limitations under which IL
moves but the President expressed the
hope that some plan might be soon ADOPT
ed to meet the situation.
Gen. Clinton =. Riggs of Baltimore.
prominent in the Maryland militia, has
been selected by President Wilson to be
one of the three Americans on the Philip
nine commission. The other commits
sioners have not been decided upon.
Burton May Not Go.
Senator Burton of Ohio, appointed by
President Wilson as one of the American
representatives to the international
maritime conference for safety at sea,
to be held in London next week, tailed
to the President today about his mission
and was undecided whether TO leave
Washington on account of uncertainty
about the currency bill
Senator Burton told the President ne
did not want to leave II there was any
chance Of the currency bill being dis
posed of in the Senate i'm his absence. as
he Is much interested in that measure.
Appointed with Senator Burton to attend
the conference were Representative Alex
ander of Missouri and Senator Fletcher
of Florida.
Senator Fletcher has been unable to go.
and for that reason the President was
esneciaIIv hopeful that Senator Burton
would attend. The senator said he would
have to make up his mind by tomorrow
afternoon Meantime he is attempting to
get assurance on the progress or the cur
rency BILL and he Is inclined to believe
that an absence of three weeks would not
interfere with his participation In the
currency debate in the Senate
James W. McCurdy. eighty-one years
old, was found lying dead on the floor at
the home Of his daughter, Miss Emma