The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-06
REGARDS VICTORIES
AS ENDORSEMENTS
Of HIS MEASURES
President Wilson Expected
Now to Assume More Ag-
gressive Attitude Toward
Currency Reform.
Democrats in Congress Jubilant
Over Great Party Triumphs,
But Republicans Profess to
Find Comfort in the Results.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.--President
Wilson and his party associates were
happy over the results OF yesterday
elections in New Jersey. Massachu-
setts, Maryland and some other states.
They eccept the results as an en-
torser.t Mt of the president on the
tariff ard other important measures.
II is the general expectation that with
the election figures in mind, President
wilson will assume a more aggressive
attitude In demanding immediate &C
ton on the banking and currency
bill.
Chief interest among Democratic
leaders here today conferred in the
party situation in New York. In their
opinion this is the opportune time TO
clean house in that State, and
cleaning house. as they view It. means
the elimination of the present Tam
many leadership. 1t is. believed the
administration will give its support
to those who will undertake the task
OF deposing Murphy.
Build Up Party.
The belief prevails here that Mayor
Mitchell. the collector to be appointed
by the president, and possibly Gov
ernor Glynn, will be found acting as
advisers TO the president in the work
of reorganizing the party in the city
and State. Dudley Field Malone,
Senator O'Gorman's son-in-law, Is be-
ing talked of favorably for Mr.
Mitchefs place as collector of the
port.
Friends of Senator OGorman who
supported Judge Mccall declared to-
day that under no circumstances
would he accept the place at the head
of the Tammany organization in the
event of the retirement of Murphy
The showing made by the Bull
Moose in Tuesdays elections was the
suuIeCy or comment by The leaders or
three parties, Progressive leaders
professe to be elated over the re-
suits.
1t vas pointed out that the guber-
natoriat candidate of the new party
ran second in Massachusetts, but that
the Progressive candidate in New
Jersey came In third more than 1o0.-
900 votes shy Of the returns of a
year ago. The Bull Moose candidates
for mayor of Louisville and Indiana
polls nosed out their Republican OPP
ponents. running second in each In
stance. From a Republican stand
point, the philoa ply Of the situation
was expressed IN these words. by
Representative Mann. of Illinois, the
minority house leader:
still Minority Party.
The election returns seem 10 show
that the Democratic party Is still a
minority party. but will be successful
in some degree as long as the differ
emit factions OF the Republican party
keep on fighting each other
Representative Walters. of Penn
sylvania, one of the Bull Moose lead
ers, said:
we have cause for qualification.
We have shown we are here to stay.
York CITY, and our candidate in Mass
can candidate"
Repre- sentative Doremus, of Mich
igan,9 chairman of the Democratical
congr- ssional committee, said:
THE results of the elections is very
gratifying The results in New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts, two OF the
strongest manufacturing States, are
particularly significant. Coming on
the heels of a general revision of the
tariff they indicate that the manu-
featuring interests are not appre-
hensive OF the effects of the new tariff
law"
"As a result of the election. many
Republicans have been elected to pub
lie offices now held by Democrats.
said Representative Woods. of Iowa,
chat man Of the Republican congress
sional committee. I'm other words.
there has been tremendous Repub-
iican gain and a tremendous Demo-
cratic loss in the districts where cleo
tons we're held this year, compared