The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

Washngtons energies for the most
pare are being host to the winner.
Following each national election ar
rangoments are considered for the
inaugural festivities and the approach
ing White House season If for any
reason this does not come up to ex-
pectations it is not Washington's
fault
in the political shift that is like
iy to occur every four years it Is not
extrayagant to say that Washing
ton is as caprlcious as are the voters
of the states. When a new president
comos in, Washington never fails to
make him and his family feel at home
and, as far as residents Of the dis
Itrict are concerned, an election event
is largely an arouser of interest as
to who is Ito be in our midst
Hughes Picture EVokes Applause
one OF the sure ways to test sen
timent If blythe movie screen, be
fore which tc crowd Is composed Of
persons from every walk Of life, Of
every political or other belief Six
weeks ago when the campaign was
starting. faces Of the candidates We're
put upon the canvass, The face
of Hughes never failed to evoke ap
plause in the most intense degree. II
was something like tearing the roof
Off" as they say in the west, and
everyone remarked that the ey jus
tiee of the supreme court was pop
ular man in Washington. The ap-
pearance of Roosevelt's picture got a
more hilarious greeting. Those OF
Democratic persuasion felt a sense OF
humiliation when the picture of the
( President of the United States, upon
appearing on the screen, goi such
scant attention A buzzing of voices
in the audience usually indicated 1t
was being commented upon. That
WAS six weeks ago.
President Wilson began his trips
and made speeches at Shadow Lawn
to visiting delegations, in which he
talked about the government what It
had accomplished, It's ideals and pur-
poses. Many families of the Dis
ltrict were represented In the national
guard. then in camp or already ON
the Mexican border. The possibility
lor war was beginning To soal, into the
thinking find and the slogan, He
kept Us out Of war. bosan to convey
"A singuIarly forceful meaning
6entinent Began TO Change
Subsequent appearances of the vii
sons smile on the canvas convinced
the movie fan that sentiment In
Washington was changing, tbcgan
Ito bring a full measure of rceognl-
ton and was more Spontaneous q sig
Inificaut Development being that the
infection was with men, as we'll as
women. The applause for the ex-
iustiye Of the supreme court YVES no
tieeably less and the picture OF
Roosevelt who my that time had
made several war talks evoked less
hilarity.
Election night it was estimated
that more than $4,000 people iammed
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to read the bull
letins that would tell the story Of
the ballot box. As usual, the first
returns we're from New York, They
had machine count there and a
New York result has been considered
n national election. II was not lonf
before the heavy Hughes vote in New
York was flashed before the crowds
which, with hte meager bulletins
, from the country generally pointed
to Hughes as the victor. seyera
New England states dumped in theti
quotas also for Hughes and the in
nocent bystander began to ask about
the west.
, "Flashed" Hughes as Winner
/ Within two hours the New YORK
newspapers, eager to carry the ihtor'
nation to the people, gave Hughes
New York state and FLASHED hughes
as the winner throughout the coun'
try. The lantern operator ph'
Hughes picture on the screen and
demonstration such as would be G'v'
r en- any winner followed, Next cane
j. Ohio, Republican roekribbed to the
tune of 100000, in message that 4
E had gone for Wilson, The west was