Evening star., 1916-11-10
ELATED DEMOCRATS
GIVE VOICE TO 10Y
Election Returns Given in Star
Bulletins, Favorable to Pres
ident, GIeefuIIy Greeted.
RATIFICATION" BY WOMEN

Democrats in Washington today were
elated over the news of President Will
sons reelection. They had been con-
fdent yesterday that the final returns
would show the democratic candidate
In the lead. and when the report came
from California last night that the
President would carry that state. and
that it was conceded by the republican
state chairman, their joy was great.
The party adherents were out in force
last night. Hundreds of them watched
The Star bulletin board, on which the
returns from the doubtful states were
displayed. At short intervals, as the
reports came in and the figures
changed, and when democratic gains
were shown. there was vociferous
cheering, showing that the democrats
were in the majority in the throng
At the White House, where a presi-
Dental party has uusually gathered to
receive the returns election night. there
was little evidence of life. The wires
there. however, kept the small band of
White House attaches informed as to
the trend of the election figures. Now
and then friends of the administrati ton
dropped in to get returns.
Ratification" Meeting Held.
At the Women's Wilson Union, 18th
and streets northwest, a "ratif1ca-
tion" meeting was staged. Democratic
forces converged there, and the scenes
were busy as the returns showed the
President increasing his lead in Cali
fornia.
During the evening many prominent
a nrat -;eit =
quarters and a number of them were
called upon for speeches. Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Labor ad-
dressed the enthusiastic crowd, speak
ing of the success of the administra-
tion in meeting the problems with
which it has been confronted. He de-
plored the attacks made by the repub-
licans during the campaign upon the
foreign policy, the eight-hour law and
other legislation of the administration.
The criticism of the Presidents mote
writing, he said, had been particularly
unfortunate, and he added that if the
foreign countries now at war had writ
ten a few more notes to one another.
the world might have been spared a
terrible conflict.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, also ad-
dressed the meeting. in which he pre-
dicted final victory for President Will
son at the polls.
Robert \. Harper, president of the
District National Bank, in charge of
raising funds for the democratic cam
paign in Washington, announced that
$4,000 had been raised for the cause
here.
James NJ. Cathcart, private secretary
to Senator Fletcher of Florida, and
president of the wilson Ma rshall Club
of Georgetown University Law School,
was telling the audience that before
another dawn the entire country would
know that Wilson had been reelected,
when word was received that California
had made the reelection of the Presi-
dent a certainty.
F. n. Stacy, in charge of the demo-
cratic national headquarters, in the
Hibbs building: Robert Z. Mattingly
and c. a. Bennett also were speakers.
Mrs. J. II. Boggs, president of the
Women's Wilson Union, was in the
chair and introduced the speakers.
The Hughes Club, across the street
from the Women's Wilson Union, also
was open. and wires brought to the
anxious republicans. many of whom
refused to concede Wilson's election,
the returns from California and the
other doubtful states. There also was
a gathering of women at the Women's
National Republican Club, 1922 F street.