The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-17
PRESIDENT THANKS
CAL|F0RN|ANS FOR
FIGHT THEY MADE
Sends Congratulations Over Re.
suit In State To Chair.
, man Gushing
CALLS IT A "GENUINE"
VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY
Official Returns Counted In Los
Angeles Shows Slight Gain
For Hughes
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirelossJ

WASHINGTON, November Is
President Wilson yesterday sent n mes
sage of thanks to the voters of Cali
fOrnia for his victory in the State at
the presidential election. At the sam,
line, latest returns yesterday indicat,
hat the control of the next house OF
representatives. has passed out OF
Democratic hands.
President Wilson 3 message Of graft
ude to the State of California for the
'lurality that swung the State's thir
cen electoral votes into the Demo
rattle column and practically decided
he presidential election was tcle
!raphcd to Chairman Gushing of the
Democratic State central committee
he message said:
resident s Message
"The work done by you and your as
tociatCs in California has caused
genuine Democratic victory and will
'ccurp the maintenance Of the progress
sive policies fbf which this panty has
TODD. Your work and victory has ex-
tied my sincere admiration as 1t must
rave won the admiration of all who OBJ
'erved the devotion, the spirit and the
Intelligence with which it was done.
lay I not express to you, and through
.ou to the voters of California, my
'Cnse of real gratitude, and join with
.ou in rejoicing over the notable vic
orv won for the people. -
Reports Of the official recount of
totes in California received yesterday
rom Los Angeles showed that Charles
g. Hughes had gained 100 votes by
he new tabuhtion in that city.
hughes Leads in Minnesota
The CONT in Minnesota, according
reports from st. Paul, shows Mr..
hughes leading by 1000 votes in that
tate.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
lrrivCd here today to confer with party
"adcrs. He Immediately called con
creme" to discuss the situation shown
" the latest returns that the control
Vt tn" next house was in doubt and
recording to the claimsrO the Repub.
ieRn lenders is. ia their hands.
Unofficial results tabulated here show
he disposition Of votes in the house
s. follows: Republicans, 2l7; Demo,
rats, 2l2; ProGrcssivcs, two; Progress
ivC-PrOtcCtiOnlsts, one; Independent,
Dnr; Socialist, one; Prohibition, one !;
Out of the 435 seats in the house, 2lS
re necessary, for a controlling maiori,
y. Both Democrats and Republicans
lain to have this controlling number.
Speaker Clark and the leaders in
conference with him at the Democratic
)arley yesterday were busy planning
20 keep their present voting control.
Depend On Independents
The Republicans depend on all or
some of the four votes listed under
progressive, progressive protectionist
and independent swinging to their side
# the battle royal that will apparent
y begin when the new congress con.
scnrs. In these four votes and the
'rohihitionist and Socialist represent
ttivcs apparently lies the balance of
'Owrr in the new congress.
President Wilson has received many
congratulations from foreign nations on
lis reelection. The names of the send
RS will not he made public until the
Republicans conccd" defeat.
The President is being strongly
Urged from several sources to make n
rip through the West before congress
iOnvencs again. The idea of the trip
you'd be Il recognition of the support
given the President in the election by
Western States. Dcnr>cr, Colorado, has
Ilready extended AN invitation to the
President to attend Il big Thanksgiving
celebration.
An aftermath Of the election inter.
sting officials here is the definite an.
lQunccmrnt of administration leaders
f senatorial investigation of the al,
"Ecd abuse of money in the presiden,
ial campaign. As soon as congress
in December a rigid probe of
he reports of Illicit use of money for
'Olitical purposes will be made part Of
he program of the session, officials an
1Ounce. It is said that other angles
If the campaign, including the alleged
colonization of negroes from the
South in Northern States to vote the
Republican ticket, will be Investigated.
The department of Justice announced
yesterday that its investigation of al
god colonization frauds will proceed
rs before the election. 1t is known
hat department special agents are A.
~ork in Michigan. Minnesota, Ohio
New York, Illinois, Indiana, and othc,
States.