White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-12

Secretary Tumu.ty Wednesday nigf
sen formal notification to the press.
dent OF his reelection. The message
WAS wireiessed aboard the MayhowU. |
It was as follows:
Il am here surrounded by the loyal
Democrats of old Monmouth and beg
cave To send you u greeting and
congratulations. The cause you have
80 nobly represented has at last tri.
umphed. and we greet you. Our
hearts. u thoughts and our afec.
lions go to you
A quotation from Romeo and Ju-
iiet" was Incorporated in Vice Presi-
dent Marshall's telegram OF congratu-
lations to President Wilson Wednes-
day night The telegram follows:
"'Tis not SO deep az q well nor 80
vide al a church door. but It's enough
and twill serve.
Mrs. Marshall joins me in heart
lest congratulations to Mrs. Wilson
and yourself"
Word that California had been car
RED by President Wilson, on the face
OF nearly complete unofficial returns,
was carried To Mr.. Hughes shortly be-
fore he retired Wednes lay n.sAt. He
declined to comment on the situation.
Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the
Prohibition national campaign com
mittee. has issued a statement In
which he said the Prohibition vote
would reach $50. 00o. and that had the
Republican party and its nominee said
anything against the liquor traffic
enough prohihitionists would have
assured Mr.. Hughes's election in ear.
lier returns
In one OF tie big White House au-
tomebiles. which vas decorated with
flags. Secretary Tnmulty led an i'm
| promptu parade OF victory through the
streets of Ashbury lark. N. J.. Wed
nesday night When the news of
President Wilson's reelection vas
flashed there a fife ard drum corps put
in its appearance on the streets and,
with the White house car leading and
a large number of persons On foo and
fifty automobiles bringing mp the rear.
the procession passed through all the
principal streets OF the town. In Mr..
Tumulty's car there was a large pic
ture of President Wilson. which was
displayed to the cheering crowds as
the procession moved along.
President Wilson. convinced OF his
reelection. left Shadow Lawn. the
summer White House. Immediately
after dinner for Sandy Hook. where
he went aboard the yacht Mayhower.
The trip from Shadow Lawn 10 Sandy
Hook was made by motor. The May
flower took the president aud his party
to Rhineclif on the Hudson.
From Rhineclif the president went
by rail 10 Williamstown. Mass. to at
tend the christening of his youngest
grandchild. the second child of his
daughter, Mrs. Frances B. Sayre.
President Wilson declined to make
any comment. but was absolutely con.
WINGED of his reelection. DIR. Cary T.
Grayson, the White House physician.
said that Mr.. Wilson has stood the
three days of strain remarkably we'll.
Mr.. Wilson's departure took place
Wednesday night about the time a big
celebration was under way in the ex
: ecutive offices at Asbury Park. Ever
since Tuesday at 6 O'clock Secretary
Tumulty has been on duty. figuring re
turns and keeping Mr.. Wilson posted
on the progress Of the race. The dem.
onstration Wednesday night occurred
when 1t seemed certain that not only
California but probably Minnesota
-.z.fa -. l.. ~ yIrsr--z -@f-.
Government officials at Washington
| are deeply interested and not a little
concerned over Wednesdays An.
nouncements from Democratic and
Republican campaign leaders that con-
tests might be expected. with a pos,
sibility of legal proceedings, over the
votes for presidential electors in sew
eral OF the close states.
Examination OF the decisions of the
supreme court and OF the revised stat.
utes disclosed that electors are plain.
~ regarded as state officers. The
highest court has held in two leading
cases that questions of their proper or
officers or state courts to determine,
and that the federal government is not
lawfully concerned. v e II fraud is
shown.
The revised statutes provide that
the electors shall meet In each state
and give their votes" on the second
Monday in January following the cleo
ton at places TO be designated by the
state legislatures. In the ordinary
course of proceedings, where the
right of the electors TO sit Is uncop-
tested, their votes would be counted
in the house of representatives on the
second Wednesday in February and
this would be the legal end to the
election.
The statutes further provide that
where a state shall have laws made
prior to the election determining
methods by which controversies or
contests over electors shall be set