Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-10
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1916.
rOrR YEARs MORE or Wilson.

FOUR YEARS MORE OF WILSON.
r, VERIFYING now indicates that Woodrow Wilson
T. has been reelected President of the United States
and that the Democrats will retain control of both
branches Of Congress by safe working majOrities.
Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate for
President. made remarkable run; remarkable, in
fact that II he had carried California he would have
been elected. lie was unable, however, 10 overcome
Wilson's lead m that State, though that lead
less than 1000.
While the count OF the vote Of California and in Min
nesota is not yet complete all its Details IL is not
thought that Hughes gains in that State can take
from Wilson or that Wilson gains in Minnesota can
take that State from Hughes.
Wilson seemingly has won 272 electoral votes, while
Hughes has s59 II is barely possible. but scarcely
probable. that the above figures may be changed by
split electoral delegations in close States Il is not
likely, however, that such splits. II they occur, will
alter the general result. Seemingly the only thing for
Americans to do Is to reconcile themselves to the
thought that they to have four years of VIII
SON and at least two years Of Democratic Con.
gress.
The results in many of the States strange
and so unlocked for that both Republican and Demo-
cratic managers have been thrown into a maze of pO
llcal speculation. States and districts that the Re-
pubIlcans practically had conceded 10 the Democrats
went Republican. while other States and districts
that the Democrats practically had conceded to the
Republicans went Democratic. Millions of American
voters split their ballots with such disregard for party
lines that the most bizarre political results
duced IL was by all odds, the most remarkable presi
Dental election that has been held in this country
since Rutherford B. Hayes. Republican. and Samuel j.
Tilden Democrat battled for the presidency in 1876
Republicans do not like the result That is only
natural. Democrats are delighted with it. That too,
IS NATURAL especially in view OF the fact that they went
INTO the fight expecting he defeated because OF the
record that had been made by the Wilson admnistra
ton.
Many factors, some local and others general. con.
tributed to the Democratic victory. Many voters
deceived by the false Democratic cry that President
Wilson kept us out OF war when. as a matter Of fact
there European Asiatc nation that desired
to fight us. Many other voters. Notwithstanding re.
peated warnings continued TO hug the deluslOn that
war prosperity was Wilson's prosperity and that they
should assist in continuing it, SO-called twO-dollaI
wheat and One-dOlar corn also had prO-WisOn ef
feet upon the agricultural mind. The sufrng,
many States. These and many other things served
to make il possible for the Democrats TO elect Pres
dent without the aid of New York. and seemingly Il
place to his credit a majority of the popular vote
The reelection of Wilson without the aid OF New
York is of the most surprising features of the big
electoral fight
70 win without New York and without Illinois and
Indiana was thing believed by all politicians TO be Inn
possible and contrary TO nature. Il had hap.
pened. In the lexicon OF politics IL could not happen
The Solid West and the Solid South have overcome
the great New York tradition. and the great myth oil
1IndIana. the pivotal state.~
More than this there is OF significance in this victory
Wilson has won without the three big Democratic
BOSSES and their corrupt political machines Charli,
Murphy and Tammany in New York; Roger Sullivan
and the Cook county Illinois machine. and the Smith
Nugent machine in New Jersey. Murphy's organlza
ton deliberately knitted the Democratic ticket in New
York; Sullivan evidently did not get out the Chcar,
vote and the New Jersey machine failed to carry IN,
Presidents hoRe State for him.
II is what Bryan dreamed of in 1885, but missed ne
the rising OF radicalism at that time did
not rise sufficiently high. This time it was Wilson
tide, ii not Wilson landslide and it rose pretty hig
in the West. 1t wiped out the usual Republican ma
jorities In States like California, North Dakota Wy
oming, Washington, Utah and Idaho, wheRS <ormaII
the Republican vote is big that the States are re
yarded absolutely safe and received no attention