New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-08
10y UNCONFINED
'NG.O.P. RANKS
u.cpy Throng of Leaders
Fills Republican Head
quarters

.-oud Of the fact that he discovered
,-ou Wilson, was perhaps as
as any man at the Republican
~ ...,.l headquarters last night. lie
- against the wall in ono of Chair
villeox's inner Offices and told
- smiling Republicans about HIM
-, he wss "reoonciled.'
We. l sm reeOneiled," the colonel
"A asnd that about tells the story
Al .he great and small Republicans
- Mr.. Wilcox down caught the
his remark. and Frank Munsey
..-,,sed the general feeling when he
,sisd;
We'll. II Colonel Harvey is recon-
- can say I an both reconciled
I'd rewarded
Chairman Wilcox Happy
u, Wilcox was so elated and so
.,v leaning just how great were the
p,,vbliean victories in this and that
80. that he had very little time for
-,.,;rq except smiles. He talked over
,slenbone with Mr.. Hughes several
-. but made 10 announcement Of
80 forrsl message OF congrGtulation.
Lesson which Mr.. Wilcox said the
-, rad taught was that the people
fyis country could be trusted, and
,55e6 that he was mighty glad the
....rv was not 70, have four more
,.srs OF watchful waiting.
Gives Hughes Over 800 Votes
While very reticent in issuing for
IL statement. Chairman Wilcox said
l'fsr hour after midnight this morn
:, that he believed Hughes would re-
-, either sos or 3l2 votes IN the cleo
W N, Wilcox also said he had just
- talking By telephone with Chair
- Hatfield. Of the Ohio State Repub-
-, Committee. and that Mr.. Hatfield
- assured him that Ohio would be in
~ Republican column by plurality
q 81 least 2O,OOO
Osesr Straus found a similar lesson
"a announced that il had been borne
i anon him that In every great crisis
~ his country the plain people could
b, .rusted 10 exhibit the greatest wis
Erie County Lifts the Lid
r-ie County was the first to pry off
10 lid and allow the Republicans 10
.,ev how they felt. The good feeling
nd the noise kept on getting bigger
and bigger until IL seemed as # there
rss no such thing as restraint.
All five floors that the national COM
-i,tee has been using in the building at
gi Fifth Avenue were filed by guests
rrited 20 hear the returns. Many Of
.he committeeman and their wives came
from dinners that had been given.
There were d greater number Of women
treent than had ever been noted be-
lore in such a political gathering.
The interest that women had taken
in this election was shown when the
frst conclusive estimate of the vote
a Illinois was announced. When
James F. McElhone stated that that
s,a,e would give a plurality of $4,000
70 Nr Hughes every one got up and
rave three cheers.
there was another big cheer when
Ii vas announced that the 1--WE oyster
Ray districts had done nobly for Mr..
Hughes That was followed by a roar
when 10 was posted that only fifty OF
he 3O0-odd voters OF Brdgehampton,
Long Island. who became acquainted
With the candidate during his summer
-,sv there. had voted against him.
Means People Can Be Trusted
], was jus. 7:4O p. m. when Chairman
Wilcox let the newspaper men cluster
about him 70 hear his first statement
1n the outcome. lie said:
Charles Evans Hughes has been
elected President Of the United States.
The New York Times comedies this
and IL Is borne out by our figures. This
great victory means that the people are
% be trusted. There will be no watch
iul waiting for the next four years"
An hour later Mr.. Wilcox said this:
The present outlook indicates a
clean sweep for Hughes and Fairbanks.
No, only this. but also both houses Of
Congress Will be Republican. The
American people are TO be congratu-
lated. i is a greater victory than we
had Rad reason 10 expect
Oscar Straus was more explicit n
ms appreciation Of the result when he
said
"ln every great crisis of this country
The plain people exhibit the greatest
wisdom. This is the greatest tribute
Ind is the mainstay Of American de-
nocracy. Lincoln was right in relying
IS he did on the plain people. The
Tact that our statesmen can with conf
fence rely on the plain people Of this
country diferentiates our democracy
from all other democracies in history
THE cause Of this is 10 be found
q the fact that our people have been
rom the beginning taught TO reason
'or themselves. This prevents appeals
% passion and prejudice from being