The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-16
FOUR MORE YEARS OF
DEMOCRACY
Early Friday Morning Edi-
tions of The Review Carri-
ed the Story-The Result
Known Here Before Mid
night Thursday---The Af-
terma.h.

terTna-l.
After 60 hours of tireless viei
around the newspaper office, tele.
graph key and telephone stations
the news was flashed to the worlc
late Thursday night that Woodrow
Wilson had been re elected president
of the United States for another -four
years. The announcement followed
the statement of the Republicai
State chairman of California conced,
ing the state to Wilson, after it was
seen that no possible report from
the few precincts missing could
change the big lead of President
Wilson of that state.
Then the newspapers, big and lit
tie, got busy with extras and regu-
lar editions that had been held up,
waiting on the fateful news.
The editor of The Review went to
his office in the early hours of the
morning, summoned help and by
daylight had an extra over the city
announcing the news. A rush was
made for the mails and many of the
rural routes were covered the same
morning, reaching some of our subs,
cribers On the routes by $50 o clock,
others not later than 1880. A few
near by towns we're also reached.
1t was an exciting time all along
the line, and after it was all over
body and soul felt a great relief, one
being allowed to sleep peacefully
Friday night for the first time since
Monday In fact out of three nights
the writer got about that many
hours sleep. 1t was a time which
tried the endurance of the news
paper fraternity especially
The announcemet Of the election
was received with great joy by the
democrats and they i ediateIy
gave vent to the ir fteli14eis which had
been @"hauseaHp FIR so ahsAEs al
most to the bres king point. !,
At five o'clock Thursday after
noon The Review received a mes
sage from the New Yofk'Herald say
ing that with the carrying of Cali
fornia Wilson would be elected and
practically predicting his election
The story was carried in the regular
edition of The Review and gave the
reader pretty good idea that VIII
son would be reelected. The week
before The Review had forecasted
wilson's election, the closeness of
the House and that High Point
township would 60 republican"
which proved to be correct in every
particular.
HlThe result uf the election is al
victory for the people from a
mocratic standpoint and the repubi-
cans must admit that Wilson was
elected without corrupt politics, the
aid of Wall street, the invisible al
iances, the hyphenate or any en-
tangling influences, that he got his
vote in the main from the west and
the south, leaving out all the great
pivotal states except Ohio. In 9TH
er words it seems that he got his
strength from the common people.
AS the republican party has norm
ally more than a mllliOn votes than
the democratic party it is evident
that many independents cast their
lot with Wilson. Of course the vote
of the women for the first time had
something to do with it.
Such rock ribbed republican states
as New Hampshire and California it
was never thought would 60 for
Wilson but it was just such changes
that made his re election possloie.
The straw votes Of the New York
Herald, the Rexall drug stotes and
other agencies, showed a preponder-
ance in favor of the republicans in
California but the result showed diff
ferent.
In this state the Democrats seem
to have made a clean sweep of the
Congressional ticket except in the
Tenth where the rksult is in doubt
now. The legislature and senate are
overwhelmingly democratic. Bic
kett for Governor received around
$4,000 majority and the state ticket
ran close around these figures.
The conslitut onal amendments
were carried by a good majority.
In GuiIford county the democrats
made clean sweep of every office.
Randolph county went repuDll-
can by majorities ranging from 25l
to 396 and the entire ticket IN lec'-
ed. j. D. Gregg is the new senator
and J. F. Pickett representative:
Davidson county was placed III
the republican column by 200 IN
round members.
Jamestown township went reput-