Republican farmer., 1919-11-07
PRESIDENT WIRES GOV. COOLIDGE ON HIS ELECTION AS VICTORY
 FOR LAW AND ORDER
First Time An Executive
 Has Congratulated Op-
 position Candidate. LEADERS SCRUTINIZE YESTERDAYS RESULTS

OV "SfAAhJlOIi3 1NONs c-A CSi- dent Wilson from his sick bed today telegraphed Governor Calvin Coolidge of Asassachu- setts congFatulating him on his re-electi0n which the Pres ident said was ga victory fer law and Order."
 The telegram follows:
 "Hon. Calvin Coolidge, Boston, Mass:
 T congratulate you upon your cleo ton as a victory for law and order. When that is the. issue all Americans stand together.
 (Signed)
 WOODROW WILSON"
 White House attaches said this probably was the first time in history that a President had congratulated a candidate of the opposite political party on his election to office.
 Administration officers shared the Presidents view They said Gov Coolidge's sweeping victory should go far as encoura cement of officials gen erally over the country who combat radical propaganda. disorder and gen. eral social unrest.
 More complete returns today on the of-year election yesterday in sev eral states did not change the out come in any important respect. The smashing victory of Calvin Coolidge, Republican, in NIassa chusetts, re- elected to succeed himself as gover- nor by the largest vote ever boiled by 9 gubernatorial candidate iii that state. shared honoTs with an almost equally decisive "dry'' victory in Ohio as the most striking result of the voting.
 As a possible indication of the drift of popular sentiment preparatory to the national elections next year, yes terday's results were being closely scrutinized by party leaders. Ken lucky was swept into the Republican fold in the governorshiD fight. but to- days returns made it certain that New Jersey had reverted to the Dem ocratic column. Maryland, the only other state in which there was a ser ious contest for the governorship, was still in doubt wi,h the Demo- cratic candidate leading.
 Local issues complicated the fight in at least two states. In Massachu- sets the police strike issue in Bos- ton was said to uiiGerlie the purely party division at the polls. Richard H. Long, defeated Democratic candi- date had appealed to the labor vote, while former Governor Coolidge stood squarely on his record in deal ing with the Boston police strike and rolled up a, plurality of almost 125,- GG0 votes.
 In New Jersey, Edward I. Edwards Democrat. running on a wet plat form, had an apparently safe lead of almost 12,0O0 over Newton A. K Eugbee, Republican. but the Iegis- laturc will be Republican by a mar row margin.
 The defeat of Governor James D. Black, Democrat, for re-cIection in Kentucky, where Edwin P. Morrow, his Republican opponent, was credited today with a plurality approaching 3GeJ0, prot ably will be more than any other state result by parry nanagers. who have the eyes fixed on next years campaign. Previous Demo- cratic nlajorities were upset in some rarts of the state.
 Republicans also will control the lower house of the Kentucky legisla- ture, while the Democrats will con- trol the Senate.
 The wet and dry issue also entered into the Kentucky contest. a state wide prohibition amendment appar- emily having been defeated decisiEely.
 Lee M. Russell Democrat, was elected governor of Mississippi by the usual majority. He was opposed by a socialist who boiled only about ten thousand votes. The legislature will be scHdly Democratic.
 Iii Philadelphia, Representative J. Hampton Moore, Republican, scored an easy victory for mayor, and in San Francisco, James Rolph, Jr., was swept into office as mayor for the third time in a non-partisan fight, defeating former mayor Eugene Schmftz.