PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15747, 14 November 1916, Page 7

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

' A RECORD VOTE

THE POSITION DELICATE.

(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (AuitralUn and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, November 12. President Wilson's present vote is a Accord. It is over 8,500,000, an increase of 2,250,000. Although tho Republicans ure nnxious to contest the election counts. Mr Hughes does not agree to this ne:ng demanded, unless serious discrepancies are revealed by the official counts. The indications are that five Independents hold tho balance of power iu the House of Representatives.

JAPANESE COMMENT. TOKIO, November 12. Jdli'incso newspapers state th:it L'resident Wilson's continuance in office means the furtherance of AmericanJapanese friendship. The papers express pleasure that there will be no changes in the tarilF. AN ACTOII'vS COMMENT. 1- I think that now Wilson is in, he will do things," said Mr Hale Hamilton, the American comedian, last evening.' "Before, ho was not quite suro of his ground, but now he knows the people are with him I dont think there will b 0 any more Notes. There is no doubt as to President Wilson's attitude. He is of pure English descent, and I am sure that the various rumours as to his pro-German proclivities have no basis whatever. We know what his views on the war nre; we don't know what those of Mr Hughes may be, and there's the whole thing in a nutshell." Mr Hamilton further declared that 90 per cent, of the American peoplo were pro-Ally. The proportion of Germans in America, he claimed, was just the same: as their proportion in Australia. Actually, thousands of Americans had migrated to Canada to join the British forces. Thcr e were at least two Canadian regiments officered and manned by Americans. Then thero were American detachmonts in the French Red Cross, and twenty-four of America's best aviators were in the French Flying Corps. Mr Hamilton remarked finally that the feeling against America in Australia and New Zealand, which was very strong some "time ago, was now waning very considerably, and before long people might se e truly the real American attitude.