WOODROW WILSON ELECTED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 5

WOODROW WILSON ELECTED.

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

SWEEPING VICTORY-

A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE

the Presidential v election returns from the United States, though at present incomplete, indicate a sweeping victory for the Democratic candidate, Dr. Woddrdw Wilson, for many years head of Princeton University. Dr. Wilson is stated, to have over 300 votes out of the total of 513 in the electoral college.

The last Democratic President was the late Mr, Grover Cleveland, elected for his second term in .1892.

By Tejeerftph.—Press Aesooiatlon-COpyitelit (Rec. November, 6, 10.25 p.m.)

New York, November 5. 'Intense interest was shown to-day in the.. election for tho Presidency of the United States, and the heaviest vote in' the history..of. the country. is stated to have heen polled. ''..'. The returns indicate an overwhelming, victory for the Demoprstie party, and the election of its candidate. Dr. Woodrow .with a heavy majority. The Democrats captured" New York State, which Carries 45 votes in the electoral college, and has been consistently Republican since, 1832. The Stat© was won by a majority exceeding: 100,000. - The splitting of the Ttepublicaii vote between the* f aft-and Roosevelt factions .lost .the Presidency for the Republican, party, ag the .Taft and Roosevelt votes, if combined, inmost instances would have ■exceeded that polled by the Democratscarrying '38 'votes, is almost equally divided between the three candidates,'with.Br. Wilson in the lead, the State, which has the second largest vote in the.Union, had been solidly Republican for over half a, century. . 'Minnesota, another very old . Repilbii.'can/State, carrying 12 votes, has also been ■captured by the Dejtipqrats.. Connecticut (7 votes), Delaware (3 votes), (West. Virginia' (§ ; votes), . Indiana (15 votes), ■and:l(lissp'uri. (IE vptes),' hVe 'all been.: carried by the Democrats.. These ,Statesf iv'ith the exception'.of ..'Missouri, bad all 'bie.n Republican since' 1.892: Mis- . sou'ri has been Eepuhlicah. (since the. 1900 selection.';■.._. , ■' , ;, ■ i Tlie Democrats have also captured Maryland, where the vote.', was. split at fty.ifl /Presidential elections, Mr;.Eoo:seyeit ; 'cairied UKn*)is (29 votes). Ho. liad a lead, oyer ife Taft in bpbh. Chi'.cago and.Ke.tr Sorlc cities. New Hampshire (i- votes) and Vermont (4 votes) declared for Mr,.Tfi'fti.' ~! With .the returns vfrbiia... the• Western ■States .. incompletei.. the. ' electoral votes stood?-:. V '".'. .'■"...'" ''!,':■ ■.'>Dr. Wilson' n,ii;Ui'vv -267 v Mr, Roosevelt .;..;»:,.,/.&;■' 29' . ''.'■ Mr..„Tait" ......,.....;,.........,....,. , 8. '.- .; Returns'no,t'to hand '.;!.;......■.,. '"527.•■:'.■■ ' Total electoral vote ■.. ..,..»„ 531 -- •.Mr. 1\ of In- ■ diajiaj.the Democratic Candidate, has-been elected VlceJPresitlent. ■ ''Dr, .W'oedtew-.AV.ii'B'ott voted .for himself. ';";';".■ •./• , :;/ ...-; v ■:.'••.. . Mt. Roosevelt' found himself .not on the ■register, in consequence of Ms leave Chicago' at the proper!, time-owing jto ibiis; bullet wound..' , ;: ..,-',.■,•■;: 1..'. "■"■: .. ASSURED.'800 VOTES i?PR WOODBOW 'Wli-SON, '". (Kec. Nbveniber 6,10.25. p.m.)' -. .New York, Later," ; . At midfligHt the Jesuits indicated' that i Dr.' Woodrow Wiison"had : 30.0 "electoral votes -oiit of the total of. 513. '", ,-• ' GANDmAtES' SPEECHES. . "THE TRIUMPH OF : A GfiEAT ••''.';. CAUSE..".; ; ; ..; ' !■ , DR. WILSON ON HIS WIN, ' ' . ' . (Rec. Npv'omte 6, 10.50 pirn.) ; New yorkj-November. 8./ ; Dr. Woodrow' Wilson,, .in replying to congratulations on his,,success, Said. & great cause had ■.triumphed, aid ..every , , Democrat and 'true Progressive, of "whatever alliance,,; must no'W.Jend his. if nil force, tho l.fuifilineht' of the people's. hope; namely,' tlie, estabr lishmetit of the peo'pk's. rights., so that justice' and progress WQttitl go Kind In- ' hand. ' • • ." .' '" 1 ■ ■'■' ' *■•'■■ MR,, ROOSEVELT'S COMMENTi ' PROGRESSIVE CAUSE MUST WIN,. (Re'c. N&yenlber 6, 10.25 p.m.)'. ,;..' '■' New York, Novoniber G." " Mfi Roosevelt says he accepts'tho; result in. entire good hmnour, and cbaten'tirient; As for the Progressive' cause,, the fate of "itg loader ; iS'of tittle consequence, hilt the cause itself must:ultimately triumph, for its trkinph,is essential, to the well-being of the; people. . .'."" Mr. Roosevelt, telegraphed' congratulating"Br. Woodrow .Wilson'on his iVictciry. APPEAL BY MR< TA,FT. '.', RESULT A WARNING TO THE v COUNTRY. ' (Rec. November 6,10.50 p.m.); New York, Npvpmber 6, Mr. Taft, in his. statement, $ays the vote fpr Mr. lloosevelt and'th© Spciaiist. Candidate isi ,a warning"' that thgir pfopaganda, favouriiig fundftftiehtal changes in rei>reseritative go.vomment, has. a for* midable support', Mr..Taft appeals to the,young men of ,tho comrtiy to tally in'defence of the OonstitufcioUi which is now threatened. DR, -WPODROW WILSON.. HIS EECORB AND PRINCIPLES.. - • Dr. Woodrow Wilson, or, to give him his full name, Thomas Woodrow Wilson,. is•■ 56 .years of age. He Was born at Staunton,' r iu Virginia, to the westward of • Richmond. 'Graduating ot Princct'Oji in 1879/ lie studied law in the University of Virgiiiia,. aiul in 1882-5 '.practised it at Ataiauta, in GeoVgku In 1885 hb marr'iexl a Southern girl, Ellen Louise Axtoh. It will lx> observed that up to (his stage his associations, .with tho exception of those at Princeton, had been entirely Southern.. f ' . ■' Fi'otn .1885 to 1888,/ Mr. Wilson.was professor of-, history and political eSonbiny at Bryh Mawr.. College,.' in Pennsylvania. This is. a college lor girls. Since the campaign.-' began, Mr. Wilson's enemies have also charged Mm'with, having shaved ofE his moustache during this period, and "thus shook the hearts of the, girls. ■ It has-also been stated that Vi-hen. the moustache was'on, it'captivated the gifls. As "Collier's" has remarked, "the attack : . Works either way." From Bryn Mawi'thft young, nrofessor went to the Wesleyan University, ■where ho served for. hvo years, His next move was to PFincetoii, ittrst as professor of jurispruderjCo and politics for two years, and then, as piysi: dent for eight years. Meanwhile he had become one of fhe foremost writers of the country o.n legal, economic, and historical subjects, and tjw destroo' of lJh.Di had^

been showered, upon him by the John "| Hopkins, RutgOra, Pennsylvania, Brown, i Harvard, and Dartmouth Universities, When tho call caino to Professor Wilson to 1-eavo Princeton and contest tho Governorship of New Jersey, he was at loggerheads with a majority 'of tho Board of Trustees of tho Il'nivorßi'ty because- of his desire to make the system of oontrol nioro democratic. Tho chance to get away was, therefore, opportune, and it .accorded also with his ambition. to become some day the President of his country." In selecting Professor/VVilsonvns 4 candidate with whom they .'could win a position which for 15 yours had been lield steadily by the Republicans, tho Democratic bassos of New Jersey jnado no. mistake. "In an - aggressive -campaign of matchless brilliaiicy, ho carried every- ; thing before him." says a critical Writer ~ in "Hampton's- Magazine." '"He is ofte of , tho most forceful speakers in this couii- ! try. He does'not depend upon the usual traits of the orsttor, but vipon. a remark* .': able \ise of beautiful English, ■ with a marvellous faculty for driving home his ' thought by the choice of the precise word or phrase, Which so clarifies his meaning • as to leave nothing to b& desired. He was elected by approximately 50,000 plurality over a strong', and ch&n opponent." Governor Wilson, believes ill a tariff for revenue only, though he would reduce tho -scale prudently, with- a regard for "every legitimate interest involved."- He sees in the existing tariff, Hot am. instrument fashioned to benefit' the. business interests of the country as a whole, but ; one which serves the particular enterprises of particular, individuals or groups. The policy of protection, lie says, is .become oii'e of patronage. The Republican party has lost its liberty 'of _ action in dealing with the. tariff, for it has enslaved itself to tie powerful manufacturing interests. ' ' . It has again and again happened/* Governor Wilson declares, "to'the scandal of the whole country, that items and clauses have been inserted into our tariff laws, which were not even explained' to the members pi Congress, which were a matter of. private arrangement between the representatives of certain... great business interests and the members of the Waysa ; hd'Medhs l op'nini.ittee'iof the. House:, and the Finance Committee of the SenAte, The' Mri'anee Cbhimittee of the Sen-' at<vin particular, during .many .yeajs was ■ the stronghold ai these special 'interests. .... V: Here,' displayed in. its grossest form-, -was the intimate power of business I over politics.'" '' Governor' Wilson would have, welcomed reciprocity-with Canada,"inasmuch as it' would have been a breach''.in the tariff wall-. He believes emphatically in' direct primaries, and'that, every Stato should haye them: < Ho believes in the direct and popular:- electipii of Inderal'senators;, as a means-to "prevent legislatiTO. control by special influence, tfhibn ho regard as one of the' greatest menaces to represehtativo gpve'rnmejvt.' Ho. believes,' top, in. the -int ,' tiat'ive and the referendum.; and in the y recall -in- the sphere of .admi'nistrationi , but not-in the judicial, sphere, " "•'. ' O.u the ■ question l of the ttru'ste, the "big 1 business" of.'America,-Jilr.' Wilson again , draw*] the line' short 'of Where it is placed . by many flther ,ppmflcra.ts. He iirakes a, I' distinqtiPh. liet'ivefih'.whiit, to him,' j$ goSd and what is bad' in tho large corporations. He approves,of'the'Bh'erniaii Anti-Trust 1 -Act- in ..principle, but 'he recognises that I, some co.rppr.atiohs make for efficiency arid eoonomy, and'so perform a'public service. '_' These he wbuld leave alone., Some of the failr'oad.iamalgamat-ioiis, for example, ho "•' plaoes in. this -category." . ''','•" '-." ''■/ AbqyS .M'lii'hewduld'nrewrit the Trusts t becoiriihg mixed up with, ''