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Show IN A HAPPY MOOD. Many Congratulations Pourings in on President. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. President Roosevelt was overwhelmed with congratulations con-gratulations today. They wero presented present-ed by many people in person and were received by mail and by telegraph from every Stato and from almost every city In the country. Thousands of telegrams already have been received and they are coming yet In on undiminished flood. It will practically be impossible impossi-ble for the President and Secretary Loeb to acknowiedgo each message In accordance with the usual custom at the White House, but President Roosevelt Roose-velt desires it to be understood that he appreciates to the full the expression of his friends and would be glad if It were possible for him personally to greet and thank every ono of them-President them-President Happy. The President was In exuberant spirits today. Although he did not retire re-tire until a late hour last night he rose early and had a happy early-morning chat with the members of his family and his house guestB, After glancing over the morning papers ho read a few of the thousands of telegrams of congratulations con-gratulations which had been received nnd .examined bulletins of the latest returns from tho election. Taft First Callor. Secretary of War Taft was ono of tho first callers. The President gave him a cordial greeting and for a considerable con-siderable time they- talked animatedly about the situation. Other callers on tho President included Postmaster-General Postmaster-General Wynne, Secretary of tho Navy Morton, Assistant Secretary of State Loomla, Senator Proctor of Vermont, Gen. John C. Black, chairman of the Civil Service commission; Lieut.-Gen. Chaffee of the army: Gen. . Gillespie, chief of engineers; Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of tho weather bureau, and Rev. Dr. Schick, pastor of tho church of which tho Preaidont 1b a i membor. , |