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Show WILSON TAKES ELECTION AS A SETTLED FACT Makes Short Speech at Wil-liamstown, Wil-liamstown, Mass., After Christening of Grandchild. Grand-child. HUGHES WORN OUT BY GREAT TENSION Has Not Yet Conceded the Election of His Opponent; Action on Recount to Be Deferred Awhile. ) . WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 10. In a speech here tonight before several thousand persons who came from nearby near-by towns to congratulate him on his reelection, re-election, President Wilson said: "I want to say now .that the campaign cam-paign is over we must think of only one thing, and that is not of parties, but of the interest of the great country we all love. Let us forget all our differences and unite for common service. Only in that way can we work for the great nation that has given us liberty and peace." The president's second speech of the day was delivered before a crowd of men from North Adams, Pittsfield and other towns, who came here by automobile, automo-bile, trolley and railroad trains and marched to the home of Francis B. Sayre, the president's son-in-law, where Mr. Wilson is staying. The delegation surrounded Mr. Sayre 's home and cheered until the president appeared on the porch. Wilson Is Pleased. A fife and drum corps played patriotic patri-otic airs. The majority of the people belonged to the North Adama Wilson and Marshall club. Automobile searchlights search-lights were thrown on tho porch and brought out the president in bold relief. He smiled broadly. "We are here to congratulate you on your re-election," said William F. Gren-ier, Gren-ier, president of the North Adams Wilson Wil-son and Marshall club, in introducing the president. Mr. Wilson, after thanking the crowd for "tins generous outpouring," said ho had come to WilJiamstown to avoid making speeches. "You will forgive me if I do not discuss dis-cuss public affairs," he added. During the day the president was in communication with national headquarters headquar-ters regarding the progress of the counting count-ing of the ballots in the election. He made no statement, however. As the delegation began leaving a man called out: "Three cheers for baby Sayre," and they were given. "Now that the campaign is over we may all address ourselves to the welfare of the nation without thought of partisan parti-san feoling," declared President Wilson Wil-son in his first public speech since the national election, delivered before a delegation of Williamstown residents and Williams college students,1 who greeted him late today. The president was welcomed by the students and townspeople after the christening of Eleanor Axson Sayre, the second child of his daughter, Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, and for whom he stood as godfather. Soon. after his arrival at the home of his son-in-law, assistant to the president of Williams college, the delegation, headed by President II. A. Garfield of the college, marched to the Sayre home. The president spoke from the porch of the house and was cheered enthusiastically enthusiasti-cally by the students. "I am here to forget the field of politics and for a brief rest. I came simply to visit my daughter and to attend at-tend a simple ceremony liere today," he said. "Now that the campaign is over, we may all address ourselves to the welfare wel-fare of the nation without thought of partisan feeling." Politics in Colleges. The president referred to his service as chiet executive of Princeton university, univer-sity, saying he knew from experience there was politics even in the running of a college. "Politics," hfe continued, "is, after all, a means of getting something done, of putting forward ideas. It is a fight, but tho man who does not love the fight has no red blood in his veins." Mr. Wilson told n story of a man having hav-ing a vision in which he was ottered a horn and a sword, ami chose the horn. Immediately the vision vanished and the man was cursed for taking the horn before the sword. Ho told the story to illustrate the necessity for fighting. Mr. Garfield, a son" of President Garfield, Gar-field, declared the president's words during the campaign had been "full of wisdom and light." He added: "We wish you godspeed in yojir great office. : ' When the president arrived here this I (Continued on Page Nine) WILSOiJ BELIEVES HIS ELEGlfJ SURE (Continued from Page One. I afternoon he found a stack of telegrams three feet high congratulating him on his re-election. They came from cabinet members, senators, representatives, government gov-ernment officials aud leading Democrats. Demo-crats. Ho will reply to none of them until his return to Washington, since no stenographer accompanied him. Soon after his arrival with Mrs. Wilson, Wil-son, Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen Wood row Bones, his cousin, tho president went to St. John 's Protestant Episcopal church to attend the christening. christen-ing. The family party rode the few blocks to the church in an automofiile. The baby cried continuously. Inside tho church only a few intimate friends of Mrs. Say re witnessed the ceremony. God-father to child. As one of the godfathers of the baby, President Wilson promised in the name of. the child to "renounce the devil and all his works." The other godfather was the Kev. James M. Sayre, brother of Francis B. Sayre. The godmothers were Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs. W. L5. McAdoo, her sister, Miss blanche Nevin, aunt of Mr. Sayre, and Mrs. i. ll. Sayre, mother of MrS;iyre. The family party fstood about the baptismal fount as tne Kev. J. F. Carter, Car-ter, rector of the church, read the service. serv-ice. Afterward the president paid a call on President Gnrticld. Tonight the family had dinner together to-gether at the Sayre homo. The president presi-dent will remain here until 5:-3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and then will return re-turn to Washington, where he is due, to arrive Sunday night. Tomorrow he will remain quietly with his fairdly. On his way here the pir A dent was cheered by crowds at Troy and several other towns in New York and Massachusetts. Massa-chusetts. Railroad engineers blew shrill blasts on their whistles as he passed their locomotives. |
