Show WISHES TO WILSON republican CANDIDATE FOR FOH THE presidency PR F SID E NCY CONCEDES C E D ES DEFEAT AT THE POLLS says he awaited the official count in california because of closeness of vote willcox issues statement lakewood N J charles E II Il republican candidate for president in the re recent cent election wednesday night sent to president willson it a telegram congratulating him upon his reelection election re in his telegram mr said because ot of tile the closeness of 0 tile the vote I 1 have awaited the official count in california and now that it lias haa been virtually completed permit me to extend to you roy my congratulations upon your reelection election re I 1 desire also to express my best wishes tor for a successful administration new york william willia R willcox chairman ot of tho the republican national committee wednesday night issued tile the following statement in rele reference rence to mr Il hughes telegram to president wilson having conferred by telephone during the day and late this afternoon with the republican state committee and the republican national committeeman in california I 1 am informed official canvass or of the vote ha har been eon so nearly completed that no change will result from tile the few precincts not counted in the returns thus far compiled this means that the majority tor for the wilson electors in california ranges from about 1200 to votes and that this ga fa the final result ot of the canvass for which we have been waiting so tar far as any recount Is concerned the national committee Is not advised that there them are sufficient grounds to call for such an application |