Governor General, the members of the Supreme Court and two auditors were the only officials to be appointed by the President of the United States.

The campaign for the presidency finally narrowed down to two main issues. The interest had never been keener for the time was epochal. The slogan of the Democratic party behind Wilson was "he kept us out of war." The adherents of Hughes insisted, however, that Wilson's foreign policy had been at all times a weak one, one of ready submission to the belligerents. Because of that the European powers had committed depredations and had interfered with our rights. They contended that while it was true that Wilson had kept us out of war, it was done at the price of our national honor and the respect which this country had heretofore commanded.

The other issue was the Eight Hour Labor Bill which the Republican party claimed was a surrender to the dictation of the Railway Brotherhoods, and passed as a bait for the labor vote.

Woodrow Wilson was re-elected as President of the United States on November 7th. Not until three days after election day was it established that the Democratic candidate was the winner. The country had shown a surprising independence of party control. Such states as California, Kansas, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, had given their electoral vote to Wilson. Minnesota, like California, was in doubt for several days. California was the state which decided the issue and the vote was so close as to keep the country uncertain until the 10th. Wilson carried the state by 3,773. Yet Hiram Johnson, the Governor of the state running on the Republican and Progressive ticket for United States Senator, polled a plurality of over 300,000 over the Democratic candidate.

Below are appended tables and maps showing how the country voted. The country gave 9,116,296

votes to Wilson, 8,547,474 votes to Hughes, about 750,000 votes to Benson, the Socialist candidate, and 225,101 votes to Hanly, the Prohibition candidate. The maps show the change in the political maps as shown by the last four presidential elections.

CANDIDATES: ROOSEVELT AND PARKER.

On December 5th the President sent a message to Congress advocating the Anti-Strike Bill. In brief the message renewed three suggestions: "The increase in the Interstate Commission's membership and in its facilities for performing its many duties; the provision for full public investigation and assessment of industrial disputes and the grant to the Executive of the power to control and operate the railways when necessary in time of war and in like public necessity."