Cabinet Members Sit Up

Washington, Nov. 5.- All of the members of the cablnet who were ia Washington last night remained witti the President in the White House until about 2 o'clock this morning, listenIng to the reading of the returns by Private Secretary Thurber. By that hour they had satisfied themselves completely as to the general result, and when they reached their desks this morning their interest in yesterday'9 balloting was conflned to the return? from a few congressional districts anJ, ïuch states as Kentucky, in which the cabinet offiers had made personal efforts. None of them cared to mak any statement as to their views of the election. As for the president, Private Secretary Thurber said that he had commenced the preparation of his annual message to congress, and, as has always been the custom, he would bf obliged to deny himself to the publii uatil it was complete.