The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-06
Robert NJ. La Toilette Elected
by $4,000 Majority.
WILL HOLD OFFICE TWO YEARS MORE.
The Vote Was a Great AStOniShment
to the People.
ONE DEMOCRAT ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
Social Democrats Cut Rose in all parts of
the State. The Governor Was 10. 600
Behind His Ticket.

Notwithstanding the magni fic ent t
fight made by David S. Rose, the
Democratic candidate for governor,
he has been defeated by at least $4,000
votes This shows immense Democratic
gains overfour years ago when Mr.. La
Toilette had a majority of 1903. 600. This
enormous majoritywas too great to over
come, hence the state will be saddled
with La Follettism for two years more
The Democrats are not discouraged,
they hope for better things in the
future.
The entire Republican state ticket
has been elected, the plurslities of the
candidates below the Office of governor
averaging about 10000.
Republican members of congress have
been elected in every one of the eleven
districts except the Sixth, where W. H.
Froehlich has been defeated by Charles
FL Weisse.
The legislature will be Republican.
1t is not probable that the Democrats
will have four members of the senate,
while the Republicans apparently have
elected at least seventy of the 100 mem
bers of the assembly.
Enough Republican members pledged
to the unconditional reelection of John
G. Spooner to the United States senate
have been elected to the Legislature to
give him not only the caucus nomin-
alton. but to insure him majority on
joint ballot of the legislature.
Governor La Follette's plurality in
the state will fall several thousand short
of the aggregate pluralities of the
congressman. The returns are incom-
plete from all the districts, bnt every
where the Republican candidates for
congress appear to lead the field.
The cutting that was done does not
appear to have extended below the head
of the ticket. Cary, Republican candi-
date for state superintendent of public
instruction, runs about the same as
other candidates besides governor
Thomas, candidate for railroad COM
missioner, who was opposed by Redner,
the selection of the railroad men of the
state, also appears to have held his
own.
The three constitutional amendments
that were voted on yesterday were all
carried, apparently. On the returns
received, it is believed, the majority in
favor of each one is about two to one
Few women, comparatively. toook ad-
vantage of their first opportunity to
vote. They polled their harvest vote
in the educational centers
An important factor in the Milwau-
kee vote was that of the Social Demo
Gratis. Instead of cutting into the Re-
publican strength, as had been predict
ed, they gained almost entirely from
the strength that has been put down
as belonging to Rose. In some pre-
cincts the Social Democratic vote was
double or triple what it was last spring.
Victor Berger, chairman of the Social
Democratic state central committee,
claims 13. 600 votes for his ticket in
Milwaukee county.
A. M. cLong'o Jones of Waukesha
has been defeated for reelection to the
state Senate from the Thirty-third dis
trict although after being nominated
on the platform that was silent on the
Issue contained in the Republican state
platform, he came out with a state.
ment pledging himself to vote for a
primary election bill and for the tax.
alton measures favored by the present
administration.