Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-09
Wisconsin Carried by Roos'
lvelt by SO, 900, and Doughty
Governor Wins
HIS MAJoR,TIEs ARE REDUCED
Returns Came In Slowly, But Indloa-
tions Point to Election of the Reou-
lar Republican Ticket Headed by La
Toilette BY Safe Majorities-A Bit
ter Factional Fight.

Milwaukee, Nov. 8. - Roosevelt has
carried the state by plurality of pro-
badly $4,000, which may be increased
by later returns and LaFollette for
governor has been elected by reduced
Inajortties. Returns are coming in
slowly, but enough have been received
to show that the state Is safely repub-
lican and that the effort of the stall
warts to defeat LaFollette have been
futile.
Milwaukee, Nov. 8. - Returns from
outside precincts are coming in slow
ly. Roosevelt will carry the state by
a big majority, the factional fight for
the governorship having no effect on
the national ticket. Forty precincts in
the state, including twenty five In Mil
waukee. give Parker 4,70s, Roosevelt
S,400. Peck 6,490, LaFollette 6.449. The
indications are Roosevelt has carried
Rock county by 1900. LaFollette, for
governor. carried the county by 800
plurality.
La Follette's plurality was greatly
cut down by the action of the stalwarts
in voting the democratic ticket For
the last few weeks the word has been
quietly passed among stalwats to vote
the democratic ticket. In fact party
alignment was entirely lost. Peck, the
democratic candidate received the
votes of many stalwart republicans ana
gold democrats who had refused to vote
for Bryan returned in large numbers
but, on the other hand, a great many
democrats deserted their party ticket
to vote for la Toilette because they
liked the man and what he stood for.
The candidacy Of Edwin Scofield on
the national republican ticket WAS not
taken seriously by any one, least of all
by Mr.. Scofield. IIe was simply used
as an excuse for republicans who We're
opposed to the regime of Governor La
Toilette to take the stump against him
without going openly into the demo-
cratic camp.
The fight has been the most bitter
the state has known, and the end is not
in sight. The losing faction ts already
prepared to renew the battle In the leg
islature, which convenes In January
The election of United States senator
to succeed Joseph v. Quarles is likely
to cause a lively tilt between the two
factions. To the very last the bitter
ness of the campaign was kept UP.
Senator John G. Spooner spoke for the
stalwarts at the Exposition building in
Milwaukee, Saturday evening. during
which he bitterly arraigned Governor
La Toilette and his methods. Governor
La Toilette spoke at Madison. his
home, where he repeated the speech he
has been making In every corner of the
state during the last few months. He
was as bitter to the last as he always
has been, unrelenting to his opponents,
and uncompromising on the principles
for which he stands.
La Toilette has made many whirl-
wind campaigns, but none has equaled
this one. For three months he has
been on the move from eighteen to
twenty hours day. Tho not strong
man. he has borne the strain better
than his friends had dared to hope.
There has not been day, except Sum
DAYS that he has not addressed half O
dozen or more meetings.
While other parties centered their
efforts in the cities, La Toilette went
out among the rural voters and ad-
dressed them from wagon that had
been hauled up to some crossroads.