The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-11-11
HOW THE BALLOTS WERE CAST.
Large Vote and Badly Split-JensOn Given
q Strong Home Endorsement.

Large Vote ana bauIy SpIlC-OensOn UANtL
Strong Home Endorsement.
In the election of Tuesday Edgerton
cast the largest vote ever recorded in this
city, total of SIC, and the large number
of scratched ballots made the counting
one of the most difficult and prolonged
Jobs the election board were ever given
It was long after midnight before the
count was completed and the results
known President Roosevelt had clear
plurality OF an even 200 in the city, main
tanning our reputation as being repub-
lican stronghold. The vote for govern
or, which in 1900 gave La Toilette 266
and in 1902 So plurality, gave Peck this
year 131 plurality. The. prohibition
party seems to hold its own in the city
casting it's usual 20 votes. There were
also social democratic votes and 5votes
cast for the national republican state
ticket. Andrew Jensen was given a
good home endorsement and feels CRATE
full to his friends for their loyalty. The
figures below show the actual results:
President-Parker, democrat, 10; Roosevelt
republican, 80; Swallow, prohibition. 20
Debs, social democrat, 8. Rep. plurality. 200.
Governor--Peck 332; LaFollette. POI; Clark
20: Arnold, 5: Scofeld, 9. Peck's plu. 49,
Lieut.. Gov.-Lathrop. 2S1; Davidson, 24O
Nicholson, %: Amman, 3: Ray 10. LathrOp's
plu. Al.
Secretary of State-Nolan, PSI: Houser, 240
Hill. 10; StOll, ): Holman, IL. NOlanS plu. Al
Treasurer-Jenson, 435; Kempf, 10: Berg, 80
Luther. 3: WOllaeger, 8. JensOn's plu. 32o.
Attorney General-Wolfe. $50; Sturdevant
243; Mott, 90 ClassOn. II. WOlfe's plu. 81
Railroad Com.-Hanton, 276: Thomas PAS
Wood, 10; TarbOX II. HantOns plu. 81.
Insurance Com.-Fetzer 26S; Host 252 Reed
10: Roenitz II. Fetzers plu. Is.
Congress-Stewart. 224; Cooper 1917; Tubbs
10. COopers plu. -.
State Senator-Richmond, 253; Whitehead
265; North, %. Whitehead's plu. II.
Assembly-Palmer 229: Baker 299: Gillies
q. Bakers plu 70.
County Clerk-Burns, 218; Lee, 300; Joiner
20. Lees plu. 81.
Treasurer-Zuill, 219: Smith. 3O3: Kelsey, 10
Smiths plu. "a.
Sheriff-Brinkman 223: Cochrane. BOP: Tay-
lOr, 20. COchrane's plu. ~.
COrOner-MaXOn, %.
Clerk of Court-Davis, 219; Steuens 314 INel-
lOgg, 20. Stevens plu. 95.
District Attorney-Cleary. 217; Newhouse
3O7 Newhouse's plu. 80.
Register of DeedS-GOOdrich. 219; Weirick
3O5; Plumb 10. Weirick plu. Sc.
Coroner-Kerch, 3O5.
For primary election law, 109; against, PA.
Several hundred people came to town
in the evening from the country to hear
the results. Returns were received both
by telegraph and telephone in the base.
ment of the Culton warehouse and at
the Carlton hotel, but it was late hour
before satisfactory results from the
state were obtained. Evidences of re-
publican landslide in the eastern states
came among the first reports.
The entire republican nominees have
been elected in Rock county. Despite
the opposition of the administration sup
porters Senator Whitehead receives an
endorsement exceeding 1900. A. S. Bak-
er in the LIST, Pliny Norcross in the I'd
and w. O. Hanson in the Sd are elected
assemblymen. The county ticket will
have plurality exceeding 5000. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's vote is likely to reach
5000 above that cast for Parker in the
county. The Roosevelt plurality in Full
ton was 81; thai of Peck 50. Porter gave
Peck plurality Off.