Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13

mas lead OF 600.
The returns of the recent primary
election received yesterday made lit.
tie change in the situation, other than
to indicate a little more strongly the
nomination of Senaor ]. A. Frear Of
Hudson for secretary of state and to
reduce the apparent plurality OF
Thomas M. Purtell for commissioner
of insurance. ]. j. Kempf still leads
for state treasurer on the face of the
reported returns, but the probabilities
point to the nomination of his chief
rival, Assemblyman A. H. Dahl OF
Westby.
Local Fights Hurt FroehIlch.
The returns from the German demo
cratic counties along the lake shore
were disappointing to the interests OF
William H. Froehlich for secretary OF
state. In Ozaukee county, where Mr..
Froehlich was expected to run strong,
it develops that the various fierce
contests for nominations on the coun.
ty ticket caused the German demo-
Gratis to stay at home and cast their
votes in the democratic primaries in.
stead of giving their support to Mr..
Froeblich for the republican nomina.
ton for secretary of state. Republi
cans are scarce in Ozaukee county.
The former secretary went out of
Milwaukee with big lead, but other
counties have generally cut this down,
until Mr.. Frear seems assured of the
nomination.
Dahl Gains on kempf.
! Mr.. Kempf is still ahead for the
treasurership nomination. but the
counties immediate to Mr.. Dahl's
stamping ground. and also some OF the
strong Norwegian La Toilette counties
have not reported and may easily de-
feat the present treasurer He has
still lead of some 5000, however.
He allows that Mr.. Dahl may run
! ahead perhaps 1000 in his own, Yer
non, county and possibly 500 in Trem.
pealeau. but Mr.. Kempf expects to run
about even in the remaining unreport.
ed counties, which would leave him a
margin OF more than 1000 at the end
of the count. Waukesha county sur
prised Mr.. Kempf by giving his plu-
rality column a boost Of 100. Mr..
Kempf says he believes that he has
been nominated by perhaps 100 plu-
rality, but other critics OF the returns
profess to be sure that more complete
returns will place Mr.. Dahl in the lead.
PurteII still Ahead.
Most reports yesterday were favor.
able to the nomination of Mr.. Purtell
for commissioner Of insurance over
George q. Beedle, but in no cases
were large majorities reported for Mr..
Purtell. Mr.. Beedle received fine
boost In his home county, Waupaca,
where he learned yesterday that he
had run ahead OF his Madison oppo-
nent by about 1000 votes. Mr.. Pur-
tell had some 5000 plurality on the
face Of the returns before Waupaca
county was reported, and still has a
safe margin Of over 1000. which will
probably remain, unless some coun.
ties go far from what is Reasonably ex.
pected of them.
The majority of Frank L. Gilbert
may reach $4,000, 1t Is said, but there
are no new returns upon which to ven
ture prediction as to the exact mum.
Der OF thousands by which G. A. A.
MCGEE OF Milwaukee was defeated.
Governor Davidson gains by reports
from hitherto unreported counties, but
in some cases corrections on esti.
mates of counties reported early op.
crate to stay his climb over the So.
900 mark. While he confesses to an
inclination to see the final figures
higher than $4,000, he has ceased to
worry and is complacently devoting
himself to the running OF the state