Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-14

[ Ninth Ward-Geo. Ronek, R, III.
Ellenbecker, r.
SUPERVISORS.
First Ward-F j. Gaetznaa, r.
Second Ward-Hans Weik, d.
Third Ward-John Manson, r.
Fourth Ward-Otto Mueller, ID.
Fifth Ward-John Kiefer, ID.
Sixth Ward-Aug. Raasch, d.
Seventh Ward-Fred Krause, r.
Eighth Ward-B Kruger, R.
Ninth Ward-John Braasch, r.
Thus the next couroi! will stand II
democrats and republicans, while the
city will be represented on the county
board by 4democrats and republicans.
In the present council there is a revers-
al of the above representation and only
two democratic supervisors. The vote
for city offices was as given in the ac-
companying table.
The next council being democratic,
the democrats will have the choice in
the selection of city clerk, water sup
erintendent, poor superintendent and
any other appointive offices. On the
matter of the adoption OF chapter of
law making nominations for muni
cipal offices non-partisan, there were
491 votes cast for its adoption and 445
against.
DELEGATES
As the democratic candidates for
delegates to the national convention
had no opposition, little interest was
manifested in their election The re-
publicans had two sets of delegates in
the field, Taft and LaFollette and the
old bitter fight between the two factions
of that party again came to the fore.
Because of the fact that the democrats
had no opposition and their delegates
were assured of election, both wings of
tie republican party made play for
democratic votes for their candidates,
and no doubt many democratic votes
were cast for republican nominees.
The results of last Tuesday showed that
the LaFoJlette movement is deep rooted
in the state and that his supporters did
considerable hustling. Every LaFol-
lette delegate at large was elected by
good pluralities and there were only
two districts in which Taft district dele
gates made any showing, the Eighth
and Tenth. Late returns, however,
show that every LaFollette district dele
gate, except one is elected, Walter
Alexander of this city slipping in with
small plurality.
This county gave Mr.. Alexander a
large home endorsement, but some
other counties heretofore opposed to
LaFollette, did not do as well by him. |
Here are the official figures on the re-
publican delegates vote, the first column
being Taft men the second La Toilette
supporters:
DRLEGATES-AT-LAR
John M. Estes. ,951 W. c. Brumder. 2,55S
A. E. Homstad 1880 Alley Peterson : i, ,5Ol |
f. C. Winkler... l,577 Isaac Stephenson. ], ,76f
DISTRICT DELEGATES:
Walter Alexander 200 Chas D. Fenelon... ,226
JUDICIAL
There was perhaps more interest
centered in the election of supreme |
court justice this spring than in any
previous contest and the bar of Wausau |
may feel proud of the results, for the
man whom it brought out-John Barnes
was elected by an overwhelming ma
jority, carrying most every county in
the state. As the time for an election |
approached the Marathon County Bar
association passed a resolution endors-
ing the candidacy of Mr.. Barnes. No
one had thought of his candidacy at that
time, not even the people of his home |
town, Rhinelander. After getting Mr.. |
Barnes consent to become candidate,
M. b. Rosenberg took charge of his
campaign and results show that the
latter did not sleep over his task. Many |
supposed that Bashford, Mr.. Barnes |