The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26
Final Count of Ballots at Recent
Election Gives Governor a
Plurality Of 1880
LEADS TAFT IN MANY COUNTIES
Awkward However Was the Leader O
the Democratic Ticket in the
State and Shows Fight
Made on Governor

The official returns for state officers,
table OF which was given out in Madi-
son Monday, shows that Gov. David
son s plurality was 77,11O or 1886 less
than the plurality Of Mr. Taft. En-
thusiasts who bet that the governor
would run 10000 or more below Taft
can now hand over their money.
The pluralities of the other state Of
fcials were: Dahl, 88,690; Frear, &c.
996; Gilbert, 86,227; Strange, 83,462;
Beedle, 81,804. 1t will be seen that the
governors plurality was exceeded by
$50 in the case of Secretary Frear
Gown to 1854 in the case of Insurance
Commissioner Beedle At first burst it
would appear that the governor ran
we'll behind his ticket, This, however,
would be Incorrect AS a matter of
fact the vote he received was but
slightly less than that received by the
other state officers. The vote Of State
Treasurer Dahl, which exceeded that Of
the governor more than any other, was
but 2,7O6 more than that received by
pluralities was caused through the
strength of the opposing candidates.
For instance, Mr.. Awkward received
8,876 more votes than the lowest man
on his ticket and 1921 more than the
next highest man on the ticket, which,
by the way, was William Guilliaume,
candidate for insurance commissioner.
With these two exceptions the vote for
the Democratic state officers was but
little over $4,000 Mr. Beadle, like
the governor, suffered by the popularity
of his opponent, which cut down his
plurality that otherwise would have
been equal to that of the other state
officers below governor,
1t is worth noting that while Gov.
Davidson ran 5,615 votes behind Taft
he had more votes than Taft in nine
teen counties in the state. The coun-
ties which the governor carried over
Taft were: Adams, Bayfield,, Juneau,
Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, La
Fayette, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano,
Vernon, Walworth and Winnebago.
The counties where the vote was the
same were Brown, Florence, Monroe ana
Villas. Davidson's losses, as compared
with Taft s vote, were heaviest in Mil
Waukee, Dodge and Racine counties.
Trempealeau county, where the COVER
nor made such a hot campaign for A.
7. Twesme, gave him 1877 votes less tnan
it gave Taft, which, in view of the
feeling aroused, is somewhat remark
able. Crawford, the governor Is home
county, gave him Is votes less than it
gave Taft.
On the Democratic side the table
shows that Awkward ran but 759 votes
behind Bryan in the state, and ran
away ahead of any of the other can
didates on the state ticket. This in
view of the statements made before
election of his weakness would seem to
show the prophets did not know the
feelings of the Democracy of the state.
The vote for the social Democrat and
Prohibition candidates seems to have
followed closely the vote for president.
Brown, the Social Democratic candidate
for governor, ran 465 votes ahead of
Debs, while Cox, the Prohibition candi-
date for governor, ran little over 100
behind Chain, the presidential candi,
date of the party.