Evening journal., 1910-09-07

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Progressive Republicans Name
Solid Delegation for
Congress-
STANDPATTERS BEATEN
ALL ALONG THE LINE

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. When
Wisconsin awoke today it found itself
swept by the wave of Republican in
surgency. Latest returns from the
statewide primaries yesterday indi-
7ate Senator LaFollettes renomina-
ton by vote of 4 to 1 over his oppo-
nent, Samuel A. Cook, millionaire pa
per manufacturer, stand patter."
/ LaFOllette carried nearly every
county The LaFollette state ticket is
also nominated almost certainly, in
cluding Frank T. Tucker, candidate
/ for Attorney-General, who committed
suicide week ago at Oshkosh.
1t will be a LaFollette platform
convention and a LaFollette state
Legislature.
Fighting Bob's" comment was: 1T
shows the people are awake TO their
interests, determined to restore rep
resentauve government.
This splendid victory is nothing
personal. II is the command of the
people that they choose to rule them
selves and will not longer suffer
themselves to be dominated by special
interests"
During the past campaign LaFol-
lette has been too in to carry on his
! h6hts nlb b4ouBnl nObl vi Tue
noted 'progressiyes" to his aid. I'm
aided by other than personal fnan-
cial backing, they stumped the
state.
Francis K. McGOvern, progressive
candidate for the gubernatorial nom
kination carried the state, according to
latest estimates, by majority of 90
900 votes against Edkard T. Fairchild,
stand patter. Captain William Mitch
ell Lewis, candidate OF the county op-
ton issue, finished third. The Nc
Govern campaign endorsed the LaFol-
lette principles and attacked local
option.
Thomas Morris, progressive gained
the nomination for the Lieutenant
Governorship over George b. Hudnull,
stand patter.
James A. Frear, Andrew H. Dahl
progressives, were nominated Secre-
tary of State and State Treasurer re
spectively.
Frank T. fuckers place on the tick
, ct will be filed by the State Centra
Committee, controlled by progres
sives. Levi Bancroft. stand patteI
. former speaker OF the House and as
sistant Attorney General, and H A
Gunderson, a stalwart, were his op
ponents.
Latest returns from the eleven con
gressional districts of the State indi
cate the progressive wave overwhelm
ed the stand-patters
. In the first district, Congressman
Henry A. Cooper, insurgent defeate,
l Wallace ingalls,. stand-patter Con
c gresham John NJ. Nelson, progressiv
e won over Attorney General Frank L
= Gilbert, stand-patter, in the seconl
! district
= Congressman A. w. Kopp, progres
sive, had no opposition in the third.
In the fourth and fifth district
; which embrace the city of Milwau
kee, Congressman William j. Car
; and Henry f. Cochems both progres
). sives we're nominated, Cary by a vot
of seven to one. Cochems, forme
(; district attorney of Milwaukee an
8 famed for his prosecution of graf
was nominated by a narrow margi
over Congressman W. p. Stafford. tn
only out and out stand-patter in tn
+. present Wisconsin delegation.
William NJ. Frelich, Republican, ha
J.. no opposition in the sixth. This
the strongest Democratic district i
the State. Latest reports say tha
\ I UIOKIRt
sive Democrat was nominated to sue
~ coed Congressman Weisse, who is tn
Democratic nominee for the Unite
- States Senate.
: In the seventh Congressman Joh
- ]. Esch, half and half" but againi
Cannon, was nominated without o.
D. position.
% In the Eighth district Congressma
~ Davidson, insurgent won.
10 In the ninth, Congressman Kueste
n mann, who claims conversion to il
In surgency, was nominated over A. y
r Spencer, stand-patter.
r. In the Tenth and Eleventh distric
ID Congressman Morse and LenroC
both progressives, are renominated
One Of the sensations of the pI
mary appears to be the wiping out
the Democratic party in the Stat
n Under the primary law. party viii,
i fails at the primary to poll 20 d
cent, of its votes cast at the previo
:, general election has no right to a
- pear under a party designation
90 the general election ballot. #
~ Democratic party, it is believed, h
- failed to cast the necessary vote
- retain its place. If it does, Adol
81 J. Schmitd, of Milwaukee, will be I
~ candidate for governor. William
h Jacobs of Racine, is the Socialist ca
De didate for governor.
- Although returns are not complet,
az az early to-day, it is generally believ
." later figures will not change
above results.