The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-09
WISCONSIN.

Milwaukee, Nov. 9.-The Social
Democratic party achieved a notable
victory in yesterdays election by
electing Victor L.. Berger. Fifth dis
trict, to represent Wisconsin in the
national congress. Berger will have
the distinction of being the first Social
Democrat to sit in congress. In addi-
ton to this they swept Milwaukee
from top to bottom by pluralities
ranging from 5000 to 1000, the latter
being attained by William A. Arnold,
the candidate for sheriff.
The vote for governor in Milwaukee
county was: Jacobs, Social Democrat,
23,s12; McGovern, Republican, co.
| $50; Schmitz, Democrat; 1896; Van
Keuren, Prohibition, sos.
Added to this the Socialists elected
thirteen members to the legislature,
one senator and twelve assem- bIymen
| from Milwaukee county.
The Republicans elected a LaFoIlette
| legislature and their entire state ticket.
| L ranciS E. McGovern, Republican gov
ernor-elect, has a plurality estimated
at $4,000. The Republican state CEN
trail committee claims at least so votes
! in the legislature for LaFo1lette IN
| Joint ballot which is a safe majority.
! Eight Republican congressman, one
! Democrat (the Sixth district), one So
cial Democrat Cthe Fifth district), were
| elected.
! Three proposed constitutional amend
ments providing for reapportionment
| of senate and assembly districts; in
| creaSing legislators salaries and pro-
viding for appropriation for the preser-
walton and development Of the water
power and forests of the state, are said
! to have carried.
| Berger was pitted against Henry c.
| Cochems, an ''insurgent" Republican,
! and Joseph P. Carney, Democrat
Berger's plurality is estimated at 1000.
| Cochems is the young man Of untver-
/ sity football fame who also gained
! popularity by placing United States
| Senator LaFollette IN nomination for
president at the last Republican ma
| tional convention. Mr.. Berger today
| gave out the following statement:
'I am deeply moved by the I'M
precedented victory of the Social Dern-
ocratic party in Milwaukee, the United
with all the other civilized nations of
the world. and the working class Of
Milwaukee has the immortal honor of
starting a new chapter in American
history.
1.-THE reason for this is obvious. The
working classes of Milwaukee have
been educated by a literature propa-
| ganda of many years. They have been
| taught the cardinal truths of Social
ism which is nothing more or less than
| the political economy Of the working
| class.
Economic conditions, the trusts and
| the trust prices did the rest These
| facts furnish examples of the theory
| we expounded. deeply feel the honor
| Of having been selected as the first
man to represent Social Democracy in
| congress, but I also feel the great re-
| sponsibiIity I can only say that I
shall give the best that is in me in the
| future, as I have in the past, to the
great cause which I have espoused,
which after all, is the cause of hu
mainly"
The Socialist plan of campaign was
| unique. In the absence of a daily
newspaper organ, they had printed
each week for the last six weeks many
| thousands of copies of four page pa
per in English and German in which
| their doctrines were expounded. These
periodicals were taken in hand by
twelve hundred men each Sunday
morning and it is said every household
in Milwaukee county was supplied with
a copy. MONDAY meetings at the fac
tories and night meetings at various
| halls seven days of the week were also
held.