The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-07
Score Sweeping Victories in
Primaries of Three States.
LaFOllette Carries Wisconsin by
a Big Majority.
BURROWS is BEATEN.
New Hampshire Falls into Line
With Progressive West.
Republicans Win in Vermont by
a Reduced Majority.

| Reduced Majority.
Milwaukee, Sept. 7.-Returns re-
ceived up to IL o'clock this forenoon
indicate United States Senator La
Follette's denomination by 10000
votes over his opponent, Samuel A.
Cook.
| LaFollette ran at least 10000 votes
| ahead of the state ticket, which is
/ accounted for by reason of several
candidates running for the guberna-
torial nomination. The pluralities of
McGovern and the other members of
the LaFolleste state ticket with the
exception of Tucker, the dead man,
are estimated at 10000.
/ There is no doubt that LaFollette will
i have control of the platform conven-
ton at Madison and that he will have
Il the next legislature back of him. So
big was his vote that it carried with it
4 a large majority of the legislative
nominees. The LaFollette state tick
ct headed by Francis Z. McGovern is
also nominated.
The "insurgent" congressman were
renominated and added to their
strength by the nomination of Henry
c. Cochems, the former Wisconsin
university football star. Cochems de-
feated Stafford for denomination in
the Fifth district. Cochems is the
man who placed LaFollette in nonnina-
Ilon Tor president at the last Repu bill
can national convention.
When Senator LaFollette was noti-
fed of his triumph, he made the fol-
lowing statement.
TT shows that the people are awake
to their interests; determined to re-
store representative government. This
splendid government is nothing per-
sonal. 1t is the command of the peo-
pie that they choose to rule them
selves and will not longer suffer them
l n h0 1iY1o tod Nv soI
| terests."
Congressman Charles H. Weisse,
Democrat, easily defeated Burt Will
liams of Ashland, in the race for Unit
ed States senatorial nomination of his
| party. Aside from the Republican
state ticket and the United States sem
atorial nomination contests, few of
the nominations were contested.
Bad Day for Standpatters.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. I'm yester-
Congressman Charles E. Townsend is
conceded by supporters Of Senator Bur-
rows to have swept the state in the
fight for the Republican endorsement
for United States senator. Townsend's
: : plurality is admitted today to be better
than 1900. Charles E. S. Osborn of
Sault Ste Marie has a lead almost
equally as good in the contest for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination.
Returns from two-thirds of the pre-
cincts in the state give these figures:
Senatorial-Townsend. 4S,622; Bur-
7 rows, 31,096.
Gubernatorial =, Osborn. ss.sss:
! Lieutenant Governor Kelly. 24.014:
Amos S. MuSSellman, 4,911.
In the Third congressional district,
Representative Washington Gardner, a
standpatter and Cannon supporter is
5 defeated by over 1000 majority by J.
M. C.. Smith of Charlotte. Congress
) man George A. Loud is being hard
) pressed in the Tenth district by Frank
, Buell. of Bay City. and in the Twelfth,
: the upper peninsula district, meager
returns indicate that Representative
H. o. Young is running a close race
with Angus w. Kerr of Laurium. an
avowed anti-Cannon' man.
Congressman G. J. Diekma, who has
, announced his candidacy as a success
ated in the Fifth district. and Con-
gresham Fordney in the Eighth. In
> the Second district w. w. Wedmeyer
l is leading Harry c. Smith by 1000.
s been renominated over Louis G..
: Champion by a small majority. These
are the only districts in which there are
contests. Returns for the nomination
| for lieutenant governor are late. but
they indicate that L. d. Dickinson,
dry candidate. and John Q. Ross.
wet" are running closely together
= and considerably in advance of Nelson
c. Rice.
Insurgent Two to One.
q Concord, N. H., Sept. 7.-Returns from
y the primary election in 273 out of 2S9
+ election districts in the state gave Bass,
: | progressive Republican 1904; Ellis, reg
: ular Republican, 1912; Carl, Democrat.
c 6.S93.
e Due to the Rain.
a White River Junction, VT, Sept. r.
e Lieutenant Governor John A. Mead of
Rutland, retired physician, and prom
| inent business man, was elected COVER
r nor by the Republicans in the state
n election by plurality of about 1900
n over Lawyer Charles D. Watson of st.
e Albans, his Democratic opponent. The
$ Republicans elected the balance of the
| state ticket and both of their congress
S men, but the Democrats made gains in
n the legislature. The Republican plu-
e rality was the smallest, with two ex-
: ceptions, since 1870, but the party lead
: er and Chairman c. F. williams of the
G state committee declared that the rain
storm was the principal cause of the
n drop of 1900 in the party vote.
! Republicans Carry New Mexico.
n Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept 7.-According
: ther returns from yesterdays election
headquarters from the 26 counties of
New Mexico, Republicans elected 81 of
J. the 100 delegates to the constitutional
Al convention, Democrats 29, with still
a in doubt At Republican headquarters,
"A it is stated that this means that there
If will be no prohibition plank and no IN
= itiative and referendum clause In the
~ constitution although a modified IN
a. itiative and referendum and a locai
n option plank may be submitted sepa-
D. rately.
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IN steel workers Win Strike.