Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09
GAINS Of SOCIALISTS
Berger Comes to Congress
From Wisconsin.
13 STATE LEGISLATORS
Entire County Ticket Elected in Mil
waukee County.
STATE LEGISLATORS

MILWAUKEE Wis, November 9.-The
social-democratfc rarty achieved a nota-
BILE victory In yesterdays election by
electing Victor L. Berger to represent
Wisconsin in the national Congress from
the fifth district.
Berger will have the distinction OF being
the first social-democrat to sit in Con-
gress. Complete unofficial returns place
his plurality at 2sS.
In addition to this they swept Milwau-
kee county. electing their county ticket
from top to bottom by pluralities ranging
from 1900 to 1000. the latter being at
tained by William A. Arnold, the candi-
date for sheriff.
Added to this the socialists elected thir-
teen members of the legislature, one sena-
tor and twelve assemblymen from Mn.
waukee county.
La Toilette Is sare.
The republicans elected q La Toilette
legislature, and their entire state ticket.
The republican state central committee
claims at least eighty votes In the leRisla-
ture for La Toilette on joint ballot. which
is safe majority.
Eight republican representatives one
democrat the sixth district) and one So
cial democrat 0he fifth districD were
elected.
Berger was pitted against Hency G.
Cochems. an "insursent'' republican. and
Joseph III. Carney, democrat. Cochems
Is the young man who nominated United
states Senator La Toilette for President
ton. gil"
Berger today gave out the following
statement on the social.demcorat yictory.
The United States of America now
gets into line with all the other civilized
nations OF the world. The working class
of Milwaukee has the immortal honor of
starting new chapter I'm American his
tory. ms
The reason for this is obvious The
Working classes OF Milwaukee have been
educateo by literature propaganda of
many years. They have been taught the
cardlnai truths OF socialism, 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 ex-
Socialist Propaganda.
The socialists plan Of campaign was
unique. In the absence of a daily news
paper organ, they had printed each week
for the last six weeks many thousands or
copies of four-pagc paper, printed in
English and German. in which their doc
trines were expounded
Socialists Gain 7e4 in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, November e.-The social
lists vote in the city yesterday was 2,1s3
gain OF 124 over last year.
NO account OF the minor parties was
taken In the telegraphic returns from the
counties last night
Socialist Keystone Legislator.
READING, Pa, November 9.-Never
before was the sertnsth of the socialist
party shown in Reading and Berks coun-
ty as it was in this election.
Not only did the party elect one of it's
candidates for the legislature and come
near electing a second, but 1t carried q
number of districts in city and county.
Slayton, the socialist candidate for gov
ernor. polled 1902 votes in the city, car
rying about ten precincts, several by
large majOrfties He received large
vote In the county.
Miners Vote for Socialist Candidate.
sUNBURY. Pa. November Elm
Northumberland county Berry gains were
brought about by many democrats of for
eign birth Hopping over to the socialists.
hundreds OF republicans from the work
ingmen's ranks also lining up for slayton,
especially in the coal regions.
The democratic and republican patty
leaders were apprised of the fact that
many OF their heretofore trusted party
workers in the mining region had taken
of their coats for Slayton. and notwith-
men continued all day hustling to swell
the socialistic vote as much as possible.