The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-09
Primary Election Brings Surprises.

The primary election for the selec-
ton of party candidates for the coming
state election was conducted Tuesday
throughout the state, closing vigor-
GUS and warmly contested campaign.
The polls opened at 9 a. m. and voting
continued until p. m. and during those
hours 374 votes were cast, few less
than two years ago. These were mainly
cast for republican candidates, for
with democratic vote of nearly 200 in
the city, aside from less than 80 cast
for their party, the balance, for fun or
mischief, must have assisted in the re-
publican contest. Both the prohibition
and social democratic vote was also
light.
The local interest in the contest lay
in the choice of assemblyman of this
district. Both republican candidates
were residents of this city, and
while Mr.. Whittet was able to win two
years ago, the La Toilette influence
which swept the state landed Mr.. Get
ties nomination this year with good
strong vote. Mr.. Whittet need not
feel his defeat a personal matter, for
anyone carrying the La Toilette tag
this year was sure winner and that is
all there is to it.
The following is summary of the
vote cast in this city:
For U. S. Senator-Cook IS, La Toilette 215
Weisse II, Williams H. Collins A. Kleist l3.
For Governor-Strange l. Barker ID, Fair
child 81, Lewis 49, McGovern a. Schmitz 49,
Jacobs IA, Van Keuren 4.
For Lieutenant GOvernor-Hudnall 113, Nor
riS 147, BOlenS %, Bruins IL, Hill A.
For Secretary of State-Frear 146, Mclaas
1O7, Callahan "a, Theisen 4, Herring 49, Dean 4.
For stage TreaSurer-Dahl III, Rowland g.
Ringle %, Swanson 13, Wilson 3.
For Attorney General-Gunderson 81, Tuck
er 1O7, Bancroft SO, Doherty q, Thorn IL, Meth
ercut4 4.
For Commissioner of Insurance-Cleary &c.
Ekern 147, Hazelwood q, Nordby3 3.
For Member of Congress = Cooper 21O, In
gals 81, Yabs 49, Stewart 26, Moe 4.
For Member of Assembly-Whitte 1872, Get
tie 172, Nelson ii.
For County Clerk-Lee 21s, Schmidt 27, Buff
fingtOn II, Jeffrea f.
For County Treasurer-Church 157, Palmer
"a. Henecke 9, Kellogg 8.
For Sheriff Beneke As, Maxfield %, Merrill
ID, L.
For CorOner-ChriStianson 10.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court-Earle 1884,
Frusher il.
For District Attorney Dunwiddie SO. Hem
ingway 139, Smith H.
For Register of Deeds-Atkinson 40, Smiley
20, Davis 1O8, Ki1nball 10.
For Surveyor-FOOte TO-
TOWN OF FULTON.
In the town of Fulton Cook received
35, La Toilette rs; Barker 3, Fairchild
36, Lewis 81, McGovern 46; Hudnall 81,
Morris "a; Frear 43, Melaas SO; Dahl
35, Rowland 80; Gunderson 10, Tucker
Sc, Bancroft 80; Cleary "a, Ekern SO;
Cooper n, Ingalls, %; Whittet 68, Get
tie Sc; Lee 90; Merrill IL, Ransom so,
Beneke %, Maxfeld Is; Earle SO; Dun
widdie Al, Hemingway 55; Davis AZ, I
Atkinson Is, Smiley IS.
The returns from the county show
that E. HI. Ransom has been named as
the republican candidate for sheriff
over four opponents by 265. The con-
tests for district attorney and register
of deeds were warm, Stanley Dunwid-
die winning the former by SAB and F.
P. Smiley that of register by 610. H.
w. Lee for county clerk, A.. M. Church
for treasurer and Jesse Earle for clerk
of court had no opposition. The legis-
lative nominees are L. E.. Gettle in the
first district by 388, Grant Fisher in
the second, no opposition, and Simon
Smith in the third by 153. Fairchild
has a slight lead in the vote for gov
ernor in the county and Cooper received
nearly 5000 more votes than ingalls,.