Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-08
Unofficial Count Indicates His
Election Over kareI for
GOvernosship.
MARGIN is A MARROW ONE
incomplete Returns Put Governor and
the Republican State Ticket 1000
Votes Ahead-Leaders Claim
5000 Ultimate Plurality.

turns of Tuesdays election indicate
that Gov. Francis E. McGovern wins
by a close margin and that the re-
publican state ticket is also elected.
While the official count may be re-
quired to determine the plurality re-
ceived by the republican candidates,
returns indicate that Gov. McGovern
and his associates have received a
plurality of the votes cast.
AS indicated by the unofficial re-
turns, the officers elected are as fol-
lows:
Governor-Francis E. McGovern.
Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas
Morris, La Crosse.
Secretary of State-John S. Dom
aid, Dane.
State Henry Johnson,
Oconto.
Attorney General Walter S. ow-
en-, Pierce.
In some of the counties the re-
turns are official, while in other5 they
are based upon estimates received
from election officials in the various
precincts. In the early returns of
Tuesday night and Wednesday, in
elusive of Milwaukee and a number
of the heavy democratic precincts,
Judge Karel and the democratic tick
ct was considered sufficiently in the
lead to claim the election. This lead
was preserved until returns were re-
ceived from the counties casting big
republican pluralities.
The vote of various cities and
towns strongly indicated the election
of Judge Karel. Later returns from
the country districts served to cut
down the democratic pluralities and
Wednesday afternoon the success of
McGovern and the republican state
ticket seemingly became apparent
With McGovern about 1000 votes
ahead on incomplete returns the re-
publican state central committee
claims his election by 5000 plural
ity.
Wilson Carries State.
Rock-ribbed republican Wisconsin
swerved from the G. o. p. column on
Tuesday and cast its lot with democ-
racy by rolling up an estimated plu-
rality of 10000 for Gov. Wilson
over President Taft. Wilson carried
Milwaukee county by over 1000 and
ran remarkably strong in republican
strongholds throughout the state.
President Taft polled a surprisingly
large vote in the state, more than
doubling that accorded to former
President Theodore Roosevelt and
the progressive party.
Roosevelt has apparently carried
two counties in Winnie
bago and Douglas.
Out of total vote of 117,53 out
side of Milwaukee county, McGovern
received 60,666, against 56,S57 for
Karel, making McGovern's plurality
in the districts covered by this vote
33,S09. Karel has a lead of 11,40O
in Milwaukee county, which gives the
Milwaukee democratic candidate a
plurality of 1881 out of total vote
of approximately 100000.
Among the counties carried by Ka-
rel besides Milwaukee, in which he
led McGoyern by 1866, are Jeffer-
son, which he carried by about 5000;
Dodge by 5000, Manitowoc by 1908,
Racine county by 191, Kewaunee
county by 341. Fond du Lac by l.
100, Marathon by 1900, Ozaukee By
100
Republican Pluralities Cut.
To offset this McGovern carried the
regular republican counties of the
state by greatly reduced pluralities.
Some idea of what these cuts are may
be gained when it is said that Rock
county is reduced to AIS, Douglas
county is carried by McGovern by
only 7S4, and Wood county by only
about 600.
Woman suffrage is defeated by a
large majority, but it received large
vote and carried in several counties.
The republicans gain one congress-
man by the defeat of Berger, social
list. in the Fifth district. The dem
ocrats retain the two they now have
The legislature will remain rpub-
ican, but by rduced majority.