Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-13
GOVERN N LEAD
ON LATE RETURNS
Governors Election Over KareI
Indicated by Practically
Complete State Vote.
CONTINUES TO MAKE GAINS
Incomplete Returns Put Governor ard
the Republican State Ticket 1890
Votes Ahead - Wilson's Plurality
Over Taft is 1880.

Votes Ahead - Wilson's Plurality
Over Tah Is 1886
Milwaukee, Nov. S.-With neariy
complete returns from all parts Of
the state. McGoyern is found to have
a majority over Karel of more than
1890 for governor. The latest fg-
ures show: McGovern 155.2S3 Ka-
rel, 1887; McGovern majority
over Karel, 3,946.
For president on the same returns
the vote is. Wilson, 146,131; Taft.
1OS.630 Roosevelt. 52,089; Wilson's
majority over Taft, 37,F01. The
combined Taft and Roose ,elt vote is
about Is 900 more than the vote for
Wilson and the Taft defeat In Wis
consin was accomplished by the third
party movement
AS indicated by the unofficial re-
turns, the officers elected are as fol-
lows;
Governor Francis f. McGovern,
Milwaukee
Lieutenant Governor Thomas
Morris. La Crosse
Secretary of state-John S Don
aid. Dane.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson.
Oconto.
Attorney General Walter s. Ow-
EN-. Pierce,
In some OF the counties the re-
turns are official, while in others 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-
ceiyed from the counties casting big
republican pluralities,
Wilson Carries State.
Rock-ribbed republican Wisconsin
sweryed from the G. o. q 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 10000 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 Wisconsin Winnie
bago and Douglas.
The vote In Wisconsin for presi-
dent this fall was the lghtest that
has been east in presidential year
since 1883. and the lightest cast at
any general election since 1898. As
compared with the vote of 1908 the
returns on the presidential vote cast
last Tuesday shows that over 100000
voters remained away from the polls
Woman suffrage Is defeated by Il
large majority. but Il received large
vote and carried in several counties
Legislature Remains Republican.
republican in both branches Eleven
republican. two democratic and three
senator's running on non-partisan
ticket were elected to the upper
house, while the assembly has elected
81 republicans. ~ democrats. So
cialists and II members elected on
the non-partisan ticket Some of
these non-partisans will affiliate with
the republicans and some with the
democrats
The complexion ot the senate viii
be 90 republicans, democrats, l So
cial-democrat and men elected as
non-partisans
There would seemingly be littlu
chance for the defeat of the moons
tax law at this session of the legis-
lature. as al least n and possibly is
members of the legislature are
pledged against the repeal of the law.
The democrats make gain Of
practically FIVE senators, for while the
non-partisan senators from Milwau-
kee county were elected without par
ty bias. 1t is understood they will act
with the democratic senators. In two
senatorial districts the democrats
gain seats outright. In the Sheboy-
gan-Ozaukee counties district Will
lam Richler succeeds Henry Krum.
rey. republican. l., r. Kellogg is
elected senator In the Green Lake
Fond du Lac counties district