Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-12
N GOVERN IN LEAD
ON LATE RETURNS
Governors Election over kareI
Indicated by Practically
Complete State Vote.
CONTINUES TO MAKE GAINS
Incomplete Returns Put Governor and
the Republican State Ticket $500
Votes Ahead - Wilson's Plurality
Over Taft Is $1,000.

Milwaukee, Nov. s.-With nearly
the state, McGovern Is found to have
a majority over Xarel of more than
5000 for governor. The latest f1s-
ures show: McGevern 1928; Ka-
rel, 1881; McGovern majority
over Karel, 3,946.
For president on the same returns
the vote is, Wilson. 146,181; Taft,
10S,630; Roosevelt, 52,0S9; Wilson's
majority over Taft, 37.501. The
combined Taft end Roosevelt vote is
about 200 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 E. McGovsrn,
Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Governor - Thomas
Morris, La Crosse.
Secretary of State-John s. Dom
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 CT 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.
Wilson Carries State.
Rock-ribbed republican Wisconsin
sweryed 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 10000 and
ran remarkably strong in republican
throughout the state.
President Taft polled surprisingly
large vote in the state, more than
doubling that accorded to former
President Theodore Roosevelt and
the progressive party.
Roosevelt has apparently carried
aAnntioc In VyiCannCir
bago end Douglas.
The vote in Wisconsin for presi-
dent this fall was the lightest hat
has been cast 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 a
large majority, but it received large
vote and carried in several counties.
Legislature Remains Republican.
The Wisconsin legislature will be
republican in both branches. Eleven
republican, two democratic and three
senators running on a non-partisan
ticket were elected to the upper
house, while the assembly has elected
81 republicans, 81 democrats, So
cialists and 13 members elected on
the non-partisan ticket. Some of
these non-partisans viii filiate with
the republicans and sor e with the
democrats.
The complexion of the senate viii
be % republicans, s democrats, So
cial-democrat and 3 men elected as
non-partisans.
There would seemingly be little
chance for the defeat OF the income
tax law at this session of the legis-
lature,. rs at least II and possibly Is
members of the legislature are
pledged against the repeal OF the law.
Tho democrats make a gain OF
pract cally five senators, for while the
nOn-partisan senators from Milwau-
kee county were elected without par
ty bias, it is understood they will act
with the democratic senator's In two
senatorial districts the democrats
gain seats outright. In the Sheboy-
gan 6'zaukee counties disafict WILL
lam Richler succeeds Henry Krum-
rev, Is republican. L. R. Kellogg is
elected senator In the Green Lake
Fond 6u Lac counties district
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