Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-11-13
VOTE IS CLOSE
ON GOVERNORSHIP
Francis E. McGoVern is Re- Elect
ed by Small Margin.
FUSION BEATS SOCIALISTS
Victor Berger and others Defeated In
Milwaukee az Result of Union of
Democrats and RepubIlcans-La
Toilette Stand Felt.

Milwaukee.-That Gov. Woodrow
Wilson carried Wisconsin in Tuesdays
election is generally accepted beyond
the shadow of a doubt, but Gov. Fran
els E. McGoveyn, according to late fig
ures, will remain as chief executive for
a second term He will have plural
ity Of about 5000.
Judge John C. Karel, Democrat, had
a lead over Gov. Francis E. McGovern,
Republican, OF close to 10000 votes in
the early returns. Later figures, how
ever favored McGovern in almost
every instance, and enough additional
results have been received to turn the
tide in McGovern's favor.
Chairman George E. Scott of the
Republican state central committee
declared that he had received reports
from 60 of the II counties, and the fig
ures warrant his claiming the state
for McGovern by at least 5000. Others
place the figures at 1000. McGoyern's
victory means the election of the re-
mainder of the Republican state ticket.
MCGovern will have with him a Re
publican legislature made up of ap-
prOXimately 81 Republicans, 81 Demo
Gratis, Socialists and ID members
elected as nonpartlsans. Some Of the
nonpartisans will affiliate with the Re
publiCans and others with the Demo
Gratis.
The complexion of the senate will
be % Republicans, Democrats, 1 So
cialist-Democrat and nonpartisans.
The vote for the Bull Moose was a
big disappointment to the progress
sive state committee, which soon
closed it's offices when it was seen that
the Progressive ticket would probab-
ly not poll over $4,000 votes in the
state, though the Roosevelt men had
predicted a victory, on account of the
support of Governor McGovern. Re
publican. The fight between McGov-
ern, however, and Senator LaFollette,
had an important bearing on the gen.
eraI result, for LaFollette's denuncia-
ton of McGovern for joining the Bull
Moosers and the prospective war be-
tween the two for control of the state,
had its outcome in a truce, probably
temporary, by which McGovern agreed
to make his campaign on state issue
alone while LaFollette agreed to sup
port McGovern for governor. and not
inject national party figures. Under
this compromise the Republican state
central committee was inhibited from
doing any work for Taft, whose cam
paign was handled by an independ-
ent group of loyal Republicans.
The Progressive campaign was
handled by an independent committee,
and this gave the Wilson men their
opportunity. Now the Republicans
are out of office for the first time in
Is years
Berger Is Defeated.
Congressman Victor L. Berger OF
Milwaukee, the only Socialist in con-
gress. was defeated for reelection by
former Congressman William H. Stat
ford, who ran as a fusion candidate
on the Democratic ticket. Congress
man William ]. Carey, Fourth district,
Milwaukee, was reelected over Gay
lord. Socialist, and Beffel, Republican.
Carey ran as a fusion Democrat.
The entire Socialist ticket in Mil
Waukee went down in defeat before
the nonpartisan coalition of Demo
Gratis and Republicans, with the posi-
BILE exception of Winifred G. Rebel,
present district attorney.
Congressman John J. Esch, Seventh
district; Irvine L. Lenroot, Eleventh
district, have been reelected. Stew
art (Dem.) ran neck and neck with
Congressman H A Cooper (Rep) In
the First district
Congressman Konop (Dem). and
Representative Morse (Rep) each
claim election in the Ninth district