Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
Wilson Elected President, Carrying All But Five Six
States-BOth Houses of Congress Democratic
An Unprecedented Victory.
McGovern Probably Defeated---State
Ticket and Legislature in Doubt
Woman Suffrage Wins in Michigan, Oregon and Arizo.
ma; Defeated in Wisconsin-Esch Carries Dis =
trict by 1000 rimsrud Wins by 600 ~ 81

/ Tuesdays slaughter was an unpreced-
ented victory for democracy and good
lesson for republican warning factions.
Nothing has seemed more Certain for
| three years than what has happened.
Personal ambitions, hatred and Jealous
les have wrecked great party. There
is no installing this conclusion, and it
was natural and easy for the old enemy
to triumph over the grandest party of
achievement the world has known.
The details of Tuesdays battle are
easily told without entering into detail
I Wilson has been elected president by
1893 electoral votes, carrying all but
about five or six states in tte Union.
AS far as known Roosevelt las four
states to his discredit Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois
while Taft is believed to have only one,
New Hampshire.
With this great political landslide
goes the house Of Representatives and
| United States Senate.
The above tells the story nationally.
Nothing further is essential.
Wisconsin is in the democratic pro-
cession for the second time in fifty years.
Taft and Roosevelt divided the repub-
lican vote, the split assuring the state
for Wilson. The congressional delega-
tion is nine republicans, two democrats.
Socialist Berger of Milwaukee is de-
feated by former Congressman Stafford.
Locally, republicans suffer no defeats,
Congressman Esch carrying the county
by l. TIA to $40 for his opponent, Mr..
Coffland, with thirteen precincts yet to
report. His majority in the district is
about 1000. Mr.. Coffiand was compli-
mented by his home city with an en-
dorsement of Ill majority. Congress-
man Eseh has the same distinction, car
rying his home county of La Crosse by
76l, while all others on the republican
side were swept by the democratic
strong wind.
There is uncertainty as to the result
in Wisconsin on the state tick ct. As
we go to press at four O'Clock news
dispatches state that Karel is 5000 a
head of McGovern, but this lead it is
claimed may be overcome by belated
returns from county districts. Whether
this condition maintains as to the bal
ance of the state tickets is not an
nounced. The counting win doubtless
be very close ard possibly undecided
until official returns are csnvassed from
every county in the state. Karel car
ried Milwaukee by IL, 900.
For legislative representative Mr..
Gr.nsrud was reelected by AIT, oyer
Chris Ellefson, fourteen precincts yet
unheard from. Mr.. Eliefson made a
great race in Viroqua, carrying the city
by 204.
There was no opposition TO repuni-
can candidates for county officers, the
following being elected: County Clerk,
Berlie Moore; Clerk of Court, II. C.
Costing; Register Of deeds, Thos. o.
Mork; District attorney, Geo. W. Nc
Kibbin; sheriff, Andrew Hoyeland;
county treasurer, Amund Belland; sur
veyor, E J. Older; coroner, E. A.
Schmidt.
With ten to fourteen precincts unre-
ported the vote in Vernon county is:
President Taft 2,109, Roosevelt 800,
Wilson 977; Governor -McGovern /. 875,
ksrel Sal 1t is safe 70 say that Taft
and ncGovern carry the county by
about 500 Karel carried Viroqua
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