Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-10
KAREL, Philip
AND M'GOVERN
WIN IN PRIMARY
WISCONSIN VOTERS CHOOSE CAN
DlDATEs FOR STATE OFFICES
AND SENATOR.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
FOR SENATOR RUN CLOSE
Contest Between Husting and Kearney
Requires Complete Returns for
Deoision-kareI and AyIwsrd
Make a Pretty Race.

Milwaukee, Sept. 3.-Returns
from forty-three out Of seventy-one
counties on Tuesdays primary cleo
ton show E. L. Philip has captured
The republican nomination for COVER
nor and indicates that J. C. Karel
wins the democratic nomination over
Awkward. The race between KareI
and Awkward is close and Karel's
managers are claiming a majority of
5000 in the state The vote from
the forty-three counties shows: KareI
29,763, Awkward 21,158.
Up to late Wednesday it looked as
though the issue between KareI and
Awkward was doubtful, though Karel
seemed to be leading. The returns
received at night, however, were
more complete, including the full re-
turns from many counties, and these
showed that KareI was getting such
vote as warranted the belief that
he was nominated.
hiiPP fldS DtA ESdus
Philip, republican candidate for
governor. carried Milwaukee with a
lead of nearly 5000 and on the re-
turns 50 far received his vote nearly
equals that Of all the other republi-
can candidates for governor COM
bined. The vote of Hatton and Dahl,
who follow, appears to be close,
while Hull, Utman and Roethe are
far behind. Returns received from
over forty counties show the follow
ing vote: Philip, 28.237; Dahl, a.
325; Hatton, 1885; Hull, 5,148;
Utman, 4,018; Roethe, 1857.
mcGovern Senatorial Nominee.
The nominee for United States SEN
ator on the republican side will be
Gov. Francis E. McGoyern. From the
returns received from fifty counties
in the state out of seventy-one, Gov.
McGovern is in the lead for the nom
nation The same figures indicate
that Levi H. Bancroft will be second
and Thomas Morris third in the SEN
atorial race
with scattering returns received
from fOrty-three counties, in widely
separated sections of the state, the
totals for the three leading candi-
dates for United States senator on
the republican ticket were: Mccoy
ern, 22444; Bancroft, Is, 421; Nor
ris, 1896.
From the returns now received
McGovern carried the following coun-
ties: Ashland, Brown, Eau Claire.
Milwaukee, Iron, Jackson. Langlade.
Marinette, Oconto, Outagamfe, Ra-
cine, Sheboygan, Washburn. Winnie
bago, Wood
Judge Bancroft carried counties as
follows: Fond du Lac, Green Lake.
Juneau, Kewaunee. Marathon. Mon
roe, 0zaukee, Sank, Washington.
The counties carried by Thos. Nor
us were: Buffalo, Door, Green, Iowa,
La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Rock.
Husting and kearney Close.
1t is impossible to forecast the final
result of the race between Husting
and Kearney, democratic candidates
for the u. S. senatorial nomination
The returns received show a vote of
21,679 for Husting and 2O,386 for
kearney. Complete returns will an
parently be required to decide this
contest
Balance of State Tickets.
So far as the nominations below
governor on all the tickets. republi-
can and democratic, are concerned.
the returns are so meager that pre-
dictions are not safe. The probable
ity is, however, that the present state
otitcers-Donald, secretary of state
Johnson, state treasurer, and Owen.
attorney general, are likely in the end
to prove the republican nominees.
Peavey seems to be leading for lieu
tenant governor on the republican
ticket.
Vote in Milwaukee County
Emanuel L. Philip and Judge
John c. Karel, republican and demo
cratic candidates, swept Milwaukee
city and county for the respective
nominations for their parties for the
governorship.
Mr.. Philip received a plurality OF
'6,4SS. His total vote was $3.50. Mr..
g&arel received a majority of 1901 in
the county, his total being SITS.
John A. Awkward received 4,S74.
W. H. Hatton ran second for the
republican nomination in the county
getting 2,172: Utman third with
1872; Dahl, 1853; Hull. 265: and
Roethe, $40.
Emerson, the Prohibitionist candi-
date, received las votes. Oscar Am.
eringer. socialist, got 9,144.
Gov. F. E. McGovern and Paul O
Husting were the republican and
democratic selections of Milwaukee
county for the United States senator.
ship. Mr. McGovern received a plu.
rality of LOIS. His total vote was
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