Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
M'GOvERN SEEKS
RECOUNT Of VOTE
ON j. s. SENATOR
ATTORNEYS START ACTION FOR
REVIEW OF BALLOTS IN SIX
COUNTIES OF STATE.
HUSTING HAS LEAD OF Ito
Democratic Candidate Is Shown Win
ner on Returns From Seventy
one Counties, Seventeen Of
Which Are Unofficial.

Milwaukee Papers have been FL
ed in six counties by attorneys for
Gov. Francis E. McGOvern, republi-
can candidate, demanding a recount
If the votes cast for United States
senator. The counties where a re-
view Of the ballots is demanded are
Milwaukee, Dane, Douglas, Polk,
Fond du Lac and Waukesha.
Demands for the recount will be
fled in each of the counties, as re-
Quired by law, and the candidates
Tor the office of senator notified. 1t
will he charged in the papers de-
handing a recount that Illegal in
structions we're issued to election Of
ficials regarding the elimination of
ballots not properly marked.
Many Ballots Thown Out.
It is declared at the McGovern
headquarters that Hastings lead is
only a few hundred and that this
will be wiped out II the ballots dis
allowed are counted. II is stated that
in Milwaukee county alone 1000 bal
lots were cast out, many Of them be-
cause the voter marked a cross at
the top of the BALLOT, thus voting the
straight ticket, and then split. The
intent of the voter should govern the
count In such cases, say the Mccoy
ern men who believe their candidate
lost many votes by the ruling
through which these ballots were
cast out
Although demands for a recount
are filed in only six counties those
at the McGoyern headquarters say
additional actions will be taken If
further Irregularities are discovered
In other counties. McGovern leaders
here say they are receiving long dis
tance calls and kilograms constantly
from ali parts of the state in which
it is advised that recount be asked.
Although it is claimed by the gov
ernor's friends that only a few hun
dred votes separate him from Hust-
ing, tho democratic candidate, the
count OF the Milwaukee Sentinel
shows that Hustlng is leading by
1,710 votes Returns from seven
teen counties out of seventy-one were
unofficial. The totals shown in this
table are: Husting, 134,863; Mccoy
ern. 1919.
Husting Confident Of Result.
81 have not yet received the form
nj notice OF demand by Gov. Me
Govern for a recount of the votes in
Milwaukee" said Paul o. Husting
over the telephone at Mayville Il
have Gov. McGovern beaten by 800
votes. and l think this is sufficient
to settle the election without any de-
mand for a recount"
Il think a recount would even give
me a larger plurality than the early
returns indicate. | believe | suffered
most owing to mistakes made by pre-
einct officers. But in event that a
recount is made anywhere. believe
the entire vote of the state should
he recounted McGOyeru is defeated
on the face OF the returns and he
should be a good loser and admit il.
Gov. McGovern should remem-
ber." added Mt. Husting. that If the
recount is not fair. the United States
senate viii see that il Is made fair,
and as | now lead by 1900 votes. |
think there is no question as to
whom the office belongs"
Election of Phillip Certain.
Returns now at hand leave no doubt
but that Emanuel L. Philip. republi
can candidate. has been elected COVER
nor. and his supporters claim victor,
by plurality of over 10000. The
democratic managers insist that Phil
ipp's plurality will fall considerably
below that figure The entire republic
can state ticket has been elected.
Legislature Stays Republican.
The results of the election show that
the republicans retain a majority in
both houses of the legislature. Re
turns from the senatorial districts in
the state show the republicans carried
ten of the seventeen districts in which
elections were held this year.
Amendments Meet Defeat.
Returns. including those from Mil
waukee county. indicate that ali Tbs
proposed ten amendments to the state
constitution have been defeated In
almost all cases they were defeated by
q large majority OF those voting on