New Britain herald., 1916-04-14
WILSON STRONG IN
 PRIMARY VOTING
Ballots Show Trend Of Country Is
 for President

Washington, D. C., April 14.-In- !, formation has been received in Wash 1 1DgtOn showing the result of many in l tercsting polls made recently in war; 1 1ous parts of the United States indi- l eating a decided trend toward Pre~ l ident Wilson.
 The vote for President Wilson in l the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois primaries is the subject of special comment These states have hereto fore been considered republican. but the strong run of President Wilson in primaries in which no special effort was made to bring out the democratic vote, while republicans were active be- cause of party contests, is considered very significant.
 Chicago Vote Significant.
 The Chicago vote is especially strilx- ing. In the presidential preference primary Wilson received 79,39s votes, while the combined vote for Sherman, Roosevelt, Hughes Root and Thomp- son was 76, ,593.
 In letter from James M Price, Bergville, Minnesota, is found the fol- lowing:
 'The President carried this dis trict at the late primaries over the combined vote of all the republican candidates by 67S votes.''
 Summary:
 Comm1ns 2943 Eist@brook ................ 1210
 WeDSter ......... 400
 Total republican vote ....... 4553 Wilson's district majority . 678
 In Wisconsin the president received 22,0OO votes in the city of Milwaukee, and about 25,0OO votes in Milwaukee county. The total vote boiled by the president was almost as large as the combined votes cast for the LaFollette and Philipp candidates for delegates at-large to the republican convention.
 Henry c. Campbell, editor of the Milwaukee Journal, in letter to Sec retary Tumulty, characterized the showing as Remarkably good''
 The following is quoted from a tel egram from George H. Herzog, chair man of the democratic committed Ra- cine county, Wisconsin:
 "Wilson boiled heavy vote here to- day. Surprised our opponents. Got five hundred more votes than either
 
 dents vote in Racine county will ex- ceed twenty-five hundred. No strife on our side. Will sweep state in Mo- vember.'
 Telegrams of Congratulation.
 A telegram from Frank B. Shutz. chairman of the democratic central committee, Wisconsin, says:
 Extend congratulations to the pres ident for remarkable primary vote Wisconsin Tuesday. Milwaukee county, eight precincts missing, twenty-four thousand. Philipp last election twen- ty-two thousand.'
 Quoted from the Milwaukee Jour- ral:
 At Fort Atkinson, Wis, the center of a strong German settlement, Pres idcnt Wilson, on the democratic ticket, received 5O9 votes, while Senator La Toilette, received but 1S6 votes on the republican preference ballot"
 "Kewaunee, Wisconsin-the town of Red river, a republican strongh old in this county gave President Wilson forty-eight votes in the presidential preference primary. It is said that the most votes any democratic candi- date ever received in any previous election here was fOurteen.'
 In Ozaukee county the president received 973 votes; while in this cOun- tv LaFollette received 730 votes, and Roosevelt 8. In Green county the president was given 700 votes; Senator LaFollette, 1,O36 This is normally a I republican county. In commenting on this the Milwaukee Journal says:
 Few of the counties reporting cleo tion returns have compiled the re- suits of the presidential primary, put such figures as have been received in dicate that President Wilson received general indorsement throughout the state This appears to be the case re-