Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-09
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On Election
It rained IN the evening.


we're not as many on the streets as
usual on election night.
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Four years ago Plain gave Taft 8
and Roosevelt 0. This year Hughes
got A and Wilson rs.
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According to the unofficial returns
Hughes carried the city of Baraboo
by los. This is considered close.
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| There was not much betting, and
not many expressed surprise at the
results.
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The vote in the city was light this
year. One who is we'll informed says
| that it was less than at the election
in April.
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On election day the officers of the
Sank County Equal Suffrage league
| held a meeting in the library. This
will be new and desirable factor in
state politics before many years to
come.
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! A number of ballots received by
mail we're thrown out at the city pol
| ling places because the voter had
failed to register Unless the name
o. the one who sent the ballot could
be found on the official list the vote
was n. g.
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The law offices Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. F. Dithmar and E. r. Bent
ley were dark on election night. U.s.
ually returns are received at these
places, but this year they left the joy
of getting the county vote over the
telephone to others.
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The returns from the town of Bar
l
lie on Tuesday evening, the count be-
ing completed about 7 o'clock. Will
son had 81 and Hughes 1863. A few
moments after, the report was in Mil
waukee.
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George W. Andrews, Republican
i, county chairman, arranged for the
county returns to be sent to the Y
M. G. A., and most Of the precincts
reported very promptly. When it
came time to turn off the lights only
about three were lacking.
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The Democratic friends gathered
} at the Democrat office to receive the
returns, but they soon turned off
their lights and joined the Republi.
cans at the Y M. G. A, where there
I was plenty of enthusiasm. Democrat
ic County Chairman V. H. Cady was
one of the last to leave.
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There was flood of Oratory at the
/ high school on Tuesday afternoon
when the great issues were depated
for about two hours by number of
pupils. A vote was then taken which
showed III for Wilson and 115 for
Hughes. The remainder of the vote
stood: Hanley, 1; Benson, 1; Philip
1872; Williams 1913; LaFollette 1856;
Wolfe IA. The faculty then voted,
which gave Wilson 10 and Hughes S.
Most of the faculty are ladies.
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F. A. Cooper, the candidate for
county clerk, came up from Merri-
mack to mingle with the other candi-
dates and others as the returns came
to the Y. M. G. A. Mr.. Cooper was
the only candidate on the Republi-
can ticket who had never been elect
ed before. He made a splendid race,
Notwithstanding one or two trying to
deprive him of the honor All his
friends are glad that he stands prac-
tically at the top of the list.
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The Associated Press in Milwaukee
collected the Badger returns this
year and turned the figures over to
the newspapers, as we'll as sending
! tEHm broadcast. Heretofore the re-
turns have been collected by the
/ newspapers, but the arrangement on
Tuesday night was much the best, as
it saved duplicating. The news or
ganization had representative in
each county seat who sent the returns
to Milwaukee, where they were added
and flashed over the country. Plans