Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-17
HUGHES CARRIED
STATE BY $4,000
GOV. Philip HAS $4,000 PLURAL
ITY AND LA TOILETTE LEADS
VIM. F. WOLFE BY $4,000.
ALL CONGREssMEN TO COP.
Democratic Congressman In Second
Sixth and Ninth Districts De-
feated for Re-Eiection--Phil-
ipp Controls Legislature.

lPP OOH1FQIS Legislature
Milwaukee The final footings foI
the national and state election held lie
Wisconsin on November Z will give
Charles Evans Hughes, republican
candidate for president a total vote OF
approximately 100000 as compared
with a vote of $4,000 for Woodrow
Wilson. The total vote on the gov
ernorship will be about 100000 fol-
Gov e. L. Philip, republican, as
against vote of about 161, 900 for his
democratic opponent, Burt Williams
United States Senator Robert M. La
Toilette was reelected with total OF
about $4,000 votes. 1t is expected
that the official count will give Viii
liam f. Wolfe, the democratic candt
date for the senatorship, $4,000 votes
in round numbers. This will give the
following pluralities: Hughes, 24,0O0s
Phillip, $4,000; La Toilette, $4,000.
All Congressman Republican.
A solid republican delegation OF
eleven members will be sent from
Wisconsin to the next congress. The
present delegation is composed OF
eight republicans and three democrats.
Following are the congressman
elected in the eleven districts:
First-Henry A. Cooper, Racine.
Second Edward Weight, Sheboygan.
Third John w. Nelson, Madison
Fourth-Wm. j. Cary, Milwaukee.
Fifth-Wm. H. Stafford. Milwaukee.
Sixth James H. Davidson, Fond du
Lac.
Seventh John ]. Esch. La Crosse.
Eighth - Edward H. Browne, Wau-
paca.
David G. Classon. Oconto.
Tenth James A. Frear, Hudson.
Eleventh Irvine L. Lenroot, Supe-
rior.
Those reelected are Congressman
Cooper, Nelson, Cary, Stafford, Eschs
Browne, Frear and Lenroot. The
three present democratic congressman
who have been defeated for reelection
are Michael e. Burke in the Second
district, Michael X. Reilly in the Sixth
district, and Thomas F. Konop in the
Ninth district.
Philip Controls Legislature.
The legislature will be republican,
and in probable sympathy with Gov.
Philips program: 1t is believed that
the governor will have comfortable
working majority in the senate,
OF the thirty-three senators, OF
which fifteen are followers, and eigh.
teen were elected, Gov. Phillip ap
pears to have eighteen, majority OF
the senate. In the assembly the gov
ernor will have a majority. It ap-
pears the membership will stand about
this way: Phillip. AZ; progressive re-
publicans, 20; democrats, 18; social
lists. 8: doubtful. A.
Many Jobs to Be Filled.
Gov. E. L. Philip, in the next two
years, will make enough appointments
on state boards and commissions to
entirely reorganize the state govern
ment. The state will be mostly
manned by Philip men within a few
months after the governor begins his
second term on Jan. 1.
Following are the most important
appointments the governor will make:
Railroad Commission Successor to
Henry w. Trumbower, whose term ex-
pires February, 1917. Salary, $4,000.
Industrial Commission - Successor
| to J. d. Beck, whose term expires
June 80, 1917. Salary, $4,000.
Tax Commission - Successor to I.
e. Lyons, whose term expires May,
1917. Salary, $4,000.
Dairy Commission Successor to
George J. Weigle, whose term expires
February, 1917. Mr.. WeigIe is the gov
ernor's appolntee Salary, $4,000.
Highway Commission Successor to
+. H. Van Doren, Birnamwood. No
salary.
State Board of Control Successors
| to Katherine r. Williams, whose term
expires April, 1917, and w. H. Graeb-
ner, whose term expires April, 1918.
Salaries $1,000.
Civil Service Commission - Success
sor to Otto Gaffron, whose term ex-
pires June, 1917. Salary, $40 per day,
not to exceed $500 per annum.
Insurance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
M. J. Cleary, who is The governors ap-
pointee. Salary, $4,000.
Banking Commissioner - Successor
to A. E. Kuolt, whose term expires
May, 1918. Salary, $4,000.
Board of University Regents-Suc-
cessors to Mrs. Florence Buckstsff.
Oshkosh; Orlando 3. Clark. Appleton;
Theodore M. Hammond, Milwaukee,,
G. D. Jones, Wausau; A. P. Nelson.
Grantsburg; F w. A. Notz. MilWau-
kee.
Board of Normal "Reminiscences
sors to Mrs. Theodore Youmans, Wau-
kesha; Clough Gates, Superior; Theo-
dore Kronshage, Jr., Milwaukee; Dun
can McGregor, Plattyille.
Board of Health Successors to II.
la. Meilike, whose term expires Febru-
airy, 1917, and w. F. White, president
of the board, whose term expires Fed
ruary, 1918. No salary.
superintendent of Public Property
| cuccoseor RI M Blumenfeld, a Philip