The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07
Congressman-Elect Randall Carries
Every County in the District With
the Exception of Cooper's
Home County.

Judge Clifford E. Randall of Keno
sha will represent the First Wisconsin
District IN Congress during the next
two years. Sweeping the entire Dis
triet he defeated Congressman Fl. A.
Cooper who had staged campaign of
spite and vituperation with a major
lily of more than $500 votes and he de-
feated Calvin Stewart the Democratic
member Of the triangle by majority
3eseeodiag fivc 9hossenfi ss. Judge
Randall carried every county in the
district with the exception of Cooper's
home county, Racine, where Cooper had
majority in the neighborhood of 500
votes. In Waukesha county the
voters failed to take the candidacy of
Cooper as a serious candidacy and he
lost to Judge Randall by close to 1000
votes while in Rock County the Keno
sha successful candidate had lead
Of more than a thousand and Wal
worth county contributed a majority
of $50 more to swell the majority of
the winner in the great campaign.
Judge Randall won his home county
by majority of nearly 600 votes.
The victory of Judge Randall in the
triangular race was so emphatic that
from the first returns coming from
Lake Geneva until the last returns had
been received from Racine county there
was no doubt of mis- election. In the
western end Of the District his vote
was more than that given to both of
his opponents. Attorney Stewart ran
second to Randall in Kenosha and
Waukesha counties while Cooper had
the second place in Rock and Wal
worth counties.
"Of course I am very happy over
the result" said Judge Randall when
he saw the final returns this morning.
F'I don't know that there is anything
I can say at this time more than to
say that I appreciate deeply the con-
fdence the people of the district have
shown In me and my cause. want
to assure them again that I win not
prove forgetful of the trust and that
am going to give to the First Dis
trict the best that is in me. I am
pleased with the result throughout the
district but it is especially pleasing
to know that the people right here at
home gave me splendid majority.
Some time later when the full returns
are officially promulgated l shall have
com ntino further m cav -
Attorney Stewart was just a little
disappointed, "I had hoped" he said
''that the call of the President would
have brought the Democrats in line
behind my candidacy but it is evident
that Mr.. Cooper drew a lot Of his
strength in the district from Demo
cratic votes. congratulate Judge
Randall in his success.
| Racine newspapers declared that
Mr.. Cooper could not be found in Ra-
cine and that no statement in regard
to the outcome Of the election had
been issued by any of his committee
members.
Judge Randa1l's success is partieul-
arly pleasing to Kenosha people. He
will be the first Congressman from
this county in more than forty years
and his high standing in the city has
made his victory a matter of great
civic pride His term in Congress will
begin with the converting of the next
session of Congress.
The official vote in the district viii
probably not be known for several
DAYS on account of the delay in wait
ing for the soldier vote but it is be-
Ilieved that this vote viii largely IN
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