The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-03-23
LAFOLLETTE MAN
IS TURNED Down
Wisconsin Senate Candidate
Loyal to the Government Lead
ing by About 1000.
BERGER POLLS Big VOTE
With Several Counties Missing Figure
In Primary Contest Show Close Race
Between the Republican Candi-
dates-Davies' Statement.

Milwaukee, March 21.--Irvine l.. Len
root, loyalist candidate in the Wiscon-
sin senatorial primary election is lead
ing James Thompson, the La Toilette
candidate, by about 1000 votes, ac-
cording to the latest returns,
Outstanding features of the primary
were fivefold increase in the Social
list vote, the Overwhelming victory of
Joseph e. Davies for the Democratic
senatorial nomination and the close
race between Irvine L. Lenroot, the
loyalist candidate, and James ThOmp-
son, who carried the banner Of the La
Toilette Republicans In the senatorial
race of that party.
Lenroot supporters maintained that
what advantage there was on returns
up to eleven o'clock rested with Len
root. With IA counties missing, scat
tered reports from 81 gave Lenroot
5000 and Thompson's 54,763. 1t ap-
pears that Lenroot's home district.
which is always slow to report, would
give him majority sufficient to over
come that of Thompson in the city and
| county of Milwaukee. 1t may be days
before the deciding votes are in from
the backwoods.
Davies Democratic Choice.
| The nomination by the Democrats OF
Joseph e. Davies, former member OF
the federal trade commission, over DIR
Charles Mccarthy, by large majority
was cprtali l Both democratic
candidate 10 3e campaign strongly
( Endorsed q wag olicy of Presideni
Wilson $780,
+, FORMER 3G Al Victor Berger
Socialist an ' who was unop
posed pol' d afger vote than early
/ returns inG , his managers claim
| ing that the Socialist vote In the state
will reach a total of $4,000
After his nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket was assured, Mr.. Davies
issued a statement In which he said
"The nation doubts Wisconsin, MOI
because of the acts Of any one of hel
public men, but because of the acts o.
many of her public men. 1t is doub
that can be removed by clear uneQuiv
ocal expression of the loyal scntimcn
of Wisconsin registered at the polls. i
can be removed by nothing else.
1.-THE situation In Wisconsin Is O
deep concern In more than one way. l
involves the question, of course, o
whether or not Wisconsin shall sup
port with all her power our battle lint
In France. But 1t also involves tn
question Of whether Wisconsin is tho!
oughly, intellectually American II
all cases and under all circumstances
1t involves the question of nationality
J the question of whether Wisconsin !
J heart and soul part of America unifie'
and integrate.
Bow to Allen Power.
"Alien forces, sometimes hidden
often bold and impudent in their open
, ness. have been at work in Wisconsin
for many years seeking to weaken an
: undermine the Americanism of he
people. They have gained and wielde
: large powers. This Is the reason VIII
SO many men of the state have faile
In their duty to America during tn
last three years and longer. They hav
bowed to alien power. The effect @
their acts and utterances has bee
most helpful to the country which.
is clearly established, has all alon
haan the deadly foe of America, just q
1t is the common foe of the free civ
lized nations of the world"