The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-20
WISCONSIN VOTE
COUNTED SLOW
Several Hours Before it is
Known Who Wins Re-
publican Senatorial
Nomination.
NECK AND NECK RACE
Davies Wins With Ease on Democratic
Slate and Berger on
tho Socialist
Ticket.
NECK AND NECK RACE

[United Press Leased Wire ServiceI
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 2O.-Ir
vine l. Lenroot and James Thompson
were running neck and neck In re
turns early today for the republican
senatorial nomination and the result
apparently was as much in doubt as
when the polls opened for tho pr1
maries yesterday.
Joseph Davies has been nominated
for the senate by the democrats over
Dr.. Charles Mccarthy by to 1 ma
jority. Victor Berger was named by
the socialists, polling a comparatively
heavy vote.
Fairly complete returns showed
Lenroot leading Thompson this morn
ing by 29,1O6 to 27,O21. These returns
were scattered through. every sec.
tion Of Wisconsin, but included only
thirty Milwaukee precincts.
Thompson was showing greater
strength in Milwaukee county than
Lenroot and on the basis of the early
returns, 1t was estimated that the La
Toilette candidate would carry the
county by 5000 votes.
Lenroot developed strength in the
northern and western parts Of the
stata. The race depended. today, II
seemed. on whether this upstate ma
jority would offset the lead Thomp-
son WILL secure in Milwaukee.
The same 600 precincts gave NC
Carthy 5,622 votes and Davies 1856.
The strongest Mccarthy centers had
been heard from and indications were
that Davies majority will be in
creased Berger in the same dis
tricts received 10,94O votes. The so
c1alist candidate received surprisingly
heavy votes in some parts Of the state
where socialist votes heretofore have
been regarded as curiosities.
1t was agreed at headquarters of
both Lenroot and Thompson that it
may be several hours before the re-
suit Of the republican, race can be
known. The count is slow in iso-
lated counties. while it is delayed
municipal ballot complicated the
counting.
I1enroot and Davies hackers took
satisfaction in pointing out that the
total pro-war vote of Lenroot and the
two democratic candidates in the 600
precincts counted, exceeded by ap-
proximately 10000, the combined
votes OF Thompson and Berger in the
same precincts.
The pro-war vote, according to these
figures, was 47,2S3, while the vote. of
Berger and Thompson, which the
Lenroot leaders declared represented
fairly we'll the anti-war sentiment, to-
tailed 37,961.
Wisconsin's soldier vote, factor
that was expected to be extremely i'm
portant in deciding the primaries, will
4v, <hA
A dispatch from Madison early to-
day stated that Attorney General
Haven had given the opinion that the
soldiers could vote only at general
elections.
Socialists Large Vote.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. March 20.-L. c.
Hodgson. labor candidate, will be pit
ted against J. F. Emme. socialist, in
the mayoralty election May Z. The
socialist polled 7,015 votes in yester-
days primaries, compared with 1908,
polIed by the similar socialist candi-
date two wears ago.
an Nominated.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, March 90
Mayor Daniel Hoan was nominated
IN yesterdays primaries to run for
reelection Public Works Commis-
sioner Percy Braman will be his op-
oonent at the general election. Re-
urns from 11O out of JAG precincts
rave Hoan 20723 votes and Rraman
I6. .2S3. Other candidates were left
ar behind.
Interesting Contest.
BY L. C. Earnist. United Press STAFF
CORRESPONDENT
MILWAUKEE. Wis, March 90
The war attitude of the republican
,arty in Wisconsin remained in doubt
oday while the ballots cast at yes
erday's senatorial primary were
,eing counted.
With slightly more than half the
'recincts in the state reported. Rep
sentative Irvine L. Lenroot, candi-
ate of the pro-war republicans, and
ames Thompson. backed by Senator