The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-05
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TeIeuraphic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
LENROOT LEADS SENATE RACE
Returns Show Republican Ahead Of
Joseph E. Davies, Democrat-Berg-
er Is Poor Third-Close Con-
test in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, April 3.-Fragmentary
returns from the senatOrship election
show Irvine L. LenroOt, Republican,
leading Joseph L. Davies, Democrat.
Victor L. Berger Socialist, Is running
a poor third. Figures from the Ger
manic counties are expected to in
crease his proportion of the vote, but
at that the early returns indicate that
he will not run above $4,000 or $4,000
at the highest.
Two hundred and three precincts in
the state give LenrOot 1879; Davies,
10,S99; Berger, 9,466.
One hundred and thirty-seven pre-
cincts give Rosenberg 7,941; Crown
hart, 6,S37.
First returns from Milwaukee city
give HOan, Socialist, two-tO-one lead
over Braman, nOnpartiSan, for mayor.
Davies is picking up out in the state.
Waukesha county, in 10 precincts,
gives Davies 1888, LenroOt 1,017 and
Berger 424.
Republicans had Gained the county
by 500. 1t is one of the German
StronghOldS where the Democratic pri-
mary vote fell off heavily. Berger car
ried it when he ran for congress.
The first batch Of returns led the
LenroOt forces to let out Il shout that
their candidate would win by 10000
plurality and upward. The Davies
camp, after studying the first figures
reported, declared the race would be
close and that there is enough signiti-
canoe in the reports from some typical
precincts for them TO claim victory.
Democratic headquarters reported that
returns from II counties so far in gave
total for LenroOt, 2,776; Davies, p
70S, and Berger, 1870.
Scattering returns from II counties
give:
LenrOOt, 4,673.
Davies, 1908. y
Berger. 1,G09.
No Milwaukee figures are included.
Much depends upon the strength
Berger develops as the count proceeds.
The Davies leaders say that for Davies
to win Berger must poll a vote of at
least $4,000.
If later returns show that Berger is
landing less than One-half the 10000
La Toilette votes that went to James
Thompson at the primaries it is fig
ured as meaning that the normal Re
publican trend of Wisconsin will be
enough to put LenroOt across with one
of the customary Republican margins.
In 1916 La Toilette, for SENATOR won
by 10000; Philip, for governor, by
$4,000, and Hughes, for president, by
$1,000.
From all that is indicated by the
fragmentary reports, the Davies man.
ayers say, they have just as much
chance and more than the Democrats
did in the early part of the count in
1914, when Paul Husting finally won
after Francis McGOvern had been re-
garded as winner for almost two days.
One of the first returns was from
Waterloo, a Democratic community, Oh
which the Davies men had been bank
ing. 1t gave Lenroot $50, Davies 103
and Berger 40.
Ripon, in Fond du Lac county, birth
place of the Republican party. gave
LenrOot 1914, Davies 221 and Berger
179.
Port Washington, in Ozaukee coun-
ty, one of the lake shore Germanic
counties, also containing colonies of
Belgians and Hollanders, sent in it's
first figures, Lenroot $50, Davies 344
and Berger so, which was bit strong
er for Davies than his managers had
been estimating.
From Wausau came word that %
out of &c precincts in Marathon coun-
ty gave Davies 906, LenrOot S66 and
Berger 1908. This is a strong German
county, which some two or three
months ago elected a Socialist assem-
blyman to take tho place of stand
pat conservative who died.
Brown county, at the head of the
Fox River valley, where Davies ran
ahead at the primary, sent in returns
from the first FIVE towns showing Da-
vies getting twice as many votes as
Lenroot, Lenroot, 219; Davies, 4S0, the
vote stood.
Phillip Sees Lenroot Victor.
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