Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-03
LENROOT LEADING
BY NEARLY 5000
incomplete Returns Indicate
Defeat of Davies, Demo-
crat, in Wisconsin.
BERGER 10 FAR IN REAR

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, April 3.-Belated re.
tnrni from yesterdays election con,
firmed the victory Of Irvine L. Lenroot
republican, for senator. His plurality
at noon was 1875.
With nineteen counties complete and
comparatively full reports from all but
four others, the vote stood.
Lenroot, 13o,50s.
Joseph E. Davies, democrat, 121 ,e33.
Victor L. Berger, socialist, Ss03s.
The missing counties will maintain
Lenroot's winning ratio, as they are
safely republican.
The last hope for Davies disappeared
with returns from all but four Mil
waukee county precincts, which gave
Davies lead over Lenroot of 1855,
and this was not sufficient to overcome
the Lenroot plurality in other parts of
the state of 24,130.
Since the inception of the campaign
every leader has Insisted that the 10y
atty OF the state was being judged by
the nation. The socialist platform,
which opposed the Presidents policy
of peace with victory. offered refuge
for the ballots of the. disloyal ele-
ment Patriots accepted this vote as
test, and on that basis the state has
apparently voted loyal by three to
one. p
State Shows Its Loyalty.
Some of the votes lost by the re-
publicans went to Davies because the
President wanted him. hut much of it
represented by the German element
in the La Toilette faction voted for
Berger. according to local analysts. The
socialist platform. which calls for
France and a repetition of the boil
shevik experiment in negotiating
peace with Germany, was fully under
stood throughout the state. Prominent
citizens who have felt that the state
to count the Lenroot-Davies vote as
loyal: that of Berger disloyai.
Berger showed strength in twelve
counties heard from. In Burnett county
his vote exceeded that for Davies; in
Calumet he led both Davies and Lem
root. In Dodge. Marathon, Milwaukee
and Sheboygan counties he led the
field. In Manitowoc. Sheboygan and
ceeded the combined poll Of the loyaiist
candidates. In others he was second
Mayor Daniel w. Hoan. socialist.
Of Milwaukee. In this connection the
administrative committee issued a
statement tending to palliate the So
cialist showing by calling attention to
made to every call for support of the
war In part, 1t says:
Response Made by Milwaukee.
"A glance at the wartime record of
Milwaukee county provides ample proof
that this community has done it's full
of Milwaukee and Milwaukee county have
not only oversubscribed their quotas in
all war finance campaigns. but have
taken a place in the top ranks Of those
districts providing full quotas of men for
military service.
"Official figures show that Milwaukee
her share in the various
s11. 200, 900. The total allotment to Mil
waukee in connection with war finance
enterprises WAS s39.660.00o. and the peo-
pie Of Milwaukee subscribed a total OF
S5o,9S5 600.
.Milwaukee's military record shows that
She has, provided a total Of 1922 men
for the various branches of the military
service, and 1t Is authoritatively stated
that every fifteenth American in France
today is a Wisconsin man.
Another thing to Milwaukee's credit
in connection with discussion of the loy-
atty proposition Is. the fact that no labor
difficulties have been experienced in Mii-
waukee since the war began. There have
been no strikes. no riots. nor any at
tempts to blow up or destroy either gov
ernrnent or private property.
Members Of this committee are con-
yineed as are all citizens who have
really investigated the situation, that by
TAR the greater majority OF the people OF
this community. are entirely loyal and
are prepared to stand back Of the govern