The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
LENROOT Wins
BY CLOSE VOTE
IN SENATE RACE
1000 Ballots Give Victory
to Loyalty Candidate Over
La FOllettc'S Man.
FUSION Is PROPOSED
Socialist May BE Elected in
Wisconsin by Union of
MalcOntentS.
.,e,iai Dsspdich 10 THE SuS.

MalcOntentS.
.te,i1i Despatch 10 THE SrS.
Muw,rKrE. Wis. March 2o.--By a
margin ominously narrow Irvine Il Len
,5s candidate Of the 100 per cent.
awsr.cuas. wins the Republican nomina-
roa rlr United States Senator over
lame. Thompson. candidate set UP by
r., Fol'etts TO coalesce all opposition
. ,u,rica's course in the war-pacif-
..... rro-,iermans Knownothings.
" the same time Joseph E. Davies
-,.ny victor in the Democratic pri-
..-,ss over his equally patriotic oppo-
,,u; pr. Charles Mccarthy. Mr.. Daviess
,ute being a little more than four times
.teater than McCarthy's.
iauly complete returns from the sew
...y-ore counties present the following
tit!c.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
!enroot ................ os'oo1
thompson ............... 6e,?0S
ul;MoCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Dawes ..''...'''.'. ....'..' Ot'Ito
Mccarthy ................. 1922
SOCIALIST PRIMARIES.
.,oI-ey ,unopposed) ........ 36.6A5
e total vote. which will be in the
20 .1orhood o. 250.o 900. Is not likely to
-.se tAe result. The expectation is
81 Lcuroot and Thompson will about
..I.e the urreported ballots and that
moot will maintain to the final count
D.; plurality over Thompson of slightly
n9-e than 1000.
Loyalty Margin Narrow.
The significance TO loyalis:s lies In
comparing the loyalist vote. represented
20 Learoot's, Daviess and McCarthy's
'rials. with the an;i-American vote rep
-ssnted by Thompson's and Berger's.
re three loyalists poiled lS5.SS7. with
-lre districts missing. The other two
,aNiidates. Thompson and Berger. with
f'e' socialist. German and paciflst sup
r'-.. r1lled up a total of l02.s5l votes.
ihls conputation gives loyalty a thin
sri uncertain lead of 33.l1s votes in the
'4lk OF the 23s.s3s that have been
c,rHted up to midnight Tonight.
There is no blinking the ugly fact that
Wisconsin did not come cleanlv through
he frs, fiery ties; of her loyalty. The
digestion occurs instantly that the
s7'i-war coalition Of Socialists. Kaiser
'ss ard raci!lstS have an excellent
nance 10 win the SPECIAL election on
April >, when the people ave 10 choose
successor to the late Pau. d Husting
= is taken for granted that the for
-iahla Thompson vote will go almost
'7tdly to Berger now that Thompson
=, hesn eliminated. and Berger stands
,7.a as the champion Of disloyalty and
~ Ayery form OF opposition to the Presi-
wrh Mr., Lerroot. Republican. and Mr..
I'v'es, Democrat, dividing the loyalist
'''" II is APPARENT that the peril Of
Fa-ger's success Is not imaginary. The
fsuges reveal possibilities that cannot be
ts.cd i.ghtly aside.
Loyal Fusion Proposed.
Al-eadv a movement is stirring and
forGnng 10 bring about loyal fusion: TO
r-eyail upon either Mr.. Lenroot or Mr..
Davies preferably the former for rea-
sons that seem good to many men that
aspire above partisan success) to retire
n order that the straightout American
'''e can be massed behind one loyalist
'andidate. Next Friday there will be a
'rass meeting in this city under the
'lsplces Of the Loyal Legion. a nom
partisan organization which includes al
''ost every well known Republican and
3snoorat in the State. At this meeting
At effort will be made to retire Lenroot
a~cahly
There Is, perhaps unfortunately, little
"lhood upon the present surface OF
'h.rss FOR this - come to pass Len.
'''t seems to have set himself against
He appears to believe that he can
,''r pretty near the full strength Of the
t11bAcan party, enough to win the
t1a;orsa.p He said tonight before
a'armers' meeting which congratulated
- cheered him at Marinette
he report that I would withdraw
= favor Of Mr.. Davies is absolutely
'fnog' foundation. We have made the
'slt N the Republican party on the
1ial'y 'ssve and have won II. notwith-
ar1.rg the efforts of certain persons
~ place the stamp Of disloyalty upon
~. Republican party"
n that statement. made by Lenroot
~ The SPUR ~ the moment. thoughtful
-na apprehensive Republicans oppose the
''sAment that this is no time to consider
- success Of the Republican party, be-
'9lse Ihomrson's vote at the Republican
Ninarss plus Berger's vote at the So
'aust primaries Is a clear indication OF
ne power of sedition In Wisconsin. a
r1TeT 50 formidable that II may carry
~ NE special election In case of d.
SION among loyalists. Every effort will
- nadA within the next few days IA
fNi'e his perpleXing problem. but they
Tno knor the stubbornness of partisan
MP IN the stat. do not look for a happy
p'rome
Vicious Pro.German Faction.
LHHroo,s hare victory confirms opin-
~ so"?ly held in Wisconsin for a yeas
y T'r= that there Is throughout the
ate 2 vicious and powerful pro-Ger'
Sn' upon which Senator La Toilette
''f~ 70: political life. II confirms tn.
'N'' that thousands Of German citi
"'' mo used to vote Republican have
FhH7 socialist merely for opportunit!
'TTose tie prosecution of the wa
- 'Epport La Toilette In all Of hi
+3frlnR tactics The Socia Lists OF thi.
'S 'not real Socialists at all. bu
merely German sympaiiizers masquer
''e under the name ~ the party
'"ry pulled Thompson through the Re
'''."dn rrnarios and tremendously In
-a'"1 the Socialist vote over what i
- -.N'acn months ago.
A3fd ny The loose election laws Of tn,
tIslt, IL ,,f do 1I.,., li,