Evening star., 1920-04-08
Wisconsin VICTORY
| FOR LA TOILETTE
| |MPER|LS SLENROOT
Cleanup by Senior Senator
Reported-Thompson May
Run for Senate.

AdVlceS received in Washington
state that the La Toilette forces made
3 complete "clean-up'' in the pri-
,naries for the selection of delegates
to the republican national CONVEX.
ttea. and that the La Toilette -Thomp-
son ticket carried the big four and
every district delegation.
Wisconsin politicians here say that
This victory for Senator La Toilette
forecasts trouble for Senator Len
root in his campaign for return to the
senate, as they expect Thompson to
make the run for the senatorship
with the La Toilette support.
The Wisconsin delegation to the ma
Ilohal convention IS expected to
favor Hiram Johnson for, the presi-
dental nomination when it comes to
rhnches- Senator La Toilette. it is
declared. has no personal presid.n-
1ial aspirations. but is intent upon
nominating a man of the type of SEN
ator Johnson and especially of writ
ing into the republican national plat
form the progressive features of tie
Wisconsin platform.
Incomplete Returns.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. April S.-Re-
turns from more than 800 precincts
in about half of the counties of the
state indicate that delegates at large
10 the national republican convention
favorable to Senator Robert NJ La
Toilette Were victorious in TUESDAYS
delegate election
The delegates supported by Gov
fhi1pp. seemed on incomplete returns.
to have lost in all districts except
possibly the first and the eleventh
Figures Indicated that the delegates
al large would be James Thompson
La Crosse: Edwin J. Gross. Milwau-
kee: John J. Blaine. Boscobel and
Henry krumery, Plymouth.
The democratic delegation, which
goes to San Francisco uninstructed
Will consist Of Joseph Z. Davies. Mad
ison; John c. karel. Milwaukee; Dem
mis- u. Conway, Grand Rapids. and
Thomas J. Fleming, West Allis.
Latest Figures in Michigan.
DETROIT. Mich. April S.-Less than
one hundred precincts reported yes
terday on Mondays presidential pri-
mary and these returns failed to
change the standing of any of the
candidates or add much to the total
which placed Senator Hiram W.
Johnson in the lead on the republican
ticket and gave Herbert Hoover
wards Of New Jersey for democratic
Endorsement.
The 90 precincts yet to report are
largely in sparsely settled rural dis
Iricts and probably will not be heard
from until he Cfhoial canvass. hich
rhe election. In some Of the nissins
Trecincts the ballots We're locked up
yesterday 10 await the canvass.
The latest figures available on the
republican candidates We're from 1.735
cut Of the 2.s21 precincts md gave:
Johnson. 1zS.sI6; Wood. s3.e4e; Low
den. +4.451: Hoover. 43.S1s: Pershing.
11,55S: Poin6exter. 2.Gl..
The democratic vote, tabuiated from
1.4s2 precincts. was:
Hoover. 1862: Edwards. 1876:
McAdoo. 12.441: Palmer. 1888.
Former Gov. Fred NJ. Warner was
given a plurality by the incomplete
T1Iurns of Hoo ever his nearest
opponent for the nomination for re-
publican national committee ma n. /
VILLA N r. Connolly. Incumbent. was /;
rnopposed for that Office on the demo- +,
cratic ticket
Kansas City Election.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April S.-Com-
plete official returns from Tuesdays
election give Mayor James A. Cow
gill. democrat. a plurality of 2.111
votes for reelection over Matthew \.
Foster. republican. Cowgirl received
3e,51S votes and Foster 2S.39e.