Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-10
WISCONSIN U. S. SENATOR IS RE
NOMINATED IN REPUBLICAN
CONTEST
WILCOX AND BLAINE CLOSE
Milwaukee County Gives Wilcox Good
Lead, Which is Reduced by Rural
vote-stafford to Contest With Ber-
ger for Congress.

| root Was TenOfHlndteu on = the re-
/ publican ticket at the primary cleo
ton. He carried the state by an es-
timated plurality of 10000
Lenroot piled up a lead Of 1850
votes over Thompson in 691 out Of
1873 precincts in the state Milwau.
kee county went, strong for the SEN
ator With six precincts in Milwau-
kee county to be heard from, the re-
SUI: was as follows Irvine H. Len
root, 1850; A. G. McHenry $40;
James Thompson, 14,456. Lenroot led
by 1924
Returns from 400 precincts outside
Milwaukee county gave Lenroot, 49,
$40, Thompson, 1862; McHenry, TO-
131.
McHenry Vote Deciding Factor.
Ii appears that the vote polfed by
Mayor A. G. McHenry. Oshkosh, will
be the decisive factor. Mayor Nc
Henry cut deeply into the vote which,
until he entered the race, was credited
to Thompson His total vote will un-
doubtedly exceed Lenroots plurality
over Thompson
Lenroot ran ahead of Thompson by
nearly 700 in Outagamie county,
where thirty-fiye of thirty-seyen pre-
cincts gave him 2,747 votes and
Thompson 2,091 McHenry piled up
1,17S votes there.
The senator was leading elose
race in Barron county, where twenty
FIVE out Of thirty-fiye precincts re-
ported 2,021 for Lenroot 1901 for
Lenroots margin over Thompson was
about ESQ in Brown county, where all
but two precincts showed 2,711 for
him as against his opponents 2,46S
Kenosha county was in the Lenroot
column by big margin. Fifteen out
of eighteen precincts gave him 1859
as against 1856 for Thompson
Blaine and Wilcox Run Close.
Twenty-four hours after the primary
polls closed it was impossible to pick
the winner of the republican nomina-
tion for governor, it being neck to
neck race between Roy P. Wilcox, and
John j. Blaine, who had the indorse-
ment of Senator La Toilette
Wilcox carried Milwaukee county
by about $500 votes over Blaine, but
the La Folette man ran strong in
many sections of the state.
The other candidatse, Col Gilbert
e. Seaman. Lieut.. Gov Dithmar, Mer-
lin Hull and ]. n Tittemore. seem to
have been outdistanced by the two
leaders
Returns from GIT precincts in the
state. including Milwaukee county,
gave Wilcox 10000 votes as against
| 33.725 for Blaine These returns
showed Merlin Hull to be running
slightly ahead of Dithmar and Title
more.
The early returns for other state
offices did not indicate the successful
candidates on the republican ticket,
the contests being close
Stafford Pitted Against Berger.
Former Congressman w. II. Stat
ford republican, will fight it out
| against Victor l.. Berger. socialist can
didate for congress-, in the Fifth (Mil.
waukee) district at the November
election Mr. Stafford poled more
votes than were received by ex Mayor
G. A. Bading and r. f. Leuch com
bined
In the First district ex.Congress-
man II. A. Cooper appears to stand
chance fer renbmination over Con,
gressmap s. Il, Randall The vote in
the district stands; COOPER, 5 SOC;
Randall. 3.S0S; Rosa. 1864. These
figures are based on returns largely
from Racine county, Ma Cooper's
home. which gave Mr. Cooper a lead
of S.14S With the Randall territory
TO be hesrd from. this lead was not
considered decisive.
i Congressman ]. q. Monahan is lead
| ing over ex-Congressman j. NJ. Nelson,
Nonpartisan league, in the Third
with vote of s,a00 TO 2.240. Con
gresham FIorian Isampert appears to
have defeated ]. Fl Dennhardt in the
Sixth district. The vote, based on
Winnebago and Manitowoc county re-
turns. stands .64S Tor Lampert, 1876
for nennhardt Both T.ampert and
Dennhardt We're Endorsed by the Non.
partisan leaglie.
In tbs Seventh district. John ].
Esch, co-author with Senator cum.
Minis Of the Esch.Cummns bin. is in
danger of defeat at the hands Of 10
seph D Beck, Nonpar7isan league can.
didate. Early returns giye Beck sos.
and Esch. 1856. Beck carried La
Crosse, the home of Mr.. Esch.
Congressman f. e Browne Eighth
district, has o safe lead over NJ. G..
Eberlein Incomplete returns Mr..
Browne has 2407. Eberlejn. feS7 ana
F. II Shoemaker, NvamrhSan. go
The Eleventh district faN0Fs CON.
sressman a, P Nelson who has s.779.
as AGAINST fSg7 for 7. NJ Thomas, Ia
Toilette candidate and 1852 for II, II
Peayy the third contestant
| Edward Voist NoBpaltisan league
indorsee, Second district, John q.