River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-09-21
LA TOILETTE AND
BLAINE WINNERS
u. S. Senator and Governor Are
Renominated on Repub-
lican Ticket.
RECORD MAJORITY FOR BOB
Warm Faces in Three Congressional
Districts - Light Democratic Vote
May Lose Party Place on Novem-
Der Ballot.


May Lose Party Place on Novem-
Der Ballot.
Milwaukee-Practi complete re-
turns from the republican primary
election contest in Wisconsin show
that United States Senator La Toilette
has gained denomination with record
majority. The entire state ticket,
headed by Gov. John J.. Blaine, which
carried the Endorsement of Senator La
Toilette, has also been victorious.
Reports from 2,244 out of 2.529 pre-
cincts showed majority of 19S,7O9
for La Toilette over William A. Can
field. and this assured majority ex-
ceeding the 100000 mark when all the
state has been heard from. The count
stood:
La Toilette ............ 327,347
Garfield ................. lzo,ooo
Returns from 2,23S precincts showed
Blaines majority 1e4,643 over William
J. Morgan for governor The vote on
the three candidates for that office
stood:
Blaine ................ 3o0,239
Morgan .............. 1895
McIienry ............ 1888
La Follette's state ticket went over
by large vote, including Sol Levitan
for state treasurer, and Herman L..
Ekern for attorney general. after
hard fight with their opponents, Henry
Johnson and John f. Baker, respective
". Incomplete returns gave Levitan
q majority of 11,441 over Johnson
while Ekern had lead of 29,960 over
Baker. Comings, for lieutenant COVER
nor, led Riley S. Young by $4,000 votes
and Zimmerman had majority of
$4,000 over Paulsen for secretary of
state.
Democrats Fear Light Vote.
Returns indicate that nothing short
of a complete canvass of the primary
vote will determine whether the demo-
Gratis polled the required 10 per cent
vote to get their candidates on the
election ballot.
John P. Hume. state chairman. init
mated that the constitutionality of the
10 per cent law might be tested, then
he added the democrats would run as
independent candidates anyway in case
they failed to poll the necessary vote.
Reports indicate that the demo-
cratic vote for governor may reach the
required mark of $4,000, but it seems
doubtful whether Mrs. Jessie Jack
Hooper, who is running for United
States senator, will reach that figure.
IN 813 precincts, little less than a
third of the state, the count for gov
ernor in the democratic primary was:
Bentley, 1896; Mathie, Att.
Socialist candidates, who had no OPP
position in the primary. were able to
run up more than the necessary 10
per cent vote, and will be on the final
ballot.
Thrills in Congress Racs.
Contests for republican congression-
al nominations developed the most in
teresting features of the primary cleo
ton, three Of the ten races having
proved real thrillers. The Ninth. Third
and Eleventh districts were the CEN
tiers of interest as returns were re-
ceiyed.
These contests were marked by the
apparent defeat of A. p. Nelson, In
the Eleventh district, the seemingly
successful battle of John M. Nelson
for denomination in the Third district.
and bitter last ditch fight in the
Ninth, which will probably require the
official count to decide.
Graas Claims Victory.
With twenty precincts missing, the
nomination in the Ninth district hung
In the balance between Judge Henry
Graas, Green Bay, anti-La Toilette
candidate, and George Schneider, APP
pleton labor leader. Schneider had a
lead of SO votes, but Graas' followers
claimed the missing precincts as favor
able territory and predicted ultimate
victory for their candidate. Elmer
Hall, secretary of state and personally
Endorsed by Senator La Toilette, was
running third. The vote was: Schnei-
der, 15,947; Graas, 1889; Hall, 10,760.
Peavey Far in Lead.
Additional Eleventh district reports
served to increase the lead Of H. II.
Peavey. Washburn, over Congressman
A. P. Nelson, Grantsburg. With 261
of the 1856 precincts reported. the vote
was: Peavey, 20.510; Nelson, 1872.
This race attracted much attention
throughout the state owing to the at
titude of the two contestants on the
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