Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
LA TOILETTE AND
BLAINE WINNERS
u. S. Senator and Governor Are
Renominated on Repub-
lican Ticket.
RECORD MAJORITY FOR Bob
Warm Races in Three Congressional
Districts - Light Democratic Vote
May Lose Party Place on Novem-
Der Ballot.


May Lose Party a Place on Novem-
Der Ballot.
aukee-Practically complete re-
turns from the republican primary
election contest in Wisconsin show
that United States Senator La Toilette
has gained denomination with a 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 198,709
for La Toilette over William A. Gan
field, and this assured a majority ex-
ceeding the 100000 mark when all the
state has been heard from. The count
stood:
La Toilette .............. 327,347
Ganfeld ............... 128,630
Returns from 1928 precincts showed
Blaine's majority 164,643 over William
J. Morgan for governor The vote on
the three candidates for that office
stood:
Blaine .................. 30o,239
Morgan ................. 1885
McHenry .......... . 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 a
hard fight with their opponents, Henry
Johnson and John f. Baker, respective
ly. Incomplete returns gave Levitan
a majority of 11,441 over Johnson
while Ekern had a lead of $1,000 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 op-
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 Race.
Contests for republican COMPRESSION
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-
ceived
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 a 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, 1890
Peavey Far in Lead.
Additional Eleventh district reports
served to increase the lead of H. H.
Peavey, Washburn over Congressman
A. P. Nelson, Grantsbugg. With PSI
of the 1856 precincts reported, the vote
was Peavey, 20,51O; Nelson, 1872.
This race attracted much attention
throughout the state owing to the at
titude of the two contestants on the
sARoNA SWEPT BY FIRE.