The New York herald., 1922-09-07
LA TOILETTE WINS,
ALSO WET TICKET
Senator Receives Record Pri-
mary Majority in Wisconsin
Over Garfield.
SETBACKS FOR THE DRYS
May Lose Two Congress Seats
Stephens Defeats Varda-
man in Mississippi.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. (Associated
Press) Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette
has been swept into the Republican
nomination for United States Senator
at the November election in this state
by the greatest ajority any candidate
ever has polled at a primary In WIS.,
consin.
Returns from more than four-fifths ot
the State Tonight show him lfo,ooo
ahead of w. A. Garfield Of Waukesha
president Of Carroll College, his only
opponent The vote from 2.057 out Of
2.523 precincts in the, State was: La
Toilette 294,S57 Garfield 116.524.
Senator La Toilette carried with him.
what was known as the entire La Fol
lette slate from United States Senator
down to Attorney-General,
Gov. Blaine, who headed the La Fol-
lctte State ticket, likewise rolled up a
remarkable vote, and with 2,o51 pre-
cincts out of the 2,52S reporting to-
night he had plurality over ms neares.
opponent, Attorney General William j.
Morgan. of 133,769.
What appears to be the only real
upset OF the primary is the contest for
Representative in the Eleventh district.
where Adolphus p. Nelson. rated as a
Saloon League. is running more than
1000 behind Hubert II. Peavey of Wash
burn who was indorsed and assisted
by the association opposed to prohibi-
tion. The returns from 252 precincts
out of 3S5 in the Eleventh district gave
Peavey 1880. Nelson 15,277 The wet
organization is claiming Peavey's elec-
tlon by a majority of 5000 or more.
The La Toilette adherents are not the
only ones elated in Wisconsin tonight,
as the wet forces point with pride to the
fact that they supported the entire La
Toilette ticket from the Senator down
and that they have gained two wet
members of Congress. These are
Peavey and George J. Schneider in the
Ninth district. This latter race, how
ever. is far from being over Schneider
AMI Judge Henry Grass have alter
mated in the lead all day for this nomi-
nation.
Senator La Folette's large total came
not only from those who favored the wet
cause but from a host OF those who
heard the Senator attack the Esch-
Cummins bill. the Fordney- -McCumber
tariff measure. the proposed ship sub
sidy BILL Newberryism and his advoca-
cy of retention of the primary election
system.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 6.-Hubert ID.
Stephens, former member of Congress.
tonight was maintaining a lead of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 votes over former
United States Senator James X. Varda-
man, on the face of the unofficial re-
turns accounting for more than 175.000
of the votes cast in yesterdays primary
to select a successor to Senator John
Sharp Williams. Friends of Mr.. Stephens
have accepted the returns as conclusive
of victory
An incident of to-day was the publica-
tion OF telegram from Woodrow Will
son, In which the former President re-
ferred to the trend of the count as "en-
couragng news" The telegram was In
reply to one sent to Mr.. Wilson by Fred
erck Sullens. editor of the Jackson
DdiiD Netos. forecasting the nomination
Of Mr.. Stephens.
Prior to the primary letter was
made public by Mississippi man who
quoted Mr. Wilson as expressing the
opinion that Mr.. Vardaman should not
be returned to the Senate Mr.. Varda-
mans attacks on the Wilson Admins
tration during and following the war
was one of the points made by Mr..
stephens during his campaign.