The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-06
LA TOILETTE
WINS BY BIG
PRIMARY VOTE
Entire Ticket Sponsored by
Him Decisively Overcomes
Opponents in Wisconsin
HARDING is AN ISSUE
Policies of Administration
Featured in Campaign
Addresses
(By the Associated Press)


Milwaukee, Wis.,, Sept. 6.--Indica'
tions carly today were that Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette had been over
whemingly renominated in yester'
days primary election over w. A
: Garfield of Waukesha, as republican
candidate for United States senator
at the November election.
Governor John J. Blaine and the
entire La Toilette state ticket arc
also making a remarkable run with
one exception. Out of 1909 pre-
cincts reporting Blaine obtained
172,6S0; Morgan s1,668; McHenrs
1871. A close contest has develop
ed between Solomon Lcvitan, La
Toilette candidate for state treas
urer, and Henry Johnson, incumbent
Levitan, who is leading by 4,300 II
1872 precincts, is making his thirc
attempt to defeat his opponent who
is now serving his sixth term.
According to the returns it ap'
pears that the people of this state
endorse the issues which La Toilette
has advocated at Washington and
upon which he sought denomination
These were: opposition to the Esch'
Cummins act; Newberryism, the
Four Power treaty, and his opposi'
ton to the policies Of President
Harding.
Harding an Issue
Garfield was the candidate of the
citizens republican conference which
had the backing of Senator Irvine
L. Lenroot, Wisconsin junior SEN
ator. He was supported also by the
anti-saloon league which asserted
that the fight in Wisconsin this year
was the "most important wet and
dry election in the United States
Mr.. Ganfield made more than 30o
speeches during the campaign in
which he asked La Follette's retire
Gment from public life because, he
said, the senior Wisconsin senato'
.js an obstru ctionist in congress and
as such is Of no use to his state II
the upper house. Mr.. Garfield also
charged La Toilette with being raai'
cal in his tendencies. .
Returns from S15 precincts sho"
that the entire La Toilette state
ticket decisively overcame its oppon'
ents by large majorities with the
excention of Solomon Levitan, who
while leading, is in a close race 1oi
treasurer against Henry Johnson
incumbent. Levitan's lead Is by No
means decisive. johnson has been
treasurer for six successive terms
OF the present congressman VINO
sought denomination, H. A. Cooper
in the first; VIM. H. Stafford in the
fifth; J. D. Beck in the seventh ana
N. E. Browne in the eighth, have
been successful.
The anti-saloon league and the as
sociation against the prohibition
amendment, also took active part IN
the congressional campaign. Of the
conpressmen renominated, STAFFORD
and Beck were supported by the
vets. while Browne and Cooper were
ciassed as drys.
What promises to be the largest
majority ever given a candidate IN a
primary election in Wisconsin was
being rolled up today by Senator Rob-
ert NJ LaFollctte as result OF yes
terday's primary. =.
With something like more than half
of the precincts in the state report
ing. indications were that LaFol-
lette's majority would exceed 1bO,OOO
over w. A. Garfield of Waukesha'
Wis, in his contest for the Republ'-
can United States senatorial nomina-
tion.
Returns from 1,415 precincts out Of
2,523 gave LaFollette 1S8,o96, Can
field 76,5o6. LaFollettes vote in tre-
mendous and it is apparent that ,wo-
men flocked to his banner in sufficient
numbers to make possible the over
lead.