Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-23
LA TOILETTE, JR.,
AN EASY WINNER
Wilcox Runs Second, With
Kan Candidate Third in
Light Primary Vote.

Kan Candidate Third IN
Light Primary Vote.
Milwaukee-Robert NJ. La. Toilette
Jr. has received the republican NOM
inatiOn for L. S. senator in the pri-
mary by an overwhelming majority,
defeating his nearest opponent, Roy
+. Wilcox Of Eau Claire, by margin
Of from 10000 to 100000 votes.
When returns had been received
from four-tifths of the precincts in the
state, or 2,2SS of the 2,GS7 La Fol
lette had a plurality Of $4,000 votes
over Wilcox. These precincts gave:
La Follette---.-.----------------- It's
Wilcox ---..--...-.-.-..---.---..-.---.--- 1887
Woodward -...-.--......---..---.--..... 36663
McGOYern ----------------.---..-...---. IL 800
The astonishing feature of the pri-
mary was the run made in certain
counties by Daniel Woodward of Kau-
kauna, who had the Endorsement OF
the Ku Klux Khan. He led former
Gov. Francis L. McGovern by a vote
of almost two to one. McGovern
finished a poor fourth.
An extremely light vote was cast,
and the total will be approximately
325,000 votes. In the 1924 presiden-
tial election more than $4,000 votes
were cast in Wisconsin.
La Toilette Carries IS Counties
La Toilette carried sixty-five Of the
seyenty-one counties Of the state, Wal
worth, Kenosha, Marinette and Rock
counties were in the Wilcox column,
while Woodward carried Chippewa
and Pepin counties on the face of in
complete returns
In Eau Claire county, where Wilcox
lives, La Toilette had a lead of about
1000 votes when 10 of the % pre-
cincts had reported In Chippewa
county where the Ku Klux Khan ex-
pected to make its strongest showing,
Wilcox ran third.
Khan Hurts Wilcox
Wilcox would probably have car
the state if the klansmen had not cut
him to cast their votes for Woodward.
Dane, La Follette's home county, was
carried by the son of Senator La Fol-
lette by margin of 5000 votes over
Wilcox.
La Toilette carried Racine county
by 1,400 votes but the combined total
Of Woodward and Wilcox exceeded
that of La Toilette.
In the western part of the state,
La Toilette carried La Crosse, st.
Croix, Pierce, Vernon, and a number
of other counties by a wide margin.
In the southwestern part Of the
state, Wilcox made a better showing
and ran stronger in Grant, Crawford.
and Richland counties.
Returns from most Of the precincts
In the First congressional district,
which includes Racine, Rock, Wal
worth, Kenosha and Waukesha coun-
ties, give Wilcox but a scant lead as
compared with the previous vote Of
conservative candidates In that dis
trict. President Coolidge carried the
First district by $1,000 votes.
Small Democratic Vote
The democratic party has appar-
emily been eliminated from the sena-
torial contest William George Bruce,
of Milwaukee, the party candidate, did
not obtain sufficient votes in the pri-
mary to get place on the ballot, it
was indicated in returns from all but
about 400 precincts.
Under the law it was necessary for
Mr.. Bruce to obtain per cent of the
total cast for the democratic candidate
for governor in 1924. or 1855.
With only 400 precincts missing Mr..
Bruce had less than 1000 votes, leav-
ing more than 5000 for him to pick up.
The situation created IS unprece-
dented and. unless some method is
found. whereby the democrats can get
candidate In the field which is doubt
full, the only party candidates who will
appear on the ballot under party desig-
nations are Robert NJ. La Toilette Jr.,
the republican nominee and John M.
Work, the socialist candidate Roy
r. Wilcox, f. F. Dithmar and George
Banman have filed as independent can
didates for the election. but their
names will not appear on the ballot
under a party designation.