New Britain herald., 1925-09-16
LA TOILETTE EASY
 VICTOR IN WEST
Carries Wisconsin Primary by
 Majority Of 29,495
By the Associated Press,


 Milwaukee Sept. 1s,-Robert M. La Toilette, Jr, son Of Fighting Bob" swept everything before him in the Wisconsin senatorial primary yesterday. Carrying all but eight of the seventy-one counties in the state and receiving the republican for the United States senate.
 With 56a precincts missing out of a total of 269l in the state La Fol- lette had l65,5S4, Wilcox. 72,996. Woodward. 3T?27: McGoyern, IT, 1 S66. Tho same number of pre- cncts gave Bruce, democrat. 6,S47; | Rogers, democrat. l57. and Work, socialist, 563Q.
 The vote represented somewhat less than half the voting strength of the state, few more than Soo,oQ0 going to the polls. Those who did vote. registered in no uncertain manner their desire 10 retain La FolictteiSm in Wisconsin.
 Young Rob just within the con stttutional aEa limit. won with a majority of 24,4q5 over his three opponents and q plurality of S5,4sS over hie nearest opponent Roy P Wilcox of Eau Claire the Coolidge republican candidate.
 Wilcox did not make the run ex- poctcd of him by his supporters He carried only live counties. Daniel Woodward of kaukauna, run- ming with the endorsement of the ku KluX Kan was the surprise candidate. finishing third and carry ins three counties. The others went 10 La Toilette by a wide margin.
 La Toilette Popular
 From the first the election was La Toilette, equalling the victories of his father the late Badger sena- tor in other years.
 One of the surprises of the cleo ton Was the poor showing made by Francis r.. McGovern, former gover- nor. He was beaten by Woodward. q man who, when he was governor. he appointed warden of the state penitcntiary.
 Democrats Defeated
 The election was fatal 10 the dem UCratiC cause in the state. William George Bruce. selected to make the race by the state democratic conven- tion, was unable to poll sufficient votes 10 carry his party into the final race. His count did not reach the required five per cent of the democratic total at the last election in 1914. of 15.5S5 votes. There is some doubt about the ability of John M. Work, socialist candidate, to make the required goal.
 Vote Was Light
 The vote was especially light yes terday, although the issue in the campaign was strictly La Toilette and anti-La Toilette fight. La Fol- lctte will be opposed for election by bis most formidable opponent of yesterday, Roy r. Wilcox, who ran as a republican. but also filed as an | independent, and will run under that designation September %. Two other republicans may enter the list in the final race under independent designation. They are F. r. Dlth- mar former lieutenant governor. and Arthur Barry, the only avowed vet candidate.
 The republican conference was scheduled for today, after which Mir. Wilcox was expected to make a statement, It was not known what his statement was to be, but there were reports that Dithmar and | Barry were considering withdrawing. Tn the event they withdraw. with the democrats out of the picture and the socialists also out of the running, as they probably are. the race will be two man fight between Wilcox and La Toilette.
 Fight Against Ia Toilette
 Wilcox came into the fight against Ia Folletteism at convention of Coolidge republicans meeting at 1 Oshkosh about the middle of Aug ust. His candidacy was In direct opposition 10 the La Toilette regime in state and national politics. He received the unanimous endorse ment of the Oshkosh convention. and the fight at the election will he made arainst the Ia Toilette pro rrossves with the backing of the conservative clements Of both re- publican and democratic parties supporting Wilcox.