New Britain herald., 1926-09-08
IenrOOt Takes Tumble

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 8 CP - the administrations successful cam paign for American membership in the world court, was trailing Gov ernor John J. Blaine by about 10,- 900 votes early today in the repub- lican senatorial nomination race. Blaine, foe of the world court, is an avowed wet.
 Senator Lenroot jumped into the lead on early returns and for sev- eral hours maintained a slight ad- vantage over his opponent, who vas backed by Senator La Toilette, but at midnight, Governor Blaine overlook the incumbent and forged rapidly ahead. The turn came in returns from Milwaukee county, where the governor always has been popular and which gave him a big majority.
 Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 8 LP - Returns from 1902 precincts out of 2,72S in Wisconsin for the re- publican United States senatorial nomination gave: Lenroot 151,312; Blaine 166,9S3; Kelly 25,744.
 Although the La Toilette Blaine forces saw ultimate victory in the senatorial battle, a surprise was registered in the republican guber- material fight, with Fred R. Zim- merman, secretary of state and anti Blaine progressive, maintain ing a steady and comfortable lead over Attorney General Herman l.. Ekern. Returns from 1,590 pre- cincts gave Zimmerman 127.1r :; Ekern 101, ,S77; Charles B. Perry, conservative republican leader in the Wisconsin legislature, 19,567; and Stanley w. Smith, former in surance commissioner, 11,217. Zimmerman was a follower of the late Senator Robert M. LaFollette, but an antagonist of the progress sive republican machine led by the junior La Toilette.
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 Early returns on four other state officers, lieutenant governor, seere- tary of state, treasurer and attor ney general, showed the members of the La Toilette Blaine Ekern ticket holding the lead by wide margin. The candidates who ap- pear in the lead over the anti Blaine progressive candidates and the conservative ticket are Lieu tenant Governor Henry II. Huber, State Treasurer Soloman Levitan, John W. Reynolds, candidate for attorney general, and Theodore Dammann, aspirant for the office of secretary of state.
 progrcSsiyes Lead
 All progressive republican con gressmen with the exception of Representative J. b. Beck of the seventh district, forged ahead in their fight for nomination. Merlin Hull, former secretary of state and progressive, led Congressman Beck by 700 votes. The other pro- grsssive republican members Of the Wisconsin delegation in the lower house fighting for the nomi- nation against opposition - Con- Eressman Florian Lamper, F. J. Browne, J. J. Schneider and H. P. Peavey, were running ahead.
 C, k kading, Watcrtown, en- dorsed by the La Toilette progress sivos, has assumed the lead in the second district after a late start. Congressman Edward Weights re- .iremont brought five republican candidates into the field.
 Mr. Perry, running third in the race for governor, announced his mention of standing independently n the November general election.
 Perrys independent candidacy was prcsaged earlier in the cam )aign. Nominee of the state con- republican convention, he a compact between some of the forces of Senator Lenroot | md Zimmerman. This was denied. |
 Lcnroot ,.,orkcd Land
 Senator Lenroot conducted a viz | rous campaign. He has served in | ongress for IT years, first in the | ouse and then in the senate since | 9lS ss the successor of Paul Iusting. Standing on his record | 'hich included leading the adminis- ration fight for American adherence !