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Republicans and the Democrats, be-
cause a very large number of Re-
publican voters, who supported the
''uninstructed" slate in the Republican
primary, did not, of course, vote for
Borah in the preference primary. II
Borah became the nominee OF the
Republican party, many Of the voters
in the primary who did not support
him yesterday might be found vot-
ing for him in November.
The vote in the presidential pref
erence primary in 1,574 out of 2,9l8
precincts in the State was Roose-
welt, 173,347, and Borah, 9o,477.
Borah Against Field.
Borah was the only candidate to
enter the Republican primaries in
Wisconsin However, the "stalwarts,"
or more conservative Republicans, put
into the field a complete slate Of
delegate candidates in opposition.
These candidates were of the "unin-
stpucted" variety. It was, therefore,
Borah against the field" against the
supporters of Landon of Kansas, Knox
of Illinois, Vandenberg OF Michigan
and others, who rallied around the
uninstructed slate of delegate can
didates.
Charges were made on the eve OF
the primary that some Of the money
collected by the Republican National
Committee in Wisconsin had been
used by the anti-Borah Republicans
to defeat him in the primary-and
denied. Under the agreement en-
tered into by the Republican National
Committee with the Wisconsin Re-
publicans, five-sixteenths of the money
raised in the State was to be re-
turned for use in the national elec-
ton. Borah and his friends claimed
that this money was taken by the
stalwarts and used against them in
the primary.
Roosevelt Entries Win.
President Roosevelt was the sole
Democratic entry in the presidential
primary in Wisconsin. A Democratic
State conference Endorsed slate of
delegate candidates appears to have
won all down the line. There were
q few Democratic candidates for dele
gate who demanded to go "uninstruct-
ed" not pledged to the President.
One delegate candidate in the Re-
publican primary had declared him
self for Gov. Landon Of Kansas. Ac-
cording to the returns, he was run
ming behind.
The results, favoring Borah, In the
Wisconsin primary, will give the
Borah adherents greater hope for sue
cess in Illinois, where next Tuesday
Senator Borah fights it out with Col.
Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, in
the presidential preference primary.
Borah is a native son" candidate
in Illinois, for he was born in the
southern part of the State and lived
in the. State as a young man. It is
expected that he will roll up very
considerable vote in down-State Illi-
nois and that he will have support
in Chicago, which has about one
half of the vote of the entire State.
With Col. Knox in this Illinois contest
is the Republican organization, how
ever, and the odds have appeared to be
in his favor.
Borah First in Field.
Borah was the first in the field In
Wisconsin. A number of the Repub-
hcan leaders in the State were behind
his candidacy, including William }.
Campbell, who has been prominent
among the regular Republicans for
years.
The La Toilette progressives, having
no presidential ticket in the field, were
at liberty under the State primary
law to go into either tive Republican
or Democratic primary. Many Of them
apparently went into the Democratic
primary to vote for President Roose.
welt. who had the support Of both
Senator La Toilette and Gov. La Fol-
lette in 1882. However, a great deal
was expected to hinge in the Re-
publican primary on how many of
the progressives entered the Repub-
lican primary to vote for Borah and
how many voted in the Democratic
primary for Roosevelt.
B0rah Is Grateful.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Chicago quoted Senator Borah as
saying:
Il am deeply grateful to the people
of Wisconsin.
"I feel that if we can have an un-
trammeled expresson Of the people Of
Illinois we will do the same thing
here April a."
Borah is starting a campaign tour |
of Southern Illinois today.
Carl G. Bachmann, former repre- |
EDUCATIONAL.