Evening star., 1952-09-10


lican presidential nominee, and
pledged to the voters he would
continue his Communists-in-G Gov
ernment charges which some peo-
pie regard as the act of a patriot
and others see as smear tactics.
But there was no truce between
Senator Mccarthy and Len Schmitt
the man he defeated in yester-
days primary election for the
senatorial nomination by more
than 265,OOO votes.
Schmitt Charges Fraud.
Mr.. Schmitt charged Senator
Mccarthy had won through IAN
amazing and fraudulent hoax" per-
petrated on the voters, and he
added:
"The result of this election is an
appalling thing. When the
full truth dawns, many people will
recall their support of Joseph r.
Mccarthy in this election with
shame"
The 42-year-old Senator. seek
ing his second term, brushed this
attack aside by saying:
"The people of Wisconsin have
spoken for me. They have given
full endorsement to my campaign
to rid the Government of sub
versive forces that would destroy
It,"
With 1898 precincts out of
1924 reported, the count was:
Senator Mccarthy 450.O79.
Mr.. Schmitt 181.702.
Senator McCarthy's opponent
In November will be Thomas A.
Fairchild of Verona, whose nom
ination on the Democratic ticket
was conceded today by Henry
Reuss of Milwaukee.
Mr.. Fairchild. former Wiscon-
sin attorney general, held a safe
lead over Mr.. ReuSS, although
some returns from Milwaukee
County still were missing. The
vote in 2,876 precincts was:
Mr.. Fairchild, 1898.
Mr.. Reuss, 69,181.
Switch-V0ting Indicated.
Senator McCarthy'S spectacular
victory indicated that perhaps he
had some support from SWITCH
voting Democrats who crossed the
line to give him help. Cross-voting
is legal in Wisconsin, where voters
are not required to register by
party aff1liation.
But this was only speculation
and there was no way to check it.
The prediction guess had been
that any such cross-voting would
help Mr.. Schmitt-and this was
one of the concerns in the Nc
Carthy camp. However, the Sen
ator outstripped both Democratic
candidates and five Republican
rivals by more than 100000 votes.
In Wisconsin, voters are handed
both Republican and Democratic
ballots when they enter the polls.
They may vote on either ballot,
diScarding the one not used.
Schmitt Is Bitter.
Only a third of the States 1924
precincts had been reported when
Mr.. Schmitt threw in the towel
shortly before midnight last night
with bitter statement:
He said in part:
"The result of this election is
an appalling thing. The effect
upon me personally is utterly un-
important. I did not enter this
campaign because I sought or
needed a job.
What is important is that al
man with the most corrupt rec
ord ever made by a Wisconsin
Senator is overwhelmingly in
dorSed by Wisconsin voters.
THE most amazing and fraud
ulent hoax ever practiced by a.
high public figure upon the voters
of any State is approved by the
people of a State which once in
sisted upon the highest standards
of integrity. honesty and decencyI
in public life"
Other Wisconsin primary con-
tests saw all incumbent Congress-
men-eight Republicans and one
Democrat - apparently winning
denomination. In the 7th district,
State Senator Melvin r. Laird
of Marshf1eld won the G. o. p.
nomination to succeed the late
Representative Reed Murray, Re-,
publican, Of OgdenSburg.
On the gubernatorial front, Gov.
Walter Kohler was nominated by
the Republicans and William
ProXmire was chosen by the DEM