As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 Wisconsin primary
3 days of original coverage, September 5, 1926 to September 7, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.
As printed: EKERN HAS EDGE IN RACE FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
ContextWisconsin Republicans vote Tuesday in a primary that pits Governor John J. Blaine, a La Follette Progressive, against Senator Irving L. Lenroot for the senatorial nomination, with Attorney General Herman L. Ekern and Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman running neck and neck for governor. Lenroot has campaigned into all but three counties and is answering a charge that he took $20,000 to help presidential ambitions in 1920.
As printed: 3 WESTERN SOLONS FACE CRUCIAL TEST IN PRIMARY POLLS
ContextWisconsin Republicans vote tomorrow in a contest between Governor John J. Blaine, backed by the La Follette progressives, and Senator Irving L. Lenroot, with the World Court, prohibition and the 'Madison ring' all mixed into it. Nevada and Arizona vote the same day, along with Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
ContextWisconsin, New Hampshire, Arizona and Nevada choose Senate nominees today, with American membership in the World Court at The Hague running through all four contests. In Wisconsin, Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, who voted for entering the court, faces Governor John J. Blaine of the La Follette progressives, who opposes it; in New Hampshire, former Governor Bass is challenging Senator George H. Moses and says his campaign headquarters were entered in the night and papers stolen.
