As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 Wisconsin primary

4 days of original coverage, September 5, 1926 to September 8, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Sunday, September 5, 1926

Wisconsin primary · the eve of the vote

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 Irvine 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.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 4 of 10 papers that day.

Monday, September 6, 1926

Wisconsin primary · the eve of the vote

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 Irvine 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.

South Bend News-times · South Bend, Indiana · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 11 papers.

Tuesday, September 7, 1926

Primary day · four states vote

As printed: WORLD COURT IS ISSUE IN FOUR STATES

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.

The Alaska Daily Empire · Juneau, Alaska · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 5 of 27 papers that day.

Wednesday, September 8, 1926

Wisconsin primary · the returns

As printed: Governor Leads for Wisconsin Toga by Margin of 11,000

ContextWisconsin Republicans voted yesterday in a contest between Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, a Coolidge man who voted to enter the World Court, and Governor John J. Blaine of the La Follette progressives, who opposed it. With most precincts counted, Lenroot's own committee has conceded the Senate nomination to Blaine — but the progressives lost the statehouse race, where Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman leads Attorney General Herman L. Ekern.

The Washington Daily News · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 40 papers.