The 1897 Blue Book misstates the totals for Wood and Jones along with the figures for Wood in Marathon and Monroe counties and the Jones figures in Iowa, Sawyer, and Shawano counties.
Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 10/22/1896 Wood County Reporter. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033078/1896-10-22/ed-1/seq-8/
Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, "Attorney General," Tabular Statement of the votes...at the General Election (Madison, 1896)