The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-13

members. Too much tangle-f ot had
knocked them out and they wisely dropped
the city's business until they had time to
sober up. Thursday evening they got
down to business and balloted SO times up
on he choice of new steam fire engine for
the city. They finally decided to buy a
Clapp & Jones Steamer costing $4,000.
Considerable whisky was drunk by certain
members Of the Council in the intellectual
struggle to decide between the two chief
competitors. And strange to say, the firm
waich furnislea the most whisky did not
get the majority.
The Republicans of Kenosha met in
their ward caucuses Tuesday evening and
nominated their candidates for ward officers
for the coming election. The candidates
are all good, reputable men and would
honor the positions if elected All good
Republicans should vote for them unless
they find better men on the Democratic
ticket, which is not at all probable. If the
Democrats nominate as good men, the city
will be certain whichever party wins, of
having good officers. Below are given the
names of the nominees:
First ward:-H W. Marsh, Alderman;
Jas. Cavanagh, Supervisor; Geo. d. Head,
School Commissioner; w. f. Halliday,
Constable; Richard Howe, Alfred Miller,
Geo Yule, delegates to the convention.
Second ward:-Fred Schroeder, Alder
man; Gebhardt Meyers, Supervisor; Chas.
Lndeman, School Commissioner; Matt
Puetz, Constable; Adam Dickhaut, Fred
Schroeder, Chas. Lndeman, delegates to
the COW ention; Fred Stemm, Frank Lam
ger, c. Lindeman, Ward Committee
Third ward: John 7. Yule, Alderman.
Phil Harmon, Supervisor; J. G. PETERSON
School Commissioner; John Milward, Con-
stable; Burr Simmons, L. W. Miller, Will
Lamb, delegates to the convention.
Fourth ward-Alderman, J. A. Will
liams; Supervisor, VIM. Engel; School
Commissioner, G. g. Theleen; Constable,
A. J Nelson; Henry Moth, Fred Becker,
John Hallett, delegates to the convention.
In response to call from the sub
committee Of five appointed at meeting
of the Citizens Committee Of fifty last Fri.
tay evening at the Business Mems Clnb
Rooms, mass meeting was held Monday
evening in Kimba|Ps Opera House. Mr..
Samuel Reynolds as temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order, and after ex-
planning the origin Of the call for the meet
ing asked that a chairman for the evening
be elected Mr.. Leonard Lee was elected
chairman, and after a very few remarks, in
troduced Postmaster Mahoney as the first
speaker of the evening. Mr.. Mahoney, in
few words. forcibly advocated the policy
Of letting the two parties nominate their
best men for the municipal offices and
urged the best citizens Of both parties to
attend the caucuses and attend to the nom
nation Of the proper men, He called
attention to the difference between a
fighter and a kicker and stated
very Justly that there are a
large number in Kenosha who imagine that
they are fighters when they are only kick
ers. Mr. Mahoney had another engage
ment to meet, so he did not talk very long,
but what he said was IN the right vein and
good. IF he had gone ahead and urged that
the political parties be held responsible for
their nominations and that the Democrats
should nominate their best men or be de-
feated at the election, he would have gone
pretty close to the root of the matter. At
ter the disgraceful scenes enacted at the
City Council meetings lately by Democratic
Aldermen. it would seem that respectable
Democrats would either nominate reputable
men or scratch the ticket. This is a Dem
ocratic city by over three hundred majority
and in some wards common drunkard
would probably be elected if he got the
nomination on that ticket. The response
bility for the kind of officers this city has
rests with the Democrats. The TELE-
an able Democrat holding our
municipal Offices than an inferior Repub-
lican, and the necessity of nominating their
best men rests as heavily upon the Repub-
licans as upon Democrats, the only differ
ence being that Democratic nominee
seems certain of election no matter what
kind Of man he may be. But this is
DEPRESSING. Mr.. James Cavanagh followed
Mr.. Mahoney with few pointed and forci-
bic remarks upon the necessity of business
men and representative men of all classes
doing their duty to the community by accept
ing Office. He urged the necessity of the
election of such men to secure order, the
enforcement of law and an economical adj
ministration of municipal affairs. An in
telligent and enterprising set of men ia our
city offices could do much to promote and
hasten the growth of the city. His re-
marks were right to the point and were