The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-13
REYNOLDS ON GOTH.
KENOSHA MAN WINS OUT IN THE
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
RESOLUTIONS AS ADOPTED.
Country Delegates Refuse to support
Lewis and After Sixty-fv Ballots
BIakev, of Union Grove, Withdraws
and Throws Support to Reynolds.

h0nOSQd equity Will luLulSA CHO uOAo
state Senator from the Third Senatorial
district, for John F. Reynolds, of Ran
dali, was yesterday named by the Re-
publicans as an opponent of L. g.
Bohmrich for the office.
The contest was a noteworthy one
and for over six hours the delegates IN
the convention battled to select man
who would unite all the Republican
forces in both counties. During ali
these long hours hardly single vote
was changed, as each one of the dele
gates remained loyal to the candidates
from their own particular district.
Mr.. Lewis had the solid Racine city
delegation and a few from the Second
district, while the others were divided
between Mr.. Blakey and Mr.. Mosher.
Kenosha was solid with eleven votes for
Mr.. REYNOLDS Racine members of the
convention were offended on account of
the action Of the county convention in
only giving them one office and they
said they would never go over to Mr..
Lewis, but that he would have to come
to their candidate, Mr.. Blakey. Mr..
Lewis refused and stayed in the fight
to finish.
The ratiOdid not vary five either way
for over fifty ballots, except that Mr..
Mosher dropped out at this time A
recess was taken and an effort made to
swing the country members to Lewis,
but they could not be moved in suffic
lent numbers. On the sixty-ffth
ballot Mr.. Blakey pulled out and on the
sixty sixth ballot Mr.. Reynolds received
Is votes and Mr.. Lewis. Is. Mr.. Rey
holds was then made the unanimous
choice of the convention.
The convention very carefully con
sidered the subject of the Sheridan
drive.
On the assembly recOnvening at 2
o'clock Roy Morse moved that each of
the four candidates should declare
themselves on the Sheridan drive,
which made 81. J. Smith ask if that
was one of the issues of the cam
paign W R. Hall then stated that
the delegates from the Second district
had been instructed to vote for no
man who was in favor of spending a
single dollar for the establishment of
the proposed Sheridan road.
Then the four candidates took issue.
Mr.. Blakey said that he was against
the road, while Mr.. Reynolds said
that he was the man who defeated the
bill in the assembly. Mr.. Mosher said
openly and candidly that he had
never been opposed to the drive, but
was against taxing the county for its
construction. Mr.. Lewis took the
same open stand and said he had stood
in the legislature the same as his two
colleagues, Mosher and Reynolds, not
opposed to the Sheridan road but in
favor of taxing only tho who were
benefited by it.
The resolutions as adopted by the
convention were as follows:
Resolved, That this convention as
sembled to nominate a candidate for
state senator, endorse the wise and
patriotic administration of President
Mckinley and his conduct during the
late troublesome times. We also con-
graduate bis advisors and the soldiers
who so nobly responded to the call to
arms for their patriotic efforts and
prompt action.
Resolved, That the state administra
ton of Gov. Scofeld be approved and
the state ticket be endorsed and sup
ported heartily.
Resolved, That the delegates here
assembled are in favor of the election
of Hon. j. Y. Qharles as Q. S. senator,
and we request the candidate Of this
convention to use his best efforts to
that end. H. j. SMITH,
PAUL BAUER,
Roy MOORE.
After the nomination was made the
following senatorial committee was
chosen: Johnson Jackson, of Kenosha,
chairman; the other members being FL.
E. Colby, of Union Grove, and 81. j.
Smith, of Racine.
A movement is on foot for the reor-
ganization of the Wisconsin National