The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-29
It IS GORMAN AGAIN
Kenosha Democrats Hold Their Muni-
cipal Convention and put Their
Ticket in the Field.
MAKE A GRAND STAND PLAY.

Pass Resolutions Condeming the Passage
of Railway Ordinances and saw Economy
is Necessary in the Affairs of the City
German Wins in Walk, While Jacobs,
steinmetz and Binneman are Renom-
mated With Little Opposition.
The ticket published in the News of
Saturday evening as the ticket of the
Democratic Party for the Spring cam
paign was endorsed by the party IN
convention at Simmons hall and the
fight will be made with the following
candidates:
/ Mayor-James German,
City C1erk-Gus Jacob.
City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz.
Assessor-H. Binnemann.
Justice of the Peace = George Nc
| Carron.
There was little contest over the
naming of the ticket and it was a fore
gone conclusion that the men favored
by the head of the ticket would have a
wa1k-away. Little interest was taken
in the convention until after the Re
pub1icans had named Mr.. Fisher for
! Mayor and then the leaders of the DEM
ocrats attempted to get crowd to-
gether in order to make show of
enthusiasm. The convention was
called together at the City Hall by City
Chairman J. C. Slater. An adjourn
rnent was at once taken to Simmons
| hall where William Thrienen was
! elected chairman and George Harkin
secretary The usual committees were
appointed and one committee, consist
ing of D. Ryan, ]. Loef, Charles Tyson
and e. Zievers, was given the danger
Gus work of formulating platform for
the party. After half hours consider
alton this committe reported the fol-
lowing one, which is calculated to
act as bait for the good people III the
city.
The Democratic party of the city of
Kenosha, Wis, by it's delegates in
convention assembled, do hereby de-
clare that the said Democratic party of
the city of Kenosha is most emphatic
ally opposed to the granting of any
franchises or privileges to any person
or corporation to the use of the streets
or public property of the city of Keno
sha without adequate compensation to
the city therefor.
That we firmly oppose dealing with
unknown pretended agents, SPECTATORS
or promoters, and urge the prompt re-
lection of all proposals for franchises
or privileges not coming from bona
fde organizations and responsible cor
porat;ons or persons financially re-
sponsib1e.
That owing to the present outlook in
general business, we insist on the
strictest economy in the expenditure OF
public funds in order that the city may
be brought to a cash basis, and that
more rapid redemption be made of the
] water works bonds.
We denounce the policy which has
tied the city in the present lighting
contract, and oppose any additional ex
penditure under that contract, having
in view the ownership and operation
plant on the expiration of the present
. contract.
Public institutes for the people.
Improvement with economy.
Reduction of taxation is our ground
! work.
OF course, according to the program
for the convention, the platform was
adopted with whoop and then the
! convention settled down to the more
serious work of nominating candidates.
Nearly all the nominations were
practically unanimous. The only
fight of the evening was on the se1ec-
ton of man for the office of Justice
of the Peace. The fight was between
George McCarron and John Gil1ett,
and as McCarron had the support of
Mayor German he won out on the Sec
ond formal ballot. After the nonina-
tons had been completed a city COM
mittee was appointed and the conven-
ton adjourned.