The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28
Democrats Meet and Nominate Old
Officials for Another Years
Service.
LONG CONTEST FOR ASSESSOR.
Henry Binneman is Nominated After Eigh-
teen Ballots-calvin Stewart for Jus
tice-No Platform Adopted

| The annual city convention of the
| Democratic party was held on Monday
evening at Simmons Hall and it was
the most exciting convention held by
the party in many years. The ticket
had been partially arranged before the
convention met but no arrangement
| had been made for the nomina alton of
an assessor and the fact furnished the
amusement and excitement of the
evening. The convention met at eight
O'Clock and quite crowd of Democrats,
Republicans and others gathered at
the hall to watch the deliberations of
the party in power.
The convention was called to order
by City Chairman ]. H. Tully who
gave way a moment later to Alderman
Chris Weier who was elected temper
airy Chairman. George Harkins was
selected as temporary secretary.
Committees on Platform and creden-
tia1s were appointed and the latter
committee reported that every ward in
the city was fully represented. The
committee on platform reported that
the Democrats would stand on their
records for the year and no other plat
form was adopted by the convention.
With the preliminaries over, she
temporary officers were elected as per-
manent officers and the nomination of
candidates began. On the first ballot
Mayor German received the una nimous
vote of the convention and he was de-
clared the nominee. The mayor was
escorted to the convention hall and
made a short address thanking the
delegates for the nomination and
plcdging himself to do the best he
knew to carry out the duties of the
office if elected. The mayor was greet
ed with cheers and after his short talk
was over, the committee proceeded to
name candidates for the other Offices
on the ticket.
No opposition developed to either
Gustav Jacob or Martin Steinmetz,
| and they were declared the unanimous
nominees of the convention for the
offices of City Clerk and City Treas
urer.
When the nomination of a candidate
for assessor came up there was fight
which lasted through eighteen long
ballots. Charles Ortiz and John F.
Langen were leading in the contest at
the start, and the present assessor,
Henry Binnemann, was receiving a
complimentary vote. For twelve bal
| lots the delegates voted without any
material change but after this the tide
turned toward Binnelnann and while
Orth followers held their ground the
/ present assessor seemed to have form
ed union of the Langen delegates
and he steadily crept up ballot by bal
| lot until the eighteenth ballot, when
The was made the nominee of the con-
vention by single vote. Later the
! nonin alton was declared unanimous.
On the first ballot Calvin Stewart
received fourteen votes for the nomi-
nation Of Justice of the Peace and he
was later declared the unanimous
choice for this Office. Mr.. Stewart was
also elected as Chairman of the city
com mittee.
After the appointment Of the other
members of the committee the conven-
ton adjourned. The ticket in full as
nominated follows:
For Mayor-James German.
For City C1erk-Gustav Jacob.
For City Treasurer-Martin Stein
metz
For Henry Biennemann.
For Justice of the Peace-Calvin
Stewart.