The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28
BAKER. FOR MAYOR
Republicans of the City Nominate Nor
man [. Baker at the Head of
the City Ticket.
THEY ADOPT A STRONG PLATFORM
Party Declares for Business Administra
ton of Affairs of the city-A Lake
Front Park and Many Reforms

SSAAS$
For Mayor-Norman L. Baker.
For City C1erk-Char1es Dumpke.
For City Treas.-James H. Charles.
For Assessor-Char1es Reinardy
For Justice of the Peace-James M.
Stebbins.
This was the ticket named by the
Republicans of Kenosha in convention
assembled last evening and the ticket
which the Republicans are expected to
elect at the, polls on next Tuesday.
The convention was held at the city
hall and was one of the most enthusi-
astic in the history of the party in Ke-
nosha. Several hours before the con-
vention was called the delegates gath
cred at the Grant House par1ors and
fought out the battles for the different
Offices so that when City Chair
man Harf called the convention to
order nothing remained but to ratify
the work which had been done by the
delegates earlier in the evening.
In completing the permanent organ
ization of the convention John M.
Keh1or was named as secretary of the
convention and committee on creden-
tials and platform was appointed.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that every ward in the city was
represented bv full quota of delegates
and the committee on platform pre-
sented the following which was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
The Platform.
We, the delegates from the several
wards Of :a1e city Of Kenosha assem-
b1ed in city convention, representing
the Republican party of our city, and
speaking and vouching for the candi-
dates we are about to nominate, do
make the following declarations of our
prin cip1es and pledges to the citizens
of the city of Kenosha.
Not representing and being in no
manner obligated to the views or in
terests of any particular social or COM
mercia1 set or faction, nor of any indi-
vidua1s or corporations, we shall be in
all things free to act as may seem wise
and for the interests and common good
of our city;
If entrusted with the control of the
city's affairs the coming year, we
promise a good, business like, econon1-
ica1 and strictly honest administration;
The growth and prosperity of our
city being dependent largely upon its
manufacturing enterprises, we pledge
ourselves to put forth our best endeav-
ors to secure new and desirable enter
prises to locate here; but feeling also
that the disability of Kenosha as
residence city might be greatly en-
HANGED, benefting Our people and
bringing good people to live among u.s.,
by greater cleanliness and sight1iness,
particularly of the streets and public
grounds, we promise cleaner streets,
and such other similar improvements
as may be made with slight, or no, ex-
pense to the city. And along this
line, we pledge ourselves to the execu-
ton of the following improvements,
which will be of great value to the city
and benefit to it's citizens, without the
expenditure of a single cent from the
city treasurer, viz: We will extend
Durkee avenue from its present terrni-
nation in Town Line street, filing in
the space between the same and the
breakwater for public promenade or
park along the lake shore;
While we favor the ordinary public
improvement when desired by those
particularly interested, we shall ever
deem it duty to consider the wishes
of those who must bear the burden of
the cost, as the AUDITING property
owners;
In respect to the electric railway
franchise and the other privileges and
franchises already granted, we will see
that all agreements and conditions in
serted in the ordinance granting them,
for the benefit of the people, shall be
exactly and promptly observed and
fulfilled, including the immediate paw
ing of Milwaukee avenue; and in re-
gard to granting new privileges and
franchises by the municipality, we
shall ever consider them the valuable
property of the citizens not to be-
granted away unless the citizens shall
be fully compensated.
We shall favor the employment of
home labor and the use of home pro-
ducts.
We pledge ourselves to improve the
methods of conducting municipal bust
ness and the instrumenta1ities of the
municipal government. Along this
line, we promise to compile and repub-
1ish the city charter, which now con-
sists of the original charter as amended
by numerous inaccessible special acts
Of the Legislature, and parts of the
general law adopted by the council,
aud Herewith to properly arrange and