The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-29
Politicians by Not Re-appointing John J. Abel as
Game Warden for the First District,
JOHN PUGH OF RACINE is NAMED IN PLACE
Appointment Pugh Brings Kenosha
stawart Kenoha Man Had Proved Deputy
o nd disappointment Had
o Leading Politicians

Governor La Toilette and his Grove
Of politicians have shown their atti
tude toward Kenosha county, for Thu
morning it was announced that Gam,
Warden Overlook acting under thu
direction of the Governor has erased
the name of John J. Abel from the lis
of Game Wardens in Wisconsin anC
has substituted the name of Johr
Pugh, of Racine, as the deputy for The
First district. The position in ques
ton is one of little Importance, but a!
the appointment is made, the Governo1
is charged with violating his promises
which were made to the local polite
ians at the beginning of the last cam
paign, and the appointment of Pugt
has removed the last straw in the way
of the 'Kenosha county leaders retiring
from the La Toilette crowd and ally
ing themselves with the Sta1warts.
There had been no change expected
in the Game Warden for the First dis
trict and for this reason the politicians
of Kenosha county gave little heed to
the matter. A short time ago one OF
the leading politicians of the city Wis
tied the State Capital and had a long
talk with the Governor and the only
request asked in return for the hand
some ma jority which the county gave
the Governor was that Mr.. Abel be
returned to his present position. Mr..
La Toilette promised that no change
should be made and for this reason the
Republican leaders had nothing more
to say on the subject.
Other Republican leaders had visited
the Governor, and while no official
promise had been obtained that Abel
would be re-appointed, the Governor
had given them to understand that
this would be the case. Many of these
politicians were seen this morning and
when they were informed of the fact
that Deputy Abel had been turned
down they all declared that La Toilette
had been guilty of breaking his politi-
cal promise to the politicians of the
county.
John Abel needed no political pull to
demand his return to his place. In
the fight between the two parties Mr..
Abel has taken no part. Ali during
his term of office he had attended
closely to his business, and had made
a model officer. Through his careful
work the Southern part of the State
had been entirely freed from vio1ators
of the hunting and fishing laws. There
had been no distinctions made. The
poor fisherman and the wealthy Chi
cago aristocrat had alike been forced
to pay the penalty of violating the
laws of Wisconsin.
Under the dictatorship of Abel Jack
son 1. Case had been arrested on a
charge of violating the law, and al
though the strongest ties of friendship
bound the two men, Mr.. Abel refused
to interfere and Mr.. Case was forced
to appear in court and pay his fine, as
had all the others caught violating the
law.
With such record the only reason
that can be given for the dismissal of
Mr.. Abel is the fact that he was not
of the La Toilette faction. The turn
of the wind was first seen in this
county last week when E. E. Mills, of
Bur1ing ton, one of the trusted agents
of the Governor, came to Kenosha to
interview the politicians in regard to
the appointment of an Oil inspector.
The interview was short one, but in
his time Mr.. Mills gave out a hint
that the prospect of Mr.. Abel being re-
appointed to his position as Deputy
Game Warden was very small one.
Furthermore, the agent of the Cover
nor intimated that Kenosha county
had not been accustomed to getting
much patronage, and on this account
the disappointment would probably be
slight.
The prediction of Mr.. Mills has been
carried out to the letter, but it is hard
1y possible that the Governor and his
followers will gain many friends by
the removal of the Kenosha man.
Abel is but one man in the party,
but the real significance of the fact is
shown in the way the Governor has
utterly disregarded his promises to the
Kenosha county people.
The Oil Inspector is still to be ap-
pointed and as it is impossible for the
Governor to go outside of the county to
get man for this Office it will prob
ably fall to some man in the city who
is at least kindly disposed toward the
Governor. One of the best known
politicians in tha citv in SDea KING of
the matter this morning stated that it