The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-16


For Clerk of the Circuit Court. B..
Ma1oney.
For County Clerk-W. c. Crosby.
For County Treasurer Will
now.
For District Attorney-A. E. Buck
master.
For Register of Deeds-P. c. Torrey
For Coroner-Dr. Frank B. Lans-
downe
For Surveyor Alvin Blood.
For County Slperintendent-G George
Taylor.
This was the ticket named by the
Republicans of Kenosha County in
session Saturday.
1t was an ideal Republican Conven-
tion day and an ideal Convention. The
rivalry for the nomination for the diff
ferent places on the ticket called back
memories of the old days when political
events meant more to Kenosha county
than they did today. The early morn
ing trains brought the delegates,
their friends and the candidates to the
city in great numbers, and before ten
o'clock the town was pretty well filled
up with Republicans.
All during the morning hours there
were exciting little conferences on the
street corners, at the hotels and in the
different business houses, and the
candidates continued the fights which
had been started in the caucuses to
the very doors of the Convention.
1t was few minutes after eleven
o'clock when Chairman A. E. Buck
master of the County Committe, called
the Convention to order. Thelscourt
room was we'll filled, and it was evil
dent from the people present that Ke-
nosha county Republicans recognized
no division in the ranks Of the5sparty,
and Stalwart and Half Breed had laid
their pre- iudices aside and come to the
Convention for the sole purpose of
seeing that the best possible men we're
named for the different offices.
Sauer for Chairman,
Paul E. Sauer, who for several years
past has made record at presiding
over Conventions, was unanimously
chosen as Chairman of the Conven-
ton today. The name of Mr.. Sauer
was presented by Fred Becker, of the
Third ward, and as Mr.. Sauer ad-
vanced to the Chairman's desk he was
greeted with great applause. When
the applause subsidized Mr.. Sauer said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: This
may be the last old fashioned Repub-
hcan Convention we may ever hold in
Kenosha county, and for this reason
let us try to make it memorable one.
l thank you for the honor you have
conferred upon me. We may have
different opinions on some subjects,
but difference of opinion is what
makes life worth living. We have a
right to our opinions and every man
has a right to have his opinion heard.
If you don't want to vote aye, vote no,
and you will be heard, but let us seek
to make this the most harmonious and
enthusiastic Convention in the history
of the Republican party in Kenosha."
Frank Hansmann, of the First ward,
was selected as Secretary of the Con-
vention, and the Chair appointed a
committee on credentials consisting of
John Hegeman of Kenosha, Henry
Benedict of Randall, and D. J. Vim
cent of Salem.
johnson Speaks for Harmony,
While the Convention was awaiting
the report of the committee on creden-
tials the Hon. Otis w. Johnson, of Ra-
cine, candidate for State Senator, was
introduced to the Convention and was
received with applause. Mr.. Johnson
made an address to the Convention
saying in part:
"Gentleman:-You have taken me
by surprise, but am pleased to have
this opportunity to speak to you, and
to assure you of my appreciation of
the high compliment, as it gives me a
chance to greet you again. feel that
the Republicans of the State, and 1
hope that the members of the party in
this county and district, will appreciate
the value of harmony and united effort
in the next few weeks.
We always believe in approving and
vindicating the acts of the Republi-
can party. That party's record is SO
rep1ete in accomplishing good, its
character is so high and it's leaders so
patriotic that believe that every one
of you will unite with me in this united
effort to elect the party ticket regard
less of the names Oh the lists.
The Democrats for a long while
have been smiling on account of the
broken ranks of the party in Wiscon-
sin and they have been planning a
glorious victory through these alleged
divisions, but say to you that decep-
ton does not thrive in the Republican
party, but it is characteristic of the
fertile soil of the wrangling ranks of
Democracy. 1t is largely through this
continual wrangling that the ranks Of
Democracy have become scattered and
chat party has never been able to do
anything. The Republican party
stands for progress and construction.
The Democratic party stands for retro-
gression and destruction. The Re-