The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-27
Gus Jacob. Martin steinmetz. Charles
ortn and George B. McCarron Given
Places on the Ticket.

nomination Of Gustav Jacob for City
Clerk, Martin Steinmetz for City
Treasurer, Charles Ortiz for Assessor,
and George B. McCarron for Justice Of
the Peace. The nomination Of Mr..
Ortiz was the only surprise Of the con-
ven ion and it is stated that Mr.. Bien-
nemann had withdra wn from the race
early in the evening, leaving clear
field for Orth.
The party will go before the voters
Of the city without a. platform, and
contrary to their usual custom no plat
form of principles was adopted more
than. the platform laid down by Mayor
German ia his short speech Of thanks
to the delegates after his nomination.
The convention was an enthusiastic
one, but in the crowd that filled the
lobby there were many faces missing.
Many old time politicians who had
never missed convention seemed to
have lost their ardor this year and
were far from the maddening crowd
when the nominations were made.
At 8 O'Clock the convention was
called to order by Calvin Stewart,
Chairman of the City Committee, and
Frank x. Swift was elected Chairman
of the convention. George Harkin
was elected Secretary and committees
on credentials, resolutions and per-
manent organization were appointed.
| The committee on credentials reported
that every ward in the city was repre-
scented by the full quota of delegates.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation recommended that the tenn
porary organization be made per-
ment.,
The report of the committee on reso-
1utions will bear repeating and was as
follows: "Your committee on resolu-
tons has no resolutions to offer more
than, "Resolved, That the Democratic
party is all right, and Resolved, That
we elect the ticket from start to
finish.''
The resolutions struck a popular
vein and they were received with great
applause by the delegates and the
members of the party present. With
the preliminaries over the work Of
nominating candidates began. On the
FIRST informal ballot Mr.. German re-
ceived the vote of every delegate and
his nomination was at once declared
una nimous. A committee consisting
Of Calvin Stewart, Chief of, Police
Joseph c. Newhouse aud Alderman j.
H. Tully was appointed to escort the
nominee to the hall and the conven-
ton proceeded with its work.
On the informal ballot for City Clerk
Gustav Jacob received twenty-one of
the twenty-four votes and he was at
once declared the unanimous choice Of
the convention.
The ballot for the nominee for City
Treasurer was a unanimous one, Mar
tin Steinmetz receiving every vote.
The first break in the old slate came
when the delegates voted for the NOM
inee for Assessor. On the first ballot
while the remainder were scattering,
Mr.. Biennemann, the present incrm-
bent of the Office, receiving but two
votes Ortiz was at once declared the
unanimous nominee Of the convention.
Mr.. Ortiz was in the lobby but declined
to answer the call for speech.
The nomination of Justice of the
Peace proved walkaway for McCar-
ron, who received twenty-one votes on
the first ballot. John Gil1ett got his
customary two votes and John Wade
got the complimentary mention.
The ticket having been named the
chair was empowered by the delegates
to name city chairman and secretary.
Calvin Stewart was named as chair
man and William Joachim as secretary
of the city committee. No ward mem
bers of the committee we're selected, it
being announced that the chairmen of
the ward committees would hold the
positions.
AS the work of the convention was
completed the committee which had
been sent to notify Mr.. German of his
nomination returned and Mr.. German
was received with continued cheering.
In introducing the nominee to the
convention Chairman Stewart made
short speech in which he paid glow
ing tribute to Mayor German and his
past record and even called on the
muse of poetry to assist him to make
the tribute fitting. After the Grafton
of Chair man Stewart Mr.. German adj
dressed the convention as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention-I thank you for the high
honor you have conferred upon me and
If elected will work for the best inter-
ests of the city. My worthy friend,
Mr.. Stewart HIS lowered the ground so
thoroughly thai I will not take any
more of your time. Gentlemen, I
thank you.
This closed the convention and with
ont further business they adjourned
sine die