The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-06-26
After Hard Fight the Friends of the Stall
wart Movement Secure More Than
Thirty of the Delegates.

| out an absolute statement from the
delegates themselves, of the forty
eight delegates to the invention
thirty-six will favor the nomination
of Senator Whitehead, while twelve
will favor La Toilette.
| The. caucus brought the first great
| fight among the Republicans of Keno
sha county and the largest number of
ballots ever known in a caucus were
voted. 1t cannot be denied that the
La Toilette forces showed consider
able strength in both the city and
country towns. It was evident to the
members of both factions that this
fight was fight to finish and the
leaders put their strongest men into
| the fight. Democrats were voted in
several wards Of the city, but as they
| proclaimed their allegiance to the Re-
publican party and Republican princi-
pies there was nothing to be done ex-
cept to accept the ballots as cast.
The Sixth ward was the real battle
ground of the fight, for in this ward
the La Toilette men made an especial
effort to defeat Johnson A. Jackson,
who was on the Stalwart ticket as a
delegate. All day long the two fac
tons were fighting for the ward and
when the votes were taken there were
hundred and twenty of them, almost
the full voting strength of the ward.
Jackson and the Stalwart delegates
were elected by majority of more
than two to one.
The Fifth ward was conceded to the
"Ralf Breeds" by the Stalwarts. It
was Oil Inspector Reinardy's ward
and not single Stalwart made an eff
fort to capture it. But the "Ha1f
Breeds had feared coup and on this
account every possible vote was
brought into the caucus. The result
was marvellous victory for the La
Toilette forces. Out of the 10 votes
cast the La Toilette men secured 100
votes, and now they are looking for
the bolter who voted the odd ticket.
In the First ward E. F. Markham,
La Toilette delegate, secured an cleo
ton through the use of single per-
sonal ticket, getting an election from
his friends.
The Second, Third and Fourth wards
are solid for the Sta1warts. In the
Seventh ward the La Toilette ticket
was elected, but it is stated that on the
ticket there was one man who is ia
vorable to Senator Whitehead. In
this ward two Democratic votes were
cast, but there has been no contest
made by the Sta1warts and it is not
probable that any will be made.
The Eighth ward returned three
La Toilette delegates, the Sta1warts
being unable to get any one to the
polls. The stories that have been cir
culated in regard to the PEritanica1
ideas of Senator Whitehead undoubt-
ed1y aided in the defeat of Sta1waft
delegates on the North side of the city.
/ In the country towns there was a
distinct rivalry for the delegates. In
Somers and Pleasant Prairie strong
fights were made by the La Toilette
forces and in each town the Sta1warts
won by narrow margin of two votes.
In Paris, Bristol and Salem dele
gates favored by the Stalwarts we're
elected, but it is possible that several
of these delegates may be in favor of
the Governor when the convention is
in session.
The town of Randall was the only
town in the county that took decided
stand at the Caucus and in this town
the following resolutions were passed:
Resolved, By the voters of the town
of Randall in caucus assembled that
the delegates to the county convention
to be held in Kenosha on June %, 1902,
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the State convention, use all honor
able means to secure the election of an
anti-La Toilette delegation. Also that
the delegates to the county convention
to select delegates to the Senatorial
convention use all honora BILE means to
secure solid delegation pledged to
the nomination of the present State
Senator, the Honorable John F. Rev
nolds, and that we heartily endorse the
Honorable John c. Spooner as acandi.
date for reelection to the United
States Senate as representative OF
the State of Wisconsin,
The resolutions we're signed by every
voter at the caucus.
The result of the caucuses, however
leaves no doubt of the stand Kenosha
county will take at the State conven.
ton, as if all the doubtful delegates be
given to the opposition Senator
Whitehead will still have a clean ma.
| jority in the convention.
! The delegates elected in the towns
and wards follow:
Kenosha-First Ward-H. S. Van
Ingen, Frank Hansmann, E. F. Mark
ham.
| Second Ward-B. F. Windsor, John
| T. Yule, James Balloon.