The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
Well Kenosha Polisher Selected to
Lead County Social Democratic
Ticket This Fall.
FIRST CONVENTION IN COUNTY.
Small Company of Faithful Gather at the
Court House and Put the Ticket In the
FieId.-Three Places Left Blank
or Sheriff-Michae1 White.

| Dewey.
For County C1erk-W. 3. Swartout.
For County Treasurer Hugh Wal
lace.
For Coroner-Joseph Biennemann.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court-Ber
Fox.
For Register Of Deeds-Peter ouig-
ley.
For District Attorney-No Candi-
date.
For Surveyor-No Candidate.
For County Superintendent-No
Candidate.
The first convention of the Social
Democratic party ever held in Keno
sha was held at the court house Fri
day evening when the mem bers of the
party representing eight wards of the
city and the town of Pleasant Prairie
met and placed in nomination candi-
dates for the.various county offices for
the coming county election. What
was absent in numbers was made up
in enthusiasm and the first convention
of the Socialists must go on record as
one of the most interesting ever held
in the county. While the prospective
candidates had little chance of cleo
tion there was a friendly rivalry for
places on the ticket and the interest
in the convention never Jagged.
Michael White, the we'll known poll
| Usher, one Of the nestors of the union
labor movement in Kenosha was nom
mated as the candidate for sheriff and
he promises to make hot fight for the
Office. White is known in ali parts of
the county and for some time he has
been rather prominent in Democratic
circles. He will probably draw large
vote from the Democratic party.
The party was not large enough to
contain candidate for the assembly
and the name of c. A. Dewey, an old
time Republican, was placed after this
caption. It is not known whether Mr..
Dewey will accept the honor conferred
upon him. All the other candidates
are well known supporters of Social
Democratic principles.
The convention was called for eight
O'Clock and shortly after that hour
Michael White called the convention
to order, in the absence of County
Chairman Marden. No time was lost
in pre1iminaries and the convention
got down to business by the election
of W. E. Swartout, of the Fourth ward
as chairman, and Michael White as
secretary.
The chair appointed Claude Harris,
Joseph Orth and H. Wallace as a COM
mittee on credentials and the commit
tee reported that eight wards in the
city and the town of Pleasant Prairie
were represented with full quota of
delegates in the convention.
The committee on resolutions APP
pointed by the chair consisted of John
Marsh, Peter Quigley and William
Kaufman. The committee brought
in set of resolutions endorsing the
the State platform of the Social Demo-
cratic party and an urgent appeal to
the voters of the county to support the
platform of the party. The resolu-
tons were adopted with enthusiasm
and the convention proceeded to the
nomination Of the different candi-
dates.
When the nominations for district
attorney, surveyor and county superin-
tendent were reached it was decided to
leave these places on the ticket vacant
as there was no one in the party fitted
for the duties of the Office. Chairman
Swartout gave voice to the sentiment
of the convention when he stated that
he was opposed to the nomination of
'dubbso or men who were members of
one of the old parties and rather than
to fill the places on the ticket with
such classes it was decided,t to leave the
ticket blank in these spaces.
After the nominations were over the
convention proceeded;'to name a new
county committee and gave the COM
mittee power to fill all vacancies which
should occur through the resignation
or death of candidates, after which the
convention adjournedIsine die.
The Social Democratic movement
SGGIAS ~ nave Ad0O SOLAClI4lLlR Oh d L1I
in Kenosha and the members Of the
party expect to poll aslarge vote in the
county election. To a man who at.
tended the convention lit could not but
be evident that politics made strange
bed fellows and not few of the mem
| bers of the old party who had .fought
for years in the ranks of opposition
| were touching shoulders. There was
no struggling for Offices and 40 i'm
passioned partisan speeches. The
men seemed to think that nominations
were little more than a form, but that
if a start was ever to be made it must
be made now.
The candidates are planning to make
hard fight during the campaign and
with this fight they expect to make a
showing against the nominees of the
old line parties.