The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-16
Representatives OF Democracy Have a
Hard Time Finding Men to Fill
the Places on the Ticket.
INTEREST SEEMS TO BE LACKING
Delegates Leave the Convention Hall Be.
fore All the Nominations are Made.
Slater Retired from Committee.

The Democratic county convention
which began under the most suspicious
circumstances TuesdaJ morning was
completed late in the afternoon and
the closing hours of the convention
made it little more than farce and
the make-shift ticket which was
placed in nomination by the delegates
is conceded even by the Democrats to
be one of the weakest ever placed in
the field by the Democracy of Kenosha
county.
The whole interest in the conven-
ton seems to have centered IN the Sc
lection of a candidate for sheriff and
when this contest resulted in the Sc
lection of Peter Stahl the other ele-
ments in the convention seem TO have
lost all their interest ia the party and
the ticket and it was with good deal
of trouble that the remaining places
on the ticket were filled. It cannot be
denied that some good men were
named, but the ticket in its entirety is
one that will not appeal to the voters
"
have expressed their intention of vot-
ing the straight county Republican
ticket.
The nomination of James Spencer,
of Somers, for county clerk, was made
without his knowledge and it is posi-
BILE that he will withdraw from the
ticket when he has been notified of his
selection.
The selection of candidate for reg
lister of deeds showed that interest was
lacking and John Tigh, Michael Hens
gen, Louis King and Prof. F. R.
Jacoby all declined to accept the honor.
After these men had declined new
ballot was taken and Henry Feldschau
the Main street saloon keeper, received
eighteen out of the forty votes. Be-
fore Feldschau was allowed to decline.
although he did not have any where
near a majority of the votes, he was
declared the unanimous nominee of
the convention.
John Schiller was selected on the
first formal ballot as the candidate for
clerk of the Circuit court and Chris
Petersen was equally successful in Sc
curing the nomination for county
treasurer.
John C. Slater declined to have his
named voted upon as candidate for
District Attorney, and Calvin Stewart
was selected as the candidate on the
first ballot, receiving twenty-four votes
to twenty for Mr.. Slater.
Mr.. Slater appeared before the Con-
vention and made a speech, in which
he informed the Convention that the
success of the election depended large.
ly on the defeat of Governor LaFol-
1ette.
John B. Zievers was nominated for
Coroner after three ballots, and Will
liam McKesson was selected as the
candidate for Surveyor. William Wei
ton, of Brighton, was selected by the
county delegates as the candidate for
Superintendent of the County schools.
One of the surprises of the Conven.
ton was the retirement Of County
SudAL JOIu VI 04dlCAr WIZ tda
stood at the head of the Democracy for
many years. George H. Kroncke was
selected in his stead, and Calvin Stew
art was named as Secretary of the
committee. This action places Mr..
Slater entirely out Of politics in the
county.
The ticket as completed is as follows:
For Member of the Assemb ly-W. S.
Haven of Brighton.
For Sheriff-Peter C. Stah1 of Keno
sha. Hs
For County C1erk-James Spencer
of Somers.
For Register of Deeds Henry Field
schau Of Kenosha.
For County Treasurer Peter
sen of Kenosha.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court ohm
Schu1er of Kenosha.
For District Attorney-Ca1vin Stew
art of Kenosha.
For County Coroner-John B. lie
vers, of Kenosha.
For Surveyor William McKesson of
Randall.
For superintendent William We'll
ton of Brighton.