The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-07
James German and the Entire Demo.
cratic City Ticket Win a Victory
at The Polls on Tuesday.
FOREIGN VOTE SWINGS ELECTION.
Democrats Gain Possession of tbs Council
and the Board of Education VIII
Have FulI Control.

Democracy swept the city in the
election of Tuesday and the entire
ticket headed by James German was
elected by The people of the city with
the aid of the minions of Democracy
which had come from foreign coun-
tries. The efforts of the Republicans
to insti11 non-partisan spirit in the
election of city clerk met with re-
buff and Gustav Jacob, who has
served the city so faithfully for years,
was ousted from his position to make
room for George Harrington. Other
city Offices passed into the hands of
the victors and not even an assessor
or a justice Of the peace squeezed
through to offer so1ace to the de
feated.
German and his associates came
marching down from the North side
with p1ura1ities amounting to over
two hundred and the meager p1ura1i-
ties of the four south wards could not
overcome the p1ura1ities which the
Democrats had received on the North
side. The vote cast by the Social
Democrats did not in any way come
up to the expectations of the party
leaders and it seems probable that the
Socialists turned tail and fled and
placed their support largely in the
Democratic column. The South side
remained true to its Republication
and in nearly every ward s.t Mayor
Pfennig received a larger vote than
he received two years ago.
With the election of their mayor
and the city officials the Democracy
has also taken possession of the City
Council and the Board Of Education
and they will take full control of the
reins of city government. The only
hope that is expressed today is that
they will use the power that has been
entrusted to them wisely and.wel1.
There is little reason to go into the
details of the defeat sustained.by the
Republicans as it is impossible to give
any cause for it. The Democrats
seem to have completely hypnotized
the voters in the many Of the wards
and the splendid service that Mayor
Pfennig had given the scity fell as
nothing before the pratings of the
demagogues.
The vote cast in many of the wards
was as large as ever has been recorded
in the city and the Third :wardE broke
all records by casting vote of 6O3.
This ward proved puzzle for the
politicians and on accounts.-of the
heavy vote cast it was late in the
evening before the Republicans we're
willing to concede the election of
German, hoping that the majorities
for the ticket in the Third and Fourth
would be sufficient to pull ..,out both
Pfennig and Jacob.
In the North wards where the Dem
ocratic victories were conceded atsthe
opening of the campaign the Demo
Gratis had wisely placed good candi-
dates in the field and the city will
probably not be the loser by their
election. The result of the election
was fore casted by the Republicans as
early as nine O'Clock in the.sevening,
when it became apparent that the big
p1ura1ities for German in the North
the Democrats were so taken by sur
prise at the result of the election
that they waited until long after IL
O'Clock before they accepted the
victory.
They had noisy celebration. The
band long ago retired was called into
commission and the five successful
candidates were bundled into single
hack while Mat Scho1ey, the hero of
the hour, perched on the box. This
procession made the rounds of the
city, followed by hooting crowd of
several hundred excited partisans.
Going into the statistics of the
election it is interesting to note the
maiorities as we'll as the votes in the
different wards. The candidate of
the Democracy for mayor had plu-
rality in the city Of 88, while Gustav
Jacob, the candidate of the Republic
cans for city clerk, was defeated by
ga votes.
The following figures, which are
semi-officia1, tell the whole story of
the ballots:
MAYOR.
German. Pfennig. Burns.
1st Ward 20 12o IS