The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-01
Kenosha County People Begin to
Sign Petitions for the Re-
Election of QuarIes.
MANY SIGNERS IN AN HOUR
G. e. Vandercook of Madison Says That
Senator Quar1es Will Enter Joint
Caucus With Tremendous Lead

Kenosha people are taking a great
interest in the fight that is being
made by Senator Quarles for re-elec-
ton to the United States senate and
the petitions for his nomination were
placed in circulation in this county
today. They are being largely signed
by Republicans regardless to their
opinions on the state fight.
It this connection it is of interest to
note that political writer's up in Madi-
son declare that Senator Ouar1es will
go into the joint caucus of the 1egis-
lature with long lead and that he
will be decidedly busy candidate be-
fore the caucus. According to the
claims that are being made by G. E.
Vandercook Senator Quar1es will be
by far the leader in the caucus and if
the caucus was to decide on the can
didate of the party there is no doubt
but that Quar1es would have a walk
away.
Mr.. Vandercook in estimating the
strength of the former Kenosha man
has the following to say:
If the selection of senator depen-
ded upon the highest number of votes
candidate received in a.party caucus
there could be no question whatever
about the election Of Senator Quar1es,
for his present strength far exceeds
the known strength of all other candi-
dates combined. In the state senate
the Quar1es men claim the support of
Senators Bird, Hagemeister, Johnson,
Rogers. Roehr, Eaton, Wolff, White
head, Beach, Kreutzer, and Wright.
It is asserted that the vote of the
senators named can be counted for
Senator Quarles without any question
whatever and that there are several
other senators who favor his election.
In the assembly among the sure
Quar1es votes claimed are Assembly
men Burdeau, Clausen, Reynolds,
Everett, Scott, Dur1and, Brooks, Led
vina, Marquhardt, Leroy, Slight,
Page, Westpha1, Hartung, Theme.
Hagen, Baker, Norcross, Hanson,
Hulburt, Ragatz, Heinecke; Johnson,
and Eldridge. In addition to these
the Quar1es men claim the votes of
fourteen other members of the as
sembly whose support of the senator
is none the less certain or steadfast.
Supporters of Senator Quar1es who
have carefully canvassed the situa-
ton, claim that in addition to the
| above list of senator's, three and pos
sib1y four names can be added. They
assert that Mr.. Quar1es will have
fifty-two to ffty-f1ve votes at the out
set, and with this assured strength
standing for his reelection, there
can be no question of the result. So
far as the Quar1es strength in the
senate is concerned, it is stated that
the lineup is now definitely known,
and many members of the assembly
whose preferences have been consid-
cred doubtful have declared in favor
of the senator's reelection.
Sixty-seven votes in the senatorial
election are necessary to choice, and
with the great lead Senator Ouar1es
has over all other possible candidates,
his supporters regard his election as
certain. Upon the basis of 113 Re-
publicans in the legislature, accord
ing to present estimates, Senator
Quarles has ffty-two votes; Judge
Webb was certain and claimed
twenty; Congressman Cooper five,
and Congressman Esch ten, making a
total of eighty-seven votes distributed
among the present field of candidates.
The preferences of twenty-six mem
bers are still undetermined as to par
ticu1ar candidates, but generally are