The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-01
TICKET WITHOUT PLATFORM.
Walter L. Dexter, Former Sheriff Is
Named for the semb1y-Stewart
Endorsed for Congress.

For member of the Assembly
Walter Z. Dexter, Pleasant Prairie.
For County Clerk
| Dan B. Cox, Kenosha.
For County Treasurer
Christian Petersen.
! For Sheriff
Joseph A. Dalton, Salem.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
William We1ton, Brighton.
For Register of Deeds
J. c. Karnes, Kenosha.
For District Attorney
Charles B. Werve, Kenosha.
For Coroner
DR.. J. L. C1eary, Kenosha.
For County Surveyor
William McKesson, Randall.
The convention was repetition of
all of the county conventions held by
the Democrats of the county during
the last decade. The same old men
occupied their places in the chairs of
the delegates and the same lack of
enthusiasm was shown. Candidates
for nominations bobbed up in plentiful
quantities !and there was any number
of people who seemed to be willing to
enter the losing race for office.
The Democrats came from all parts
of the county and every town was
represented in the convention. Long
before the hour for the convention the
town was pretty we'll filled with the
representatives of the party and they
gathered in small groups discussing
the work to be done and how it was to
be accomplished. The candidates for
the different Offices were kept busy
running from group to group and dur
ing the morning all sorts of combina-
tons were being made to cinch the
Offices for the favored ones. It was
conceded from the start that the main
fight in the convention would be over
the nomination of a sheriff and the
candidates for the nominal ton kept
busy lining up the delegates and
forming states with other aspirants
for minor Offices. These states were
mostly shattered into fragments when
the convention got down to business.
The lack of enthusiasm was clearly
shown for when the chairman of the
county committee, George Kroncke,
called the convention to order there
were not half dozen men in the
room outside of the delegates, and
nearly all of these were Republicans
who had dropped in to see the fun.
In calling the convention Chairman
Kroncke made a short address in
which he stated that a minority of
the members Of the county committee
was present at the meeting at which
the conventionaha had been called, and
he 1efts it to the delegates to decide
whether or not the county ticket
would be named at this time. It was
evident from the start that the cam
didates and delegates had decided to
fight the matter out at this time and
their decision was unanimous to go
ahead and get done with ali the nomi-
| nations at once.
Alderman Frank q asser of the
Eight ward was elected chairman of
the temporary organization and Will
| liam We1ton, of the town of Brighton,
was .honored with the selection as
secretary of the temporary organiza-
| ton. On motion the chairman was
given the power to name the commit
| tees of the convention, and the fol-
| lowing were named: On credentials,
James H. O'Brien, Hans Harbert, of
Kenosha, Thomas Fleming, of Salem;
on resolutions, Calvin Stewart, John
Dryer, of Kenosha, ]. A. Button, of
Salem; on permanent organization,
Matt Pitts, Christian Weier, of Keno
sha, w. S. Haven, Of Brighton.
After the committees had been
named the convention took a recess
to allow the committees to complete
their work.
When the convention was called to
order after the recess, the report of
the committee on credentials was
presented, and showed that delegates
had been elected in every town and
ward. Even the strong Republican
towns of Randall and Bristol sent full
delegations to the convention.
| The credentials of the delegates
from the Sixth ward went astray, and
this ward was not represented in the
temporary organization.
| The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent, and the report was accepted.
| The convention was decidedly slow
to put itself on record, and no reso1u-
tions were presented. The commit
tee, headed by Mr.. Stewart, reported
in favor of leaving the matter of reso-
| 1utions to the State convention. The
report was adopted, and the county
| ticket will go before the voters Of the
county without platform.
The convention then began the
work of selecting delegates to the
State convention, and Calvin Stewart
put the convention on record for Peck
for governor in speech nominating