The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-21
STEWART IS BEATEN.
Democratic City Council Finds the
Democratic Leader Unworthy
OF His Hire.
]. C. SLATER FOR CITY ATTORNEY
Chas. HOLSTER Succeeds Himself as Street
Commissioners and Geo. Wallis is
Named as City sexton.

Committee, whose mastery manage
ment of the last City campaign is de-
c1ared by himself to have landed
James German in the Mayors chair.
was turned down by the new Demo
cratic City Council Monday night and
turned down hard.
Brother Stewart had shown his
ability as lawyer by his splendid
discussion of the law in regard to
sewers, and it was thought that the
discovery of this knot hole would be
sufficient to land him in the office of
City Attorney. 1t was certainly the
reward that he coveted and the re-
ward that he deserved.
On Sunday the members of the
Democratic side of the Council met
and cducused. 1t was Stewart eau
Gus, and in his manly breast hope
sprang up, and in his dreams of Sun
day night he heard himself called
Getty Attorney" But there seems to
have been a hitch somewhere, and
while the caucus was on it is probable
that one of the Democratic aldermen
had milestone in his pocket fling
up his knife to get rid of Stewart.
Of course it was matter of base
ingratitude on the part of the Democ-
racy, but the election Of John C.
Slater to succeed himself will be
choice which will have the support of
all the people of the city. Mr.. Slater
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many years ago, and has served the
city faithfully and well.
No one seems to be able to tell just
how Stewart fell, but he must have
lost some of the Democratic votes for
when the deciding ballot came Stew
art had but seven votes while Slater
had nine.
The Democrats were not satisfied
that Stewart should go unrewarded
for his arduous 1abors, and all through
the session some of them kept voting
for him for such offices as Street
Commissioner, City Sexton and any
thing else that came up.
Charles HOLSTER was elected to
succeed himself as Street Commits
sioner from the South district, and
George Wallis was elected as City
Sexton. Bernard Hermann succeeds
himself as Street Commissioner for
the North Side and Alderman Green
valid was named as President of the
Council.
The new City Council went into
office under the most suspicious cir
cumstances. Mayor German, in TAX
ing his chair for the fourth term,
made short address in which he
thanked the people for the honor
they had conferred upon him. In out
lining his policy for the next two
years Mayor German discussed sew
eral problems at length. He spoke
especially of the sewer question, and
declared that he was opposed to any
public Improvement in this line un-
less the cost of such improvement
could be charged TIP to the abutting
property. He recommended the
building of new City Hall, an En-
CINE House in the Third ward, and
careful examination into the affairs
of the city. The inaugural was a
good one, and there isfno doubt as to
the stand of the Mayor.
The committees named by the
Mayor for the coming year are as fol-
lows:
Finance Aldermen Anderson, Head
and Jacobs.
Judiciary and Ordinance Aldermen
Wells, Anderson, Werner.
Buildings and Water Works-A1d-
ermen Robinson, Rowe, Goodman.
| Claims Werner, Robin
son, Kaufman.
Taxes Aldermen Goodman, Kauf-
man, Thomas.
License Aldermen Rowe, Scho1ey,
Wells.
| Bonds Aldermen Hegeman, Thorn
as, Robinson.
| Public Grounds and Cemetery
Aldermen Head, Nader, eraser.
Harbor Alderman Nader, Rowe,
Jacobs.
Fire Department Aldermen Scho-
| ley, Hegeman, Nader.
Police Aldermen Kaufman, Gras-
ser, Sullivan.
Printing Aldermen Thomas, Scho-
| ley, Hegeman.
Pauper Aldermen Jacobs, Good
man, Greenwa1d.
Streets, alleys and bridges Alder.
men Greenwald, Head, Su1livaailii. ~ s.
Gas and Lights All ermeh Grasser,
Wells, Werner. s. 81 800 ~
Sewer and Paving Aldermen Sui
llivan, Greenwald, Anderson.