The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
MAY PROTEST THIRD.
Republicans Claim That Peter
TuIly Who Resides in Fourth
Ward Voted in Third.
CLAIMS HOME TEMPORARY
rs Now Living at the Residence of VIC
tor Epp1er in the Fourth Ward But
Will Move Back Into the Third
When House is Finished.

trouble is brewing III the third ward
and it is possible that the Republican
ward committee will file a protest
against the result of the election.
The protest if filed will be based upon
the fact that Peter Tu11y, son of
Joseph H. Tul1y, the Democratic can
didate for alderman, voted in the
ward, while it is claimed that, in fact,
his residence was in the fourth ward.
The question is a very complicated
one and it will probably take the work
Of several attorneys to decide just
what can be done in the matter.
The younger Tu11y had always re-
sided in the third ward until com
paratively short time before the cleo
ton. He was recently married to
Miss Bessie Epp1er and after the we'd
ding the young couple lived for time
at the home of Joseph Tu11y, Jr., in
the third ward, but several days be-
fore election they moved over to the
residence of the father of the bride
and they had since resided there.
EARLY on election morning the matter
of Tullysgoting was submitted to the
election inspectors, George Wallis,
Jacob Peters and John McKenna.
To the inspectors it was represented
that Tully was in reality resident
Of the third ward, and that he was
simply visiting with the Eppler fanli-
1y until such time as the fiat which
was being built for his occupancy was
completed. 1t was stated that Tu11y
and his wife had been at the Epp1er
home for only a few days previous to
the election. On these representa-
tons the inspectors decided that Tu11y
had the right of voting in the third,
and he cast his vote.
George Wallis was seen this morn
ing, and in speaking of the matter he
said that after careful consideration
of the case he had decided that the
residence of Tu11y in the fourth ward
was only temporary and that the in
spectors had no right to refuse the
right to vote in the ward. He cited a
case of man visiting in a distant
city for months and yet returning to
Kenosha and claiming his vote, and
declared that Tu11y had the same
claim to a vote, as he was simply Wis
ting in another ward in the city. On
the other hand it is stated that on
election day young Tu1ly was heard
to say that the Eppler home was his
residence.
The action of the inspectors did not
have the support of all the election
officials in the ward and one of them,
Albert Fransway, stated this morning
that If he had been consulted IN the
matter he would have opposed the
admission of the vote of Tully.
In this regard another case is cited
AT the last general election man by
the name of Hayward went to the polls
and asked to be allowed to vote. 1t
was stated to the board that Hayward
had resided in the ward for some
time, but that a short time before
election he had removed his house
hold goods and his family to another
ward, but in order not to lose his vote
he had remained with a sister in the
third ward. The inspectors decided
against Hayward, claiming that the
third ward was not his intended resi-
dence.
The matter must come before the
council when the votes are canvassed
on Friday evening, andif the Repub-
licans are to contest the ward result
the contest must be filed before the
result is verified by the council.