The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-02
CALLED The BLUFF
George W. Taylor Of Pleasant
Prairie Out as a Candidate
For District Attorney
THE RING vows VENGEANCE
Claims That the Ring Will at Once Put
Candidates in the Field to De-
feat the Men Rated as
Friends of Taylor

inaugurated in Kenosha county be-
tween the members of the SO Gale
ring now In charge of the Republican
party and the independent men who
have refused to answer to the crack
of the party whip. The matter was
brought out in the open this morning
when George w. Taylor, the we'll
known Pleasant Prairie man formerly
uperintendent Of the schools of the
county, announced that he had en-
tered the race 1or the nomination Of
district attorney. Thereby hangs a
tale and its unfolding has brought
some of the so called Republican
leaders of the county into a decidedly
bad light.
Taylor was recently graduated from
the law school at the university of
Madison and at once opened an Office
IN Kenosha. Pending the vacating
Of the offices in the Benedict and
Tarbell building, for which he had al
ready signed lease, he opened his
Office with Attorney A. E. Buckmast-
er. On last Saturday Taylor an
nounced his intention Of making the
race for the nomination for District
attorney in opposition to r. Y. Baker,
the present holder of the Office. The
announcement came like a bomb
shell to the leaders Of the ring as it
had been agreed that there would be
no opposition to Baker. Taylor had
spent several days studying the pri-
mary law and could see no reason why
he should not be candidate. He al
1eges that he found this reason later
i'm the day when a number of the mem
-bers of the ring called on him and in
him thatiif became out for
the Office Of district attorney candi-
dates would be brought out to oppose
p. G. Torrey and w. G. Crosby IN
their race for the offices of county
clerk and register of deeds. Taylor
stated toathe committee which waited
on him that these men had nothing
to do with his candidacy and that they
had not been consulted but he states
that he was informed that these men
were not to be opposed if the track
was lett clear for Baker and that if he
came into the field candidates would
be put out against his friends. Such
political intimidation was something
hitherto unknown in this county and
Taylor at once went TO Baker, the
and he alleges that Mr.. Baker stated
this plan would be carried out. 1t
was further carried to Taylor, not by
Baker but by one of the other so
called leaders, that some of the Demo
cratic leaders were working with the
LaFollette leaders and that he had
consented to throw the larger part of
the Democratic vote to such men as
should be selected as candidates by
the ring.
The announcement that the ring
would oppose Torrey and Crosby
caused Taylor to recede from his
position until after he had taken up
the matter with his friends as he
stated that he would do nothing which
would have tendency to force these
men out Of office. This morning,
however, he decided to enter the
race.
Mr.. Baker, when seen this morning
stated that there would be petitions
signed for candidates in opposition
to both Torrey and Crosby, but he
did not connect this fact with the fact
that Taylor had come into the field as
a candidate for the nomination for
District Attorney. He admitted that
he had discussed the matter with
Taylor and it is evident that Tay1or's
candidacy was not exactly to the lik-
ing of Mr.. Baker. Baker stated that
Taylor had been at work in the county
for weeks. Should the threat to bring
out candidates against Torrey and
Crosby be carried out it is hardly pos
sible;that these men will cut much of
a figure in the result. The two men
have been in the field for weeks and
their petitions are now ready for fl
ing. Should candidates be brought
out for spite the people the county
will be slow to accord to them any
support IN the race against the men
who have given the county such ac-
ceptable service.
Mr.. Taylor, the new candidate for
the nomination for district attorney is
we'll known to the voters Of the coun-
ty. He is a son of Oscar Taylor, of
Pleasant Prairie, and was born and
raised IN that town. He was educat-
ed IN the schools of the county and
afterward at the University Of Wis
consin and the University of Chicago
He entered on the practice of law
IN kenosha after completing his
work at the University and is mem
Der OF the law firm Of Taylor and
Randall. He promises to make a hot
fight for the nomination and will at
once inaugurate speaking campaign
about the county.
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