The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
Voters in Kenosha Liable to
Penalty for Violations Of
Primary Election Law
MANY PAPERS ALREADY FILED
Democrats Are Especially Active and
Nearly All of the Ward Candi-
dates of That Party Have
Filed Petitions

A peculiar condition has been found
of the primary election law IN Keno
sha for the papers that have been flied
with the city clerk show that in sew
era1 instances voters residing IN the
First ward have signed the nominal
ton papers of rival candidates. It is
claimed that this is direct violation
of the law, but the attorneys are at
variance as to the penalty that can be
exacted against the gnilty parties.
So far this violation has been found
only in the case of the two Democratic
nominees for mayor, and an effort
will be made to have the name Of one
of the men who signed the papers re-
moved before the papers are formally
filed for the primary election ballot.
These papers are now in the hands
Of the city clerk, but he has made it a
rule not to file the papers Of any.
candidate until papers from all Of the
wards have been presented. In the
petitions the signers declare that it is
their intention to support the candi
date named in the petition and it
would of course be impossible for a
man to support two rival candidates.
The penal provision of the primary
law is as follows:
tAny act declared an ofense by the
general laws OF this state concerning
caucuses and elections shall also, in
| like case, be an offense in all primaries,
and shall be punished in the same
form and manner as therein provided,
and all the penalties and provisions
of the law as to such caucuses and
elections, except as herein otherwise
| provided, shall apply in such case
with equal force, and to the same ex-
| tent as though fully set forth in this
act.''
The rush of candidates to file their
nomination papers shows that the
| Democrats are decidedly active, and
while three days remain for the filing
of nomination papers nearly all of the
| Democratic wards show full ticket.
| In some of the strong Republican
wards no nominations have been
made for alderman. The Republicans
in these wards must get busy or they
will be left at the post and a Democrat
will be given their place in the city
council.
Among the list of nomination papers
filed are the following: For Mayor
Matthias ]. Scholey, Democrat; James
German, (partia1) Democrat; John
Hegeman, (partial) Republican. For
City Clerk-George w. Harrington,
| (partiaD Democrat. For City Treas
urer Martin Steinmetz, (partia1)
Democrat. Justice of the Peace
George B. McCarron, Democrat.
| The Republicans of the city appear
to be decidedly slow in getting out
their candidates. There is an excel
lent outlook for Republican success
and every place in the ticket should
be filled. Thus far no petitions have
been circulated for Republican cam
| didate for the office of justice of the
peace. This is good paying office,
giving a salary of from 81, 500 to $1,000
annually, and it should not be turned
over to the Democrats without CON
test. It is not necessary that a man
be an attorney to seek this Office as
for several years the Office has been
filled IN Kenosha by men who never
saw a law book until they we're elected
to the Office. No Republican candi,
dates for assessor have appeared and
there are two assessors to be elected
1t is time that the members Of the
party get busy and started petitions t.
fill up these gaps in the ticket.