The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-12
Many Petitions Of Candidates for
Office Now Being Circulated
in the Different Wards
NONE Av0WED SOCIALISTS
Only Few of the Candidates for State
Offices Have Sought the Aid of
Kenosha Voters in Get
ting Signatures

Most of the men who have signifed
their intention of seeking nomination
for public Office at the coming primary
will have filed Their petitions within
the next two weeks and the candidates
and their friends are decidedly busy
this week securing signatures for
petitions for nomination. These petit
tions have made their appearance in
every ward in the city aud none of the
candidates is meeting with trouble
in securing signatures. Some few
voters have laid down hard and fast
rule not to sign any petitions but
most of the voters have willingly
placed their names on every petition
presented.
The rural candidates from the
towns IN the county have not invaded
the city to any great extent and it is
expected that their petitions will be
signed almost entirely by the people
in the towns from which they hail
The only present official not out for
a nomination is DR.. H. A. Robinson,
the county coroner. DR.. Robinson is
now enjoying an automobile trip
through Canada and it is probable
that he has entirely forgotten the
existence of his Office. Should he not
return in time to file petitions it is
probable that some other candidate
will get busy and seek the office.
The Social Democrats, usually de-
cidedly prompt in preparing for cleo
ton, have as yet taken no steps to
place nominees in the field but it is
understood that the matter is now be-
ing submitted to referendum vote of
the il embers of the Social Demo cratic
club and there is little doubt but that
the Socialists will have full ticket in
the field when the doors are closed to
candidates the first Of August. It is
evident that the great mass of people
are taking little interest in the pri-
for nomination develop it will be hard
to get even corporal's guard out to
vote at the primary election. In
many parts Of the county the voters
ara entirely ignorant of the workings
Of the law and added to this is the
fact that they are taking no interest
in it. The candidates for state Offices
have paid little attention TO Kenosha
county and the only petitions circn-
lated in this county we're those of
Lenroot, John ]. Ke1npf and Governor
Davidson. Others were sent into the
county but tney we're returned with
out signatures.
Some of the rival candidates for the
nomination for sheriff have been at
tempting to stir up interest but the
interest aroused is wholly.of a local
nature AID t does not extend beyond
the home town of the candidate.
Il The Democrats have been decided
1y coy in regard to giving out their
list of aspirants for Office but it is ex-
pected that the entire list will be an
nounced after the big Democratic
picnic on next Sunday. This will be.
love feast at which time the women
and children will play games while
the men will play politics. Many of
the perennial candidates are in the
field and it is thought that the ticket
will be practically a duplicate of the
Democratic ticket Of two years ago
with change in the Office Of sheriff
and in the office of county treasurer.
Chris Petersen, who has sacrificed
his business to run for treasurer on
the Democratic ticket for two cam
paigns has decided that the game is
not worth the trouble and he has an
nounced that he will not seek nomina-
ton this year. Joseph A. Dalton,
who has been candidate for sheriff
for number of ampaigns, is also
out of the running and it is probable
that the nomination will be turned
over to Ben Schilz, Of Wheat1and, |
without opposition.