The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-08
Republicans Elect the Entire
County Ticket in Kenosha
County
PFENNIG WINS CLOSE RACE
Republican Candidate for Sheriff Who
Bore the Brunt of the Battle Against
the Democrats Elected by
Plurality of Sixty One

For Assemblyman- Walker M. Cur
tiss, of Trevor
County clerk-w. c. Crosby, of
Kenosha.
County Treasurer Frank Marx, Of
Kenosha.
Sheriff Charles H. Pfennig, Of
Kenosha.
Coroner Frank E. Andre, 1of Keno
sha
Clerk Of the Court Frank Waldo,
of Bristol.
District Attorney r. " Baker, Of
Kenosha.
Register of Deeds-P. G. Torrey, of
Keuosha.
Surveyor Alvin H. Blood, of Keno
sha.
The Republican party swept Keno
sha county at the election on Tnes-
day electing every man on the county
ticket by good substantial majorities
and there will be but few changes at
the county building during the next
two years.
1t was the usual off year vote in
Kenosha county and there were many
stay at homes and their deficiencies
threatened some of the men on the
ticket, but the loyal Republican dis
tricts came forward with such large
votes that all of the men on the ticket
pulled through.
The great feature of the county
fight was the election of former Mayor
Charles H. Pfennig as sheriff. The
final returns from the vote show that
Pfennig won out by a narrow margin
of 81, but considering the terrific fight
that was made on the candidate for
sheriff his victory is the greatest
recorded ia the county campaign.
The Democrats admitted Tuesday
night that they had conferred their
fight on the sheriff and up to nearly
midnight they were claiming that
Pfennig had been defeated by Schilz.
The early returns seemed to indicate
that the race was close and in fact
remarkably close. Up to ten O'Clock
the returns showed that Schilz was
ahead and the Democrats had already
started their celebration of a victory
when the returns arrived from Salem
and Somers and this put damper on
their jubilation
Schilz the retired Wheatland farmer
certainly made great race, and for
Schilz it can be said that his campaign
was clean one. However, some of
his associates in the party conducted
dirty campaign against Pfennig and
ia the last hours Of the battle
started stories against the Republican
candidate which cost him hundreds
of votes.
The stories had absolutely no foun-
dation 10 fact, but they were so care
fully circulated that It was Impossible
for Pfennig TO stop the tide turning
70 Schilz. Schilz carried four Of the
wards in the city BY normal Demo
cratic pluralities and the Democrats
had the shock of their lives when ii
was learned that Chairman Scholey
of the Democratic committee had lost
the battle in the Fifth ward.
This was the first hard blow to
Democracy and up to the time the re-
Democrats were talking of victory.
Wheatland rolled up tremendous
majority for Schi1z and Brighton was
not far behind, while Randall always
Republican town, gave Schilz a
small majority.
Pfennig, however, gained great
strength in the towns of Bristol Som
ers and Salem, while Pleasant Prairie
gave the usual Republican majority.
When it was finally decided that the
Republicans had won the big fight
for sheriff, Pfennig was greeted with
cheers all along Main street.
The Democrats hoped to the last for
Schilz and after the complete returns
had been received it was announced
to the Democrats that Schilz had won
by II, but z recount of the figures
showed that gross error had been
made and its correction changed
smiles to tears in the Democratic
headquarters.
Emmett Shields, the Bristol man,
who ran for register IF deeds, made
hard fight, but was beaten by good
majority.
The Social Democratic vote in the
state was decidedly low and it win
take the official returns to show the
strength of the party The total
number Of votes cast for the Social
Democratic candidates will not be
greatly over 800 and this is a decided
falling off from last election.
Alfred 4. Decker, the Prohibition
candidate for member Of the assembly,
made a good run and got the full cold
water vote Of the county. He will