The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-03
Mayor German Says that He Will
Be q Candidate for Democratic
Nomination for Mayor
WANTS TO COMPLETE WORK
Says He Will Seek Office to Complete
the Work on Market Square and
w. Main st. and Then Be Ready
To Step Down and Gut

Mayor James German is to be a
candidate for reelection. He let the
secret ont on Thursday when he
stated positively that he would be a
candidate for denomination on the
Democratic ticket and that he intend
ed to make the fight OF his life to Sc
cure reelection. Many people have
been Of the opinion that Mr.. German
would seek reelection but his state
ment leaves no doubt as to his inten-
tions and it will have tendency to
bring to Kenosha the earliest city
campaign in the history of the city.
1t is thought that the Mayor will
have the support of the larger part
of the Democracy in the city, out it is
pretty certain that he will have OPP
position for the nomination. Former
Alderman M. j. Scholey, who opposed
the Mayor in the last primary camp
align, is being groomed for another
race for the nomination and if the
two men come together for another
contest there will be something doing
in political lines in Kenosha. In the
last primary campaign German de-
feated Scholey by narrow margin of
eight votes and this fact has taught
the Mayor that it will be necessary
for him to get to work early and keep
eternal1y at it if he desires to again
be returned a victor over the west
side man. Ir. Scholey has not as yet
made any announc cement of his cam
didacy but his friends are hard at
work and they will leave no stone un-
turned to secure his nomination at
the primaries.
In speaking of the matter Tuesday
evening Mayor German said: 81 shall
be a candidate for denomination at
the Democratic primaries in the
spring. Ever since first became in
terested in the municipal affairs of
Kenosha there are certain things chat
I wanted to accomplish, and now I
believe that am in fair way to rea-
lie my ambitions.
1T has been my ambition to see
Market square made place of beauty
and to have West Main street paved.
The work on both of these improve
ments has been started and my sole
reason for seeking reelection is to
be able to carry out this work. have
arranged for the completion of the
work on the square. The Chicago
and Milwaukee Railway company has
promised to furnish the city all the
dirt needed for the filing of the
square, and want to see this work
completed under my administration.
| shall urge upon the Council the
necessity of letting the contract for
the paving work on the square this
year, and if this is done expect to
have the work completed by the early
summer of next year. There are
several other things that have be-
gun that I want to finish, and when
these Improvements are completed I
shall be ready to step down.and out
and allow the Office to pass to some
other citizen"
Ma German declared that he had
decided to become candidate for re-
election only after long conferences
with his friends in both the Demo
cratic and Republican ranks and that
he had been promised support from
both parties. No mention has as yet
been made of the Republican candi-
date to oppose the Mayor for re-elec-
ton but the name of Alderman Ed
ward c. A1]eman of the Fourth ward
has been suggested.