The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-05
College Of Commerce Leader
States His Platform in Com.
ing Municipal Campaign
NOT A FRIEND OF POLITICS
Claims City Has Had Administration
of Politics and Now Needs One
of Sense-Strong on Fran
chise Question
(From Tuesdays Daily.)


The Republican candidates for the
nomination for mayor are beginning to
wake up and following the action of
Candidate Alleman in sending out cards
bearing his photograph and proclaiming
his candidacy. Prof Otis L. Trenary to-
day issued folder bearing his picture
and declaring himself as a candidate
for the Republican nomination. The
folder contains the platform on which
Mr.. Trenary expects to stand for the
Republican nomination. On the front
page OF the cover of the folder the pro-
fessor has shot for the present admin
istration when he says, "We've had adj
ministrations of politics for years. Now
let S have one Of sense"
In the preface to his platform, Mr..
TrenaEy states that he has entered the
race because so many Of our people
seen to desire it and deem it for the
good of our little city and not to crafty
any wish of my own for prominence
or power.
Mir. Trenary states that he is no
man S man and insists that he regrets
that the affairs Of the city should have
a political coloring of any kind.
Here are some Of the pertinent
points from the platform Of Mr.. Ire
nary.
'Strict adherence to party lines in
our city government, or any part Of it,
is both foolish and harmful So long
as we vote for man simply because
he has our party label, we shall have
administrations that are narrow and in
competent, if not shallow and corrupt.
Every department should be entirely re-
moved from party domination and the
best man for the place should be APP
pointed, be he Republican, Democrat, or
Socialist
CT should not interfere with the
quiet, orderly Sunday saloon, believing
that public opinion will not support
rigid enforcement of the closing law
But the ordinances relating to closing
at eleven, and eleven thirty Saturday
nights; the harboring Of women, girls
and young boys; selling to minors, and
in bulk to little children, should be en-
forced to the very letter. Candidly, ]
believe the very existence of the Ii
censed saloon depends upon its obser-
vance of these reasonable requirements
Mr. Trenary is of course strong on
the question of franchises and of this
question he has the following to say:
The streets of the city belong to the
people. Not one foot of them should be
given over to private gain without just
and adequate compensation. The mere
rights in the streets Of Kenosha held
by the telephone, telegraph, gas, heat
ing and electric road companies, to The
exclusion of others, is worth, at the
least calculation $600,00000. At s pei
cent, this would earn enough to build
a ward school every year. In return
for this enormous property the city re
ceives not single dollar, and up to the
present time the rate of TAX paid by
these companies is about ONE-THIRD
that paid on your home.
These utilities are absolutely neces-
sary to our well being. Hostility
toward them by public officer or pr.
waite citizen would be childlshly foolish
But having received so much from the
city, common justice demands for the
people the best possible service and
strict observance of the liberal ordi
nances creating them.
While Prof Trenary has the advan
tage of being the first of the candidate,
in the field with platform it is ex
pected that both John Hegeman ant
Edward G. Alleman will come out will
platforms later.
The movement for the nomination q
Matt Greenwald as a Democratic candi
date for mayor is steadily growing anc
while it is stated among the Democrats
that as yet petitions for his nomination
have not been circulated. 1t would
be an easy matter to get the sig
natures for the petitions in a day i.
Mr.. Greenwald decides to enter tn,
field