The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
Former Third Ward Alderman May
Be Candidate for Republican
Nomination for Mayor
CANDIDACY LEFT TO FRIENDS
Conference is Held on Wednesday After
noon and Decision to Get Out
For Him is Practically
Agreed Upon
(From Thursdays Daily.)

John J. Hegeman formerly alderman
from the third ward and the candidate
of the Republican party for mayor two
years ago may seek to be candidate
at the primaries to be held this year.
Wednesday afternoon a score of the
friends of Mr.. Hegeman held a meeting
at which he was present and at this
time he was urged to take out papers
as candidate or to consent to this be-
ing done by his friends. 1t was shown
at this meeting that there was a goodly
number Of Republicans of the city who
were favorable to to the candidacy of
Mr.. Hegeman. He did not give a form
al answer but his statements at the
meeting indicated that he was in the
hands of his friends and that should
they decide to take out petitions he
would not decline to make the race.
When seen this morning Mr.. Hege-
man stated that he was not ready to
announce himself as a candidate for the
Republican nomination but that he had
been strongly urged to take such step
and that he was not opposed to being
a candidate if he were shown that the
members of the party desired his name
at the head Of the ticket. He stated
that ne was not out seeking to under
mine the candidacy Of any other Re
publican and that should he decide to
enter the race he would not desire any
of the present candidates for the NOM
nation to withdraw but that he wanted
to have an understanding with them
that the people should decide and that
to that end there would be no work
done by the candidates previous to the
primary election. Mr.. Hegeman stated
that he was perfectly willing to stand
on the record he had made while mem
Der Of the common council and that his
run of two years ago had been entirely
satisfactory to him in every way
1t is understood that number of the
members Of the advisory Committee of
the Republican party have been firm
in the belief that Mr. Hegeman would
make strong candidate but Chairman
Pfennig insists that this committee is
not in any way seeking to discourage
any other candidates in coming out and
that the committee stands ready TO
place in circulation the petitions of all
candidates for the nomination. ''What
we want to get at said Chairman
Pfennig this morning, els the choice
of the party and then have the party
support this choice to man. I"
The committee has no candidate to
put in the field but following the in
structions Of the recent meeting we are
trying to get as many good men in the
field as possible in order that there
may be the fullest chance for the mem
bers of the party to decide on their
candidate +"
The entrance Of Mr.. Hegeman in the
field will undoubtedly bring new deal
in regard to the candidates. 1t has
been limited that one Of the other candi-
dates would withdraw if the party could
decided on any one candidate and it is
just possible that the other candidates
would be willing to follow this plan
1t looks however that the best way to
eliminate the candidates is at the pri-
mary election. There are many Repub-
licans who believe that good hard
fight at the primaries will do more to
unite the party than any thing else.