The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-16
Victorious SchoIey Democracy
Parade Streets and Shout
Slogans Of Victory
GORMAN lEADSWITH SCH0LEY
Complete Reconciliation Seems to Have
Been Formed Between the Two
Men-Parade Strange Mix
ture of Humanity
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Scholey democracy celebrated We'd
nesday night and the celebration was
one Of the Weirdest things ever seen IN
Kenosha. With three bands and a
strangely mixed company of boys and
men, the men Of the democracy who
had been elevated to office tramped
the streets Of the city while the en-
thusiasts marched behind them bear
ing torches and at convenient intervals
firing roman candles and rockets. The
greater part Of the celebration was
saved for the north side of the city
and some Of the old timers declare
that the demonstration which Scholey
gave them was the greatest seen in
that part Of the city since peace was
declared at the end Of the civil war
nearly fifty years ago. Scholey did
the thing right. He evidently wanted
the people to know that he was mayor
and wanted to show the people Of the
city the men who had aided in his
fight for the office. For this reason he
got every band in the city and while
the bands were so close together in the
procession that the music was over
Tapped causing the sweet notes to be
tangled and out of tune, there was
noise enough to rouse the whole city
and Scholey marched proudly at the
head Of the procession and piloted the
way to every part Of the city so that
all might know that he had been the
victor in the hard fight.
It was a magnificent body of men
led by The Mayor Elect, and his chief
lieutenant in the parade was Mayor
German, who will soon pass into the
hands Of Scholey the reins Of govern
ment in Kenosha. Some people com
mented when the parade moved with
Scholey and German at the head and
some of them recalled the statements
that the mayor had made only short
week ago when he was demanding an
investigation Of the votes by which
Scholey was nominated. It was a
queer and inconsistent position for the
mayor to be in, but he seemed per-
fectly at ease and as the two men pass
ed down the streets together loWly dem
ocrats cheered them to the echo. Near
ly all of the successful Democratic can
didates marched in the parade The
parade seemed to be in charge Of AL
derman Elect George Wade of the
Sixth ward and it was at the Schlitz
Hotel that the preparations for the
grand demonstration were made The
parade moved promptly at eight
O CLOCK and after making turn of the
down town streets the victor led the
way out Prairie avenue and after the
south side had been we'll covered the
parade followed the leader to the north
side. The north side seems to be
thoroughly in harmony with the Scho-
ley idea and many of the houses were
decorated with flags and banners and
the parade went through thronged
Milwaukee avenue and all along the
line Scholey and German and the other
Democratic leaders were greeted with
cheers.
There were probably thousand men
and boys in line, but it would be impos-
sible to make any comment on the
marching men and boys as few people
in the city knew who they were. There
were "Comers' from the Eighth and
"Goers'' from the Fifth ward, but in
all the lot there were none Of the old
time Democrats. The parade showed
that the old order had changed and
that the Scholey following was in the
saddle. These unknowns who were in
the parade can probably solve the
mystery of the great vote cast at the
city election and it is certain that
Scholey has following in the city
which will account for pretty nearly
every thing.
The parade finished on the north side
of the city, but the celebration con
tinued for the better part Of the night
and it is certain that the men had
their full money worth.