The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
Last Day for the Filing Of Expense
Accounts for Recent Pri.
mary Was on Friday
NONE PASS HUNDRED MARK
Most of the Candidates Who Observe
the Law Declare That They Had
No Expenses Whatever Before
the Primary Election

Friday was the last day for aspir-
ants to Office who sought nomination
at the recent primary election to file
their accounts an some seventy ac-
counts covering the primary and MUM
cipal election expenses have been filed
with the city clerk and the register of
deeds. Few of the big men in the, con
test have made any statement of their
election expenses and while the cam
paign has been considered the most hot
an account filed shows an expenditure
of hundred dollars. The great ma
Jority of the statements filed are to the
effect that the candidates had no ex-
pense whatever while score Of can
didates state that their only expense
was the contribution to the campaign
fund and a small expenditure for cards.
Few of the men successful on the city
ticket have filed any account of their
expenses, but it is said that they will
file the accounts within the next two
weeks holding that they have until
thirty days after election to file the
statements. Former Mayor German
who made one of the hardest fights of
his political career against Mayor M.
j. Scholey in the primaries has not de-
igned to make any mention of his ex-
penses to the city clerk or the register
of deeds and when asked in regard to
the matter he stated that he would
have to do some figuring before he fled
his account, but that he expected to get
! it in today. Mayor Scholey has not
filed an account for the primary or the
city election.
John Hegeman, who made an effort to
secure the Republican nomination for
mayor admits that he spent $3.50 and
claims that he had hard time spending
that much. Prof Otis L. Trenary
states that his flight into politics at
the primary in an effort to get the same
nomination cost him $70.25. Most of
this amount was spent for printing and
advertising. Former Alderman Allie
man who was in the same race has not
as yet made any statement of his ex-
penses. William L. Leonard who gain
ed the Republican nomination for city
treasurer spent $14.50 and Charles Dunn
Ike who opposed him in the primary
made the race and a good one without
spending cent.
Not one of the candidates on the
Social Democratic ticket spent cent
at either the primary or the election.
The statements filed showed that the
Democratic city committee had plenty
of money to work on and that the can
didates for minor offices were called up
on to pay goodly sums into the treasury
of the party.
The Republicans on the other hand
were satisfied with smaller amounts and
it seems that the assessment levied
against candidates by that party aver
aged a five dollar bill. Herman Behn-
Ike, who ran for the office of alderman
on the Republican ticket in the Sixth
ward had the highest expense Of any of
! the aldermanic candidates filing state
ments. He spent $35.75. J. J. Disch
the successful Democratic candidate fol-
alderman in the Fifth ward, was the
lsecond among the aldermanic candidates
with an expenditure of $500.
1t is not probable that there will be
any prosecutions Of the men who failed
to file their statements of expenses
but the district attorney stated this
morning that he would be ready to pro
coed against the delinquent candidates
if any complaint was fled against any
of them.