The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
Well Known Reformer Named as
President of the Kenosha
Civic Federation
TELLS OF REFORM VICTORY
New President Declares that Fedora
tion Forced the Pleasant Prairie
Town Board to Refuse Iii
cense at ''Four Corners

I'll. IL. Maddox, who has been q
leader in the work of the Kenosha
Civic Federation since the Federation
was organized two years ago, was
elected president of the organizat ion
at the annual meeting Of the organiza-
ton held at the auditorium of the Z.
NJ. c. A. building tuesday night. Mr..
Maddox will succeed DR.. Cleary, who
had been the president OF the Fedora
tior since its organization and who had
been forced to give up the work on
account Of failing health The mem
bers Of the Federation in selecting a
new head passed a resolution of thanks
to DR.. Cleary for the loyalty he had
, shown to the work and the unselfsh
manner in which he had given his time
to the advancement Of the reform
movement in Kenosha. Other officers
elected at the annual meeting were
Vice-President-T j. Marx
oecretary-M. l.. Dowse.
Treasurer-Chris Heide.
Directors-J. H. Karnes, S. NJ. Dim
mock and Edward Maddox.
The annual report of the treasurer
of the Federation showed that the Fed
/ GRAFTON had spent more than 5000 dur
ling the year and that small sum of
money remained in the treasury. Most
of the money was spent in working
/ up and prosecuting alleged violators
/ of the laws Of the city and state and
in promulgating the principles of re-
form by means Of public meetings
| The secretary reported that at present
there was something like 5000 sub
scribed for the work of the Federation
which had not been collected.
There were addresses by a number
of the leading members Of the Fedora
| ton in which it was declared that the
organization had accomplished much
during the year just closed in awaking
the consciences Of the public officials
OF the city and it was declared that
the work Of the Federation would be
continued without interruption.
President Maddox in taking the Of
fee for the new year declared that
much had been accomplished in the
| year just closed and that he hoped even
more would be accomplished with the
| new year. He declared that as a re-
! suit Of the work of the Federation the
] Town Board of Pleasant Prairie had re-
fused to grant license for the notori
/ one -Four Corao,.e,35 rooor+ :, o+.1.,; n
standing the fact that Mayor Scholey
had appeared before the Board in per
son in behalf of the license and had
made a fight for it. The members he
declared would see to it that the place
was not operated without a license
lie declared that the Federation was
Investigating the conduct Of some Of
the saloons in the city, particularly one
on the north side and that the mayor
had been notified that changes must
be made or that the saloons would be
closed up. Mr. Maddox stated that
the Federation would plan to take al
active, though secret part, in the com
ing county primaries and county elee
! ton and would seek the nomination fol
and election to office Of men who could
be depended to, enforce the laws to
the very letter. He insisted that the
Federation should not itself go into
| politics, but should insist on the selec
tion Of the best candidates proposed by
the different parties.