The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
OBSERVE THE Law
All Candidates But Two 10 This
County File Expenses Of Re-
cent Primary Election
GUNTER HEAVIEST SPENDER
Great Majority of the Candidates for
Places on Both Tickets Had no
Expenses During Hard Fought
Primary Campaign
(From Thursday s Daily)

lFrOm thursday S Daily
Today was the last day for the fling
Of election expenses incurred by candi
dates at the recent primary election and
at noon all men who had been candi-
dates with the exception Of two, had
filed the statement of their expenses
with the county clerk and the register
of deeds. 1t is noticeable that a larger
proportion Of accounts were filed than
in any preceding year and none of the
successful candidates for places on the
various tickets have availed themselves
Of the technical ruling of the attorney
general which gives them the right to
hold up the expense accounts until af-
ter the election in November. It was
held that this applied only to the sue
cessful candidates and the two who
have not filed accounts up to noon today
were both unsuccessful.
A large majority of the candidates
declare that they expended nothing in
seeking the nomination. This report
is made by all the candidates for places
on the Social Democratic ticket and by
the following on the other tickets,
John Bohrn, Arthur j. Kelley, Jacob
f5aftig, George E, Thompson, James E.
Tully, Walker M. Curtiss, Russell EFT.
Jones, Frank A. Marx, Frank E. Andre,
E. FL. Hollister, Frank Waldo, R. V.
Baker, P. G. Torrey and John G. Will
liams.
William II. Gunter of Bristol, who
won the Republican nomination for
sheriff goes on record as the heaviest
spender during the campaign and his
expenses as returned to the officials
were $64. Henry II. Timee also in the
race for sheriff was second in the Re
publican list with an expenditure of
$50. E. r. Wilson third with $34. 25
and Henry Biehn next with $21.
Michael Kleist had an economical cam
paign and got off with the small sum
of $50.
William c. Schmitz, the Republican
candidate for the nomination for
county treasurer who was defeated by
the present treasurer, was the only
other Republican candidate to report
any expense and he schedules 1920.
On the Democratic side of the fence
most of the money put in circulation
during the primary campaign was ex-
pended by the candidates for sheriff.
Emmett Shields has not filed his ac-
count as yet, but Andrew Anderson
states that he spent $26.25 in his effort
to beat B. M. Schilz, who got off with
only $24.30. Frank Wines, the Dem
ocratic candidate for register of deeds,
managed to get rid Of So in some way
and Matt Greenwald who was looking
for the nomination for member of the
assembly, loosened up to the amount
of $500 during the campaign.
The reports that have been fled show
that the expense in the county for all
candidates was less than 5000.
If it cost a "poor man. $11 ,063.88 to
make the canvass for the Republican
nomination for United States senator.
what would the canvass cost a man of
wealth9
The question is being asked through.
out the state and may never be truth
fully answered. Perhaps some Idea
of the cost of such convass to wealthy
man, one who opened a barrel, will be
known with day or two as the time
for the fling Of primary election ex-
penses expires today.
Francis E. McGovern Of Milwaukee.
defeated candidate for the nomination
for United States senator, has fled a
statement, showing that his canvass
cost $11,063.88. This is believed to be
a greater sum than ever before spent
up to this year by any candidate in
securing nomination. Mr.. McGovern
made appeals for votes because of be-
ing poor man and had as opponents
for the nomination men of great
wealth.
The statements Of the election ex-
penses OF Senator Stephenson, William
Hatton and Samuel A. Cook, who were
also candidates, are anxiously awaited
by the rank and file. Hatton and
Cook may file their statement today
or tomorrow.
Isaac Stephenson will not file his
primary election expenses until after
he is formally chosen by the legis
lature in January. Senator Stephen
son asked the attorney general for
an opinion as to whether or not he
would be compelled to file his account
before the general election, and the
attorney general N long opinion as
sured him he would not.
J. +. Herzog, who as manager of the