The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-14
Mayor SchoIey Sets New RECORD
for Candidates in Statement
of Campaign Expenses
ALLEMAN WENTTHROUCH EASY
Republican Candidate While the Heavi-
est Spender at the Election Spent
Only S5O3-No Prosecu-
tions in Kenosha
lFrom Thursdays Daily.l

(FrOm thursdays Daily
A new distinction has been found for
Mayor M. J. Scholey, for notwithstand-
ing the fact that he is the first out and
out saloon man to be elected mayor OF
Kenosha he has the further distinction
Of being the first man to secure his
election without spending a cent for
the liquid refreshments and the men
who voted for him. In other years can
didates for mayor have admitted that
they spent small or large sums for Incl
dentals, but the statement of the cleo
ton expenses filed by Mayor Scholey
last night shows that he did not buy
a glass Of beer, snit of weiss beer,
pony Of whiskey, no pop or coco-that
he handed out no excellent perfectos,
stogies or cheroots, but that the only
expenses which he had during his fight
for the nomination and election were
such as might been incurred by the
president Of Civic Federation in seek
ing the office of constable. The ex-
pense account Of Mayor Scholey will
undoubtedly teach other politicians
lesson in regard to the unnecessary ex-
penditures for incidentals and in the
future the political drink will probably
become thing Of the past. IF Mayor
Scholey can get majority Of sos with
out allowing a cent of his hard earned
money to creep over bar or a cigar
stand it stands to reason that the time
for political spending is at an end. The
mayor admits that he spent 1923, but
this included the expenses of the pri-
mary and the municipal election. His
largest expense was that of 1886 for
printing and advertising and the next
highest was contribution of 800 to
the Democratic campaign fund while
the remainder was made up in carriage
hire to the amount of $42. The mayor
makes this statement and swears to it
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief.' The last clause covers a multi
tude of sins in all directions and it is
possible that the mayor had no know
ledge of the nickels and dimes that
Again the mayor makes no account of
workers in the two campaigns and it is
evident that he was most fortunate in
having these men doing the work for
nothing.
Former Alderman Edward G. Allie
man also filed his statement of expenses
Thursday evening and it cost him just
1903 to make the run for mayor. Allie
man states 5000 as incidental expenses,
but he does not go into detail as to
what this was spent for. Mr.. Alleman
contributed $3.50 to the Republican
campaign fund and spent the remainder
Of the amount in printing, advertising
and in carriage hire and automobile
maintenance. He schedules $3.50 for
gasoline. Mayor German that was,
has an account eof $139 on file but he
schedules no. expense for incidentals.
There is one thing certain and that is
that the Democratic candidates did not
do anything to swell the Golfers of the
saloon men during the campaign just
closed and the Republicans on the show
ing made will naturally expect the sa-
loon vote two years from now.
There will be no prosecutions for the
failure of candidates to file their &C
counts as all have fled statements save
two Social Democratic candidates who
have left the city since the election and
as they had no expenses it will not be
necessary to report their names to the
district attorney for examination. Some
of the expense accounts were a little
late, but this has been overlooked. AS
near as can be estimated from the ac-
counts fled the election cost the candi-
dates little over $1,000.