The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
Factory Men Circulating Petition
for AIIeman as Republican
Candidate for Mayor
ALLEMAN NOT YET COMMITTED
Petitions Are Being Circulated in Sim
mons and Rambler Factories and
in All Parts of the City
This Afternoon
(From Saturdays Daily.)


1t is possible that Edward G. ALE.
man, former alderman of the fourth
ward may yet be Republican candidate
for the Office of Mayor of Kenosha for
notwithstanding his withdrawal from
the race a few days ted effort
the primaries as Republican candidate
for the Office of mayor The movement
made it S appearance this morning when
petitions were started in circulation in
the Simmons and Rambler Automobile
factories urging Alleman to reconsider
his intention of withdrawing from the
race and at noon today it was stated
that there had been more than four
hundred signers to the petitions. It is
declared by the political friends of Mr..
Alleman that the former alderman had
no knowledge of the petitions until af-
ter they had been circulated in many
departments Of the two factories. John
w. Stevens Of the Eighth ward who has
been a close political friend of Mr.. Ale
man, when seen this morning stated that
he did not believe that Mr.. Alleman had
any notice that the petitions would be
issued and that he had not talked with
him in regard to them. The petitions
are not the stereotyped petitions usually
used for this purpose. They are on
small note paper and all Of them are
written in pen and ink and not type
written. The Simmons factory was
honeycombed with the petitions this
morning and hundreds of men signed
them before going to work and at the
noon hour. It is said that there were
five of the petitions at the Rambler
factory and that they were signed there
with considerable enthusiasm. It is not
known what effect the petitions will
have on the Republican fight Mr. Ale
man could not be seen at mis- Office at
the Simmons plant this morning and
he has made no statement to his friends
as to the attitude in which he will con-
slider the petitions 1t is planned to
have them presented to him by next
Monday and the men who are promot-
ing the movement claim that the petit
tions will be signed by more than a
thousand voters by that time. The
position that Mr.. Alleman has taken is
that he viii be candidate for the nomi-
alton if the members of the party desire
him to be and it is probable that he will
think that it is impossible for him to re-
fuse to make the race if he is shown
that so many Of the working men Of the
city and voters from all ranks, are in
favor of his re-entering the field
One Of the main supporters of Mr.. Allie
man when seen this morning said; $50
far as [ know this petition business is
a spontaneous action among the work
men who have all along been in favor of
the nomination of Alleman. These men
believe that Alleman is the logical can
didate of the Republican party for
mayor on account of the fact that he
has been in the field since the early part
of last fall and has done a large amount
Of preliminary work. These men are
good Republicans and they are going to
support any one nominated by the party
but they insist that Alleman be given
a chance to make good There is no
reason why AIleman should not be in
the race as there viii certainly be
several candidates for the Republi-
can nomination and it is just as well
to let them all fight it out and the best
man win. -