The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-12
Kenosha Democratic and Repub
lican Committees Closing
Up Their Headquarters
ScHoLEY OUT FOR SHERIFF
Mayor Announces That He Will Seek
Democratic Nomination in 1910
Democrats Disappointed
at Vote Given Them
lFrom Thursday s Daily

The campaign in Kenosha is over and
today the headquarters of the two old
parties closed and the usual routine
Of work was taken up again. The
Board of County Canvassers will meet
tomorrow to begin the work Of can
wasting the returns, but it is certain
that there will be no changes in the
result on account of this canvass. The
newly elected officials Of the county
will begin their terms of office on the
first Monday in January.
Chairman Baker of the Kenosha
County Republican Committee has re-
celved many messages of congratulation
on account of the large pluraities for
the Republican candidates in this coun-
ty and it is rather an interesting fact
that notwithstanding the fact that the
fund handled by the committee this
year was the smallest in the history
of the party for national campaign,
the pIuralities were the largest ever
known in the county. Chairman Baker
attributes the success of the campaign
to the great amount of personal work
done by the members of the committee
and the active workers in the party
rather than to any other cause. The
Republicans have no plans for the i'm
mediate future and the present city
committee will remain in action until
the next city election. Chairman Bak-
er is high in his praise of the men who
have worked under his direction and
declares that a large measure of the
success of the campaign is due to their
conscientious work for the party.
The County Democracy is completely
at sea. The crushing defeat of Tues
day came as a complete surprise to the
leaders of the party, but it has had the
effect of bringing about new sore
ness. Schilz who ran the best on the
ticket, is a disappointed man. He had
been led to believe that his election
was certain and not accustomed to fore
casting results he had accepted the
verdict of some of the party leaders.
Tt is pretty certain that within the next
two years there will be some changes
in the county Democracy. Mayor M.
j. Scholey last night formally an
nounced that he would be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff in the county and it is under
stood that he will begin his fight for
the nomination at once. 1t has always
been the plan of the mayor to string
his political fights over a long period
of time and it appears that this is his
plan at this time. Just at present
there does not seem to be any other
Democrat who is in any way DESTROYS
of going after the nomination and it
is just possible that the mayor will
nave a clear field.
The Scholey Democracy which
brought about the election of the
mayor at the recent city election was
not in any way in evidence on Tues
day and it is thought that Scholey will
find a divided party should he run for
sheriff. 1t was a rather remarkable
thing that notwithstanding the fact that
Scholey carried the city by sos in
the spring, Taft carried it by FOL this
fall, a difference Of more than 1900
votes The mayor was one of the lead
ing workers for the county committee
but he failed to deliver the goods.