The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-18
PETITIONS ARE HERE
Friends of Gov. Davidson in Keno.
sha County Urging His Re.
nomination to Office
OTHERS SEEKING SIGNERS
Andrew Anderson Takes Out Papers as
a Candidate for Sheriff and Will
Set the Pace for Democratic
Office Seekers

| Petitions for the nomination of
James 0. Davidson for a second term
as governor of the state were placed
| in circulation in Kenosha this morning
and they are being largely signed. The
governor is seeking but twenty names
in this county and the men in charge
of his candidacy will have little trou-
I BILE in securing the number. In fact
Kenosha is one Of the strong Davidson
counties of the state and it is pretty
certain that he could get a large ma,
jority of the Republicans in the county
if the petitions could but be presented
to them. It is planned to have the
Davidson petitions filed with the secre-
tary of state by the Goth Of this month
Thus far no other petitions for nomi-
nation for governor have been receiv-
ed in Kenosha, but it is expected that
papers for the nomination Of Sherburne
M. Becker Of Milwaukee, will be in
circulation within few days. The
papers for the nomination Of Insur-
ance Commissioner Beedle and State
Treasurer DAZZLE are also being circu-
lated in Kenosha and are being signed
by many of the friends of the two
officials.
| It is claimed that neither Beedle nor
DAZZLE will have opposition for re-elec-
ton.
It is expected that petitions for the
nomination of Frances E. McGovern
for United States Senator will be cir
culated here before the end Of the
week as the district attorney of Mil
waukee is expecting some strong poll
cal backing from his friends in this
county.
The local campaign is not tagging
and Andrew Anderson started some
thing doing in the Democratic camp
this morning by taking out his papers
for nomination as the Democratic candi-
date for sheriff He has arranged to
have his papers circulated in every
ward in the city and in every town in
the county. Ben M. Schilz Of Wheat
land is also getting out papers today.
Schilz has been at work for the past
two months and has visited many parts
of the county in an effort to have the
people prepared for the coming of his
papers. Many Of the Democrats in the
city are allying themselves with Schilz
and Anderson and it is thought that
this fact will have tendency to force
other Democratic candidates into the
field at once. The recent vote at the
city election seems to indicate that the
city will dictate the Democratic nomi-
nations this year, but it is possible that
this large vote will not be brought out
at the primary election and that the
Democrats Of the county will have
chance to name the candidates. An in
formal meeting OF some of the Demo
cratic leaders was held in Kenosha
Thursday afternoon at which time
plans for the campaign were discussed
IN an informal manner and it is under
stood that the Democrats are planning
to put up the biggest fight Of their
lives this year. The Republicans seem
to be banking a great deal on the fact
that this is presidential year and the
Democrats claim that this is Just the
thing that is going to give the Demo
Gratis the best chance to win they have
had since the second Cleveland cam
paign.