The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For Mayor
Matthias J. Scholey.
For City Clerk
George W. Harrington.
For City Treasurer
Martin Steinmetz.
For Assessors
Henry A. Bienemann.
John J. Langan.
For Justice Of the Peace
George B. McCarron.
First Ward
Alderman-Peter Pirsch.
School Commissioner Howard J..
Davis.
Charles B. Dietrich.
Constable ames J. McGonegle.
Second Ward
Alderman--EdwarG Murphy.
School Commissioner--Th os. j. Dale.
Supervisor-Henry Drill
Constable-Otto Hopf
Third Ward
Alderman-Frank x. Swift.
School Commissioners. L. Carter.
Observation-Disclosures Cate.
Constahle--ElIis e. Hogan.
Fourth Ward
decentralization J. Swift.
School Commissioner-Geo Fl. Cur
tbs.
Supervisor-Adolph J. Burg.
Constable-Joseph Everett.
Fifth Ward
Alderman Jacob j. Disch.
School Commissioner-Nic Mau-
rice
Supervisor-Simon Krebs, Jr.
Constable-Louis Piehl.
Sixth Ward
Alderman,-George r. Wade.
School Commissioner-Mic Dona-
hue.
Supervisor-Joseph Widmann.
onstable--William Smith.
Seventh Ward
Alderman-John I'll. Willems.
School Observation-Disclosures j.
Threinen. rse
Supervisor-Hubert B. SchYan.
onstable-Gerhard Buchanan.
Eighth Ward
Alderman-John w. Wade.
School Commissioner-Mat v.
Goergen.
Supervisor-John Betting.
Constab le-Mathias Nader.
Matthias J. Scholey kept his promise
to defeat James German for the Demo
cratic nomination for mayor and after
hard night of counting Scholey re-
turned as the candidate of the party for
the city election by a majority over
German of 106 votes. In a good many
ways it was a landslide for Scholey and
the vote cast at the Democratic primary
totaling 1851 is the largest ever cast by
that party in any election in Kenosha.
It was a Scholey day and he kept his
promises from the first to the last It
was evident that he was after German
but few people thought that he would
be able to reach majority of a hundred
or more Scholey ran like a scared rab
bit in the north side of the city carry
ing all Of the three north wards and
coming down to the bridge with a
majority over German Of 1913. He had
hoped to make it two hundred and when
the fact that it was under this was
known the German followers took lit
tie hope. However, when the Fifth
ward gave Scholey 50 and the Fourth
SO and German had but 115 in the first
and Second it was evident that German
had great task to carry the Third
ward by majority sufficient to make it
possible for him to win. German fell
far short of his former majority Of 1913
in the Third ward and this gave Scholey
his big lead. Scholey's victory was
complete and distinct and il is possible
that it will mean the retirement Of Cor
man from Democratic politics.
City Clerk Harrington and City Treas
rer Martin Steinmetz had no opposition
but they both polled large votes in all
f the wards of the city.
The most exciting race on the Demo
cratic ticket was between The four can
didates for assessor. This brought a
surprise in that Langan who had been
counted as one of the weaker candidates
on the primary ballot got the second
place on the ticket. Henry w. Biene-
mann had a total of 825 and Langan
reached 10. Elsen who had been
counted as strong candidate got 636
and Buchanan who has been a member
Of the Board Of Assessors for several
years got but 391.
There was some interest in the race
between George McCarron and Thomas
J. Ryan for the Office Of justice of the
peace, but most Of the Democrats con
ceded the nomination. to McCarron be-
fore the votes were counted McCarron
polled up an even 1000 votes and Ryan
was a poor second with 479
There were several contests in the
wards on The Democratic ticket which