The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
Many Petitions Being Circulated
Here by Representatives Of
Reform Organizations
PROMINENT MEN AID IN WORK
Business Men Sign the Petition and
Declare that They Favor the En-
forcement of the Laws-Pe-
titions to Council Soon

The Law and Order campaign recent
ly declared for at a gathering Of the
representatives Of the various reform
organizations Of the city is on in earn
est and the committee in charge Of
circulating petitions demanding that
the city officials and the Common Coun-
ell take some steps to secure the en-
forcement of the laws of the state and
city have sent out twenty Of these petit
tions and they are being signed in all
parts of the city. The number of sig
natures SO far secured is not known
but the Chairman of the Committee re
ported this morning that he had been
advised that the men circulating the
petitions were meeting with deal Of
success and that many Of the represent
ative business and professional men Of
the city had signed the petitions. He
stated that they had signed them will
ingly and that they had told the men
circulating the petitions that they were
ready to use their influence to advance
the cause Of law enforcement It is
thought that when the committee meets
on Saturday evening it will be found
that at least thousand Of the voters
Of the city have signed the petitions.
1t is the plan to present the petitions
to the Common Council at it IS next
regular meeting but before that time
the petitions will be taken to the diff
of AZ
effort will be made to have the members
of all churches sign the petition in a
body. The petition will be presented
by the committee and strong men will
be there to demand that the city council
and the officials give the petition a
proper consideration. The petition will
come to the council at time when the
officials may be little shy Of going
on record on account Of the nearness
of the primary election. The commit
tee in charge Of the circulation of the
petitions believe that this will be a
good time to place the members Of the
council on record.
There will be nothing Of a radical
nature demanded by the petition but
the mayor and members of the council
will simply be asked to enforce the
laws now on the statute books. There
will be no abuse for the saloon man
or any Of his friends or assistants or
his political supporters, but the petit
lions will lay down plain proposition
for the consideration of the officials.
In the meantime the petitions de-
manding a no license campaign are be-
ing circulated and it is asserted that
they have been signed by more than
two hundred people. If this is fact
lit is evident that the promoters of the
campaign will be able to secure the
$50 names necessary to have the mat
ter submitted to the voters. There
will not be united fight on the no
license questions, but it is understood
that the men behind the move have
planned to have speaking campaign
in it's interest and that leading anti
saloon men from all parts of the state
will be brought to Kenosha to take
part in the campaign. 1t is also said
that an effort will be made to hold
noon day meetings in the various fac
tories in the city.
The saloon men will undoubtedly
make a fight against this proposition
and this fight will bring new feature
into the city campaign.