The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
First Petition for Primary Election
Goes to Candidate fof Alder
man in the Fifth Ward
HARD FIGHT FOR MAY0RALTY
Candidates for Nomination for Mayor
Plan To Get Out Petitions the
Latter Part of This Week
How To Be Candidate

The municipal campaign is started
and City Clerk Harrington has begun
to give out the petitions for men who
are seeking to serve the people of the
city and the various wards in the differ
emit offices of the city. Julius Sztok-
owicz is the first man to take out a
petition for place on the primary
election ballot. He is resident Of the
fifth ward and seeks to represent that
ward in the City Council. His petition
will be in circulation at once and if
there is any virtue in getting down to
work early in the campaign, Sztokowicz
will be elected by large majority.
The petitions however are expected to
go out in large numbers before the end
of this week and it is expected that the
Mayorality fight will be on in earnest
before the first of February. Former
Alderman Scholey is bending every
energy this year and it is certain that
he will give Mayor German just as hot
a fight as he gave him two years ago
and many people who have looked into
the fight with interest declare that the
Mayor will have to work his hardest to
gain the nomination. Former Alderman
Allemann is the only man so far sug-
gested by the Republicans and it is
certain that he is in the field to stay.
He will have his petitions out the latter
part of this week and it is stated that
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Republican ranks. There has been a
story that the two Democratic candi-
dates would make an effort to get a
second republican into the field for the
primary in order to prevent the Re
publicans taking part in the Democratic
primaries but it is not thought that
such plan will be carried out and it is
probable that the field will be left free
to the former Fourth Ward Alderman.
The primary election is to be held on
March oath, and the petitions of all
candidates for ward and city Offices
must be fled with the City Clerk ff
teen days before this time. In order
to get a petition for ward offices the
candidate must have the signature of
not less than three per cent nor more
than five per cent Of the voters of the
party he is to represent at the last
Presidential election. Clerk Harrington
has figured out the exact number Of
names required in the various wards
and will give the candidates instruc-
tions at the time of the issuance Of the
petitions to them. The candidates for
city offices must have the same per
cent of the vote cast in the entire city
at the last presidential election.
The election this year is decidedly
important as the full city ticket is to
be elected. 1t is generally thought that
City Clerk Harrington will be can
didate for reelection but he has not as
yet made public an announcement Of his
is not thought that he will have any
opposition in the ranks Of his own party
City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz will
be a candidate for denomination on the
Democratic ticket and it is thought that
George B. McCarron will be candidate
for reelection to the office of Justice
of the Peace. The lines in the Demo
cratic camp will be drawn very close on
account of the contest over the nominal
tion for Mayor and it is just possible
that two complete Democratic tickets
will be in the field at the primary. The
officials seeking reelection are making
every possible effort to steer clear of
this fight over the Mayorality nomina-
tion but it is proving hard matter for
them and they are constantly being
called upon to express themselves.
There are two assessors to be elected to
succeed Henry Bienemann and Mich
olas j. Buchanan and it is understood
that both men will again seek the nomi-
nation. 1t is said that John Langan
who was defeated for the nomination
last year is being urged by his friends
to be a candidate. The Republicans
have no avowed candidates for any of
these Offices but it is certain that they
will have men in the field long before
the date set for the primary election.
Nearly all of the present members of
the city council will seek reelection
but Alderman c. IS Jeffrey has an
nounced that ne Will retire at the end
of his term and it is possible that Alder
man Wade of the fifth ward will get
off The council on account Of moving
out Of the ward which he has been
representing. The aldermanic contests
will be more bitterly fought than ever
before as the recent provision for sala-
RES for the members of the council has
caused tie candidates to get decidedly
BUSY AS an opener for the Republican
Campaign, Candidate Alleman is plan