The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-18
Democrats Of North Wards in Bit
ter Struggle for Nomination Of
Candidates for Aldermen
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Bitter Fight Being Made to Defeat
Mayer and Schultz for Renomina-
tion More Than Six Weeks
Before Primary Election

The north side is promised the hottest
political campaign in it's history this
spring and all the differences of the
north siders promise to be settled at
the primary election to be held on Mar.
23rd. There is no reason to believe
that the strong Democratic north wards
will be turned over to the Republicans
but it looks certain that civil war
will be inaugurated ON that side Of
the river which will open to the Re-
pubhcans pretty good chance of slip
ping one over on the Democracy. A
bitter fight is being made against the
denomination Of the aldermen in the
Seventh and Eighth wards, not because
these men have not been good aldermen,
but largely because their independent
position ON the Council has not been
in keeping with the dictates Of the city
administration headed by Mayor Scho-
ley. Candidates are springing up like
mushrooms in the two north wards and
it is certain that the war will be a
merry one and it looks like a war to
the finish.
In the Eighth ward it looks as if the
fight will be principally between Fred
w. Mayer, the present alderman from
the ward, Jacob Saftig, member of
the Board of Education, and Harry
Smith The latter is accredited with
having the support of the administra-
ton in his candidacy for the office.
AS yet the Republicans have put no
candidate in the field, but it is under
stood that they will unite for the nomi-
nation of either August Otto or John
Stevens. Mr.. Stevens was formerly
the representative of the ward and
made an excellent official from every
standpoint. The Eighth ward is nor
mally a hundred and over Democratic,
but if the Democratic fight continues
as it is raging six weeks before the
primary this majority may be cut down
and a Republican alderman elected
1t is declared that the friends of Smith
are making a house to house canvass
and the fight in this ward is hotter than
in any ward in the city with the posi-
BILE exception of the Seventh In that
ward Alderman Joseph Schultz is seek
ing the Democratic nomination and he
has been singled out for defeat by
some of the men of the administration
1t is alleged that the campaign in this
ward is to be Of an intense personal
nature and all of the candidates are
making q vigorous search of the ward
for votes. Against Schultz there is al
ready in the field Nicholas j. Werner
the Milwaukee avenues merchant, and
Joseph Berens, the sign painter, who
served on the Council at a. former
period after being elected on the Re
publican ticket. It is said that there
will be at least one more Democratic
candidate in the field and possibly
others. The Republicans have as vet
named no candidate in the ward
In the Sixth ward it is beginning tc
look as if the Democrats will allow c.
r. Stemm to have clear field. Stemm
was defeated by Alderman Schend, the
present alderman, two years ago, but
it is not thought that even Schend viii
oppose Stemm this year.
While there are indications of g
fight in several of the south wards
there will be no fights like those in the
north wards,