The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-01
Governor Davidson Affixes HIS
Signature To the aseasurs
at 1850 This Morning
HEAR NEWS WITH REJ0lCIse
Kenosha People Show Their Approval
of the Action OF the Gov
ernor wen News Of Sig
nature is Received

Kenosha has Municipal Court and
will elect judge to preside over it
at the coming spring election as at
half past ten clock this morning
Governor Davidson affixed his sigma
ture to the engrossed bill which had
been sent to him from the senate and
assembly on Wednesday and it was
published in the state official paper
this afternoon. Under the provisions
Of the bill it becomes law on the
approval of the governor and the pub
lication.
The final fight for the bill came on
Thursday evening when Governor
Davidson, who had been to Soldier S
Grove to attend the funeral Of a rela-
tive, made a hurried trip back to
Madison to hear the argument in favor
Of the bill. Both the friends and op-
ponents Of the bill were represented
at the hearing.
+ The opposition to the bill was repre-
sented by Attorney Kroncke of Madi-
son, who had been employed some days
ago to appear before the governor and
urge him to withhold his signature A
strong effort was made on the part of
the opposition for time and it was
urged that the governor should delay
the signature Of the bill in order to
make the first election Of a Judge a
year from this time. Attorneys James
Cavanagh and G. d. Barnes, and S.
is. Simmons, editor of the Evening
News, appeared before the governor
and advocated his immediate signing
of the bill. The governor after the
hearing decided to sleep over the
question, but he signed the bill as soon
as he reached the executive office this
morning and Kenosha friends of the
bill were on hand to see to it that it
was hurried to the Office of the state
paper for publication this afternoon.
The notice for the election of
judge under the bill will not have to be
published until next Monday as the bill
specifically provided that eight days
notice Of the election would be suf-
icient for this year, but in future
years the notice of the election will
be published with the regular election
notice. AS the bill makes no provision
for the time of fling nomination
papers the papers must be filed under
the regular state law and this will
make it necessary for the candidates
for judge to have their papers filed
with the county clerk by six O'Clock
Saturday evening. AS only sixty sig
natures are necessary to place a can
didate in nomination it will be an easy
matter to comply with this provision
of the law.
The announcement Of the signing of
the bill was telephoned to the News
from Madison within a minute after
the governor mad signed it and before
the ink was dry the fact became
known throughout the down town dis
trict. If there was ever any doubt Of
the feeling of the people of the city
toward the bill this was dispelled by
the joyous manner in which the news
Of it's becoming law was received on
all sides.
The action Of the governor has, of
course, opened the way for another
campaign in the county and the cam
paign for the Office of. judge of the
new court will be on in earnest before
the next twenty-four hours are over.
The candidates have been awaiting
anxiously the action of Governor
Davidson and just as soon as the
papers containing the bill are off the
press at Madison the petitions will be
started in circulation.
Clifford E. Randall, who was named
as the Republican candidate for JUS
tice Of the peace on Tuesday at the
almost unanimous call of the Kenosha
bar, has announced that he will with
draw from this place on the ticket and
new judgeship. Albert B. Ames has
also announced that he will be can
didate for the position and has petit
tions ready for circulation late this
afternoon. Charles B. Werve is re
garded as a certain candidate for the
place, but as yet he has not made
formal announcement. John G. Slater
has been mentioned for the place, but
this morning he stated that he was
undecided as to what he should do in
the matter.
The other candidate being mention
ed is Judge J. R. Clarkson Attor-
ney Albert E. Buckmaster, who was
one of the hardest fighters for the
passage of the bill, had been suggested
as candidate, but he stated several
days ago that it would be impossible
for him to give up his law practice in
order to become candidate
John A. Moss and Frank Margin of
Milwaukee and Fred Baebenroth and
John O. Wilson represented Tripoi
Shrine at the Past Potentates Carni-
val held al Medinah Temple in Chi
cago Friday evening. A class Of
nearly hundred candidates was in
itiated at the meeting.