The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-12
County Treasurer Ready To Head
Republican Ticket in Munich.
pal Campaign Next Year
ScH0LEY AND G0RMAN READY
Democratic Candidates Will Repeat
Primary Campaign of 1908 With
Bitter Feeling Between
the Two Factions

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Municipal election is more than six
months away the campaign for the
election of a mayor is opening and the
people of the city are promised one of
the longest as well as one of the hot
test campaigns ever known in Kenosha
Frank A. Marx for two terms county
treasurer of Kenosha county has ex-
pressed willingness to be the Repub-
lican candidate for mayor and his
friends, and he has lot of them, are
already strongly urging his candidacy.
Treasurer Marx has not as yet made
any formal announcement of his can
didacy, but he states THAT he is will
ing to make the race. In speaking of
the matter Mr.. Marx said "Well [
guess / might just as well give it a
try Some of the men who have as
ISOLATED with me in various undertake
ings for a long time seem to think
that I could be of some value to the
city as mayor and while [ am not
seeking to stand in the way of any
other plans which may be made for
the party [ would be willing to make
the run with a united party behind
me.'
Treasurer Marx has never known de-
Teat. He has been elected to his
present Office by some of the largest
pluralities ever given candidate for
a county Office and has always been
strong in the city. He has always
led the Republican party in that ter
ritory Of the city which is regarded
as Democratic territory. Few men
are better known in the city than
Frank Marx. He is member of
many organizations and has been an
active worker in all Of them. He is
especially strong among the laboring
men Of the city. His announcement
that he is an available candidate for
the Office of mayor will cause lots of
comment in political circles. The
only other man that is being mention
ed by the Republicans is William
F. Fisher Mr.. FISHER has now
retired from business and some of his
friends seem to think that he would be
wlInng to accept the call o. his party
and become candidate for mayor,
but he has made no announcement to
this effect
The Democrats promise to have re-
petition of the primary campaign of
1908. Mayor Scholey has already
made a formal announcement that he
will be candidate for denomination
and he is pulling every possible wire
to line up the members of his party.
Former Mayor James German is also
regarded as q certain candidate for
the Democratic nomination and while
he has not gone so far as the mayor
in making a formal announcement of
his candidacy his friends have an
of the conditions and
already considerable quiet work is be-
ing done in his behalf It is admitted
that the Democrats are divided and
the Scholey men claim that they are
as strong now as they were two years
ago when the present mayor got the
by small margin after
one of the hardest fought contests in
the history of the city. The men
who favor the nomination of Mr. Cor
man declare that the present mayor
could not get votes enough to carry
his home precinct. Scholey is already
hard at work and is doing all in his
power to bring about combine Of the
Democracy with him at the head.
Alderman Peter Pirsch has been
spoken of as a harmony candidate
among the Democracy. He is at pres
ent president of the City Council and
has been the leader of the Democratic
aldermen in the Scholey administra-
ton. Tt is not thought that Alder
man Pirsch will come into the field
if Mayor Scholey seeks re-nomina-
ton, but with him out of the field he
is considered as very likely candi-
date.
At the city election next fall full
set of city officials will be elected and
as there will be lots of important
work done by the city in the coming
two yesfs it is certain that there will
be no lack of candidates for any of
the offices.