The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-12
Head of Civic Federation Claims
Rottenness in City Is Only
Partially Exposed
TO CONTINUE PROSECUTIONS
Fl. H Maddox is Reelected as Presi-
dent and Frank Symmonds is
Re-Name as a Director
for 3-Year Term

We have only begun to uncover
the rottenness of Kcnosha and the peo-
pie of the city have little idea of the
real conditions of vice and defiance
of the law prevailing here. | hope
that this work will be continued with
vigor and that the committee in
charge of the work Of investigating
and prosecuting these eases will see
to it that the evidence that is produced
in court is printed in full and copy
Fof it sent to every voter in the city
that they may be able to see just how
rotten Kenosha is. | want the people
to know that notwithstanding the fact
that there are not many men active
in the work of the Civic Federation
there are lot of good people behind
us who are willing to give literally
to continue this work.
This was the announcement of III. Ell.
Maddox who for the past two years
has been president Of the Kenosha
Civic Federation at the annual meet
ing of the Federation held at the audi
torium of the Y. M. G.. A. on Tues
day night. 1t was planned by Mr..
Maddox as retiring speech and he
asked to be released from the duties
of president Of the Federation, but
when ballot was taken it was found
that he was the choice of a large num-
Der of the members for president and
he consented to hold the office for an
other term. I. w. Huff was elected
vice president, The Rev. III. X. Geb-
hart, secretary and Milton L. Dowse,
treasurer Frank S. Symmonds, G. P.
Heide and William Kueny were elected
as directors of the anizatio1i for a
three-year term.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one and the annual reports Of the diff
ferent officers and committees showed
that the Federation had been very
busy during the year just closed. The
report of the special Investigating
committee was Of especial interest. 1t
reviewed the various cases that had
been started in the courts of the city
and county and in conclusion the com
mittee announced that it had filed
complaints against four men for per
jury and that these complaints would
be taken up in short time. In his
annual address President Maddox
raped the local officials declaring that
it should not be necessary for the
Civic Federation to start prosecutions
for perjury, but that these prosecutions
should be started by the heads of
courts and the district attorney. He
declared that in his opinion it was up
to the courts themselves to uphold the
dignity Of such institutions by prompt
prosecutions Of any one who showed
his contempt for the court by appear
ing and giving false evidence in any
case President Maddox limited at
awful discoveries that had been
made in connection with a well known
Main street saloon, but he did not even
give out the facts in the matter to the
members of the Federation, but it is
understood that some action will be
taken later which will bring this mat
ter before the courts.
Financially the year just closed has
been the best in the history of the
Federation. The treasurer report
showed that nearly 500 had been con-
tributed by well known people of the
city for the work of the Federation,
some, of the gifts being as large as
800. 1t was stated that the men
who had financially supported the
Federation were entirely satisfied with
the results being attained and that
their support would be continued. The
total amount spent during the year in
making the varions Investigations was
$638.S3 and the Federation now has a
balance on hand Of Salts.
It is understood that the Federation
has been assured Of the support Of
several public and official bodies in the
continuation of the Investigations
started and that these organizations
will aid materially in bringing out
facts which will interest the public.
Plans have been made for printing all
of the evidence produced at the recent
court cases by the Federation and this
will be put out to show the people just
what is being done.
The reports showed that the Fedora
ton was working along political lines
and that during the past year they
had supported certain men for Office
and for members Of the party commit
tees and had been successful i'll the
election of several men thus supported.
LSeyeral applications for membership in