The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-10
PETITIONS IN CIRCULATION
Is in the Fight to Stay and Petitions
are Being Largely Signed in All
Parts of the City-other Candidates
Expected Soon.

The Republicans of Kenosha now
have a candidate for mayor as We'd
nesday petitions were placed in cir
culation providing for the nomination
of County Treasurer Frank A. Marx as
Republican candidate for the office
of head executive of the city. The
candidacy of Mn Marx will not come as
a surprise as he announced nearly six
weeks ago that he planned to enter the
race. The petitions $or the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Marx are in the hands of
the best known of the younger Repub-
lcans of the city and they were sign
ed by many people during the day.
When interviewed in regard to his
candidacy Mr.. Marx stated that he had
only taken out papers after being urg-
ed by many of his friends and that he
was in the race to stay and that he
would make vigorous canvass of the
city for the nomination.
The treasurer has been groomed for
mayor by many of the younger Repub
icans since the last election and it is
understood that he has a good working
organization in several of the wards of
the city and workers in all of the
wards.
The candidate is widely known in
Kenosha. AS county treasurer he has
served the county for two terms the
full amount allowed under the law.
He has always been a strong candidate
on the Republican ticket for the county
offices and there is no doubt but that
he will have a strong organization of
the party backing him for the nomina-
ton for. mayor.
The coming of Treasurer Marx as a
candidate will open the way for other
candidates to come into the field and
it looks as if there would be several
contestants for the Republican nomina-,
ton The city committee will meet on
Thursday evening and at that time the
question Of seeking other candidates to
stir up the enthusiasm of the RepubH-
cans will be discussed The friends
of Alderman John Hegeman of the
Third ward are bringing strong pres
sure to>bear on him and it is not at
all improbable that he will be in the
race as a. candidate for the Republican
nomination. The alderman has not as vet
refused to make the race but he admits
that he would prefer to remain as a
member of the council. However, if
his friends are insistent that he become
a candidate for mayor and circulate pc
titions in his behalf it is not impos-
sible that he will come out as a can.
didate
Other men are also being mentioned
for the nominal ion and it may be that
the three cornered fight of two years
ago may be repeated. There is still
strong mention of the names of John
M. Kehlor and Charles Pfennig, but
neither of these men has taken any
step to come out with petitions.
There is still another month for the
filing of petitions and it is hard to say
just what may take place in that time.
In the meantime the Democrats are
dividing themselves in parties in the
Scholey- German fight and it is certain
that this fight is going to leave lot
of bitter feeling which will aid materi.
ally the cause of the Republicans.
Some of the Democrats still declare
that there is a strong probability that
Water Commissioner Matt GreenwaId
will come into the field but the only
statement made by Mr. Greenwald ia
that he viii be candidate for either
mayor or alderman and he admits that
he has not as yet made up his mind
which nomination he will seek.