The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-28
ALL PETITIONS SENT TODAY
Futile Efforts Are Made to Have
Mayor scholey Get Out of Race for
Member Of the Assembly But He
Sticks.

John G. Slater, chairman of the Dem
ocratic County Committee this morning
sent petitions for the nomination of
Democratic state and legislative candi-
dates to every ward in the city and
every town in the county and it is ex-
peeted that these papers viii be circu-
lated and returned to the County Chair
man before the end Of the present
week. The local Democracy, does not
seem to pay any attention to the pro
posed candidacy of Congressman Wiesse
of Sheboygan Falls who has come out
as Democratic candidate for U. S.
Senator and his petitions are not in
Guided in the list, the only petitions
for this Office being those of Burt Will
Jams of Ashland.
The Kenosha Democrats had planned
to respond to the demand of Attorney
Calvin Stewart and hand him the Dem
ocratic nomination for congressman in
the district on a silver platter. To
make this possible Jay Page Of Elk
horn who had been named to contest
with Mr.. Stewart for this honor with
drew and printed petitions were pre-
pared to make the Kenosha main can.
didate but the best made plans of mice
and men gang aft a 'gIee and ON Tues
day afternoon the Racine county Dem
ocrats held conference at which il
was decided to name Thomas M. Kear.
ney the we'll known Racine attorney al
a candidate for member Of congress
Mr.. Kearney has not as yet announced
his willingness to make the run but il
is generally believed that his answer
to the committee will be favorable
one. Kearney is a leader among the
Democracy of the state and is so wide
" known throughout the district that
should he come into the race he would
be pretty certain of the nomination and
it is declared that he would come as
near to carrying the district for the
Democrats as any one to be found II
the Democratic camp. Mr.. Kearney is
powerful campaigner and as he /;
from the same town as both ingalls,
and Cooper the Republican candidates
it is certain that they would have tt
get the full Republican vote to defeat
him. Kearney is to make a definite an
nouncement before the end Of the week
The coming of Mr.. Kearney into the
campaign has caused big stir on botf
the Republican and Democratic side Of
the fence 1t was unexpected that he
should enter a political race as it il
known that his law practice is one Of
the largest in the state and that should
he 60 into the race it would be in the
way of big sacrifice for his party.
It was suggested on Tuesday thai
Mayor scholey would have opposition
for nomination for the Office of Mem
Der of the Assembly but this opposition
did not materialize. and the County
Committee this morning sent out the
petitions of the Mayor as q candidate
for this office. The candidacy of the
Mayor for a place in the Assembly has
been bittery opposed by some of The
close associates of Mr.. Scholey in the
saloon business, these men fearing thai
the nomination of regularly licensed
saloon man might awaken too mucl
opposition among the temperance PEG
pie and force liquor fight that is no
desired by the saloon men. Mayo
scholey, however, has set his heart OF
going to the assembly and the men wht
1 sought to oppose his candidacy were
forced to give in and his papers ar
now in circulation. IF the mayor should
be elected he viii be the first licensed
saloon man ever elected as a membe,
Of the legislature from any of the dis
tricts in this section of the state.
The petitions for the various count.
i offices are being sent out with the stat'
and legislative petitions but it is pos
sible that several changes viii be made
/ in the slate before the final day for tn
fling Of the petitions.
i A conference was held in Racine OF
j Tuesday afternoon with view of get
i ting some final answer from Michae
| Higgins as to his willingness to run
/ for state senator but as yet he has no
announced this decision. Of cours'
i there is still an abundance Of time Il
II get the petitions circulated in the tw'
counties but the Democrats are anxi
Gus to get the question Of the ticke
tsstssaa.