The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-09
BAKER MAY GET FEDERAL JOB
Present District Attorney Prominently
Spoken Of as Candidate for AS
sistant United States District At
torney.


Peter Fisher, Jr., one of the best
known of the younger members of the
bar in Kenosha county and the junior
member of the firm of Fisher and
Fisher, this morning announced himself
as candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for the Office of district attor-
ney Of Kenosha county and it is under
stood that he will seek the nomination
with vigor. District Attorney Robert
Verne Baker who is now completing
his third term as district attorney of
the county has not as yet announced
as to whether or not he will seek re-
nomination for the Office.
The announcement of Mr.. Fisher did
not come as surprise to people poll
tically inclined as it has been under
stood for some time that Mr.. Fisher
would enter the field. The candidate
is widely known among the people of
the county. He was graduated from
the law school of Cornell University
at Ithica, New York, and later passed
began the practice of law as partner
of his father, Peter Fisher. Mr..
| Fisher has taken an active interest in
many Kenosha organizations. He is
member of the Masonic order, the Ke-
nosha Country Club and is Past Elk
allied Ruler of the Kenosha Lodge of
Elks
1t is also stated that there is a pos
sibility that Alfred L. Drury will seek
the Republican nomination for district
attorney. AS yet Mr.. Drury has made
no announcement of his plans, but he is
being urged by his friends to seek the
nomination and he may decide to enter
the race later.
There is some doubt as to the atti-
tude of District Attorney Baker. He
has been a vigorous prosecutor and
should he enter the field he will GER
tainly have strong following and for
this reason the prospective candidates
have delayed the announcement of their
candidacy pending the announcement of
Mr.. Baker. It is now reported that
Attorney Baker has been prominently
mentioned as a candidate for the Office
Of assistant United States district at
torney from the Milwaukee district and
it is certain that he would accept this
Office if it were offered to him by the
president. The appointment of an as
sistant district attorney it is expected,
will be made within short time and
the friends of Mr.. Baker have been
very active in his behalf at Washing
ton and are hopeful that he will be
named, It is certain that there are
few attorneys in this section of Wis
consin who are better fitted to serve
the government in this capacity and
should Mr.. Baker be named by the
president he will become a decidedly
valuable aid to the department.
Mr.. Baker has intimated that he NAV
be candidate for reelection to the
county office, but of course if he re-
ceives the federal appointment it will
be necessary for him to give all of his
time to that office.
Should Mr.. Baker receive this ap-
pointment before the primary election
it is certain that there. would be a
notable increase in the number of can
didates for the Republican nomination
for district attorney and the scramble
for the nomination would interest
practically all of the young ATTORNEYS
of the city. John G. Slater is being
prominently mentioned as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
office, but as yet he has made no an
nouncement of his candidacy.