The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-12-21
CANDIDATES TO Be NUMEROUS
Boasts of Democrats Fail to Put a
Crimp in the Enthusiasm Of Repub-
licans of the County-Judge Taylor
to Seek Reelection as County Judge.


year will be a Democratic year in
politics and notwithstanding the ac
tivities among the Democracy the Re-
publicans Of the county have begun
to get busy and with a view of taking
time by the forelock and taking no
chances Of getting in too late DR..
Fred w B. Achen has announced him.
self as candidate for the office of
sheriff of the county subject to the
Republican primaries to- be held next
September. DR.. Achen is an out and
out candidate and he has already
started the work of his campaign.
The doctor is widely known through
out the county and he is starting into
the fight with a vigor that promises
to make a hot campaign for other
seekers of the nomination. Republi
cans, do not seem to take great deal
of stock in the confidence shown by
their Democratic friends and they
seem to feel that when the right time
comes along pin will pierce the bub-
BILE that Democracy has blown and
that Kenosha next year will resume
it's accustomed place in the roll of one
of the strongest Republican counties
in the state.
1t is certain that DIR. Achen will
not have clear sailing for the nomina-
tion for sheriff and that some half
dozen other men will be in the race.
The candidates are p little tinid
about early announcements but several
of them have tipped it off to their
friends that they will be candidates
for sheriff Nicholas Fonk, the present
turnkey of the county Jail, is being
groomed for the race, but he is not
yet in condition. Mr.. Fonk comes
from Paris and it is certain that he
would get q lot of support from all
over the western part of the county
and generous support in the city.
Long before the time comes for the
nomination Of county candidates there
will be a judicial election. In the
spring a county judge lis to be elected
and it is generally conceded among
attorneys that Judge George w. lay
! lor will be named to succeed himself
in the Office. Judge Taylor has made
a very acceptable official and the fact
! that he went into Office with less than
I a year to serve leads a large number
Of the attorneys to believe that he
should be elected for the second term
without opposition Judge Taylor was
appointed by the governor at the time
CT the death of Judge Slosson for the
remainder Of the year only. The Judge
has already announced his candidacy
for a full term in the Office.
There is no other judicial candidate
to be elected in the spring as the term
Of Judge G. E. Randall as head of the
municipal court does not expire until
two years from the first of January.
| Democrats in the county are already
talking of organizing for the fall elec-
tions and it is expected that much Of
this work will be done before the dele
gates to the national convention are
selected in the spring. The Democrats
plan to take more active part in the
affairs of the party in the state than
ever before. The candidacy of Mavor
Scholey for governor is not considered
with any decree of enthusiasm among
local Democrats and it is not probable
that the mayor will have an overly
strong home endorsement if ho goes
into the primary.
! Calvin Stewart and John G.. Slater
have both been mentioned as delegates
| to the Democratic national convention
but Kenosha county is such a new
conner into the ranks of Democracy
that there are grave doubts If any
claims her sons may have for recogni-
ton will be given any weight with
the state organization of the party.