The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-04

Kencsha people wrote new declar-
alton of independence on Tuesday
when they declared themselves indie
pendent Of Scholeyism. Incidentally
Dan o. Head, who ran as a candidate
for mayor on the Republican ticket,
but who had the active support OF
adherents of good government regard
less of political utilization, was
elected mayor of the city, defeating
Matthias j. Scholey, the two time win
ner, by majority of Al votes. The
vote at the polls was an emphatic pro-
test against the Scholey rule and the
people left no doubt as to their inten-
tion in the matter for the other cam
didates for city Offices running on the
Democratic ticket were elected by ma
iorities of close to four hundred
The slogan was "kill the Scholey
administration The work was be-
gun at the primary and the voters
finished it up at the election, for not
one Of the men prominently allied with
the Scholey forces was returned to the
council. 1t was not sectional victory
for the people in all parts of the
city, the north, the south and the west
side, contributed votes to defeat the
former mayor and~on the east the ice
moved out into the lake little farth-
er Just to show that it appreciated the
work that was being done.
The gorth side remained Democratic,
but the heavy pluralities which had
been given the mayor on that side of
the city in other campaigns were rid
died and Scholey came down to the
bridge with plurality over Head of
only 268 votes, while two years ago he
came to the same point with more than
twice this number of votes. In the
south wards Scholey was numerically
cut by his party and while he carried
the first and fourth wards it was by
pmralities so small that they would
not save him. Scholey s real defeat
came in the fifth ward. 1t was his
home ward and it had always been
counted byihis allies as sure PROPOSE
tion for him. In this ward, notwith-
standing the hard work that had been
done by the mayor, Head fought him
TO standstill and the ward was tied.
In the third ward there was great
Republican plurality of go and this
added to the 157 rolled up by the vot.
ers, both Democratic and Republican,
in the second ward, gave Head the
victory
The Republicans appreciated the
fact that Democrats were among their
most earnest aids in the fight and the
examination of the vote will show
that the non-partisan spirit all over
the city had lot to do with the de
feat of Scholeyism. There was not a
ward in the city in which the mayor
ran with the remainder of the Demo
cratic city ticket,
The Scholey forces on the council
were completely annihilated and not a
single man who has been active and
who was candidate will be back in
his accustomed place.
The Democracy lost three seats on
the council and John Milligan, who
ran against James Filbin in the fourth
ward, managed to get tie out of it.
This contest viii have to be settled
after the canvass Of the vote and it is
probable that the two candidates will
settle the matter with the flip of a
coin or by drawing lots.
The ward contests, were interesting
In the first ward George Roberts, the
Democratic candidate, who had defeat
ed Peter Pirseh at the primaries, east
ly won over Louis r. Grosvenor. Rob
erts was the candidate of the Young
Democrats and he got a great vote.
His plurality was more than double
the plurality given scholey in the
ward.
The second ward was. a battle
ground and Alderman Marlatt, the Re
publican candidate, was returned ia
the council with plurality over Geo.
Harkins Of 81. The alderman got ex-
aetly the same vote he got two years
ago.
The third was a waIkaway for John
llegeman. Hegeman had been out of
me council for year and the people