The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-14
FEW PLUMS FROM The COUNTY
Sheriff Achen VIII Have Privilege of
Naming His Aids and County Officers
May Name Deputies Office Of Poi
master Promises to Bring Struggle.

The county canvassing board start
ed work today to make the official can
vass of the vote cast at the election on
Tuesday and it is probable that the
certificates Of election win be issued to
the successful candidates at the end of
the week. A careful examination of
the returns shows that there is no
chance for the unofficial reports to be
changed. The only office offering
possibility is that of Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, and the rechecking seems
to indicate that Clerk DeDeimar will
hold his thirty-two plurality over Frank
Waldo in the official canvas.
The new officials will go into Office
the first Of January. There will not
be a great many Offices to be given
out by the new officials but there is al
ready the usual discussion as to whom
the few plums will go.
First interest in the city is the fact
that the election of Democratic presi-
dent will bring a change in the office
Of postmaster in Kenosha. Of course
it will be some time before the new
Postmaster is named but the candidates
are already getting busy and it is prob
able that petitions will be in circulation
long before the Democratic president
is inaugurated.
Democrats have been out OF oTice so
long that old men who knew how to
work the wires to name Postmaster
are all dead and forgotten and the
young men who have taken hold of the
party have not had any practice in the
work of getting things put over. The
Kenosba postofice is one of the big
gest plums won by the Democrats in
the First Wisconsin District as re-
suit Of the national election and it is
probable that there will be candidates
galore. The first men to be mentioned
ia connection with the office are Walter
Burke, Sheriff Andrew Stahl, former
Mayor James German and M. j. Scholey
who was defeated for Assemblyman.
OF course there will be a lot of other
people who see the justice of their
claims for consideration as candidate.
Walter Burke has been acknowledged
agent of tie State Central Committee
in Kenosha, but Mr.. Stahl was mem
Der of the committee. Mr.. Burke was
the only Kenosha man outside of Cal
vim Stewart and Assemblyman Scholey
who made any speeches during the cam
paign. After seeking the Office of mem
Der of congress it is hardly probable
that Mr.. Stewart would seek the office
Of postmaster. Then there is the posi-
bility that Mr.. Baker the present Post
master will retain the Office. The strong
friendship of Mr.. Baker for Senator La
Toilette and Congressman Cooper and
tho support of President elect Wilson
by Mr.. LaFolletto may give Postmas-
ter Baker chance to extend his mort
gage on the best political job in the
county for another four years. Mr..
Baker has in no way declared his desire
to seek reappoinment but it is said
that he would be a receptive candidate.
Adolph j. Burg was the last Demo
cratic postmaster of Kenosha and he
may come into the running as the one
experienced Democrat in the city.
One thing is certain and that is that
none of the candidates will let any one
OF the others get the lead in the matter
if petitions will prevent it and is is ex-
pected that practically all of the can
didates will have petitions in circu-
lation within a few days.
In the county there is not large
number of plums to be given out, Sher-
if Achen viii have the appointment of
IN undersheriff and as many deputies
rs he sees fit and there is no doubt that
he will have plenty of men who will
want to wear stars. The county Off
sials elected will have the appointment
Of deputies in their offices but it is not
expected that many changes will be
made in these Offices. All of the APP
pointments viii be made between now
and the first of January the beginning