The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01
TICKETS FOR EVERY WARD |
Dan Head Is Still Regarded as Possible
Candidate for Mayor and Petitions
Will Be Taken Out After Formal
CONFERENCE.-THE Ticket for city.

Republicans of the city are planning
for a determined effort to wrest the
city government from the Democracy at
the coming city election and within a
short time conference Of all the Re-
publicans of the city will be called to
take up the matter of city ticket.
This conference will be simply for TIE
purpose of getting the party together
with a view of presenting united
front in the campaign and for the pur-
pose of stirring up some renewed in
terest in the party's welfare. It is pos
sble that there is still city committee
in existence, but it is inactive and any
candidates Of the party this year will
have to make provisions for their own
campaign committees. The new law reg
ulating the expenditure Of money and
debating the manner in which cam
paignS must be conducted makes the
work of such a committee purely one
of super vision. Under the law the to-
tai amount that can be expended by a
candidate for mayor in the primary and
general election is but $166.66 and with
this small campaign fund there will not
be any use of any great retinue Of
helpers. A real good campaigner could
dispose Of the entire fund in single
evening and it has been known that
candidates in Kenosha have spent more
money than this in single campaign
trip about the city. The Republicans
in Kenosha, will follow the law, but
st the same time they plan to give the
people of the city real ticket to vote
for. The selection of candidates is still
an open matter, but the leaders of the
party have received suggestions for
men for every office from that of
mayor down to justice Of the peace.
The Republicans will have candidates
for every office this year, not only SO
far as the city ticket is concerned, but
the same will be true of every ward
in the city. In the past years a num-
Der of the wards have been abandoned
to the Democrats and the Social Demo
Gratis, but men who have canvassed che
feeling this year declare that there is
a fighting chance for the Republican
ticket in every ward. This will be the
last city election at which foreign
ers will vote on their first papers as
by the next city election the law
will go into effect which requires that
all voters be full citizens of the United
States.
The city committee of the Democracy
is just about as badly disorganized as
the Republican committee, but the
candidates for the Democratic ticket
are nearly all Office holders at
the present time and they viii have
the machinery of the city administra-
ton behind them in their efforts for
reelection. Dan O. Head has not made
formal announcement of his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
mayor, but the leaders feel convinced
that Mr.. Head will make the race if
he is convinced that the members Of
his party and the independent voters
of the city favor him for the office.
The only condition on which he would
consent to be candidate for mayor is
that the Republicans put up full city
ticket made up Of strong men. Several
men have declared their willingness Co
90 on the ticket for the minor offices
and it is not improbable that the pri-
mary will see the largest Republican
list Of candidates ever known in the
city. There is friendly rivalry cropping
up between candidates for ward Of
fees and this is counted on to aid in
the creating Of a lot Of enthusiasm.
Some formal action to secure proper
expression of the will of the members
of the party in regard to the campaign
will be taken within-a short time.