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

Kenosha had the biggest political
celebration in many years on Tuesday
night when the pent up enthusiasm
of years was let loose by the Republi
cans and the friends OF good govern
ment following the election of Dan ..
Head as mayor and the ovation given
the mayor-elect in the city was one
Of the biggest ovations ever seen in
things political here.
More interest had been taken in the
election on Tuesday than ever before
in Kenosha and long before the first
word had been received from the vot
ing machines the down town streets
were crowded and when tne announce
ment was made that scholey had been
deposed and Head elected pandemon-
ium broke.
1t took an hour for the people to
realize the full strength of the vic
tory and by that time Wisconsin street
in front of the Evening News Office
was filed with a bowling, cheering mob
of men, women and boys. The peo-
pie wanted to march and when the
band came down THE line just after
nine o'clock and the candidates start
ed in the front of the procession more
than three thousand people fell in and
The celebration was on. Every horn
or other kind Of poise maker to be
found in the city had been secured
aud the streets were filed with
7eeviag innltituaesa Red fires began
to burn and all sorts Of fireworks were
started moving. In an hour after the
first news of the election every piece
Of fireworks to be found in the city
had been dragged out of the ware
houses and sold to the enthusiastic
men and women and Main street and
in fact all the down town streets were
ablaze with lights. The parade start
ed just after ten o'clock with the
band and Mayor Elect Head leading
off. Every one fell in and when Mar
ket Square was reached the crowd was
the largest ever seen in q political
demonstration in Kenosha. just back
of the carriage came an automobile
carrying the alexander S Rag Time
Band and that band could make
more noise to the square inch than any
band ever seen in Kenosha unless it
might have been the band in the au-
tomobile which followed it.
The line of march was west on
Market street to West Main street
and all along this street houses were
lit up. As the parade came to the
railroad the engineers in charge of
switch engines tied down their
whistles and there was some footing.
The parade moved up Prairie avenue
to the Head house where the mayor
and the members of his family were
given great ovation. The cheering
continued for more than ten minutes
and there was such a crowd in the
street that it was impossible for the
band and the parade to move along
Then the route led over along How
land avenue to the mayor place. "
The mayor was on hand himself and
as the cheering thousands paused
long enough to give him parting shot
the mayor showed his ganeness He
was lifted to the shoulders of bunch
of his supporters and he saluted the
man who had defeated him and stood
with uncovered head while the merry
crowd of people went on their way to
proclaim the news of his defeat to
other parts of the city. For once,
however, the mayor did not insist on
making speech. st was>the first
time that he had ever been an out
slider in this sort of demonstration
After the mayor had been visited
the north side saw the parade and on
the north side there was a lot of EN-
thusiasm Bon fires blazed on Miiwau-
kee avenue and the Ethiopian Club had
red fires burning on the roof of the
only three story building on that side
of the city.
It was cheers and applause all
along the line ard this gave evidence
that the victory Of Head was just as
well received on the north as on the
west and south sides.
There were musicians in the parade
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