The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Spirited Campaign Starting
for Some of Minor Places
on Republican Ticket.
MORSE TO SEEK SECOND PLACE
Political Dopesters are Being Kept
Busy Figuring Out Candidates for
Places Other Than Governor But as
Yet no formal Announcement is made

With all this talk in regard to the
possible candidates for governor on the
republicans ticket this fall one hears
but very little gossip publicly in regard
to the men who are likely to enter the
field for the republican nomination of
lieutenant governor, and yet there is
| beneath the surfaces almost as much
rivalry for the lieutenant governor s
nomination as there is for the nomina-
ton of governor. State Senator Kileen
of Wautoma has been In the field for
the nomination of lieutenant governor
almost since the legislature ended and
there has also been considerable men
tion Of the name of Roy Reid of Ripon
as candidate for the place.
The talk that the conservative repub-
llcans may also place ticket in the
! field has caused mention Of former
State Senator Morse of Princeton as
possible candidate for the place now
held by Thomas Morris. Just how far
the candidates. of Roy Reed and Mr..
Morse will get time only can tell, and
much will depend on the anxiety Of
these men themselves to enter the poll
teal race. The LaFollette people are
paying considerable attention to the
lieutenant governorship and it is said
|
| that the LaFollette leaders have talked
in regard to the necessity of bringing
| out strong candidate for the second
place on the ticket.
| The candidacy Of State Senator XII
| leen for the republican nomination of
lieutenant governor is distinctively of
McGovern creation. Senator KiIeen
was practically McGovern leader en-
the floor of the state senate during the
| legislative session and very socn after
| the session was concluded the Nc
Govern men began mentioning Mr.. XII
leen as candidate for the lieutenant
governorships Already, stoo, there is
considerable active work being done
in behalf Of the candidacy of Mr. XII
| leen. The McGovern men are prepar-
ing to stand by Mr.. Kileen Loyalty and
at the time there was talk of com
promise as regards the selection Of
candidates for the republican state
ticket one of the things which was
strenuously insisted by the McGovern
people as basis of the compromise was
| that the nomination of lieutenant gov
ernor must go to Mr.. Kileen. OF course
the compromise talk is pretty well off
now, but the McGovern men are prepar-
ing to go into hard fight for the Wau-
toma man and do battle, in his behalf
for the lieutenant governorship.
| 1t is probable Mr. Kileens will be the
first of the candidates for the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor to an
nounce himself, as it is said that his
public announcement Of his candidacy
is about prepared and that it will be
made early in January. Although Mr..
Kileen is looked upon as a McGovern
supporter, there will be many true and
tried LaFollette men who will give
him aid, IS Mr.. Kileen has always been
a very faithful LaFollette supporter
and as such had the respect of the La
Toilette men in the state, many Of
whom will aid him in the contest.
Whether Roy Reed of Ripon will be
a candidate for the republican nomi
nation of lieutenant governor will de-
pend a great deal on whether the La
| Toilette people can center on him for
the place. Mr.. Reed, it is understood.
would only go into the race if assured
that he would have the LaFollette
organization unitedly behind him. Reed
is close political friend of republi-
can National Committeeman A. r.
| Rogers, and the latter would probably
be very glad to see Mr.. Reed the La
Toilette candidate for the lieutenant
governorship.
Reed was a member of the assembly
during the session of. 1911 and made
a good legislative record and one which
he figures would aid his candidacy
before the people should he decide to
run. There will be no public an
nouneements in regard to the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Reed until after the La
Toilette conferences during holiday
week
The McGovern men are still talking
Of having candidates for the lesser
positions on the republican state tic
ket, and now that they have received
pretty direct notice that there is no
possible chance of the proposed har-
mony deal going through it is more
than possible that candidates on
MeGovern slate for the republican
nomination o secretary of state and
attorney general will be in the field.
The younger element among the fol
lowers of Gov. McGovern are still adj
vocating the candidacy of 7. j. Mahon.
present claim attorney for the COVER
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