The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
DARLINGTON Man MENTIONED
James I. Monahan, Editor Of Darling
ton Republican and Widely Known in
Kenosha Being Grooned as Posi-
BILE Candidate for Governor This Year


standpoint can be seen from the fact
that there is really a good deal of SER
ious mention of candidates at this time
for the support of the conservative re
publicans in the primary election.
Newspapers around the state are men
tioning John Sturteysnt of The Wau-
sau Daily Record as candidate for the
republican nomination for governor and
he does not seem to object to the men
ton. In fact, friends of Mr.. Sturte-
want say he would be perfectly willing
to bear the conservative banner in the
campaign if he were given the en-
dorsement Of the conservative repub-
licans for the contest. Mr. Sturtevant
has been in the political game in Wis
eonsin for a good many years. He was
formerly in the weekly newspaper field,
having been for many years editor of
The Waupaca Post.
1t was while editor of that paper that
he organized the Legislature Of 1900
for the reelection Of John G. Spooner
and obtained the pledge of practically
all the republican candidates for the
legislature that if elected they would
support Mr.. Spooner, thus insuring the
unanimous reelection of the senator
In the primary election fight of 1904
Mr.. Sturtevant was one of the manag-
ers of the Baensch campaign and took
a prominent part in the fight to pre-
vent the denomination in that year Of
Robert NJ. La Toilette for governor.
Since that campaign Mr.. Sturtevant
has taken no active interest in politics,
although he has always been listed as
prominent conservative.
The mention of the name of Mr.
Sturtevant comes largely from papers
in the northern part of the state. One
reason for this is undoubtedly that he
is well known In that section of the
country Sturtevant has always run a
well-edited newspaper and when at the
head of The Waupaca Post was promi-
nent among the editors of the weekly
papers in the state. Since graduating
into the daily field he has been a
prominent factor in the Wisconsin
Daily Newspaper league. Friends Of
Sturtevant say that although he has as
| yet by no means decided to be a can
didate for the gubernatorial nomination
he by no means objects to his name be-
| ing mentioned in. connection with the
candidacy, and that if it should be the
wish of the conservative leaders that
| he enter the field he would make the
trace.
| Another man who has been mention
| ed as possibility as the conservative
candidate before the primary election
for the republican gubernatorial NOM
nation is James Z. Monahan, editor of
t The Darlington Republican. Mr.. Mona
han has long been one of the leading
conservatives Of the state and in the
old days, back in 1894, when the con-
sevatives were the only republicans in
this state, he ran for the republican
nomination for governor, but was de-
! feated. Mr.Monahan has recently been
one of the leaders in the fight against
the increased rates of the Modern
! Woodmen, and this fact is urged in
support of his candidacy. 1t is believ-
ed that Monahan would receive a good
ideal of aid from members of the Wood
men opposed to the increase in the rates
who admire the fight he put up in their
behalf
! Monahan has always been one of the
lold guard so far as the conservative
Republicans are concerned, and has re-
Isponded unhesitatingly for duty on the
firing line every time there has been
a call for a fight on the part of old
guard members. He is possessed of
considerable political strength, too,
Throughout the state and, laying aside
politics, is personally liked by every
/ body with whom he has ever had an
acquaintance. His friends are urging
his name strongly and just as the name
of Mr.. Sturtevant is being urged by the
editors in the northern part of the state
/ the name Of Mr.. Monahan is being put
forward by editors in the southern
portion of the state.
There are many old time conserva-
Itives who believe that if the conserva-
tive republican movement really takes
prominent form former State Senator
John NJ Whitehead should be the can
i didate for the gubernatorial or sena-
torial nomination. Mr.. Whitehead has,
/ of course, been one of the acknowl-
edged leaders of the conservative re-
bpublicans for many years and it is con-
sidered but fair that if the movement
takes an active form he should have
recognition if he desires it. It is I'M
derstood, however, that Mr.. Whitehead
does got really care to become can
didate for any nomination and that he