The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-16
KEN0sHA MAN FOR CONGRESS
James Cavanagh Being Suggested as
Nominee of the New Party in First
Wisconsin District To Make Early
Announcements of Campaign Plans.

Certainly the bull moosers are at
least going to the extent of making
very open announcement OF their plans
for the next campaign and it now
seems as if they had gone so far that
they could not escape making good on
their declaration that they intend to
have candidates for all of the state
political offices as well IS members of
the legislature. There must be some
people, too, who think the bull moos
ing respectable showing in the next
election, as the progressive party does
not seem to be meeting with any great
difficulty in finding candidates to
make the run on its ticket. The an
nouncements that John Strange of Nee
nah former lieutenant governor of the
state, ara Martin Patterson of Super
ior would be the candidates of the
progressive party for United States
senator and governor respectively are
too old to really be of any interest.
However, both Mr.. Strange and Mr.,
Patterson seem to be preparing 70
make campaigns and both issue very
prompt and strenuous denials every
time there is any talk that they may
be pulled out of the contest in aid OF
the political ambitions of Gov. Me-
Govern who, as is well known, does
not desire that the political gentry with
antlers enter the political arena in this
state, But more than this, the bull
moosers claim to have candidates cup
their sleeves for all of the state Of
fees and say the list will be made pub
lie when the proper time comes. There
has been talk that Frederick Eaton of
Oshkosh would be the progressive party
candidate for attorney general but
this has been denied by friends of Mr..
Eaton who say that they consider he
has returned to the republican ranks.
The candidates for congressional hon
ors on the progressive ticket, seem to
be getting into the field pretty rapid
ly IN the first district James Cav
anagh Of Kenosha, is said to be slated
to be the candidate. MIR. Cavanagh
was one of the progressive leaders in
the state and took deep interest in the
party work There can be no question
that he win add some strength to the
party should be make the run as it's
congressional candidate in the first
district. The progressive party lead
ers seem to think there is no question
he will make the run.
In Milwaukee the progressive party
leaders are expecting to have as their.
candidates Thomas Taylor in the.
fourth congressional district and T. O.
Thwaites in the fifth district. Mr..
Taylor has consented to make the rum
and his candidacy is being publicly an
nounced Mr. Thwaites has so far not.
consented to the use of his name in
connection with the fifth district can
didacy, but the progressive party lead
ers seem to think he win certainly be
in the field aud that his candidacy is
assured.
The Milwaukee bull mooser leaders
seem to be hoping to be able to make
n great showing in the fourth and fifth
congressional districts. 1t is their idea
that the republicans and democrats
will unite in those districts against the
social democrats and it is the belief
that aid will come TO the progressive
party because of this nonpartisan com
bination 1t is the IDEA of the progress
sive party leaders that there will be
many republicans and many democrats
who do not like the non-partisan move
meut and who will vote for the bull
moose congressional candidates as a
protest against the combination of the
old parties. Whether the bull moose
people will have their expectations re-
allied from this source is doubtful.
in the sixth congressional district
the candidate win be Ralph Plum, a
Manitowoc merchant. Mr.. Plum is
man who never took very prominent
part in politics until he joined the pro-
gressive party two years ago. He is.
however, said to bo a hard worker and
man of standing andsthe progressive
parry leaders seem to think he will be
heard from in the campaign These
leaders seem to think they will have
aid from the situation IN the sixth
district as result Of the republican
troubles there. The bull moose people