The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-29
NO RUN AWAY RACE FOR KAREL
Opposition to Milwaukee Jurist Is Busy
Seeking to Secure Candidates to OPP
pose Him at the Primaries to be Held
in september-Kare Has Long Lead.

The democratic gnbernatorial situa-
ton is not SO well defined as the SEN
atorial situation, but it seems very GER
tain that there will be at least two
and possibly more candidates in the
field. Thus there is now very little
question that Judge John G. Karel, who
made the run for the democratic
nomination for governor two years ago,
will again be a candidate for the nomi-
nation. 1t also seems equally certain
that there will be some representative
Of the Aylward- wing of the
party to make a contest for the
nomination against Judge Karel Six
weeks ago it looked as if Judge .Karel
might not make the gubernatorial run.
In fact, as late as the time when the
democratic leaders collected in Madi-
SON two weeks ago it seemed pos
sible that Judge Karel might not be a
candidate and there is no question
that during the first and second days
of those conferences there were active
negotiations between friends of Judge
Karel and members Of the Aylward-
Davies wing of the party which had in
view compromise on the guberna-
torial situation.
1t was soon seen, however, by the
men engineering the compromise that
there was no hope Of uniting on a can
didate who could receive the support
of both wings of the democratic party
prior to the primary election, and the
attempt was finally abandoned and a
decision made to make no further at
tempt to avert a primary election con-
test. Very soon after the conferences
were ended, too, came the announce
ment through friends of Judge Karel
that he had made definite decision
to make the run for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
Following close on the heels of the
announcement that Judge Karel would
certainly be in the gubernatorial field
came the report which had authentic
basis to the effect that Judge Michael
Sheridan, also probate judge might
also be candidate for democratic gu
bernatorial honors and that he was
seriously contemplating entering the
primary election race. Altho ugh there
had been rumors for some months that
Judge Sheridan might be a guberna-
torlal candidate these reports were not
given much consideration until the
conferences were held in Madison. The
talk now is that the entrance into the
Held OF Judge Sheridan, if it finally
occurs, IS more likely to be Davies
move than an Aylward play.
This gives color to the report which
has been growing in strength since the
conferences to the effect that there is
reason for the belief that J. E. Davies
and John A. Awkward are near to
parting of the ways by reason of the
fact that both have their eyes on the
democratic senatorial nomination.
There has been considerable talk for
several days past, as has already been
said, to the effect that Messrs Davies
and Sheridan have formed more or less
OF combination and that they will
run hand in hand in the primary cleo
ton with Judge Sheridan as the guber-
material candidate and Joseph Davies
as a candidate for United States
senator
There is still a good deal Of chance
that Adolph J Schmitz will enter the
race for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination. Mr.. Schmitz IS undecid
ed, according to the statement of his
friends, whether to run for the demo
cratic nomination for governor or
United States senator It is said Mr..
Schmitz is extremely anxious to re-
main in the political field and, unless
something unforeseen occurs, is going
to be In the race for the nomination
for either one position or another. Mr..
Schmitz says, however, that he will not
give active attention to the question
for some weeks to come and it seems
to be the understanding that he will
make no definite announcements until
some time after the spring election.
There has been talk of Congressman
IL Z. Konop as a gubernatoria1 posi-
bility, and some time ago an interview
was published which seems to indicate
quite plainly that he might make the
gubernatorial run. Very recently how
ever, 2. A. Badour, the editor of The
Oconto Enterprise, was in Milwaukee.
he is one of the closest friends of Con-
gresham Konop and in close touch
with his political plans. According to
the statement made by Mr.. Badour in
Milwaukee, Mr.. Konop will under no
circumstances be gubernatorial can
dldate and there is no need of fgur-
ing on him playing that role. Several
OF the democratic leaders who have
been in Madison from Washington re-
Gently have, however, given it as their