The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-12
Candidates for City Offices
Begin to get Out Petitions
for the Primary Today
sCH0lEY ALREADY IN FIELD STATE TO ExPEND LARGE sum
Former Mayor German Is Expected 20
Seek Nomination for Mayor City
Clerk Harrington and City Treasurer
Steinmetz Seeking reelection.

Bring on your candidates. The decks
are cleared for action. Kenosha is go
Ing to be continued as council city
ag0 it is time for men to get into the
field for the various city Offices and for
pieces on the Common Council and the
board Of education The men who run
for offic have month in which to get
their petitions filed but with the de-
cision against the commission form
there was renewed activity among can
didates this morning and it is certain
that before the end of the week petit
tions of candidates will be almost as
numerous as flies in August. The per-
picking uncertainty which has bothered
some Of The candidates has been re
moved and old time political promises
are being busted off and these men are
planning to get into the field without
further delay City Clerk Harrington
gave out lot of petitions this morning
and it is certain that most Of them will
be in circulation before the week IS
over.
1t is expected that former Mayor
M. j. 1choley will be the first man In
the field for mayor. He has been ac-
lively campaigning for the past two
months and he is all ready to spring his
announce nent on an unsuspecting pub
lie. 1t is. possible thai James German
also former mayor will be in the
field. The battle -. veen German and
Scholey has become one OF the necessi-
ties Of campaign i'll Kenosha, but If
the two meet this year there will be a
change in conditions, as they will meet
on non-partisan ballot and this may
make lot Oh difference in the number
of votes they get. Former Alderman
| Joseph g. Rhode is also being men
toned as a candidate for mayor, and
strong influences are being brought %
bear on Mayor Dan 0. Head to seek a
re election. The mayor has repeatedly
announced, his decision that he is
through with politics and he has held
thai his business affairs will no longer
make it possible for him to make the
sacrifice necessary to become candi-
date for reelection. NJ. Werve, the
former superintendent o. the n. R. AL
len Sens Tannery, is also mentioned
as a candidate for the Office and it
is certain that should he consent to the
use of his name he would find large
parry supporting him.
It is understood that City Clerk Geo.
w Harrington will be candidate for
reelection and no candidates have been
mentioned against him.
City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz is
also willing tC make the race for an
other term. The feature of the election
this year is the face that but one as
SCISSOR is to be named and it is prob
able that there will be wealth of
candidates for the new Office which un-
the new amendment to the city charter
is made one of the best offices in the
gift Of the people.
There $ not going to be any scarcity
Of candidates for places on the COM
mon council. Joseph Funck is the first
to get out in the open and he has ac-
Icepted the suggestion OF many of his
friends and neighbors that he be can
didate for alderman in the Eighth
ward. None of The present members
of 4ba oo,,,,,;I bax-a arnnI1ncod thar -,
tentions to be candidates before the
people at the coming election. Alder
nan August Kisten of the Fifth ward
has declared that he is through and
thai he cannot give time to the duties
of the office for another year. Alder
man Kisten has been a leader and he
has given to the city services worthy
of the highest praise. He entered the
corneil entirely inexperienced but gave
to the duties of the Office such con-
scientious consideration that at the end
of the first term he is leader among
the aldermen and his mature Judgment
has been of inestimable value to the
city in meeting many troublesome ques-
tions. Many people Of the Fifth ward
are demanding his reelection and these
people may be able t. persuade him 70
be candidate for office. Aldermen
Hege1nan and Filben OF the Third and
Four, wards are moi active candidates,
but it is probable that they will make
1.-THE race if the people show desire to
have them remain il Office. Alderman
Roberts of the First yard will prob
ably be a candidate for reelection and
this is true Of Aldermen Raueu, Will
ems and Bruins.