The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

There were surprises galore IN Jne
city election on Tuesday and while a
majority of the present members Of
the council who sought election were
successful three of the number, Alder
men Frank Swift in the third, Emil p.
Mueller in the fifth, and Joseph Loef
in the sixth ward, fell by the wayside
and they will give their places up to
new men. All Of the defeated alder
men had been one term men and Alder
man Swift had served but one year on
the council.
The defeat of Alderman Mueller had
been considered one Of the real posi-
bilities Of the election as strong fight
had been made against him in the fifth
ward. The defeat Of Alderman Swift
did not occasion the greatest surprise,
but the defeat of Alderman Loef in the
sixth ward was a real joker. The friends
of Loef who had been considered strong
for the administration, had regarded
his election as certainty, but M. j..
Donahue after being far behind at the
primary election finished strong at the
election proper and won the coveted
seat on the council by narrow lead
of two votes. In the storm center-the
first ward, Alderman Edward J. Sulli-
van was a victor over Peter P. Obertin
by fifteen votes majority and in the
fourth ward Alderman Anderson sim
ply cantered away from his old time
opponent, Lyman j. Starr, winning by
a majority Of seventy-six. The second
ward was of course easy for Alderman
Shearer and ne had vote of more
than five to one over Ireton Jackson.
The seventh returned the "Mayor Of
the North Side" John G. Joachim,
there being but fifteen votes for his
opponent, Christian Weier. In the
eighth Harry Smith won from Joseph
Meyer, the former assessor, who had
been "doped" out as a pretty sure
winner and for the celebration of whose
election elaborate preparations had
been made. Smith got great vote in
the ward and won handily.
The ninth furnished one of the big
surprises of the day as Adolph Meier,
who was considered as the one best bet
in the election, was defeated by Will
liam f. Goodman by majority of
eleven votes. Goodman had been ac-
lively supported by the socialist voters,
but he was also supported by many of
the independent voters in the ward and
mis- vote was wonderful showing of
his personal popularity regardless OF
the party badge which had been pin.
ned on him.
The surprises in the election were not
all in the aldermanic column. Harry
S. Brown, who had been an added
starter for school commissioner in the
first ward, won from the veteran S. G.
Newman. The biggest majority accre-
dited to any candidate in the election
for ward officials went to IA. B. Celan.
der in the ninth ward and he was run.
ming against woman and the only
woman candidate on the ticket. The
defeat of Richard Hawkins, one of the
present members of the school board
was featured in the third ward.
In the first ward Louis Grosvenor, .
candidate for member of the county
board and the father of the tuberculo
sis sanitarium, had one of the biggest
majorities of the day, he winning from
John B. Ortiz by a majority of 10i
votes. George Strangberg, another
member of the tuberculosis hospita
committee, met defeat in the fftl
ward where Rudolph Henschen wa
named. The big vote for Joachim il
the seventh ward was reflected in thu
vote given his running mate, Anthony
Muessler for county supervisor anc
Muessler defeated H. B. Schwan, ON,
Of the Oldest members Of the county
board, by a small majority.
The complete election returns FOLLOW
Justice of the Peace.
Benj.J. Chas.
Can,aroY, 10 rlco,