The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
SOCIALISTS TO START EARLY
Leaders of the Socialists Take Out
Twenty Petitions so That Party Can
Have Candidates in All Wards
Large Number of Candidates Certain.

hAaAOA 10 uuC AlSb IGdl Cduu1-
date for the spring election. On Tues
day he, took out petitions for the
nomination for the Office of alderman
in the eighth ward and it is expected
that within the next few days there
will be flood of petitions in circula-
ton in the various wards of the city.
Socialists in the city are not going
to lay back this year on account of the
non-partisan law and on Tuesday
twenty petitions were taken out by the
leaders of the party for candidates for
aldermen and school commissioners in
the different wards of the city and it
is understood that there will be
social candidate for every place on
taken among the members of the party
to name the candidates. The eighth
ward usually starts the political ball
rolling in the spring elections and it is
certain that there will be lot of can
didates for alderman in this ward this
spring. Alderman August Barth has
not as yet formally announced that he
will seek reelection, but his friends
are very active in his behalf and it is
pretty certain that his petitions will
be in circulation early in the primary
campaign. Petitions of all candidates
must be filed with the city clerk not
later than March 9Th. The primary
election will be held on March 23rd.
It is understood that all of the pres
ent members of the council, whose
terms expire, will seek reelection. In
the first ward there will be E. j. Sulli-
van, in the second Conrad Shearer, in
the third Frank x. Swift, in the fourth
John Anderson, in the fifth Emil P.
Mueller, in the sixth Joseph Loef, in
the seventh John HonusO Joachim,
and in the ninth Herbert Thomey, who
is at present president Of the council.
Many of the retiring aldermen have
been very active in the affairs of the
city and it is pretty certain that they
will find active opposition. Alderman
Swift of the third ward, has served but
one year, he having been elected for
short term when the new ninth ward
was brought into the city.
There is going to be something of
change in political conditions and it is
certain that lot of candidates will be
seeking the foreign vote. The foreig-
ners themselves are very active and
with the return of the franchise it is
not impossible that some of the foreign
born will seek to get places on the bal
lot This plan has not proved very sue
cessful in Kenosha in the past and can
didates have found it decidedly hard to
unite the foreign vote on any one
candidate.
1t is reported that Joseph NJ. Meyer,
a former assessor, has announced his
candidacy for alderman in the eighth
ward, but he has not as yet taken out,
petitions.
Only one candidate will be elected at
large from the city this year and this
will be justice of the peace. It is not
expected that there will be any grand
rush for the nomination for this office.
Politicians are watching with consid-
cradle interest the attitude of the
women in the present campaign and it
is expected that there will be many
candidates for school commissioner in
the different wards of the city.
Within a week it is expected that
there will be food of petitions in all
the wards of the city.