The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-20

What ails Kenosha Democrats2 Not
a bit of enthusiasm can be aroused
among them over the coming county
primaries and today the men who are
accounted as leaders in the party in
the county took the bull by the horns
and conference is being arranged for
next Friday night at which time the
ailment Of the party will be diagnosed
and an effort will be made to prescribe
a cure. Incidentally the Democrats
will make an effort to name men who
will take out petitions for the various
offices in the gift of the people of the
county. One lone Democrat, Ben De-
Diemar, and taken out petitions for the
county primary. He seeks reelection
to the office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court. Not another Democrat has call
ed for petitions at the office of he
county clerk and none of them seem
to be anxious to take the chances of
political defeat which seems to be as
near certain this year as death and
taxes are in all years.
The men who are considered leaders
of the party were not talking in re-
gard to the Friday night conference
today. 1t was not stated as to whether
admission 10 the conference would be
by ticket or pass word III Was De-
clared, however, that an effort would
be made to have the meeting a repre-
sentative one. Can't you let us fell
lows alone in our efforts to save the old
party2' said one of the men supposed
to be a F'leader" this morning. 'fJust
because some one suggested that we
get together and talk it over is no fea-
son to go and spill the beans. It's
getting to be pretty serious with De
mocracy in Kenosha county when there
is no one who wants to run for
office. Maybe there will be Demo
cratic landslide"
FWhat do you mean by landslide9"
the interviewer suggested. "Quit your
kidding" was the happy response of
the Democratic leader as he looked
away with one of those far away and
woebegone expressions in his face.
eff we could just convince some of
these fellows that Pete Husting is not
a factor in the county election we
might be able to get along lot better,
but somehow some of the Democrats
have got crosswise and you know how
hard it is to straighten out a cross
wise Democrat. I think that crosswise
or not, that the Democracy will pull
itself together and get ticket in the
field. At any rate we are going to find
candidate for sheriff and for some
of the other Offices"
The optimistic one was asked to sug-
gest the names of some of the men
who were willing to be the sacrifcial
lambs, but he got the old woebegone
look working again and ended the in
terview with ''Naw, it ism It time
to tell any names, but believe me, we
are going to dig them up"
Tt has been long time since the
division of the Democracy was so evil
dent in the county. There are a num-
Der of the men who are hopeful that
the state contest can be dropped in the
county and the party united for the
county campaign, but they are not
overly hopeful that this can be realized
George B. McCarron still is mentioned
for sheriff and it is said that Chairman
John Spartz of the County Board
might be impressed into service as a
candidate for the office of Member OF
the Assembly. Further than this there
is no talk of Democratic candidates.
The real Progressive" members of
the party are still clinging to the idea
of the primary election and they seem
to think that any conference OF
convention for the county would be a
step backward.
These steps backward are not worry.
ing the men who fear that if organized
action is not taken Democracy will be
without candidates in the county.