The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
TWO ARE OUT FOR SHERIFF
Thirty-five Of the County Democrats
Meet at the office Of Attorney Hast
dngs on Tuesday Evening and Sug-
gest Men to Make Race for Office.
Democratic Primary Ballot.

Democratic Primary Ballot.
For Member of the Assembly
Henry J. Hastings, Kenosha
| For County Clerk Theodore M.
Fonk, Kenosha
For County Treasurer William j.
Craney, Somers.
For Sheriff George B. McCarron
and Andrew Anderson.
For Register of Deeds--John Schmitt.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
Benjamin M. DeDiemar.
For District Attorney - Morris
Barnett.
For William Smith.
For Surveyor William O'Donnell.
These were the candidates suggested
for the county Democracy at the con-
ference of the party members held at
the Offices of Henry j. Hastings on
Tuesday evening and petitions provid-
ing for their nomination are now in
circulation throughout. the county. It
is declared that there will be some
added starters in the Democratic race
as Jacob Hermann is going to run for
the nomInation of sheriff and Josa
J. Langan, formerly assessor in Keno
sha (not John f. Langan, former
hotel NAM, is to be candidate for
register of deeds, and James A. Cros-
sin is candidate for coroner.
This much can be said for the De-
mocracy and that is that they pulled
off real harmony meeting. There
were thirty Of them present and while
the delegates to the conference were
nearly all from the city they repre-
sented all branches of Democracy in
the city and county and there was not
word Of discord during the session.
The delegates fought shy Of any reso-
buttons and there was not even rec
ord endorsement of the administration
or the national ticket. They gave their
time to selecting men to run on the
ticket in Kenosha county and it is de-
clared that nearly all of the men nam
ed will stick for the big show The
fact that there is not man from the
outlying districts of the county on the
ticket is declared to have been the re-
suit of the men in the farming com
munities declining to accept any place
Henry J. Hastings, who is named to
head the ticket, is rapidly becoming
the leader of the party in the county
and he will add much strength to the
ticket.
The first break in the ticket came
this morning when "Tedo Fonk de-
clared that while he appreciated the
honor that the party had conferred up
on him, that he would not make the
race for county clerk. Mr.. Fonk stated
that he did not care to get into the
political whirlpool and that for this
reason he would not be on the ticket
under any consideration.
Considerable of the time of the CON
vention was taken up in discussing
plans for the campaign and it was de-
clared that an effort will be made to
navy thO DOob VI tudJ tuG
Democrats have ever had in the county.
Efforts will be made to get ward and
town organizations in every voting
precinct in Kenosha. While the men
who were active in calling the Tues
day night conference viii circulate the
petitions of the men named and file
them with the county clerk before Fri
day, it is understood that the fact that
these suggestions were made will in no
way prejudice the members Of the party
against any other men who care to get
out petitions and that united party
support will be given to the ticket
named at the primaries.
"The gathering was entirely har-
monious,'' said one of the leaders af-
ter it was all over. 81 don t believe
/ ever saw better convention of Ke-
nosha county Democrats. They have
all buried the Ratchet so far as Keno
sha county is concerned and every
party leader is lined up for the ticket
that is going to be named at the
primary