The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
BLAckMON FOR SHERIFF
somers Man Takes Out Papers Saturday
Will Contend With Tom Scott for
Republican Nomination at Fall Pri-
maries-Last Week for Petitions

d. j. Vincent of Wilmot is going to
be candidate to succeed himself as
Member of the Assembly from Keno
sha county. He gave assurance to his
political friends on Saturday afternoon
that he would make the race for re-
election and his petitions were at once
placed in circulation. Mr.. Vincent de-
clared that he would much prefer per-
hitting this honor to go to some other
Republican of the county, but his
friends were insistent and he finally
gave County Chairman John Fl. Hege-
man the authority to announce his can
didacy. With Vincent in the field it
is improbable that the Republicans will
have any other name on the ticket for
this Office Some of the ultra progress
sive leaders in other parts of the state
have been casting sheep glances at Ke-
nosha with view Of bringing man
out for Member of the Assembly who
would be willing to have political
boss collar about his neck, but they have
found no one who would have any
chance Of election to go in with them.
Assemblyman Vincent made splens
did record at Madison and his services
for the county were featured with in
dependent action on all big questions
which came before the assembly. He
refused to accept dictation from any of
the fractional managers Of the Republi-
can party and voted independently>on
all measures introduced. His record
shows that he managed to get on the
right side of the vote on every
important measure which came before
the legislature.
Tom Scott is not going to be allowed
to get away with the Republican
nomination for sheriff without a con-
test as on Saturday afternoon petitions
were taken out for the nomination Of
Clarence Blackmah of the town of Som
ers as a Republican candidate for
sheriff. Mr.. Blackman had been con-
sidering the proposition for several
months and on Saturday he definitely
decided that he would enter the race.
The new candidate for the chest
Office in the county" is pretty widely
known throughout the county. He was
born and raised in Kenosha county and
has lived here all his life. It is under
stood that he plans to make vigorous
campaign for the nomination and that
organizations to advance his candidacy
are to be formed all over the county.
This is the last week for filing the
petitions of candidates and all of them
must be in the hands of the county
clerk by week from next Wednesday
if the names Of the candidates are to
get on the official primary ballot. It is
expected that lot of new candidates
will be in the field by the end of the
week. The circulation of petitions for
candidates for state office are now well
under way in Kenosha county and the
Philip, McGovern and Hatton petit
tions are all receiving signatures. The
Jeffris papers from Kenosha county
have already been fled at Madison, but
the papers of Senator LaFollette have
not as yet reached Kenosha. It is
supposed that they will be here some
time this week.
Both Jeffris and LaFollette plan to
speak in Kenosha during the campaign
and it is also expected that all of the
Republican candidates for governor
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