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

John Hegeman, who has been active
in directing campaigns for other can
didates of the Republican party in past
years as chairman of the Republican
county committee, is going to direct
q campaign for himself this year and
announcement is made that he is can
didate for the Republican nomination
for county treasurer. Petitions for the
nomination of Chairman Hegeman were
placed in circulation on Friday and
they are being signed in all parts of the
county. He will have a good natured
scramble for the Republican nomna-
tion for the Office with James w. Blair,
who has been deputy county treasurer
for the past eight years aid whose Pc
titiOns to succeed Treasurer Hartman
have been in circulation for several
weeks. Few Republicans in Kenosha
county are better known than Chair
man Hegeman and he has had consid-
cradle experience in politics in the city
and county. He served for several
years as alderman of the old third ward
and has been a member of the Board
of Water Commissioners for the past
three years. Under the law he could
continue to hold the office of water
commissioner if he were named as
county treasurer. AS county chairman
for the Republicans he has conducted
two successful campaigns and in the
last general campaign he won more or
less note as an orator.
1t is certain that Mr.. Hegeman will
make a vigorous campaign for the
nomination and as he is widely
known throughout the county the
nomination will be pretty nearly as
good as an election.
Frank s. Symmonds is going to be
a candidate to succeed A. l.. Drury as
district attorney Of the county. His
nomination papers were placed in cir
culation on Friday and he seeks the
nomination on the Republican ticket
Mr.. Drury has not as yet made any
formal announcement of his plans for
the campaign, but he has intimated
that he will not seek reelection to the
office as his private practice is making
such heavy demands on his time that
he feels that he must sacrifice too much
to remain In the service of the county.
Mr.. Drury has made an excellent rec
ord as district attorney and it is GER
tain that he would be big favorite
If he decided to seek reelection The
names of Peter Fisher, Jr., and Robert
Verne Baker have been mentioned as
possible candidates for the office.
Many petitions have been placed in
circulation, but as yet not a single
Democratic candidate has appeared on
the political horizon. There seems to
be little or no interest among the
Democrats of the county in regard to
the coming campaign. George B. Nc
Carron has been mentioned as a candi-
date for sheriff, but he has declined to
take out petitions up to the present.
Andrew Anderson has, announced that
he would probably be a candidate, but
his petitions are also being held up.
cit looks like the Offices were 90
ing begging so far as our party is con.
cerned," said one of the leaders of the
Democracy today. f'The men who in
other years were falling all over them
selves in an effort to get on the ticket
seem to show no interest this wear.
Of course there will probably be a
ticket when it comes to the last minute
but it is certain that no organized eff
fort is being made to have places on the
ticket filled. / would not be surprised
If there were several vacant places on
the ticket. The trouble is that the
Democracy in the county is divided
and with divided party there is little
chance for Democrat to get into office
in this county Tt is hard enough with
every one pushing and with half of the
fellows who ought to be pushing dis
couraging party unity there is no
chance.''
1t is possible that later in the month
q conference of the Democrats of the
county will be called to get full tic
ket into the field. This plan is being
crowned on by some of the leaders
who assert that such conference
would simply bring further division
of the party.