The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-09-21
NAME 4. |. DRURY SECUE FAIRY
Ward and Town Organizations to Be
Effected at Once With View of Hav-
ing Coming Campaign Most vigor-
GUS in Years Harmony Prevails.

| John H. Hegeman, who successfully
led the Republicans of Kenosha county
| in the campaign Of 1914 was elected to
| succeed himself as chairman of the Re
publican county committee at an en-
thusiastic meeting of the committee
| held at the Circuit Court room at the
| Court House on Saturday afternoon.
The members of the committee were
enthusiastic in the choice of chairman
and they believe that his management
OF the campaign will insure Kenosha
county as an old time Republican
stronghold and that it forecasts the
carrying of the county for Hughes and
| Fairbanks and the election of the
Republican county ticket.
District Attorney Alfred z. Drury
who as lay member of the committee
has rendered excellent service was
named as secretary and Fred l.. Becker
who has served as treasurer of the Re-
publican committee for nearly ten
| years was reelected to that Office.
The committee made plans for the
immediate organization of the county
with view of making the coming
campaign the most vigorous ever
Waged by the party in Kenosha county
! or in any county in this section of the
state. Just as soon as possible ward
and town organizations will be form ed
and these organizations will be ex-
pected to take active part in the cir
culation of the Republican literature
and in getting out record vote at the
polls in November.
The most interesting feature of the
meeting on Saturday was the display
OF party harmony. There is no divi-
sion in the ranks Of the Republican
leaders in Kenosha county this cam
paign ana every man on the committee
has given the assurance that he will
take off his coat and work. The tenn
porary headquarters of the Republican
organization will be at the office of
Secretary A. L. Drury on Market
Square, but just as soon as the work
is thoroughly organized central, prob
ably ground floor, headquarters will be
opened and placed in charge of an
assistant secretary who will give his
entire time to the work of the party in
the city and county. Poll lists are al
ready being revised and it is planned
to make the organization one that will
be able to account for every vote in
the county at the election.
Chairman Hegeman and Secretary
D1ury will at once get in touch with
the leaderb Of the state and national
party committees with view of CO.
operating with them in every way pos
sible for the successful outcome of the
campaign.
The speakers bureau of the party is
now being organized and it is expected
that within few days speakers will
be assigned to the different states. Ke-
nosha is certain to have some of the
leading men of the Republican party
during the coming months. 1t is also
! planning to have many meetings at the
towns in the outlying districts of the
county.
| No action was taken to arrange for
the Hughes meeting on Wednesday as
the local leaders have not as yet been
advised by the state central committee
that it will be possible for Mr.. Hughes
| to stop in Kenosha. He is to leave
Chicago at six O'Clock in the morning
according to the present schedule and
this would bring him into Kenosha
about seven O'Clock. Just as soon as
/ there is any definite word from the
committee in charge of the state trip
of Hughes, plans will be made to have
Kenosha Republicans show him every
possible honor. The members of the
county committee include John H. He
geman, Alfred L. Drury, Fred Becker,
L. R. Grosyenor, Charles Bollan, August
Otto, George Villnow, Arthur Goodfel-
low, Harvey Gunter, John Clausen,
William Kline, W. M. Curtiss, Henry
Lythe, William Luke, William C. Bacon
and J. w. Brook.
The Democratic comfy committee
was also expected to meet for reorgani-
cation on Saturday but this meeting
was laid over until next Saturday.