The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

The annual city election will be on
just ten weeks from today and the
city clerk is now accepting entries for
the annual event for the voters. Of
course petitions for nomination need
not be filed until the fifth of March,
but the time is on for the circulation
Of petitions The number one petition
Is still to go out and as yet the city
clerk has not been officially notified
of a single candidate. There is, how
ever, the usual scramble for Office on
sight. At the election the people will
elect nine members of the council,
nine members of the school board and
the same number of members of the
board of county supervisors. q
In addition to the election of these
officials it is expected that the voters
win be called upon to decide on the
question of licensing saloons and it is
possible that on another little ballot
will be submitted the question of is
suing bonds In the amount of one
hundred thousand dollars for the CON
structicn Of the proposed north side
school. If the license fight gets well
underway it is expected that this bat
tie will Overshadow the annual election
of aldermen and that it will serve to
bring out the largest vote ever polled
in city election in Kenosha.
Within few days now the city
clerk will figure out statistics show
ing just how many names must APP
pear on petitions for candidates in the
various wards Of the city. The posi-
bility of there being another ward
created before the election is decided
ly remote. The promoters Of the plan
seem to have given up the idea and even
should petition be sent to the council
at the next meeting it would be i'm
possible to create the new ward by or
dinance before the day for the holding
Of the primary election and unless the
aldermen were decidedly favorable to
The plan it would be undoubtedly i'm
possible to have the new ward lines
drawn before the city election is held
There has been little suggestion of
candidates for Office. this year. 1t is
taIen for granted that all the retiring
members of the Common Council and
this includes Aldermen Sullivan, Shear
err, Thomey, Schroeder, Stein, Dona-
hue, Joachim, Smith and Goodman,
will be candidates for reelection. 1t is
pretty certain that there will be plenty
Of opposition to some of these aldermen.
It is even limited that some of the
old timers on the council will be forced
TO hold their positions. Alderman
Stein, Thomey and Schroeder were
named for one year terms at the cleo
ton of year ago. Tt is expected that
there will be considerable interest
taken in the election of members of
the board of education this year. There
Is much work to be done by the board
during the coming year and an eff
Fort will be made to have the people
appreciate the necessity of getting the
best possible men and women for these
positions. 1t is expected that there
will be movements in several wards
TO increase the number of women mem
bers on the board of education.
The petitions of candidates must be
fled not later than the fifth Of March.
The election machinery is put in
operation unusually early this year and
it is expected that there will be many
candidates in the field. OF course the
wet and dry fight may keep some of
the aldermen out of the race. It is
pretty certain that the candidates viii
have to meet demand to 90 on rec
ord on this big problem and it is prob
able that their first chanca will be in
having chance to sign the petitions
asking for the referendum.
At the last time the wet and dry
proposition was submitted to the peo-
pie for decision number of the mem
bers of the council signed the petit
lions for the referendum.