The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31
ACTIVE IN POLITICAL LIFE
City Clerk Still Waiting for Some One
to Mention That He is Candidate for
Mayor and For Aldermen to Take
Out Petitions for Reelection.

The first real surprise Of the spring
political campaign in Kenosha came
this morning in the announcement of
the candidacy of Alderman Herbert
Thomey of the Third ward as can
didate for City Treasurer. It came
like a bolt from clear sky as there
had been no preliminary announcement
Alderman Thomey had not even been
prominently mentioned as can
didate for the Office His friends de-
clared that just because he was the
fourth formal candidate to get into
the running for the office was no rea-
son to believe that he would finish
fourth in the primary election.
Alderman Thomey has been pretty
well known in the political world of
Kenosha. He has been a member Of
the Common Council for number of
years as q representative of the third
ward. He. still has the record Of hav-
ing received a larger majority in that
ward than was ever given to any other
candidate for Office. He served one
year as President of the Common Coun-
Gil and during his entire aldermanic
career he has been prominent in com
mittee work. During the past year he
has been chairman of the committee
on licenses and as such has been one
of the most active members of the
council.
He has been very active among the
business men Of the West side of the
city and has been a leader in many
organized movements for the advance
ment Of that section of the city.
The petitions for the nomina
Alderman Thomey for City
were in circulation today.
Heard anything of any candidates
for Mayor" the City Clerk was asked
this morning "Nary a one' was his
response. emo body seems to want to
run for Mayor. l have not even had
any one call up and ask me how to
get on the ticket"
Several months ago there were lot
Of prospective candidates in sight 1t
was said that John Milligan, John Joa-
chin, Andrew Stahl and Albert Kluen-
der were all being groomed for the race
but not one of these men have poked
their heads into the office of the city
clerk to ask for papers. There is still
talk of an organization among the citi-
zens to bring out candidate but no
call for such a meeting has been is
sued and up to the present time it ap-
pears that this movement is limited to
talk. There is another full month in
which to file petitions of candidates
and optimistic politicians are certain
that there vii be plenty of candidates
get into the running before the month
is over.
There is decided absence Of cliques
in the political movements in the city
this year. The large number of can
didates for City Treasurer and it looks
now as if there would be eight or ten
of them will make it pretty hard for
men seeking other places on the ticket
to make combination Of the voters.
Many of the men who have been urged
as candidates say that they do not
want any combinations and that they
prefer to fight the campaign out along
a personal line.
| City Clerk Harrington and City As
SCISSOR John w. Stevens will be candi-
dates for reelection when the time
comes to take out petitions and no
mention has. been made of any opposi-
tion for either of the candidates. It is
asserted that practically all of the re-
firing members of the council will seek
reelection this year but there has not
been a single one of them to put petit
tions in circulation in the wards The
members of the council whose terms
will expire this year are Aldermen Ro-
berts, Barr, Bounsall, Rockwell, Boylan,
Fischer, Wachs, Wade and Hoppe. Only
one petition as a candidate for Alder
man has been given out by the city