The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
SEES DUTY TO SERVE CITY
Is.
Petitions for His Nomination Placed in
Circulation Today and Many Leaders
In Life of City Rally to His Sup
port-Distinguished as Mayor. :

Dan o. Head who served Kenosha as
Mayor during the years 1912 to 1914
will seek new term as head exeeu-
tive of the city.
Tuesday evening a committee COM
posed of many friends of the former
Mayor representing all of the political
parties of the city called upon him and
urged him to enter the field as a can
didate for the office.
In response to their appeal he an
nouncel that he would respond to the
call and that if the people of Kenosha
believed that he was best fitted to
serve them as Mayor he would give to
the work of the office his best efforts.
81 had thought" said the former
Mayor to the members of the commit
tee. "That after serving my term as
Mayor of the city that | had done my
bit but I do not believe that any
man should shirk the call to civic du-
ties. When / think of the appeal that
we are making to our boys to go out
and fight in the trenches I can not
bring myself to believe that any one
of us should decline to render service
at home even if the rendering of this
service may mean some sacrifice of
personal interests. I am mindful of
the high honor that is conferred on any
man in serving the city of Kenosha as
Mayor and such an honor should call
for his most loyal service
feel that if at this time the people
believe that | can be of service that
[ can not decline to render that SER
vice."
The announcement that former May
or Head would be candidate was re-
ceived with great interest all over the
city. He was one of the most popular
Mayors that Kenosha has ever had
and he served the city with distinc-
ton.
His term of office was characterized
with progressive movements which set
He gave a great personal interest to
the work of the office and placed his
services at the demand of the citizens
at all times. No man ever serving as
head executive Of the city gave so
much of his own time and personal ef-
| fort to the work of the office as he.
Former Mayor Head is a Kenosha
| boy born and reared and he has spent
his entire life In the city. He has been
actively connected with the official
and business life Eof the city serving
not only as Mayor but as well as a
member of the common council for a
number of terms. His entire official
| life has been characterized with
dignity and service and the manner in
which he applied himself to working
out matters Of interests Of thepeople
has won for him high regard among
the people of the city.
| He is at present President of the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce and
| be has been one of the most active
of the leaders in the work of this or
ganization since it was formed.
| He has served as a member of the
Kenosha Local Exemption Board and
has been active in the work Of the Red
Cross and the Patriotic Fund.
| AS one Of the leaders in patriotic
work in the city he has offered two
of his sons for service in the army
and navy. His oldest son George
Head is now with the ambulance corps
at Allentown, Pa, awaiting the call
| to leave with the Kenosha unit for
lserviee in France while his second son
Randolph Head was recently named as
q midshipman at Annapolis by Con-
gresham Cooper and he is now at the
Northwestern Military Academy at
Lake Geneva preparing himself to en-
ter the Naval academy.
The announcement of the candidacy
today brought favorable comment In
all parts of the city.
With the entrance of Head into The
race it is expected that Tic ranks OF
the candidate for. Mayor viii be practi-
cally closed.
Friends of the former Mayor prom
ise to put up vigorous campaign for
his nomination and election