The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-21
The Vote for Mayor.

Alderman John G. Joachim Of the
seventh ward or former Mayor Dan o.
Head will succeed Charles H. Pfennig
as mayor of the city of Kenosha.
These two candidates we're named in
q neck and neck race at the primary
in Kenosha on Tuesday, the north
side alderman leading the former
mayor in the primary voting by mar
row margin of 50 votes.
George III, Lauer and Herbert Thomey
Larsen were nominated for city clerk;
Herbert Thomey and George III. Lauer
for city treasurer; John w. Stevens
and James T. Tobin for assessor;
Charles Turnock and Peter 4. Tacki
for justice of the peace.
Just little less than four thous-
and votes were cast in the pri-
mary election.
All of tbs members OF the Gomn,on
Council who were candidates for re-
election, were re-nomiLated at the pri-
mary and the majority Of the mem
beers of the school board and mem
bers of the county board seeking
new term came under the primary
wire as winners
Candidate Joachim drew his big
strength from the north wards of the
city which piled~up big majorities for
him Of all the votes cast. Former
Mayor Head showed great strength in
the first, second and third wards and
the late returns from these wards Il
but overcome the big maiorities of
over five hundred votes in the three
north wards, The run made by Frank
]. Grassar president of the water
board, was a disapp continent to his
friends and tie Socialist candidate re-
ceived only little over one-third of
cast for the Socialist candidate for
United s ;,tes senator
Candidate Yabbs on the Socialist
city ticket got what is considered
the normal Socialist vote III the city
and no more.
The great interest was in the race
for treasurer. Tt was a real race be-
tween Alderman Herbert Thomev and
George TT. Lauer and Lauer came to
the bat with GOOD sized plurality
while George G. Rock of the second
ward, came in for third honors with
less than two hundred votes behind the
third ward alderman. John W. Stew
ems the old reliable primary leader,
was far in the lead Of the other can
didates for assessor, getting a majority
Of nearly a thousand of all the votes
cast. He had a majority of the vote
cast in every ward in the city.
cast in every ward in the city. He led
the primary vote it'll the exception
Of City CLERK Harrington who was OPP
posed only by a Socialist candidate.
Charles A. Turnock was emphatical-
" nominated for the Office of Justice
of the peace with Peter F. Taeki as
his running mate.
There were many interesting ward
contests. In the first ward George
Roberts, the present aldeman. had only
small lead over Joseph w. Tully, the
second man on the tiolet In the free
for-all in the second ward liner R. Tur-
kelson led with John Sershon as the
other man on the ticket. Alderman
Bounsall finished first in the third ward
with Fred Pabst' as his running mate.
Former Alderman Herman Martin came
back IN the fourth and had small
lead over Alderman Charles Rockwell,
who was the other nominee in the ward.
Rudolph Henschen had a long lead
oyer William j. Ellison in the fifth
ward and in the sixth Alderman Geo.
Fischer Jr., was first with vote which
was in excess of that east for Michael
j. Donahue and James Filbin, who
finished IN the order named. In the
seventh ward Alderman Dan Wachs
was re-nominated without opposition
and John W. Wade was far in the
lead of Peter J. Keul the second man
on the aldermanic ticket in the eighth
ward.
The ninth ward had a rafting race
for the nomination of alderman and