Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
SEEK TO OPPOSE
CASCADE MAYOR
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CITIZENS FILE CUSTER Pro,
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CHARGES OF NEGLECT, MIS-.
CONDUCT AND OPPRESSION
City Official Assailed For Promoting
Stacker Parade, Non.payrent OF
Taxes, Failure to Subscribe to Red
Cross, and Observation-Disclosures OF
Office.

Dubuque, Feb. 2i.-A petition f..
the removal from office of p. j. kehoe'
mayor Of Cascade and a candidate for
sheriff OF Dubuque county al the
November. 1913 election, has been filed
in the Dubuque county district court
by Ave ecfors of Cascade-M. NJ.
McDermott, John erosion, j. E. Carr
Martin Moore. and p. j. Herard.
Kehoe. who has been mayor Of Cas-
.cade since April I. 1918, is charged
with "wilful neglect of his official
duties, wilful misconduct and mar
administration in office, and of oppres-
sion in office"
Hold Stacker Parade.
The first charge contained in the
petition is that Kehoe promoted a
Red Cross Stacker parade in May, 1919
He is accused of urging a number OK
boys and young men to seize one John
Streuser and march him thru the
streets of Cascade. 1t is claimed that
Streuser was seized, his hands bound,
Il placard branding him Stacker
the streets. While the parade" was
in progress it is alleged that Kehoe
secreted himself in the second story
of business building and viewed 1t.
It is also alleged that he ordered the
town marshal to hide while the
parade was in progress and not to
interfere with it in any way. 1t Is
charged that Kehoe was not a mem
Der of the Red Cross at the time.
Loaned Public Money.
The second charge in the petition
is to the effect that Kehoe has re-
sided in Cascade the past four con-
secutive years and that he had from
$4,000 to $4,000 loaned out in his
own name in Dubuque and Jones
county. 1t is alleged that he retus.,o-.
no personal property to the Casca de
assessor and that he paid no taxes into
the county treasury in 1915, 1917, or
1918 with the exception of fifty cents
poll tax. For this reason, it is charged
heNis incompetent to act as the chair
man of the board of review Of Cascade
and as mayor of Cascade.
The third charge is that in April,
1918, Kehoe furnished provisions to
the David Garry family, under quar-
antine because Of scarlatina, that his
bill was approved by the Cascade
board Of health and the county board
of supervisors and that he received
the money for the provisions from the
county treasurer.
Ssixsd Auto. -
In December, 1913. Kehoe is alleged
to have visited Croston Bros livery
in Cascade and to have taken posses
sion of, by threats of violence, an
auto owned by George Leffert. It is
claimed that kehoe had no legal right
to seize the car, but that he did so
and threatened to beat up" anybody
who interfered. This charge comes
under the caption Of oppression in
office. 1t is alleged by the men who are
seeking Kehoe's removal that he held
political grudge against Leffert be-
cause the latter had failed to support
him when he (Kehoe) was a candidate
for sheriff.
Lehfert flied a writ OF repevin,
which was served by Sheriff F. j.
Kennedy, and the car was taken from
Kehoe and returned to Leffert. Kehoe
was also arrested. 1t was stated at
the time that kehoe. in selling Lef-
ferts car, was acting for A. Walch,
Of Dubuque. who claimed that Leffert
owed sum Of money on it. Kehoe,
however. did not have any legal
authority to seize the car