The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-30
Veteran Leader of Kenosha
County Democracy Bit
terly Assails Traitors.
CAN NOT SEE REASON
Slater Declines Crown as Lead
err of Democracy but Admits
He May Reconsider Decision.

TIE meeting of the Democratic coun-
Nv committee at the court house on
Saturday afternoon witnessed a fly
ing of fur which put the first real
pep into the campaign in Kenosha
county and John G. Slater the veteran
county chairman of the Democracy
took a hard slap at the party traitors
among the Democrats Of Kenosha
county. Charging that the members
Of the Democratic party had lost
sight of what they owed to Democracy
IN an effort to control the Republican
nrimaries at the recent primary cleo
tion Chairman Slater referred to these
men as the men who were doing the
greatest possible damage to the cause
of Democracy.
The committee was not organized for
+he new year. Slater refused to ac-
cent the crown of leadership he has
worn for the past twenty-five years
until he was given some assurance
chat the Democracy Of the county was
going to stick to the party and show
loyalty to the party.
NOrLhS1derS MOI PRESENT.
But eleven members of the commit
tee turned out to the session for re-
organization and the fact that not a
single member of the committee from
the north side of the city was present
appeared to have aroused the ire Of
the chairman. Slater referred espec-
iallv to the heavy Republican vote
which had been cast in the big Demo-
cratic wards of the city and in the
Democratic town of Wheatland. He
declared that the Democracy had for
gotten all about their own candidates
and had been willing to endanger the
nomination of ticket in order to
vote for the nomination of Henry Al
len Cooper, a Republican candidate for
congressman. He declared that he
could not see from the record of Mr..
Cooper anything which would cause
Democrats to be traitors to their par
ty in order to support him. He took
slap at the non-partisan league &C
tivities and declared that the only
thing which would lure him to again
accept the leadership of the party IN
the county was the fact that Col. Nc
Gov was a candidate for governor and
that he believed that the interests of
Wisconsin would be best served by the
election of Mccoy.
Takes Gimp Out of Meeting.
The address Of the chairman took
all the gimp out Of the meeting and
the Democrats adjourT@ Urtil We'd
nesday when another effort will be
made to perfect the organization and
get the campaign started. 81 did not
say that would not serve as chairman
of the committee for the next two
years. said Mr.. Slater after the meet
ing 81 told the members of the COM
mittee that had served them for
called upon to do practically all of
the work of the committee and l told
them to look around and see if they
can't find someone else to take up
this leadership. / want to see Col
Mccoy elected and if the Democrats
think that this can be done best by my
acting in any capacity / am ready to
act. They can settle the matter on
Wednesday night"
Secretary H. B. Kotz of the county
committee was not present at the meet-
ing and no action was taken to name
new secretary.
A. C. Stoxen of the town of Randall
who has been prominent in the nom
partisan league, and who was elected
as a member of the Democratic and
Republican committees from his town
advised the committee that he had
been elected to serve as a member of
the Republican county committee.