The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-18

district as the "wets" have refused to
be reconstructed and it is promised
that there will be merry war to
have Kenosha county represented in
the legislature and in congress by
some men who will be favorable to
a liberal Interpretation of the prohibit
tion law. The vets are going to have
q thorough organization and it is a
we'll known fact that this organization
is now being built up in Kenosha
county and throughout the district.
Fred R. Bahr, secretary of the Keno
sha caravan of Camels, has been an
nounced as the candidate of the Vets
for the Office Of member of the assem-
bly, from Kenosha county. He has
been a resident of the county for six
years. He was born in Wisconsin and
has spent practically all his life in this
state. He was one of the first Keno.
sha volunteers for service in the army
and served with the overseas forces for
a year and half. He is widely known
among the laboring men of the city,
having been leader of organized la
Dor movements for many years.
Mr.. Bahr has announced that he will
be candidate for the office Of member
of the assembly and already some work
work has been done in his behalf.
Anderson Also in the Race.
Peter M. Anderson the present mem
Der Of the assembly, has announced
that he will be candidate to succeed
himself. Anderson is counted as "dry"
by the wet forces on account of the
fact that he voted in. favor Of the rat
ification of the prohibition amendment.
Anderson was not pledged to either
the prohibition or the anti-prohibition
forces when he was first elected to
the assembly, 1t is expected that there
will be a whole "fock" of candidates
for the legislature and for the state
senate in Kenosha county. Malcolm
Farr, son Of former Mayor DR.. Will
liam M. Farr is said to be in line as
candidate for state senator. At pres
ont this district is represented in the
state senate by Fred Buck of Racine
and it is expected that he will be can
didate for reelection. He has not as
yet made any announcement along this
line.
Expect to Start Battle in April.
1t is expected that the fight on the
wet and dry issue will be started at
the April election when delegates are
elected to the Republican and Demo
cratic convention. The dry forces are
declaring that they are not interested
in the platforms and are not liable to
change the legal status of it in any
way The drys are, however, asking
men who have been suggested for dele.
gate to the Republican convention to
state their position as to whether or
not they favored a wet plank in the
platform. The question was not put in
that way. The question was in regard
to a plank providing for the sale of
light wines and beer. The one dele
gate suggested from here has declared
that he would not be opposed to such
plank in the Republican platform.
No Democratic candidates for dele
gates have been named from this coun-
ty.
Want Parties On Record.
'Its a fight to the finish now" said
one of the leading opponents of the
wet regime, "and we want every man
we can to go on record. We believe
that planks demanding liberal en-
forcement of the prohibition amend
ment in the platforms of the two old
parties will go long way toward
making sentiment in favor of some let
up in the prohibition enforcement. 1t
is the plan Of the men who believe in
personal liberty to carry the fight
right through the campaign with the
understanding that the records and the
opinions of every candidate will be
closely scrutinized."
Watch Congressional Race.
The race for the nomination and
election of congressman in the first
Wisconsin district is to be watched
whit a great deal of care by the vets
and probably by the drys. 1t is as
sumed that Congressman 9. E. Rand
all Of Kenosha will be a candidate
for reelection but he has not as yet
announced his candidacy. Some an
nouneement is expected from Judge
Randall within the next days although
his political friends feel certain that
he will be candidate for reelection
Judge Charles B. Rosa of Beloit has
Judge Chalers b. Rosa Of Beloit has
already announced that he will seek
the Republican nomination and it has
been intimated that Henry Allen Coo
per former member Of Congress from
the district who was defeated by
Judge Randall two years ago will seek
to stage comeback. The fact that
Cooper ran independent for the office
after being defeated by Randall in the
primaries n counted on to take away
lot Of his strength as candidate
IL is said however that a lot Of the
old Cooper organization, which has fol
some time been more or less independ-
cnt in action Is again ready *
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