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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Cleans the County Boards in Election on Tues
day and Land Every Office for Candidates
on Party Ticket.
OLD TIMERS SUFFER HARD DEFEAT
Independents Fail to Make Ripple but Land Second
Honors in Every Race in which They Entered
Closest Race to Shaw for Register.

evident that in the largest vote ever
cast in the county the Republicans
held the whip-hand and held it firmly
They carried nearly every district of
the county and the, old north" and
south" sides were wiped out in the
tremendous victory Of the Republican
candidates.
Billy" Rauen romped home with the
biggest plurality ever given candi-
dat for sherif. He beat John Sehaiey,
Independent, better than two to one,
and buried Bill Frazier, the Democratic
candidate, under an avalanche Of Re-
publican votes. The surprise of the
fight for sheriff was the fact that Scho-
ley and not Frazier ran into second
place. It was evident that many Of
the Democrats of the city contributed
to the big vote given to Rauen, as the
strength of Scholey came almost en-
tirely in the big Republican wards.
Independents Are Second.
The Independent candidates made
good showing, considering the terrific
handicap of the Republican straight
vote. In every case they ran second
but in every case they were far behind
the leaders. Powell, for district at
torney, gave District Attorney Fisher
a scare in the early returns, but when
the rock ribbed old time Republican
precincts came in, it was seen that the
big plurality for Harding had carried
along with it into Office all of the Re-
publicans. The Republicans regained
the offices of clerk of the circuit court
and register of deeds, which had long
been held by the Democrats, defeating
the old war-horse Ben DeDiemar, who
has been the hero of a lot of close
counts, and John F. Schmitt, Jr., who
is closing up his second term in the
Office Of register of deeds.
Victory Not Sectional.
The victory of the Republican candi-
dates was not sectional. It was found
in all parts of the city and county and
while the Republicans did not carry
every precinct in every one of them
they were so close to the high man
that it was nip and tuck and in most
of the election districts their victory
was emphatic. 1t took time to give
assurances of victory. With more than
thirteen thousand votes cast in the
county there was some counting and it
was not until after eight o'clock this
morning. Late in the morning the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
LENR0OT RETAINS
HIS $4,000 LEAD
Blaine Also Keeps Similar Lead Over
Mccoy in the Race for the
Governorship.
(By United Press)

Misunderstanding and Coolidge
carried Wisconsin by the Overwhelming
odds of five to one, according to re-
turns based on reports from more than
one-half of the state. The Republican
ticket polled 2O9,219 against 68,933 for
Cox and Roosevelt and 1882 for Debs
and Steadman.
Returns from 1886 precincts gave
Lenroot lead Of 35,3o7 with Reinsch
a poor third. Weber was fourth. Re-
ports from the same number of pre-
cincts gave Blaine a lead Of 35,129 over
Mccoy for. governor. Indications were
that the Republican candidates would
be elected to the state offices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
County Gives Republican Candidate for Presi-
dent the Largest Majority Ever Given
to Candidate.
MCCOY FAILS In THE COUNTY
Lenroot Given Splendid Endorsement for u. S. Senator
and Henry Allen Cooper Goes Back with Big
gest Majority Ever Given in District

thousand votes. Cooper carried every
county in the district. He won Keno
sha county, the home county of Stahl,
by a vote Of 7,489 to 9,4O2 and his ma
jority was just little Under the high
est majority won by any candidate IL
the county. In Racine with two pre-
cincts missing, Cooper had received
1901 votes to 2,977 for Stahl. Walk
up, the Socialist candidate, also of
Kenosha, is believed to have received
in the neighborhood Of two thousand
in the district and his vote is be-
'lieved to be the largest of all the
Socialist candidates.
The vote in Kenosha county for
president, governor, other state officers
and congressional officers follows:
For President.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Presidents Health
Still Unaffected

Washington.-The Republican land
slide in solemn referendum on the
League of Nations had no apparent
effect on President Wilson'S health, ac-
cording to the statement made by Rear
Admiral Grayson, his physician, after
a visit to the White House today. The
admiral declared that the president
had spent good night He said that
he made no comment on the election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Kenosha added its full part to the
great victory which named Warren G.
Harding as the next president of the
United States and elected Republi
can senate and lower house of Con-
gress. Senator Harding received the
largest vote ever given a candidate
for president in Kenosha county and
with his mate Calvin Coolidge, candi-
date for vice president, the president
elect went over the hurdles in this
county with a plurality over Cox of
5000. Harding and Coolidge had a
clear majority over all candidates for
president of over seven thousand
votes, The vote for 2. G. Simmons,
who heads the list of Republican cleo
tors from the state, was the largest
cast in Kenosha county and he receiv-
ed more than three hundred votes
more than was cast for the straight
Republican presidential ticket. The
total vote for z. G. Simmons will
exceed the ten thousand mark and
this is double the vote ever given for
any candidate in Kenosha county.
MCSOy rams III county,
The hardest blow which came as a
parasite to the Republican party, was
the fact that Kenosha county gave its
vote to Blaine, the non-partisan league
leader Blaine rode over with the Re-
publican landslide and had plurality
over Col. Mccoy in this county of 504
votes. Mccoy ran we'll in many of
the wards of the city, but the Demo
cratic wards which had been expected
to give him large support cast very
heavy vote for Blaine, several of them
giving Blaine a majority. The largest
vote cast for any candidate on the
state ticket was cast for Henry john
son, Republican candidate for state
treasurer. who received a total of
1884 votes in the county.
OF interest was the blossoming
candidacy of Chief OF Police Owen
O'Hare, for the Office Of lieutenant
governor. Nearly four hundred voters
in the county, most of them in the city
wrote in the name of the chief as a
Democratic candidate for the sec
ond executive Office in the state.
The chief received votes in every ward
of the city.
Lenroot Gets Good Support.
Kenosha was not unthoughtful of
Senator Lenroot and he had a long
lead in the senatorial race in Keno
Nsha county, having a majority of all
Che votes cast and leading Thompson,
second in the race, by plurality of
nearly three thousand votes. Senator
Lenroot was strong in nearly every
voting precinct in the county.
Congressman Cooper of Racine, goes
back to the lower house of Congress
with the biggest majority ever given
candidate for Congress in the first
district. The returns from all parts
of the district have not as yet been
received, but the former congressman
will lead Andrew F. Stahl of Kenosha,
the Democratic candidate by an esti-
mated plurality of more than thirty
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
BIGGEST EVER FOR HARDING.

Marion, Warren G. Harding
awoke today to find himself voted
president elect of the United States
by the largest majority ever given
any presidential candidate. He is the
seventh native Ohioan to be elected
president, all Republicans. The Hard
ings will rest today. Tomorrow night
Marion will stage its big celebration in
honor of the senator's election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Cabinet RumOrs
Start Growing
by Associated Pressl

Marion-Although nothing as to the
probable selection for cabinet men,
bers has been said by President-elece
Harding, political gossip has linked
the names of many prominent Republi-
cans into the new cabinet talk. Rep
resenaative Esch of Wisconsin, has
been suggested for Secretary of Com
merce. Among other names whispered
are Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root.
Philander c. Knox and Charles Evans
Hughes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Three Non-P artisans
Win in Wisconsin
Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor and
Secretary of State Have Pledged
Self to League.
(By United Press)

Milwaukee, Indications here today
were that three Of the Partisan
League candidates would be elected to
state offices. They are John ]. Blaine
for governor, George Comings for
Acknowledgements and Elmer S. Hall
for secretary of state. William J. Nor
gan, elected as attorney general, is a
staunch opponent to the Non-P Partisan
League. Reports show that Henry
johnson will be reelected state treas
urer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
LYNCHED ELECTION DAY.
(By Associated Press

Orlando FLA negro named Perry
who shot and killed two men at Ocoee
after he had been refused vote. was
lynched early today outside the. cor
porate limits Of Orlando He was
hanged to a tree and his body riddled
with bullets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Michigan Defeats
School Measure
(By United Press)

Observation-Disclosures has defeated the
proposed amendment to the state con-
stitution which would have forced all
children between the ages of and is
to attend public schools, according 70
fairly complete returns today. The
amendment, aimed at parochial schools
was defeated by a two to one vote.
Alexander j. Grossbeck, Republican
was elected governor. The congres,
sional delegation will probably be com
posed Of all Republicans, except one
which was in doubt early today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Milwaukee-"The Wisconsin News"
today published that the estimated
plurality of Senator Lenroot would be
not less than $4,000. The News was
ranked as a paper not unfriendly to
the Thompson interests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
IOWA THREE TO ONE.
by United Press

Des Moines, Ia. - Harding carried
Iowa by 8 to vote; 459 precincts
out Of 2,348 gave for United States
senator: Cummins, Republican, 95,748;
Porter, Democrat, 48,169; Kendall, Re-
publican, was elected governor. Iowa's
total congressional delegations of II
will be Republicans. Based on present
returns, Harding carried the state by
100000 and Cummins by 100000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
HARDING STILL GAINING.
Nv Aasociated Press

Columbus noon tabuIations of
reports showed Senator Harding lead
ing Governor Cox in this state by
250,096 based on returns from 1928
out of .7,145 precincts The figures
were: Harding, S1O,746; Cox, 551 800
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
cox WIRES CONGRATULATIONS.

10y ASSOCIATED Press
Dayton-Governor- Cox today wired
his congratulations to Senator Hard
ing "pledging his support as a citi-
zen to executive authority in what
ever emergency might arise"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

publican. (Incumbent)
Ninth David P Glosson, Oconto,
Republican. (ncumbent.)
Tenth james A. Frear, Hudson, Re-
publican. (Incumbent.)
ELEVENTH.. P. Nelson, Grantsburg,
Republican. (Incumbent.)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
COLORADO FOR HARDING.
fBy Associated pressl

Denver, Col.-Complete returns from
474 of Colorado's 1,478 precincts give
Harding 56,734, Cox 31,65S. For sen
ator, Nicholson, Republican, 52,393;
Scott, Democrat, 1888; Thomas, In
dependent SPILL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Member of the Assembly-Ma Malcolm
D. Farr.
County Clerk Charles L. Holder
ness.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Andrew
Schwartz.
Sheriff William .Rauen.
District Attorney Fisher, Jr.
County Treasurer Thomas S. Scott.
Register of DeedsBert l.. Shaw.
Coroner Truman T. Parker.
Surveyor-Orlen A. Lewis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
PROHIBITION WINS IN STATE.

Milwauke e.-R Returns here today in
dictate that Wisconsin will go on rec
ord for the Mulberger act, legalizing
21zeo alcoholic beverages, by a vote of
six to one,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Triumphant Republicanism swept
Kenosha county just like it swept the
rest of the nation and for the first time
in many years the voters of the county
elected the entire Republican ticket,
from the head to the foot.
The victorious candidates went in
with tremendous maiori.'~s and it was
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Federal and State officers.

Federal and State officers.
President
Warren G. Harding
Vice President
Calvin Coolidge
Wisconsin
John j. Blaine
Lieutenant Governor
George F. Comings
Secretary Of State
Eltaef s. Hall
State Treasurer
Henry Johnson
Attorney General
William J. Morgan
United States Senator
Irvine L. Lenroot
Member of Congress
First District
Henry Allen Cooper
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Grand total, county. .1726 IS 9756 951
Plurality for Harding 5000.
Governor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
Continued on page g.

Grand total, county 612O 40 1924 SO
Plurality for Blaine-504.
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Continued on page g.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04

Total for towns 1850 6 $500 20
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
REDS DROPPED BY SOCIALISTS
Albany Defendants Say That Radical
Element Is Out of Party-Pun-
ished for Their Acts.

Albany, N. z, Feb. 13.-The as
sembly judiciary committee, having
denied preliminary motions to strike
out certain evidence, counsel for the
five suspended socialist assemblymen
charged with disloyalty have obtained
adjournment until next Tuesday and
began getting their evidence lined up.
1t is expected Morris Hillquit or Sey-
mour Stedman will make a formal
opening next week. The defense is
preparing to get before the committee
a long exposition of socialism and to
accomplish this end probably will quail
ify Mr.. Hillquit as an expert. Stress
will be laid on the claim that the so
cialist party has within the last year
rid itself of radical elements for whose
acts and utterances the defense as
serts it is being blamed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
DROP CASE OF POTTER
Labor Department Cancels Deporta-
ton Charges Against Sarjar,
Native of India.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Canceling
the deportation proceedings against
Dhirendra Sariar. a native of India,
the department of labor decided the
first Of the cases arising from the
conspiracy proceedings against num-
Der of Hindus in San Francisco in
April, 1918. Before the war Sarjar
was a student at Yale and Michigan
universities. but when the war began
he was studying at the University Of
Berlin. He returned to the United
States, and later became involved in
the movement for Indian independ-
ence. He was indicted and sentenced
to four months Imprisonment" in April,
1918. on a charge of having violated
American neutrality.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
COUNCIL OF LEAGUE
OF NATIONS OPENS
Arthur J. Bafour Formally opens the
Session in London-U. S. Not
Represented.

London, Feb. 1.-THE council Of the
League Of Nations formally opened its
meeting here. Arthur J. Balfour, rep
resenting Great Britain, assumed the
chair On the suggestion of Leon Bour-
geois, representative of France.
In his speech Of welcome to the
delegates Mr.. Balfour said there was
only one blot on the meeting and that
was that there were eight nations rep
resented instead of nine. He said
that it was not desirable to touch on
the absence of the United States, but
he referred to it as marring the SYM
metry of the original plan Of the
league.
NJ. Bourgeois, in reply, added word
Of regret that the nationsrepresented
were only eight in number.
LAS l myself was one of the plenipo-
tentiaries at Versailles, l am sure no.
body I am now addressing and none
Of my friends in America will think
| am doing wrong in expressing my
personal regret that for the moment
at all events, we have not reached our
complete number" said Mr.. Balfour in
his reference to the lack Of Ameri-
can representation in the council at
the present time.
He expressed the opinion that the
members of the council would be able
to do useful work, and that an instftu-
ton (which carries within itself so
many promises for the future may do
something toward the consummation
which all desire"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
II INDICTED IN ARMY THEFT
Shipping Clerk Given $4,000 to Keep
Silent Informs of 100000
Plot.

New York, Feb. 16.-Eleven men
were indicted by a federal jury in
Brooklyn charged with the theft of
military goods valued at 100000 from
the army supply base, South Brooklyn,
on Feb. 8. Nine of them were en-
ployed at the base. According to the
authorities, the offenders offered
shipping clerk $4,000 as the price of
silence. but he informed the officials
in charge and the stolen goods were
traced to a storage warehouse in Har-
lem. Several truck loads of clothing
were shipped from the base to Camp
Merritt. New Jersey, on forged requisi-
tons. Of which the military authorities
were aware.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
BRITAIN HAS BIG NEW SHELL
ProiectiIe Is Said to Pierce the
Heaviest Armor Without
Shattering.

London.-The British navy may soon
be given a new and unsurpassed"
weapon in a large caliber shell which
will pierce the heaviest armor without
SCATTERING, said Sir Robert Hadfield,
chairman and managing director of
Hadfields, Ltd, steel manufacturers,
recently. He indicated that possession
Of such a shell during the great war
would have been of inestimable value
to the British fleet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
FIRST CAPTURE BY YANKS
TWO Michigan Men Lead in the TAX
ing of German Prisoners
October q, 1917.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The first Ger
man prisoner taken by American
forces was captured by Adam Blazi-
kowski and John Cochanski of Iron
wood, Mich, Representative James Of
Michigan was informed by Adjutant
General Harris The men were men,
bers of Company c, Eighteenth infan-
try
The capture was made on the night
of October 27-2S, 1917 in the vicinity
Of Bures. i'm the province of Meurthe
nd MrSe'le The prisoner was com
\ u.. carrie and was on his way
my when wounded
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
Writer and Explorer Dies.

New York, Feb. 14-Julius Cham-
bers. newspaper man, short story wri-
ter. explorer and playwright, died of
pneumonia. He was born in Belle
fontaine. O.. in 1S47. In 1873 he fitted
out an exploring expedition which dis
covered Elk lake Minnesota. heaC wa.
tiers - he NJ ssisSinni river.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
NAVY NEEDS WESTERN BASE
Secretary Daniels Accepts Deed for
Property at Alameda From Dele
cation of CaIifornians.

Washington, Feb. 14.-"The navy's
most pressing need is the establish
ment of naval base in California"
Secretary Daniels told a delegation
from Alameda. Cal, in accepting tenta-
tively a deed for a base site at that
city. Mr.. Daniels said his acceptance
of the offer was conditional upon ap-
preparations by congress for the neces-
:sary construction at Alameda.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
italian Observation-Disclosures.

February II is the anniversary OF
the burning in Rome, in 1900, of the
Italian philosopher, Giordano Bruno,
He was subjected to continual and
terrible persecution for seven years
prior to his death, in the hope that he
would recant. In 1889 a monument
was erected to him under papal pro-
test at the place where he persisted at
the stake.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
WILL ASK 5 PER CENT BEER
Congressman Ware of Pennsylvania
/ Plans VoIstead Act Change
at Next Session.

. Washington, Feb. 13.-The first
definite declaration of an effort to
amend the Volstead act. which limits
the alcoholic content of beverages to
ione half of l per cent. was made in
the house by Representative Ware
i(Rep) of Pennsylvania. who an
nounced that at the next session of
congress he would introduce a bill
tproviding for sale of per cent beer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
"Cobbier's Dozen"

While in most countries thirteen Is
always spoken of as "the bakers doz-
en-" in Italy it is called "the cobbler's
Dozen" There is q tradition in Italy
that formerly there was a law COM
pelling cobblers to put twelve nails
round the edge of a boot heel, and
that when nails were cheap, a thir-
teenth nail was driven in the center
for luck
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-02-19
STATE SECRETARY
OUT Of CABINET
Robert Lansing Quits and Reslg-
nation Is Accepted.
LEAVES OFFICE UNDER FIRE
Accused by President of Assuming
Prerogatives of the Chief Execu-
tive During Wilson's Illness
Polk Is Acting Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Robert Lam
sing has resigned as secretary OF
state. Mr.. Lansing left office because
he was charged by President Wilson
with assuming the prerogatives or the
chief executive during the past TOUR
months in calling and presiding over
meetings IF the cabinet.
His resignation, rendered in a let
ter under date Of February II to the
president, was accepted by the latter
and became effective at once. Under
Secretary of State Frank Polk is the
ad interim head of the state depart
ment, and may be named as Mr.. Ian
sings successor.
Letters Made Public.
The entire correspondence between
the president and Mr.. Lansing was
made public at the state department.
The letters, because of the gravity OF
the charge brought against Mr.. Lam
sing by the president, constitute one
Of the most amazing chapters in the
history of any administration of the
republic.
Never before in the history OF the
country has a president accused a sec
retary of state, the leading officer or
the cabinet, of attempting to usurp
presidential prerogatives.
In his letter, rendering his resigna-
tion, Mr.. Lansing said that he could
not permit to pass unchallenged the
imputation that in calling into infor-
NAL conference the heads of the execu-
tive department, I sought to usurp
your presidential authority" He ex-
planned that he believed the cabinet
conferences were for the best interests
of the administration and of the re-
public. He also declared that his be-
lief "was shared by others whom L
consulted"
Mr.. Lansing's declaration that he
consulted with Understanding other
members of the cabinet, before sum-
;moning them into conference gave rise
to the thought that all members OF the
cabinet, who participated in the meet
fngs, might feel it incumbent on them
to tender their designations to Mr..
Wilson.
Wished to Be Rid of Lansing.
There is q wealth of material in the
presidents letters especially to show
that while the calling of the cabinet
meetings by Mr. Lansing is ostensiby
the reason for his Punishment, it has
merely served as a vehicle for the
presidents wishes in Kidding the cabi-
net of the secretary of state.
The wreck of Versailles and the eff
fort of Mr.. Lansing to formulate a
Mexican policy constituted the motive
actuating the president in dispensing
with the services of Mr.. Lansing, ac-
cording to the general opinion here.
The president says specifically that
"while we were still in Paris, | felt,
and have felt increasingly ever since,
that you accepted my guidance and
direction on questions with regard to
(which | had to instruct you only with
increasing reluctance"
While Mexico is not mentioned by
name. there is no doubt but that it is
the subject to which the president re-
fers when he charges the secretary
with having attempted to 'forestall
his judgment"