The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-27


Council is showing caution in taking
the leap into politics by a union with
the Non-Partisan league. This was
shown at the meeting of the Trades
Council on Tuesday evening when the
proposed political action in conjunc-
tion with members Of the Non-Partisan
league was presented to the leaders of
the local laboring men by Clarence
Dodson, the chairman of the Kenosha
county permanent committee for or
ganization. The plan to unite all la
boring men with the Non-P Partisan
league met with considerable support
from some members of the council but
no definite decision was reached and it
is not to be made until after the plan
has been closely scrutinized and until
after Kenosha workmen are satisfied
that they are working in harmony with
the workers of the remainder of the
district
Will Go to Referendum.
Any proposed action along political
lines is to be presented to a referen-
dun of all the workers connected with
trade unionism in the city and the de-
cision of the workers themselves will
be the final answer to the proposal 81
put labor firmly IN tie pcaticai arena,
President Dwight House, Of the
Trades and Labor Council has named
committee to confer with the Racine
Trades Council in regard to the action
to be taken and this committee will
meet the Racine leaders of labor on
Thursday evening The members of
this committee include Charles Belts,
Stanley Sauders and Charles Mileke.
The same men are named to attend the
senatorial convention of the Non-Par-
tisan league to be held in Racine on
June 1st- as representatives Of the Ke-
nosha laboring men.
Leaders Of the Non-Partisan league
today declared that thew believed that
the laboring men of the city would
join with them in political action and
that as a result legislative and coun-
ty ticket would be named which would
propose men for Office who would stand
directly on the platform of the league.
No Compromise with Old Parties.
sThere is not the slightest idea of
making any compromise with the old
parties" said one Of the leaders of
the league this morning ut is our
intention to have a ticket made up
of men whom we know will support the
platform which we have adopted and
who will represent our ideas and ideals
in county Offices as we'll as in legisla-
tive halls. The conference at Union
Grove opened the eyes of the people
to the fact that the league is claim
ing great support. 1t is sweeping
northwestern states and we believe
that it is going to make itself felt at
the fall elections in Wisconsin. We
are not going to endorse candidates of
some old party who do not conform to
the ideas of the league platform, and
the men who are named on our ticket
will be men who are willing to give a
guarantee that they will be ready to
support our plans"
Picking Permanent Committee.
The league is now picking perman-
ent executive committee for Kenosha
county. The officials of this committee
were named at the conference held in
Union Grove in a caucus of representa-
tives from all towns in Kenosha coun-
ty. Clarence w. Dodson is named
permanent chairman of the Kenosha
county committee, J. B. Edwards of
Woodwork is the secretary and Fred
Jahns of Bassett Station the treasurer.
There will be added to the permanent
committee one representative from
each township in the county and one
from each ward in the city. In the
city it is expected that the represent
tatives of the league will be largely
selected by the trades and labor coun-
ell or other organizations among the
laboring men of the city, who are in
complete harmony with the workings
Of the league and its platform.
May Be on Ticket.
The Racine county committee has al
ready decided to nominate full ticket
for county and legislative Offices. John
Oberhofen of Racine has been selected
as the candidate Of the league for
assemblyman in the first Racine county
district. Other candidates have been
named and as soon as they consent
to the use of their names, the full
ticket will be announced. S. E. Walden
Of Kenosha is said to be the choice
of the new organization for assembly
man from Kenosha county. It is said
that some prominent farmer, possibly
Jay B. Edwards, who has served for
years as town clerk Of the town of
Bristol, will be the candidate of the
party for county clerk and John
Clausen Of Pleasant Prairie, who was