The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-30
Member of Assembly Says
Call Is Urgent that He
Seek Reelection.
FIGHTS FOR CAUSE
Declares He Seeks to Advance
Cause of Law Enforcement
Rather Than His Ambitions.

Peter NJ Anderson, present repre-
sentative of Kenosha county in the
lower house of the legislature and
defeated for denomination by Malcolm
Farr at the recent primaries is to run
as an independent candidate. Mr..
Anderson made this statement on
Tuesday afternoon and petitions are
to be circulated in support of his
candidacy at once and they will be
fled with the clerk of the county be-
fore next Saturday. 1t is said that
many people in the county, members
of both the Republican and the Demo-
cratic parties have declared that they
will support Anderson as an lndepen-
dent candidate for member of the
assembly and that hard campaign
will be made in every part of the
county to secure his election. An
derson was at the "harmony" dinner
of the Republicans on last Saturday
night, but at that time he> made no
statement as to his Intentions.
Says 'Must Accept Call"
When seen on Tuesday afternoon at
his home in the town of Somers, As
semblyman Anderson said that he felt
that he must accept the call to run
as a candidate for member of she Us
sembly." He said that he had receiv-
ed letters and telephone messages
from many people in the county urg-
ing him to seek election to succeed
himself in the legislature and that
he felt it his duty to respond to the
call of the people and again make the
race for the office. at is not me but
the cause that / have tried to repre-
sent that is calling" declared the AS
semblyman.
81 had planned to quit politics and
go to California for the winter" he
said. "My plans were all made and
then these people began to demand
that l owed it to the county to seek
election. I feel that the nominee of
the Republican party is a minority
candidate. He may have received a
few more votes than l received at the
recent primary election but at that
he does not represent the majority
sentiment of the Republicans of Ke-
nosha county"
Says "Great Issue at Stake"
"The fight on me-" continued the
assemblyman, was fight against a
great issue-the issue of law enforce
ment. 1t was a fight to decide wheth
er Kenosha county was in favor Of
multiplying a great national law. l do
not believe that the sentiment of Ke-
nosha county is against that law. The
only objection raised to my candidacy
was the fact that | had voted in favor
of the prohibition amendment. 1t was
on that account that a bitter fight
was made against me and that | fail
ed of denomination. l do not care
cent to go back to the legislature for
my own personal qualification but
do care for the cause for which
stood. The men and women-lots of
them are women-who have urged me
to enter the race believe in the en-
forcement of the law and the protec-
ton of the homes of Kenosha county
SO do and this is the keynote of my
position"
No Organized Support.
Anderson declared that so far as
he knew there was no organization at
this time which would actively sup
port him as a candidate for the effice
and he declared that there were
thousands of voters in the county
who were ardently supporting the
things that he stood for and that
these people were seeking a candidate
for the assembly.
1t is certain that the assemblyman
will not have any support from the
Republican organization in the coun-
ty as the organization is lined up
solidIy behind the Republican ticket
nominated at the primaries. 1t is ex-
pected that the decision of Assembly
man Anderson to run as an Independ-
emit candidate will lead others into the
campaign as Independents.