The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Kenosha's Political Kettle
Boils Over as Result of
Meeting Tuesday.
ABOUT VOTERS LEAGUE
Twenty-six Candidates Hold
Meeting and Decide Not to
Answer QUESTIONABLE.

Kenosha's political pot was boiling
over this morning in anticipation of
the coming election.
The broth began to brew Tuesday
evening at meeting of call candi-
dates, called by Joseph Goldstein,
candidate for school commissioner in
the Fifth ward, and held at the Moose
hall. There were twenty-six candi-
dates answered the call out of the six
| ty or more who are candidates for
office. When they reached there they
learned that the problem to be dis
cussed was how they should answer
the recent letter sent to many of the
candidates by the Independent Voters
League and asking them to state their
qualifications for Office and the prin
ciples for which they stood.
Have Interesting Session.
Mayor Joachim attended the meet
ing and presided. In opening the dis
cussion he advised the Candidates
that they should make no reply to the
letter unless they could understand
more specifically who the league was.
He was followed by Joseph Goldstein,
who spoke in similar vein and coun-
Selled that no answer should be made
I to the query.
Alderman Tully of the first ward
who is candidate for reelection made
a spirited speeck against the question
naires. 1t is reported that he told
the candidates that che did not need
the voters league" and that he did
not intend to answer the QUESTIONABLE,
Much the same stand was taken by AL
derman Thommessen.
Slater Opposes Action.
City Attorney Slater, who is a cam
didate for the position of Municipal
Judge, although he had not received
questionable, went to the meeting,
not knowing the nature of the PROPOSE
tion under discussion. He advised the
men to answer the communication.
81 would answer any QUESTIONABLE
sent to me" he said. "The publicity
in connection with it would be worth
that much"
Then a vote was taken on motion
to ignore the request for a state
ment. The vote was vive voce and
there appeared to be no opposition.
This morning, the statement was given
out that there had been a unananimous
action on the part Of the candidates
at the meeting.
Hear From Others.
Further investigation revealed that
the meeting was not as harmonious
as it might have been. Two of the
candidates who were present declar-
ed that they would never have at
tended the meeting had they known
what was contemplated.
"kfter we got there we found that
our voice would have no weight in
the deliberations" explained one of
them. eve did not vote but that does
not mean that we intend to ignore the
letter"
Some of the candidates have already
sent their answers to the secretary of
the league. A few others have given
oral assurances that they will answer
the questionnaires.
Want More Specific Letter.
One of the candidates who voted to
ignore the letter, explained this morn
ing that he was willing to "show his
hand" but that he wanted to know
to whom he was showing it. 'What
authority does this Voters League
have? Who are they that we should
answer them y he said. eve want
some specific statement from them
first.
None Of the letters were sent to
the candidates for municipal judge or
justice of the peace. A few other
candidates were left out because there
was no question as to their stand
Of the candidates who have given an
swer to the league there are liner
Nelson, James Filbin, Clyde Ritter and
Fred Becker.
"These answers have all been re-
spectful and to the point" explained
Secretary Meis, of the Independent
Voters League. with only twenty
six at the meeting last night and with
the vote divided, we are of the opin-
ion that there will be more answers to
the queries. Those who answer will
give the league an opportunity to see
where they stand. We cannot sup
port man who refuses to tell us his
stand"