The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-09
Bert L. Shaw the Only Republican Candidate to
Fail of Election in Most Exciting 49,
Fight in Years.
PABST BEATS WILLENIS FOR SHERIFF
Former Alderman Wins Office by Large Vote - Hol-
derness Leads and Other Republican y,
Candidates Follow. ,ar

Faost was given tremendous majorities
IN the, south wards and he came into
the city limits with majority of close
to 600 in the rural districts.
The victory of the other Republican
candidates would be called "compar-
atlvely easy" one as all of them had
over thousand votes to spare in, the
final casting up of the account of the
election. r-,,s ,..s
1t was early morning and old Sol
was just peeping over the lake before
the final result of the vote for county
candidates had been tabulated. The
first returns had come from the towns
of Salem and Paris long about 10 o.
clock Tuesday night and from then I'M
til the final returns came in from the
second ward just after o'clock there
was excitement galore. Republicans
and Democrats held the lead as the
returns came in and rival camps start
cd many a celebration which was
nipped in the bud as later reports
changed the figures and put the OPP
posing candidates into the lead.
Feverish Interest is Shown.
Uatile;.he vote of the big Republican
wards Oh the south side of the city
came in, Democratic candidates were
leading. The "over the river" vote,
while most of it went to the Republi-
can candidates for state offices, rolled
up in hundreds of majorities for the
Democratic candidates. George Stew
ems and Charles L. Holderness were the
only two Republican candidates to
make any deep dent in the maiorities
of Democratic candidates on that side
Of the city.
Republicans jumped into the lead on
the early returns from the towns and
most of them had nearly a two to one
vote over their Democratic opponents
in these sections of the county.
The race between Symmonds and
Barnett divided interest with the race
between Shaw and Schmitt as the final
returns came in. The returns from the
second ward giving Symmonds con-
siderable majority wiped out the lead
of Barnett just after o'clock. The
first ward which had returned very
heavy majorities for Republican candi-
dates was expected to have given SYM
monds longer and safer lead, but it
turned in an unexpected majority of
10 votes against the Republican can
didate and when the accounts had been
cast up the figures showed II margin
for Symmonds. 1t was just about the
same lead which Schmitt had over
Shaw, his unofficial majority being 10.
The present register of deeds carried
the first ward by margin of 9Sivotes,
but this was not enough to overcome
the lead which Schmitt had piled up.
Watch Official Canvass.
1t is certain that there will be a
close watch on the part of the candi-
dates on the official canvass of the vote
which will probably start tomorrow.
Several conferences were being held
today to discuss possible demands for
a recount Of the ballots. ~
The election drew one of the largest,
if not the largest, vote in the history
of Kenosha county. The heavy vote
which was cast for the Blaine-LaFol-
lette state ticket proved d great help
to the Republican county candidates,
but it can be said that in few of the
wards did the total of the straight
ballots reach the one hundred mark.
The poll books will show that women
of Kenosha took a great interest in the
elction and cast a majority of the vote
for the county ticket. In many of the
polling places women waited until
early morning for the returns Of their
wards.
It was so late when the returns were
received that the usual celebrations
were lacking, but these are supposed
to follow later on.
The tabulated vote for the various
candidates for county Office will be
found in another column Of tonight's
paper. tr r.
Unofficial Majorities.
The unofficial majorities of the vari-
Gus candidates follow:
Member of Assembly
LIST District-Conrad Shearer. .2656
End District--Dow ]. Vincent. 967
County Clerk
C. L. Holderness (unopposed). ..74G7
County Treasurer-Tom Scott. !. 1927
Sheriff Fired C. Pabst. =. ....... 759
Coroner-Truman T. Parker. 1881
Clerk of the Circuit Court
George E. Stevens. .......2741
District Attorney
Frank S. Symmonds. $500. IL
Register of Deeds
John F. Schmitt Jr.. 49,. 1890. 20