The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-20

Horace ]. Mellum was unanimously
elected president Of the Independent
Voters league at it's annual meeting
held Monday evening at g, A. r. hall,
which was called for the express pur-
pose Of re-organizing, discussing the
leagues past, present and future and
debating what candidates in the COM
ing election the league should support
Major Mellum's election followed the
retirement Of Charles Goodman, the
first president and indefatigable or
ganizer Of the league, who asked to be
relieved from further duties because, as
he said, eit was better for the league
TO have change Of officers"
Lewis Powell was elected vice presi.
dent Of the league, and r G. Crawford
secretary and treasurer. Partly on
account oil the fine summer weather
without and the stiffness within and
partly because there were several
other political meetings held in other
sections of the city, there were only
about fifteen earnest souls who attend
ed the meeting Of the league in re-
Spouse to the call sent out to three
hundred and fifty members,
To Choose Executive Committee.
1t was understood that one purpose
Of the meeting was to canvass the mem
oers for the purpose Of ascertaining
whether the league would support
Lewis Powell for the Office of district
attorney. No action was taken in the
matter, however, and the sentiment Of
the meeting appeared to be in PowelPs
favor.
At the close Of the meeting it was
agreed that the officers of the league,
president, vice president and secretary
should get together and choose an
executive committee consisting of
seventeen members, men and women.
This committee, it was arranged, will
meet some. time today and pick the
candidates which the league will sup
port The merit of this selection will
not be discussed in open meeting, it
was understood, the league as whole
contenting itself with the judgment
Of the executive committee.
Lewis Powell withdrew as league Of
ficer for the time being, and Charles
Goodman was appointed to fill his
place in selecting the members to
constitute the executive committee.
One Oar Put in for symmonds.
All of the discussion Monday even
ing relative to the approaching cleo
ton conferred about the office of dis
trict attorney, and which candidate the
league would support.
"There is critical condition with
regard to the election of a district at
torney," announced Mr. Goodman, as
he opened the discussion at this juno
ture. "This organization is vitality I'M
terested and every citizen Of Kenosha
is vitality interested"
The debatable point was whether the
league should endorse two candidates
for this office or concentrate their eff
forts on one man. Some members of
the league held that it was inadvisable
to recommend only one candidate for
an office, for the reason that the league
could not afford to "play politics.
Others held that the league would
scatter its energy by endorsing several
candidates for the same position. The
two candidates mentioned as those
whom the league was considering were
Frank S. Symoonds and Lewis Powell,
One man insisted that it would be
impropert to endorse Powell alone, in
that Mr.. Symmonds was the present in
cumbenS of office and had shown that
he was conscientious and anxious to
fulfill the duties Of his office, and
whose moral standing was unquestion-
able.
"Mr. symmonds is bone dry" said
his supporter.
The district attorney was not pres
emit at the voters league meeting, be-
Ing an interested participant in the
meeting Of the non-partisan league,
held in the office of John Wells, at the
same time.
No Papers Out for Powell
Only ten days are left before the
time is up for prospective candidates
to file their nomination papers. Lewis
Powell has so far not taken out his
papers, nor announced positively that
ne would run. His candidacy was most
strenuously urged by other members
Of the league in their informal dis
cussion, and he was assured of the
backing of the organization in case
he chose to announce himself
The matter of deciding whether the
league would support one or two men
for the office Of district attorney was
finally left for the executive commit
tee to decide,