The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-27
LEWIS POWELL
OUT FOR OFFICE
Voters League Brings Out
New Candidate for Dis
trict Attorney.
LAWYER AND SCHOLAR
Four Are Now On Republican
Ticket Seeking Nomination
of Prosecutor.

The race for district attorney at the
primaries was given further angle of
interest today by the addition of Lewis
Powell as candidate on the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Powell was brought into
the field under the pressure of the
Independent Voters League, which at a
meeting held last night decided that
IN the best interests of the community
he should be urged to seek the nom
ination. The decision was reached in
the form of question put to the exec
utive committee of the league, SHOULD
Powell be asked to take out his nom
nation papers for the office of district
Attorney" and the result of the votes
taken was Eyes"
Want Him to Run.
The meeting was an eleventh
one, called for the express purpose of
deciding whether or not the league
would sponsor the putting of another
candidate into the race for this i'm
portant Office. 1t was necessarily q
hurry up" one, for candidates for all
county offices have only three days left
in which to file their nomination pa
pers. Nevertheless, in spite of the late
hour, an adjournment had been taken
earlier in the week by the executive
committee in order that they might
thoroughly canvass the situation ard
act with deliberatien.
The result of the study given was
that the committee concluded that
great deal of good could be accom-
plished by PowelPs entry into the field
at his time. Mr.. Powell has a good
record as lawyer and is we'll known
also as president of the school board
Meanwhile another group of citizens,
independent of the Independent Voters
League, had likewise been considering
the district attorney possibilities and
announced themselves as "Powell
boosters" Nomination papers were
taken out for him late Friday after
noon by friends of the attorney with
out asking by-your-leave. When the
league added its pressure Friday even
ing by formally rendering him the re-
suit of the meeting of the executive
committee, Mr.. Powell announced that
he would be a candidate.
That he would receive a large sup
port from members of the Republican
county was evident by the way one of
the county members present at Friday
nights meeting spoke of him.
Excuse me-" he said, "but is this
Powell you are speaking of Eben Pow
ellis boy?"
He was assured that Lewis Powell,
grown-up and perhaps aged IS years,
was indeed none other than "Eben
Powell's boy"
"Why I've known him since he was
knee-high to a grass-hopper," said the
county member. "He was always a
steady, good, conscientious boy and a
hard worker"
It was decided at the meeting Of the
executive committee that no attention
to the matter of endorsement of can
didates will be given until after all
nominations are closed, whilh will be
Tuesday, the last day for the filing of
nominations are closed, which will be
four candidates running for the office
of district attorney-Frank S. Sym
monds, the present prosecutor, John F.
Kuehnl, E. j. Ruetz and Lewis Powell.
/, Ruetz was spoken Of as an ethical
lawyer and young attorney of much
promise, and there was some indica-
ton that the league might later include
him in their list of endorsed candi-
dates. AS there is no opposition among
candidates for the office of district at
torney on the Democratic ticket, this
phase of the office was. not discussed.
Questionnaires will be sent out to
all candidates for all county Offices
within the next couple of weeks.