The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-01
The First District is Busy
Planning for Congress
sional Nomination.
MANY MENTIONED"
''Favorite Son. Candidates
Bobbing Up in Every
County of District.


ing of a conference OF the Republicans
of the First Wisconsin District for the
nomination of candidate for congress
in the district and it is probable that
at the same conference Republicans
Of Kenosha and Walworth county VIII
be asked to meet and take some ac-
ton in regard to the nomination OF
candidate for the state senate.
The plan for convention has oeen
given the sanction of all the Repub-
lican leaders in the district and 1t is
probable that a call to be issued in
the next few days will ask that
convention be held in May to ascer-
tain the sentiment of the district for
a congressional nominee. The confer
ence will be one to which all Repub-
licans in the district will be invited
and it is expected that it will follow.
the traditions of the past and be held
at Elkhorn.
Many Being Suggested.
Coolidge Republicans in the district
will not be lacking in material from
which to select a candidate for con-
gress. 1t is not expected that Con-
gresham Cooper will seek the favor
of the convention. He has openly and
determinedly accepted a place with
the Republicans who evidently are not
favorable to the denomination of
President Coolidge and he is going to
the Cleveland convention as one OF
the delegates in the hand of Senator
LaFollette. 1t is declared that the
First District in the recent delegate
vote declared itself in favor of the
denomination of Mr.. Coolidge and the
promoters of the convention plan are
seeking to assure to the president
some supporting congressman from the
First Wisconsin District.
Mentioned for the nomination in
the district are Mayor William Arm
strong of Racine, Walter S. Goodland,
editor of the Racine Times Call; Thor
valid Beck, district attorney of Ra-
cine county and it is admitted that
Wallace ingalls, of Racine would be
willing to take a chance in seeking
the Republican nomination in the dis
trict. A. J. Horlick of Racine has
also been prominently mentioned as
possible candidate for the Coolidge
Republican favor.
Suggest Russell III. Jones.
If Kenosha county has a favorite
at the conference it is not improbable
that it would be Russell H. Jones who
| has long been leader among the Re
publicans of the county Mr.. Jones
served with distinction as county clerk
| of Kenosha county over period Of
twelve years He is a native of Ra-
cine county and is known to every sec
ton of the district. His leadership
among Republicans in the First Dis
trict has been emphasized with years
of service on the party councils.
There has been some sentiment in
favor of bringing out Tom Scott of
Kenosha as a candidate for congress.
Mr.. Scott was the one Coolidge man
named for delegate to the national
| convention in the recent Wisconsin
elections. He has announced that he
! is not ~interested in the congressional
nomination but there is consider
able sentiment in favor of him
throughout the district.
Waukesha May Offer Agnew.
Assemblyman Freehoff of Waukesha
county has already announced his
willingness to be candidate and 1t
| is said that Waukesha may offer for
the consideration of the conference
| the name of Judge Agnew, who is one
of the most prominent of the political
leaders in that county. Judge Agnew
is widely known in the district.
Over in Rock county the name OF
Stephen Bolles, editor of the James
Vile Daily Gazette, has been suggest
ed as possible candidate. of the Cool
| idge Republicans. The names of John
M. Whitehead and Alex Matheson have
also been suggested as possible Of
ferings from Rock county. Walworth
county is admittedly favorable to the
conference plan. George Harrington,
former member of the legislature has
been suggested as a possible candi-
date for congress. Mr.. Harrington on
Wednesday declared that he had all
the work he could do operating his
farm but his friends are rather in
sistent that he be considered as pos
sible choice of the conference. 1t is
also suggested that Senator Ridgeway
might be willing to graduate from the
Office of state senator as candidate
for the congressional nomination but
he has made no suggestions of can
didacy for any office as yet.
The Senatorial Nomination.
There has as yet been little done
to bring out candidate for state SEN
ator in the district. Senator Ridge
way promises to make some announce
ment of his plans in the near future
but it is admitted that he Is not GER
| tain that he wants to go back to Mad
ison as senator. DR.. Ridgeway has
one of the largest practices as ply
sican in southern Wisconsin and he
admits that this practice is demand
ing most of the work he is able to
put in.
Fred johnson, who lives over in the
Darien neighborhood of Walworth
county, has been suggested as can
didate and considerable sentiment has
been shown for the nomination OF
Ralph Bucknell of Lake Geneva. Mr..
Bucknell is one Of the most progress
sive merchants in southern Wiscon-
sin and he has for years been close
student of the political conditions IN
the state and nation. He is warmly
supported by people throughout Wal
worth county.
Kenosha county is expected to offer
as candidate for the state senate at
least one candidate. Fred Buck
Bahr, well-known member of the Am