The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-13

Kenosha county is in for another
long election contest, as 1T was an
nounced just before noon today tnat
John Hacker, Republican candidate TOT
sheriff. defeated by Frank (Baldy)
Willems by ajority Of 135 votes as
shown by the official canvass, will be-
fore the day is over file a petition with
the official canvassing board demanding
recount of the ballots for the ofiice
of sheriff.
Frank S. Symm onds, who has had
lot of experience in such contests, IS
handling the matter for Hacker
eve shall fle the petition just as
soon, as the drawing of it can be COM
pleted," said Attorney Symmonds just
after 10 o'clock this morning. THE
petition will ask that recount OF the
ballots be made in all of the wards OF
the city of Kenosha and in the towns
of Somers and Pleasant Prairie"
No statement was given out as TO
Just why these political divisions OF
the county had been selected Tor the
test: The two towns adjoin the CITY
and che suggestion has been made that
many voters in the suburbs have been
under scrutiny as to their right to
vote.
Board Works Till Morning.
Members Of the canvassing board
worked until early morning in an er-
fort to complete the tabulation OF the
votes, but when the sun came up the
work was only partially completed and
the members Of the loard after some
rest will meet again this afternoon 20
total up the long columns OF tgures
and make up the report which must DO
sent to the secretary Of state and pro-
vide for the issuance of election GER
tifcAtes. Certificates will probably be
issued later in the day in all cases
where petitions for recount have not
been filed. There has been no lnolca-
ton that there will be petitions other
than the one which has been prepared
for John Hacker.
Unofficial casting up Of the figures
prepared by the official canvassing
board indicated that in all other con-
tests in the county the majority of the
winning officials had been shown to be
slightly greater than had been shown
in the unofficial returns, but IN no case
did this exceed ten or twelve votes and
the unofficial report Of the election
stands unchallenged
Biggest Vote in History.
The official canvass Of the vote
shows that the vote cast on TUESDAY
was by far the largest vote ever cast
in Kenosha county, the totals reaching
the high figure of 1859 votes. Nearly
every one Of the voting precincts in
the county showed a very largely in
creased vote.
The petition fled by attorneys for
Hacker will require the recounting Of
about 1900 ballots and it is rrobable
that It will take several days to COM
plete the recount. No time has been
set for the starting Of the work by the
board, but it is expected that the time
for this work will be set before the
mem bers Of the board adjourn TOR
their meeting this afternoon.
The only considerable change in the
vote found was in the fifth ward,
where an error in tabulating the re-
turns on Wednesday morning was
shown to have made difference Of
ten votes in favor of the Republican
candidates.
The recount of the ballots for sheriff
will be under the direction of the can
vassing board, which is made up Of
County Clerk Holderness, County
Judge Robert v. Baker and N. j.
Roders, former chairman of the county
board and now a member of that body.