Kenosha News from Kenosha, Wisconsin • 1

Evening News Kenosha NUMBER 141 KJENOSHA WISCOISTSIjST WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 1904 VOLUME 10 LUSE LOSES KENOSHA COUNTY IS DEMOCRATS VICTORS ADMITS HIS GUILT Republican Candidate for the Nomination of Governor to Greet Kenosha Friends Thursday James Gorman and the Entire Democratic City Ticket Win a Victory at the Polls on Tuesday Kenosha Man Accused of Sending Obscene Matter Through the Mails Will Plead Guilty to Charge plurality 94 CITY TREASURER Steinmetz DeHaven Wallace TO HOLD INFORMAL RECEPTION FOREIGN VOTE SWINGS ELECTION NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN OUT Neenah Man Seems to be Leading In Race for Justice of the Supreme Court Louis Luse of West Superior secured the votes of the Republicans and Democrats of Kenosha Tuesday but it now looks as if he had lost the County In Kenosha Luse secured 973 to 943 for James Kerwin The vote by wards in the city fol- Kerwin 134 97 168 91 212 50 109 82 In the voting precincts of the county the following vote on the election of the Justice has been received up to Unwilling to ak the People of the City to Support His Candidacy Without Getting Acauainted With Him Democrats Gain Possession of the Council and the Board of Education Will Have Full Control Postmaster Is Notified That the Man Accused Will Plead Guilty and be Fined In the Federal Court at Milwaukee Pleasant Prairie Bristol Wheatland Somers Salem Randall ROBERTS DEFEATED Well Known Chairman of the Town of Bristol Loses to John Lane After an Exciting Contest Constable Steinbach 185 Gloss 247 Kleinian 58 plurality 62 FIFTH WARD Alderman Scholey 148 Leonard 142 Henschen 91 plurality 6 Supervisor Zewen 128 Bloxdorf 160 Maurice 79 Bloxdorf plurality 38 School Commissioner Craney 165 Tolf 150 Anderson 88 plurality 15 Constable Piehl 136 Plummer 151 Pitsch 80 plurality 15 SIXTH WARD Alderman Mader 139 Westeen 88 majority 51 Zievers 132 Holderness 96 majority 36 School Commissioner Guardiola 145 Bendt 87 Guardiola majority 58 Constable Link 134 Otto 88 majority 46 SEVENTH WARD Alderman- Werner 148 Buchmann 52 Schneider 17 plurality 96 Supervisor Schwan 147 Stoebig 55 Schneider 17 plurality 92 School Commissioner Treinen 148 Fenske 51 Bosse 18 plurality 97 Constable Miller 146 Stoebig 55 Bosse 17 plurality 91 EIGHTH WARD Alderman Gra sser 155 Stevens 104 Orth 34 pluralitj" 51 Supervisor Hensgen 176 Stein 90 Drath 23 plurality 86 School Commissioner Reicherts 179 Lepke 83 Neuman 27 Reicherts plurality 96 Constable Mader 183 Niles 74 Aleff 32 plurality 109 Bienemann plurality 109 Kleist Joerndt Schwanke 34 14 65 56 64 15 17 24 THE RESULT IN OTHER TOWNS Steps are being taken to clear up the mystery connected with the recent investigations of Inspector Ralph Bird of the Government Post Office Service in Kenosha and this morning it is announced that the man who was wanted by the inspector on a charge of sending obscene matter through the mails haS admitted his crime to the inspector and in due course of time he will be arraigned in the Federal Court in Milwaukee and fined for his indiscretion The postmaster and his assistants have not as yet given out the name of the man or of the people who made the complaint against him but it is stated that he has left the city for the present He was formerly employed as a driver by one of the well-known families in the city and the woman to whom the letters were written is the wife of a well-known young con tractor It is hard to see why the names of the parties in the case are being withheld but the postmaster states that he is powerless to act in the matter The guilt has been placed on the shoulders of an innocent man by the circulation of a libelous story but its safe to say that no reasonable person will believe the statements as made The man who is wanted on the charge while well known in Kenosha and a tax payer has never been influential in the affairs of the city Inspector Bird will take the matter before the Federal Grand Jury at its next session and there is little doubt but that the man will be indicted and at that time the full story will be made public Until that time al though the man has confessed his crime and has admitted his willingness to appear in court and be fined it will be impossible for the names of the parties to be published The case has attracted wide atten tion in Kenosha and many people Judge Emi! Baensch of Manotowoc the candidate for the Republican nomination in this state will come to Kenosha on Thursday for a heart-to-heart talk with the people of the city The visit of Judge Baensch will be his first visit to Kenosha in many years and his friends are planning to give him a cordial reception The plans for the reception have as yet not been made but it is probable that Judge Baensch will secure rooms at one of the hotels of the city and will keep open house during the day In announcing his intention to visit Kenosha Judge- Baensch stated that le was proud of the many letters that re had received from this county assuring him that his candidacy was favored here but he stated that he was unwilling for the people of the county to accept him as a candidate without getting acquainted with him To this end his visit on Friday It is probable that during his stay in Kenosha Judge Baensch will be able to make a short address to the people in which he will outline his ilans for the campaign The Mano-owoc candidate is rapidly gaining ground about the state He is not in any way a factional candidate for the office and in the past campaigns he las stood with the straight Republican ticket regaerdless of his personal preferences The platform which he has offered to the people of the state is such a good one that every Republican of the state should be pleased to support him on such a platform Judge Baensch il well liked among the Germans of Kenosha and several of the leading Republicans among them have long urged the Judge to become a candidate for the Gubernatorial nomination Judge Baensch is in no way conducting a candidacy of abuse and he will not have anything to say about the shortcomings of the present governor Judge Baensch is looking for the support of all Republicans in the state but he will not seek to secure it by running down and abusing any other candidates for the same honor 289 plurality 83 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE McCarron Barnes Britton Frank Roberts chairman of the town of Bristol was defeated for re-election in that town at the election Tuesday by a majority of eight votes His successful opponent was John Lane a well known Republican of that town It seems that the fight was made entirely on Roberts and the other men on the Roberts ticket were elected The new town officers in the different towns so far as can be learned up to three follow: BRISTOL Chairman John Lane supervisors Shuart Julius Remus clerk Adams treasurer Lavey assessor George Shepard justices Roberts Bishop Pierce constables A Murdock Fdwards William Bryant SOMERS Supervisors Fnoch Haigh chair have speculated on the identity of the I man Nicholas Thomas Jacob Bar- a cp I rnwc Tampa SuPUCefl 3S- parties concerned the afiair rows clerk James Spencer GETS HIS REWARD Democracy swept the city in the election of Tuesday and the entire ticket headed by James Gorman was elected by the people of the city with the aid of the minions of Democracy which had come from foreign countries The efforts of the Republicans to instill a non-partisan spirit in the election of a city clerk met with a rebuff and Gustav Jacob who has served the city so faithfully for years was ousted from his position to mak room for George Harrington Othef city offices passed into the hands of the victors and not even an assessor or a justice of the peace squeezed through to offer solace to the defeated Gorman and his associates came marching down from the North side with pluralities amounting to over two hundred and the meager pluralities of the four south wards could not overcome the pluralities which the Democrats had received on the North side The vote cast by the Social Democrats did not in any way come up to the expectations of the party leaders and it seems probable that the Socialists turned tail and fled and placed their support largely in the Democratic column The South side remained true to its Republicanism and in nearly every ward Mayor Pfennig received a larger vote than he received two years ago With the election of their mayor and the city officials the Democracy has also taken possession of the City Council and the Board of Education and they will take full control of the reins of city government The only hope that is expressed today is that they will use the power that has been entrusted to them wisely and well There is little reason to go into the details of the defeat sustained by the Republicans as it is impossible to give any cause for it The Democrats seem to have completely hypnotized the voters in the many of the wards and the splendid service that Mayor Pfennig had given the city fell as nothing before the prating of the demagogues The vote cast in many of the wards was as large as ever has been recorded in the city and the Third ward broke all records by casting a vote of 603 This ward proved a puzzle for the politicians and on account of the heavy vote cast it was late in the evening before the Republicans were willing to concede the election of Gorman hoping that the majorities for the ticket in the Third and Fourth would be sufficient to pull out both Pfennig and Jacob In the North wards where the Democratic victories were concededrat the opening of the campaign the Democrats had wisely placed good candidates in the field and the city will probably not be the loser by their election The result of the election was forecasted by the Republicans as early as nine in the evening when it became apparent that the big pluralities for Gorman in the North wards could not be overcome But the Democrats were so taken by sur prise at the result of the election that they waited until long after 11 before they accepted the victory They had a noisy celebration The band long ago retired was called into commission and the five successful candidates were bundled into a single hack while Mat Scholey the hero of the hour perched on the box This procession made the rounds of the city followed bjT a hooting crowd of several hundred excited partisans The celebration was kept up late in the evening and all the homes of the successful candidates were visited and cheer after cheer was given in their honor Going into the statistics of the election it is interesting to note the majorities as well as the votes in the different wards The candidate of the Democracy for mayor had a plurality in the city of 88 while Gustav Jacob the candidate of the Republi cans for city clerk was defeated by 94 votes The following figures which are semi-official tell the whole story the ballots: MAYOR IN COUNTY COURT Calvin Stewart is Slated for the Office of City Attorney by the Victorious Democrats OEMS PLAN A CLEAN SWEEP NO TRACE OF MCKUNE Cases Disposed of by Judare Slosson at the Present Term of the Circuit Court In the County Court this morning the following cases were heard and decided: In the matter of the last will and testament of the late Robert Whitaker The will was admitted to probate and Mrs Frances Whitaker was named as executor In the matter of the last will and testament of the late Alpheus Parks Will admitted to probate and Charles A Parks named as executor In the matter of the estate of the late Thomas Goldsworthy Administration granted and Richard Russell named as administrator In the matter of the estate of Thos Hartnell late of the town of Brighton Administration granted and widow named as administrator In the matter of the estate of the late William Nieder prim Final -account allowed and judgment rendered assigning the estate Wife of Kenosha Man who has Been Missing Many Months Starts a New Search For Him plurality 105 FIRST WARD AiSerman Sullivan 199 Trenary 145 Quigley 32 plurality 54 Supervisor Ewe 184 Veitch 151 Dreyer 38 plurality 33 School Commissioner Sullivan 222 Hansmann 125 Shelton 35 plurality 97 Constable Roberts 195 Lippert -132 Anderson 18 plurality 63 SECOND WARD Alderman Hopf 91 Goodman 180 majority 89 Supervisor Mohr 72 Charles 194 majority 122 School Commissioner Cleary 126 Thiers 214 majority 88 Constable Hopf 73 Millager 194 majority 121 THIRD WARD Alderman Tully 240 Hageman 267 Tyson 73 Hageman plurality 27 Supervisor Koloski 180 Jordan 310 Shepherd 78 plurality 130 School Commissioner Brine 209 Falke 286 Shostedt 83 plurality 79 Constable Wakefield 201 Gustafson 287 Meyer 81 plurality 86 FOURTH WARD sessor Joseph Bishop treasurer Ellsworth Gardinier justices of the of the peace William Rhodes full term Norman Thompson full term William Breaid to fill vacancy constables William Birch James Nelson Frederick Gascoigne The town voted to pay the road taxes in money hereafter PLEASANT prairie Supervisors Evan Powell chairman Thos Jackson Wm Maloney clerk Sydney Jones treasurer John Dowse assessor Tobin justices of the peace Lafayette Robinson full term John Clausen to fill vacancy constables Alfred Beales and Nicholas Brown WHEATLAND Chairman William Luke supervisors August Newman John Huns-busher treasurer Schilz clerk John Scherrer assessor Charles Lubeno justice of the peace Hoffner SALEM Chairman Thomas Flemming supervisors Hunt William Ganzaline treasurer John Nett clerk John Kerwin Assessor Joseph Dalton BRIGHTON Chairman Cull: supervisors Michael McDowell Anton Daniels clerk John Tigh treasurer Herman Zemhii assessor Robert Wilson RANDALL Chairman Charles Kline supervis ors Charles Rasch Henry Biethan clerk William Kline treasurer Howard Vosburg assessor Oliver Reynolds In the town of Paris the entire Democratic ticket was elected with the exception of Herman Swantz who was elected as town treasurer by the Republicans FOUL PLAY IS NOW BEING URGED CONVENTION At the election yesterday the Democrats secured control of the City Council and the members of the victorious party are already fighting over the disposition of the few offices in the gift of the council Calvin Stewart is to be rewarded for his work in the campaign and an effort is to be made to elect him City Attorney to succeed John Slater It was stated this morning that this was one of the considerations of the election and that Stewart has th? promise' of the members of the council on the Democratic side It is however possible that the Democrats will have some trouble in delivering the goods to Stewart as some of the aldermen who bear the name of Demo crat are unwilling to vote for Stewart There is one ray of hope in the whole election and that is that the Democrats will not have a chance to tackle the police proposition as all the officers are now under civil service and Mayor Gorman and his followers will have power only to appoint a new member of the police and fire commission By law this commission must be kept non-partisan The' Democrats will however have the privilege of electing a couple of street commissioners and a few other minor officers The election will result in a general shifting of things at the city-hall as the strict business methods which have been followed by Gus Jacob for some time will be superceded by the rule of a new man For the best interests of the city it is hoped that City Clerk Elect Harrington will see fit to continue the work of the office on the lines marked out by the retiring official CHURCH SUPPER- The ladies of Park Avenue church will serve an excellent 15 cent supper in the church parlor from 5:30 to 7:30 Thursday evening April 7th a7 Mrs Rose McKune came to Keno sha this morning to make ah effort to find some trace of her husband Conrad McKune formerly well known in this city who has been missing for the last eight months The missing man is a son of John McKune formerly in charge of the business of the Kimball Piano company in Kenosha At the time of his disappearance young McKune was working as salesman in Racine and Kenosha He left home one morning eight months ago stating that he was going out to sell a piano Since that time there has not been a single trace found of him For a time it was thought that McKune was just an ordinary wife deserter but as the months jpass and nothing is heard of the man his wife has bem to think that he may have met with some foul play She visited a number of the friends of McKune in Kenosha and asked them to assist her in making a search for the man McKune has not been in Kenosha since the time of his disappearance The wife has1 been living in Racine with her child The parents of McKune are assisting the wife in her search for her husband NEW HEATER NOW IN White Rtbboners to Hold Inter-County Convention Thursday and Lrlday The White Ribboners of Kenosha are busy preparing for the Intercounty convention to be held in this city Thursday and Friday The first session begins at Thursday with an address by Dr Maude Sanders the county president There will be reports papers and discussions and a solo by Miss Sabelwitz The meetings will all be held in the First Babtist church except the oratorical contest which will be held in the Park Avenue E- Church at 7:30 Thursday The public is cordially invited to attend all of the meetings SHORT TELEGRAMS Special to the Evening News St Louis March 6 Senator Burton today was given a sentence of six months in jail and a fine of $2500 for using his influence before the post office department in behalf of the Rialto Grain and Security company 189 243 63 LAKE SHORE PROPERTY Will sell in one bunch 7 lots Block 36 comprising all vacant property in the block and being 429 feet Lake Frontage $650 tf McDowell Alderman Fay Head Anderson plurality Supervisor Harbert Becker Engstrom plurality 58 School Commissioner Barber Larsen NEWS NOTICE forget the Danish Calico Dance at A Hall over tea store Saturday April 9th Come all and have a good time a9 183 241 60 The new hot water heater for the A has just been placed in the building and will be ready for use I this evening We can say without a 167 doubc that we can supply hot water 260 to the public and members hereafter Bienemann 63 This new 550 gallon water heater will 93 supply constant hot water FOURTH ANNUAL CALICO DANCE Given by the Danish Sisterhood at A hall over coffee store Saturday evening April 9 1904 Every lady bring an apron and necktie to correspond Everybody invited Admission 25c m23-30 a6 The annual installation of officers took place at the lodge Tuesday night Many of the members of the order attended the ceremonies and the social session which followed plurality 88 Read the want ads.