Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
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Secretary of State FroohHeh has re-
ceived many letters Of inquiry as To the
legal construction of the portion of the
new caucus law. section . of chapter 341-
which relates to the canvass and return
of votes in caueuses, and Stofes that the
person receiving majority Of votes shall
be legally elected as such delegate to rep
resent such caucus district" 1t provides
further that in case >f nomination of
candidates for office the name of the can
aiIate receiving a majority of all the
votes shall be declared the nominee OF
the caEcuS. A strict construction OF
this statute would seem 10 mean that
unless delegates or candidates at cau-
Gus received y majority, there would be
no election. Secretary of State Froch-
Itch referred the question To the Attor-
ney General and he desires to call the
attention of the chairmen and officers OF
all political parties TO the construction
placed upon the law by th Attorney
General, in order that there may be no
misunderstanding or confusion regarding
the section. The Attorney General says
in reply to Mr. Froehlich's inquiry:
we agree with you that very likely
confusion may arise from the use of the
word majority in this section, and that
it is very probable that no candidates
for delegates viii receive majority of
all votes cast and especially in case there
are several delegates to be elected from
the same precinct. lit is evident that this
section is very carelessly drawn and that
under strict construction, in many cases
there would be n failure 10 elect from a
precinct by reason of some or all or
them not having a majority vote In
view of this fact and that the purpose of
the statute shall not be defeated, We
think that, if the names of the delegates
receiving the highest number of votes, al
though such may not be a majority OF
all the votes cast, are certified with the
vote of the several candidates to the
county committee and such delegates
having the highest number of votes are
seated in the convention no objections
could be made
Gov Scofeld has issued a proclama-
tion designating Friday, May 4, as Arhor
and Bird day. 1t is as follows:
by legislative enactment the Governor
is authorized to set apart one day IN the
year to be known as Arhor and Bird day.
The bencfcent results of this enact
y
are the school grounds and public parks
Of the State being made attractive by
ee-planting and deep interest in the
preservation of our song birds being
awakened among the young, but there is
coming TO be among the people of the.
| State generally clearer understanding
/ of the economic value of forest and bird
| preservation.
I'm order that this interest in the for
| ests and birds may be maintained, l..
Edward Scotield, Governor of Wisconsin,
| by the authority vested in me by the.
/ Legislature, do hereby set apart and des-
ignate Friday, May 1, 1900 to be Arbor
| and Bird day.
1T is highly desirable that all the pub
| lie schools and the places of learning gem
/ orally throughout the State do, upon that
! day, hold appropriate exercises, to the,
| end that the young may grow into an M
/ teligeut appreciation Of those attractions
with which nature has endowed our
! State, and come to discern the close re-
| lationship between beauty and usefulness.
! let an effort be made ON that day TO add
! in some degree to the attractyeness oc
all school grounds and public parks, and
| to impart to the little children especially
love for the birds"