Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-11
CONTEST COMMENCEDI

Notice of contest was served on Al
fred Cook by Gilbert E Vandercook on
Tuesday last. This matter has been
talked about since the election but
nothing was done in the matter further
than to look up testimony, until the
above date Alfred Cook was the dem
ocratic nominee for the First Assembly
district of Marathon county, consisting
of the towns of Bergen, Berlin, Bright
on, Cassel, Cleveland, Day, Fan Pleine,
Emmett, Frankfort, Halsey, Hamburg,
Holten, Hull, Johnson, Maine, Mara
thon, Mcmillan, Mosinee, Rib Falls,
Rietbrock, Spencer, Stettin and Vein.
He defeated g. E. Vandercook by four
votes The case will be hot one as
Mr.. Cook will leave no stone unturned
and surprises for "Gil." may be looked
for. g. b Salter, of Colby, and Neal
Brown and Fred. Genrich are attor-
neys for Mr. Cook, and NJ b Rosen-
berry, of this city, and E. G. Pors, of
Marshfield, for Mr. Vandercook. The
following is the notice in full which
was served on the defendant:
STATE OF WISCONSIN &c
MARATHON COUNTY.
To ALFRED c. Cook, Unity, Wis.
Sir
You are hereby notified that at gen.
eral election, held in the state of Wis
consin, on the 9th day of November, A.
D. 1900 at and within the county of
Marathon, and within the First Assem-
bly, District of said county of Marathon
and on the 9th day of November, in
said year, at which said election, you
were candidate for the office of mem
Der of assembly, for the First Assembly
District of Marathon county, l was an
elector and resident of said district and
a candidate for the same office.
You are further notified that after
wards, to-wit. on the 18th day of No
vember, A. d. 1900, the board of can
vassers,for Marathon county proceeded,
rs required by law, to count out,
according to law, and make an abstract
of, all votes east within said First As
sembly District of Marathon county at
said election for said office of member
of assembly for said district, and for
other officers voted for at said election
in manner and form as prescribed by
the statutes of the State of Wisconsin,
at which counting out, and upon said
canvass, it was found by the said board
of canvasser5.hat received two thous-
and sixty five votes (2065), cast in said
district for me, and you re-
ceived two thousand sixty-nine (2069)
votes in said assembly district, cast fer
you, as will appear by the records ON
lille in the office of the county clerk Of
county, and that you were,
then and there, declared by the said
board of canvassers duly elected to said
office for member of assembly from the
First Assembly District of said county,
ut said election, so held, as aforesaid.
You are further notified that intend
70 contest your declared election, as
aforesaid, before the Legislature of the
state of Wisconsin, at its next session,
% be begun and holden at the Capitol
Of the state of Wisconsin, in the city of
at twelve o'clock, noon, on
-he second Wednesday of January, of
he year 1901, being the 9th day of said
month, and the causes of said contest
Ire briefly as follows
1st. Because the board of canvassers
Of Marathon county, as aforesaid, failed
70 require complete returns from the
election districts of said assembly dis
,rict, in manner and form as required
BY law. That the official returns, as
lied in the office of the County Clerk
If Marathon county, of the several