Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
BEGINS CONTEST
FOR NOMINATION
GEORGE (. BEEDLE ALLEGES Err
RoRs AND IRREGULARITIES
IN MILWAUKEE VOTE.
RETURNS OF TWO COUNTIES OR
DERED SENT BACK FOR
CORRECTION.
Madison, Sept. 10.

Madison, Sept. 10.
Alleging that incorrect figures
were reported from Milwaukee coun-
ty as the returns of the recent pri-
mary election vote for the republi-
can nomination for commissioner of
insurance, George E. Beedle,
present commissioner, yesterday
filed a request with the state canvass
ing board that the issuance of the
certificate of nomination be deferred
for ten days in order to give him
time to perfect his case for presenta
ton.
Errors in Milwaukee.
On account of manifest errors in
compilation of the Milwaukee county
returns, the board of canvassers or
dered the returns of that county sent
back for correction These errors
were merely in tabulation and COM
pilation and do not specifically con
Germ the vote on commissioner of in
surance.
One Ward Left Out.
The discovery was also made that
the vote of Green county was incor
rectly returned, in that there was no
vote reported from the third ward of
the city of Monroe on insurance COM
missioner.
Returns Sent Back.
The Green county vote was there
fore ordered returned to the county
clerk for correction The county
clerk of Racine county failed to print
the name Of Henry j. Neuens Of She
boygan on the official ballot as q
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for commissioner of insurance
and on this account Mr.. Neuens filed
a protest, "a ~...
~ Adjourn to Monday.
Mr.. Guilliaume has a majority or
1872 votes over Mr.. Neuens on the
face of the returns and it may be
that MI Neuens will not make a
contest. but because of these three
elements of the situation, the state
canvassing board found it impossible
to complete the canvass and there
fore Mr. Beedle was notified that
the board had taken an adjournment
until next Monday morning at ~
o'clock. at which time it as expect
ed the corrected returns would De
back and Mr. Beedle and others
could appear and be heard.
Both Sides Retain Lawyers.
MIR. Beedle has retained the sery-
ices OF MCGEE & Kanneberg OF Mi
waullee and Mr. Abbott has engaged
r. Nj. Bashford to look after his IL
terests. MIR. Abbott claims that he
Is nominated by a majority OF
votes over Mr. Beedle, but the lat
ter's friends declare that the margin
is only LAG and will be cut down by
the completion of the Green county
vote and the correction OF the figures
for Milwaukee county.
The board of canvassers, consist
ing of Secretary OF State Frearp State
treasurer Dahl and Attorney Gener-
al Gilbert, gave out yesterday the
minutes OF the proceedings of tho
board. which are as follows:
Few Reports In.
Madison, Wis, September 10,
19OS-The state board of canvassers
met at the office of the secretary OF
state. present, A H. Dahl, state
treasurer: F. L. Gilbert, attorney
general, and J. A. Frear, secretary or
state. 1t appearing that only l1Gl-
tied number OF reports had been re-
ceived at this office and from Motif
cation over the telephone that can
yass by counties would be delayed
i'm several cases, for several days, 1t
wa moved that the commission adj
iourn to meet from day to day there
after until the canvass could be com,
pleted
Part of Vote canvassed.
Madison. Wis, September 16, 1908
The state board of canvassers met,
all members being present, and, II
appearing that the reports that some
counties were still missing, the com
mission proceeded to canvass such
reports as were possible under the
circumstances. Adjournment was
then taken until the following day,
September H."
Examine for Errors.
Madison, Wis, September II, 1908
The state board of canvassers met
in pursuance of adjournment and
found the report of Polk county re-
ceived. but The report of Milwaukee