Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-02-17
VOTING CONTEST
The Milwaukee Journal Teachers
Tour of Europe and the
Battlefields.

The Milwaukee Journals voting
contest is attracting attention through
out the state The object of the Jour-
nal is to give certain number OF
! teachers who receive the highest num-
| Der of votes in their respective dis
tricts a tour IF Europe and the great
battlefields. There were 627,737 votes
cast in the primaries. Thousands OF
votes had to be discarded on account
of having been improperly made out,
and many because they did not reach
the office soon enough. The primary
election closed on January 81, there
being ninety successful contestants.
The following were elected in this
the eighth congressional district:
Gertrude McGuine, Wausau, Mara
thon County
George Dagnon, Elderon, Marathon
county.
Mary NJ. Roach Stevens Point, Por-
tage county.
| Cora Doxrude, Stevens Point, Por-
| tage county.
Anita Yindra. Shawano, Shawano
county
Bessie Mackenzie, Tigerton, Shawa-
no county.
Edith Hartman, Waupaca, Waupaca
county.
Carolyn A. Peterson, Pine River,
Waushara county.
Ella H. Hessler Vesper, Wood coun-
ty.
Ada Allen, Weyauwega, Waupaca
county.
Rules for Contest.
Many inquiries are daily being re-
| ceived regarding the rules governing
| the final election and the following in
structions are issued for guidance of
candidates and voters:
The individual form of ballot
alone can be used. No petition, or
/ blanket forms will be allowed.
2 Each ballot must follow exactly
| the form furnished, which will con-
| tain the rules governing the votes.
3 Any person residing in Wisconsin
is entitled to cast one vote for any one
| of the contestants nominated in the
primaries.
A Each ballot must be dated, show
| county, and be signed by the voter in
person.
4 No vote will be counted unless all
| questions on the ballot have been an
| swered
6 Children under school age 6
years. are not allowed to vote.
Z Children over 5 years of age and
illiterate adults may make their marks
| and have it witnessed. In the case of
| the child, the witness must be its pa
rent or guardian.
Have Votes COuntersigned.
Minors must have their vote coun-
tersigned by parent or guardian. By
| Minors" is meant boys under 81 and
girls under IS, i'll conformity with
state law. Boys and girls in schools
away from home may have their bal
| lots countersigned by the head of the
| school, if desired The countersigning
| of vote by parent or guardian does
not constitute a vote by parent or
guardian. They votes must be cast
| on separate ballot.
9 If more than one ballot is. re-
| ceived from any voter, such ballots are
disqualified.
10 Votes may be cast regardless of
the district, in Wisconsin, in which
| the voter or contestant lives.
congressional district can be elected
to make the trip.
II The signing of ballot, and the
| countersigning by parent or guardian,
| and the information as to whether or
not the voter is a Journal subscriber
does not oblige the signer in any way
whatsoever.
Ii Votes must be sent in at least
| weekly to facilitate the counting, to
| avoid congestion at the termination of
contest.
IA Votes will be transferable If
any candinate is elected and cannot
| make the trip, the candidate in the
district having the next highest num-
of votes will be automatically elected.
The final election commences Feb
ruary 16, and closes May Is.
Miss Gertrude McGuine, teacher in
this city, is by all odds the choice of
| Marathon County, and our people
should concentrate on her. The fol-
lowing is the ballot, cut it out and
properly filled send to S. B. Tobey of
this city.