The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-10
The April Elections.

The Republicans of Michigan have every
reason to feel proud and gratfed by the result
of the Township and City elections, throughout
the State We give below sufficient results,
gathered at large throughout the State, to show
that substantial victory has again been schie-
we'd
Casa Couxrv.-Nine Republican Supervisors
TO Eve Locofocos, with one town to hear from.
The msorities on the right side are generally In
creased. Not a single LocofocO Supervisor has
been elected ON straight party ticket Three
ran in on "Union" tickets, while the other thir-
teen are straight out Republicans.
KESr-The Grand Rapids Eagte claims the
election of ls Republican to g Pro-Savery Su-
pervisors.
JAcKsoN-Republican Supervisors Is, Loco
foco 10.
ALLEGAy-Mr. Henderson, editor OF the Jour-
nal, reports to the Detroit Adr1tiser, popu-
lar Republican majority of 800 on Supervisors.
OAKLAND. - The Republicans OF Oakland,
elect fifteen Supervisors out of twenty-five.
LIvINGsroN-In this county, the Locofocos
ST. CLAIR-The Republicans have made large
gains in St. Clair, though returns are not full.
LrxAwrr-Ths Republicans have elected sew
enteen Republican, and FIVE Locofoco Supervi-
sors.
MISUNDERSTANDING uUIu. L. ~---. md icons
her majority Of last year.
BARRY-The Hastings Pioneer has returns
from fourteen townships. which elect ten Rspub-
lican and four Locofoco Supervisors. Two
towns to hear from.
ST. JosEpH-The Constantine Mercury has
returns from fifteen townships, which elect nine
Republican and six Locofoco Supervisors.
BERRrEN. This is one of the few counties
which remain Locofoco. The Board OF Super
visors in Berrien is pro-slavery, as i; was last
year-seven Republicans have elected to twelve
Democrats, as far as heard from. The village OF
St. Joseph, the 7rareller states, has given the
round majority of 100! In regard to Niles, the
Inquirer says, the Locofoco majority was only
sO-less than half what it was last year!
LAPEER-A correspondent Of the Adrertiser
writing from Lapeer, says: "Full returns from
this county give US the following result:
Republican - Almont. Metamora. Hadley.
Dryden, Oregon, Lapeer, Arcania, Burlington,
Deerfeld, Marathon, Rich-ll.
Democrats-Imlay, Goodlsnd, Attica, Elba,
Allison, North Branch-6
Precisely as last year, with this importan: e1-
ception, that the Republican towns show increas.
ed, while the Democratic ones show decreased
majorities.
We have majority of $50 in the county,
against 1877 last year, on Supervisors. We are
right here next fall for Seward, or for the NOM
inee Of the Chicago Convention.
VAN BURKN-The editor of the True North
erner says: We have just received returns from
every town in the county.
The Republicans have elected ii of the Is
Supervisors "a Republican gain of 2. The
shams have elected two on straight party tickets,
and one on union ticket where no party ticket
was run. The other Supervisor in Fillmore
man, elected also on a union ticket. In Airing
ton, hitherto strong Democratic town, the Re-
publicans elected their Clerk, Treasurer, High
way Commissioner or two Constables Straight
party tickets were run.
In the township of Lafayette the bogus De-
mocracy elected their Supervisor by twenty-one
majority, and the balance Of the ticket except
one Constable, by about the same majority.
This is the same result IA last year.
SANILAc.-We gain two Supervisors.
OrrOwA-S towns give Supervisors to each
party.
BRASCH-All tie towns heard from Rep. Su-
pervisors, lS; Dem. 3. COldwater 500 Rep.
majority.
GENEsEE-The Flint Citizen reports " increas-
ed Republican maiorities in most of the towns"
KALAxAzoo-l5 out of l6 Supervisor are Re.
publican. The city gives Sss Rep. maj.-a gain
in one year of ISIS gain over the Fremont vote,
go.
HnLsDALE-l7 Rep. to Dem. Supervisor.
CALHouN-Full Returns give Rep. II to 3
Dem.
WAsHrESAw-Last year the Board stood Is
to 0; this year II to-.
ApRIAS-A great Rep. victory.
CLrNroN-The Clinton Republican of Friday,
says: I'VE congratulc our Republican friends
Of Cliuton county upon the result of our town.
ship elections. We have elected IL of the 16
Supervisors, and have elected large share of
our ticket in two of the towns-Greenbush and
Watertown-in which We suffered defeat on Su-
pervisor. Twelve towns of thic county may be
safely put down in the Republican list this
spring, and we expect to add two more at the
fall election"
Results like most.of the foregoing, are indeed
cheering, and give US bright portents for the flu.
ture, for it will be seen that the Republican tick.
1t gains everywhere upon the popular majority,
and the counties in which We have lost the |
board, such As Livingston, Berrien and Allegan,
are the same which have beforesbeen Locofoco. |
Let no doubt be entertained that in the fall
Michigan will nearly or quite double her old ma.
ority.
A BAcEFIRE.-The n. Y. Tribune saws that
he rapacity Of the Charleston landlords has in.
iuced owners OF steamers in the Atlantic cities
o enter Into competition with them, BY offering
o convey visitors to the Convention, and to fur
lish board during the session at the prices an
le1ed: Per s. R. Spaulding, from Boston, 500
or the trip; per Keystone, from Philadelphia,
so; per Yorktown, from Richmond, ESQ; per
from New Orleans, 500; per Au-
usta, from Savannah, CSC, with an extra charge
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