The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-07
AT THE POLLS.
Result of tho Elections for State
and Municipal Ofacers.
Hooker (Rep.), for Supreme Judge, Said
TO Have Won-The Amendments Prob
ably Carried Detailed Returns
frun Many Points.
VOTERS EMPRESS THEIR CHOICE.

election IN THIS state Tor Judge OF the supreme
court and two regents OF the state university
Candidates were named by four political parties
republican, democratic, prohibition and peo-
ple's-but the leading candidates were those OF
the two former. For justice Frank A. Hooker
was the republican nominee and George.
H. Durand his opponent The republican
nominees for regents were Frank W.
Fletcher ana Herman iiiefer; Robert
r. Bunker ana Henry A. Harmon were their
democratic opponents. In addition candidates
for judges of the circuit courts and school COM
missoners were voted for in the different
counties throughout the state. Municipal Off
GERS were chosen in most of the cities and
towns
The vote generally throughout the state was
light, not more than "a two-thirds vote being
polled The returns are so meager that little
can be told as TO the result of the election.
The returns already in show Hooker, the re-
publican nominee for supreme Judge, To be
ahead, and he is probably elected His friends
claim a plurality of 10000 for him. AS to the
regents of the state university, nothing definite
in the way OF results can yet be given.
Several amendments to the state constitution
were also voted on and were probably carried
One was relative to the increase OF salaries Of
state officers and another to give the legislature
authority to create county and township boards
OF highway commissioners, with view of max
ing good roads.
In Detroit the women took an active part in
the election for school inspectors over 1000
OF them we're registered and nearly all voted.
According to the Tribune the republicans
have also carried Wayne county and the city OF
Detroit electing their judicial and school can
didates with possibly one or two exceptions
In Bay City, Saginaw and Detroit the re-
ligious side OF politics has cut considerable
figure, the Patriotic Sons of America being
arrayed solidly against all Catholics In the
two first named towns that issue predominated
over all others and the fight was intensely bit
ter.
Following are the returns from the principal
towns in detail:
Adrian-The republicans elect six out of sew
en- city officers by majorities ranging from 80 TO
fS3. the democrats retaining the clerk by ma
jority of 300 The council viii stand tie, with
republican mayor holding the casting vote.
For circuit judge, Lane, the present incumbent,
beats Westermar in the city by al. lndica-
tons are that the republicans have carried the
county by about 300, an increase over last fall.
Ann Arbor-The vote on state officers 10
nearly a tie Ann Arbor gives Kline, republic
an, 62! majority for circuit judge, and seven
towns increase this to 793.
Auburn-Mrs. +. d. Johnston, republican, is
elected school commissioner OF Alger county by
q small majority. The county also gives the
republican state ticket small majority. Re
turns from rural districts VIII increase the
majority.
Battle Creell-The republican city ticket was
elected by piuralities ranging from to 500
The republicans also elected three out of five
aldermen For Justice OF the supreme court
y
7JG Smith (rCp), judge OF the Fifth Judicial
circuit, received plurality OF 33L
Bay City - Democrats elected the mayor,
comptroller and treasurer by majorties Of $50
TO loco. The republicans elect eight OF thirteen
aldo rEen, giving mem control OF the council
Big ENpds-rhe republicans elect Charlie
Gay, mayor; William Ferguson, treasurer;
four out OF ave supervisors, three out of live
aldermen, and three members of the school
board John l. Clark Gemocrat is elected re-
CurdUr
Cadillao-TEe republicans have elected their
entire ticket with the exceptions u marshal, the
democrats electng tnclr candidate for that Of
fee by majority of O. The republican major
tiles vary from 81 for mayor 10 for justice.
The council viii be tie with the republican
mayor TO hold the balance Of power
Charlottesville republicans carried every
thing in the city election. And exceptionally
large vote has been pollcd Tho following are
the pluralties of the respective city officers:
Mayor, Frank Merritt, 2l7; recorder, j. Ii.
GreenmGn, 81; treasurer, Frank G.. Smith, 25;
supervisor, William Beekman, III. All the
wards have gone republican.
Cheboygan-At the city election to-day the
democrats elected ). Harris Embury mayor
and j. H. Clune treasurer The republicans
elected two aldermen and three supervisors,
while the democrats get three aldermen
Coldwatcr - The republicans elected entire
city and ward tickets, with the exception of
marshal, two aldermen and one supervisor, by
majorities ranging from II on mayor to lil on
treasurer The democrats elect their marshal
by 50 majority Republican candidates Tor JUS
tees OF the supreme court received large ma
Jorities
N.
Squier was elected supervisor; Perry NJ. Young,
clerk: Marion Hinkley, treasurer. The demo
Gratis elected the supervisor, the rest OF the
ticket being republican.
Dowagiac-Dowagiac gives the state ticket
six majority, and Coolidge judge (rep), 80. 1t
elects the entire democratic ticket, except one
alderman and one supervisor
East Tawas-The township Of Baldwin elects
the entire republican ticket except highway
commissioner.
Flint-This city went republican by about
600 electng Andrew j. Ward mayor, the entire
city ticket and every alderman. George r. Du-
rand, the democratic candidate Tor supreme
judge, carried the city by about 800, and Charles
H Wisner, the republican candidate for circnit
judge in the Seventh judicial circuit carries the
city by at least 800. The county will give Du-
rand about 800 to 1000 and Wisner about loo.
A majority of the board OF supervisors will also
be republican The vote In the city and through.
out the county was light
Grand RapidsIfhe republicans scored vic
tory, rejecting Mayor Stuart and the entire
ticket with the exception Of judge OF the su.
perior court, the democrats rejecting Burlin-
game.
Grand Haven-The election resulted in the
election of Henry Blocker mayor by 20 ma |
iority. Arend j. Klaver (rep), marshal, q plu
ralty. democratic city recorder is elected, |
and u republican TO the office OF city treasurer
The supervisors elected are democratic Three |
republicans and one democratic alderman are
elected.
Greenville-Greenville reelected lie Roy
Moore, Democrat mayor. The council is
strongly republican.
Hillsdale-The election here was very spir
TIED, made so by the strife for new court |
house in the county and electric light In the |
city. The former Is defeated by 800 to 1000; |
the latter however, is carried by the election |
OF all four aldermen making the council stand |
10 for the city owning its own plant Mayor |
Goodrich was reelected by 375 majority. The |
entire republican state ticket is elected by ma |
jorities OF from 200 to 1,60O The republicans |
also elect fifteen Of the twenty supervisors In |
the council.
Holand-George p Hummer is elected mayor |
by 10 majority The republicans elect the city |
clerk, marshal, treasurer, one supervisor and |
five aldermen The democrats elect one super
visor and one alderman The vote Tor issuing |
bonds for an electric light plant carried by |
two-thirds majority The republican state |
ticket has good majority.
Ionia--The democrats elected George Gun |
drum mayor, and three out OF four aldermen, |
also the treasurer and one supervisor, gain OF |
mayor and one alderman over last year for the |
democrats. The republicans elect the clerk and |
collector and gain one supervisor. Indications |
strongly favor the election of F. ID. M Davis as |
circuit Judge for the eighth circuit, gain for |
the republicans.
Iron Mountain-W. S. Laing trcp) was
elected mayor.
Ishpeming-E. Il. Osborn. republican, wac |
reelected mayor by 400 plurality, A w. Meyers |
democrat, and Henry Hopkins, prohibition, run
ming about even. The republican majority in |
the council is ave.
Jaclson-This city goes democratic by $50 TO |
700 majority. The democrats get five OF the |
eight aldermen. and four of the eight super. |