The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-06
MICHIGAN ELECTIONS.
Democrats Make Gains in Most
of the Larger Cities.
MILLIKEN WILL SUCCEED COvELL.

Republican Elected State Senator In the
Traverse District publican Majorities
Overthrow In Grand Rapids, the Demo-
Gratis Eiecting Their Candidate for Mayor
on the Issue of Personal Liberty RE-
suits la Other Cities of the state.
Lansing, Mich. April 6.-Municipal
SECTIONS were held in all Michigan cit
les except Detroit and Port Huron.
Democrats showed gains in most of the
larger cities. but Republicans retained
control in a majority of the smaller
ones. J. w. Milliken. Rep, was elected
state senator in the Traverse district.
to succeed Covell. resigned.
For the third year the Abbott voting
machine, a Michigan product was used
in recording the will of the spring vot-
ers, the number of cities using the de-
vice indicating a gradual growth of
mechanical voting in Michigan. Where
the electors filed into the snug little
steel compartments and slid their IA
vorites into the winners column the
canvassing boards were able to take
the results of the days balloting home
to their tea tables. with the momentous
matter of who is to be supervisor and
who a constable all cleared up before
the night shadows fell
Night Work an Ancient Period.
At Pontiac, Hudson, Adrian, Holly,
Caro-, Coldwater and other points there
was hardly time to place a punctuation
mark after the announcement of the
closing of the polls before the vote was
proved, the totals compared and the
winners proclaimed. That time when
canvassing boards used to tally and to-
tai far into the night Gemed an ancient
and shadowy period compared with the
mechanical dispatch and accuracy of
the Abbot operations.
In Grand Rapids Republican MAORI
ties were entirely overthrown. George
r. Perry, Democrat, was elected mayor
on the issue of personal liberty"
against rigid enforcement of the Sun
day and liquor laws. All the new city
officers are Democrats. The latter elect
ed all the ward supervisors and most of
the aldermen. At Ishpeming William
Andrews was elected mayor and Pat
rick F. Small was reelected recorder.
Both are on the labor ticket. The ball
ance of the city ticket and a majority
Of the aldermen are Republicans.
Democrat Mayor for First Time.
Benton Harbor elected a Democratic
mayor for the first time, with a Repub-
lican council. Kalamazoo Democrats
elected their mayor and a majority of
aldermen. At Marquette the citizens
mayoralty candidate defeated his sill
ver-Democratic opponent. Muskegon
Republicans elected mayor and five out
of eight aldermen.
Democratic or fusionist mayors won
in Manistee. Ypsilanti, ST. Ignace. Mar
shall, Albion, Sturgis, Ionia and Owos-
so. Republican mayors were elected in
Traverse City, Adrian, Coldwater.
Stanton. Eaton Rapids, Battle Creek,
Big Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie. Hillsdale,
Alpena. Holland, Cadillac and Menomi-
nee. Negaunee elected labor candi-
dates.
Saginaw Democrats swept the city
ticket and elected thirteen out of fif-
teen aldermen. In Bay City the Dem
ocrats elected the recorder and min
ority of the aldermen. Republicans
elected the entire West Bay City ticket
Jackson reelected a Democratic mayor
and majority of Republican aldermen.
The council, however, remains Demo-