Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-06
MICHIGAN ELECTION
IT SHOWS NO MARKED CHA>--
IN GENERAL.
SLIGHT DEMOCRATIC GAIN
In Some of the Large Cities-But on
Generally Light Vote the Republi
cans Hold Their Own in the Small
er Cities and in the Rural Dis
tricts.

Detroit, April 4.-Monday's elections
in Michigan have not shown any
marked change in the general political
complexion Of the state, which nor
mally is republican, but the result
shows quite heavy democratic gains in
some Of the larger cities, notably so
in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw,
Jackson and Kalamazoo. On gener-
ally light vote the republicans hold
their own in the smaller cities and
throughout the rural districts. Cir
cult judges were elected in SO judicial
districts. Of these 20 new judges,
who are elected for year terms, are
republicans. The republicans elect
Grant for justice of the SUI
preme court by at least 10000.
At Jackson Mayor Loennecker (dem.)
is elected by 100 majority. Last year
he had 254. At Port Huron, Chief JUS
tice Grant carried the city by 353 ma
jority. Judge Vance is reelected cir
cult judge. AT Saginaw on the state
ticket the democrats carried the county
by 500 majority and elected two judges
democrats elected the mayor and three
councilmen, and the republicans city
treasurer and two aldermen. At Bay
City the entire republican city ticket is
| elected by 800 majority. At Manistee
the democratic city ticket is elected
by 200. At Grand Rapids the demo-
Gratis elect Newsham judge of the su-
| perior court, but the remainder of the
ticket is still in doubt. The democrats
elect seven out of the II alderman.
Earlier Reports.
Detroit, April 4.-From indications
precincts the democrats will elect two
or three of the five circuit judges in
this county. At present the circuit
bench has four republican and one
democratic judge. Two democratic
candidates for judges and the city re-
cOrder of court are also from 400 to
5000 ahead on the count. The work
ingmen scratched Chief Justice Grant,
republican,, heavily. In partial
count of the 78 precincts he is 1000
behind his ticket. The scratching is
due to Grants anti-boycott decision.
Meager returns from the state indicate
that Judge Grant for supreme court
justice was heavily cut in the cities,
but receives the usual republican ma
jorities through the rural districts.
The two republican candidates for re-
gents of the university are undoubted-
| ly elected.
Flint, Mich, April FLINT polled
the largest vote in the city's history.
There was much scratching. The
democratic candidate for mayor has a
large majority. The remainder of the
city offices go to republicans
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, April 1.-THE
republicans elected the mayor, treas
urer, comptroller, justice and four out
of six aldermen. Partial returns from
the county indicate 600 republican
majority.
Menominee, Mich, April 4-The Re
publicans elected the mayor, justice Of
the peace, and five out of the seven al
dermen and six supervisors. The re-
publican state and county tickets were
carried by large majority.
Ishpeming, Mich, April 4.-Andrews,
the labor candidate for mayor, was
! elected by 500 majority.
Ludington, Mich, April 4.-The full
city returns give Cartier (rep) 1877
majority for mayor. The democrats
elected majority of the city council,
making the municipal officers stand
the same politically as last year.
Cold Water, Mich, April 4.-The en-
tire republican ticket, excepting mar
shall, was elected by good majority.
majority.