The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-05
A WILD STAMPEDE.
For First Time in Her History Owosso
Elects Prohibition Mayor.

does all OF tnat mas Already maue his rOuuuS
this week and become something of bore
to his friends Without doubt there are a
number of single causes, any one of which
was respOn sible for votes enough to have
changed the result on mayor last Monday,
but II would be foolish to select any one of
these and say that II was the cause of Mr..
Emery's election or Mr.. Parker's or Mr..
Copas's defeat. AS has been said before
now, each of the latter men received credit
for things which they had never done--such
things are apparently unavoidable but in
setting each other, they made enough votes
for the third candidate so that 1t might be
given as one of the above series of reasons
for the result. But there were other causes
almost as numberless as the number Of
individual voters themselves. One more
only will be mentioned here because 1t is
somewhat amusing and illustrates the
stampede feature of the voting, particularly
late in the day. Enough votes were
changed from Parker to COpas late In the
day by men who wished Parker's election
first but had become scared, thinking that
he was defeated, and then had tried to
prevent the election of Emery by voting for
COpas, to alone have changed the entire re-
suits had they been voted differently. OF
course such voters defeated their own
purpose by that course. Some of the men
who are ordinarily the most conservative
and use the best of judgment In the matter
of voting, have since the election owned up
to just such freaks of reason. Whatever
else 1t was, 1t became a regular stampede
before the day was overland the biggest
part of the stampede went to Emery.
As for the rest of the ticket there was
not much doubt concerning the outcome at
any period of the day although it is said
that even such safe candidates as the clerk
justice of the peace, and treasu rer-elect
began to feel decidedly nervous before the
day was over and wondered il the voters
were going to make as big attacks on them
as the talk for Emery indicated that they
were making on the two old party candi-
dates for mayor. The counting of the
ballots showed the groundlessness of such
fears however. Fred Edwards was re-
elected clerk by the handsome plurality of
sos. John l.. Curtis, the republican
for treasurer takes care of the
city's funds for the coming year with the
guarantee of a plurality of 1876 besides the
bond which he will give, behind him.
knows that the people are
satisfied with his administration of justice
in the city If the plurality of TAT can speak
with any intelligence whatever. DIR. e. I.
Wilson will have the backing of plurality
of 67S behind him when he goes up, If he
ever takes the trouble to do soto qualify
as school inspector. That in brief is the
story of the result of the city election down
to the ward candidates.
In the wards there was republican vic
tory everywhere except in the second,
where after having turned Chas. A. Baldwin
down year ago, with equal emphasis this
year the voters took 1t into their heads to
place him again on the board of supervisors.
The vote was In no way reflection on the
services of the republican who won over
him last year and who has performed the
duties of the Office Ia a most satisfactory
way during the year-it merely shows
what last years vote also showed-that you
cannot bank on what the voters will do
when they get inside the booths in spite of
all the friendly greetings which they have
sxtepded before they entered-that is, some
lines you can, and sometimes you will wish
hat you had let the other fellow do all of
he banking. The other wards elected the
republican candidates, although in the
fourth the vote by which Jas. w. Jordan
was elected showed majority of only one
vote for him over A. N. Goodwin. A. L.
Nichols of the second ward was elected by
! handsome majority and will be one of the
new men In the council while John j.
Brown of the third secured good and suffi-
,ient credentials In the shape of plurality
If SO, emitting him to seat i'm the incoming
council where he will be one of the two
new members. Among the supervisors,
;wo new Dames appear, w. A. Kent, of the |
hlrd ward and John A. F. Evans, of the |
ifth
Returns from the city and the several |
ownships are as follows:
owosso CITY.
LIST I'd Sd 4th 9Th I'll Maj
For Mayor
Parker. =. 88 81 90 LAG 1913 GIG
Jopas. ... 80 148 1O3 118 60 527
emery ..152 1873 SO 141 "a Gel As |
For Clerk
Edwards 100 25s 1873 POI 241 1113-74s
Mitchell 122 80 20 4S Al 1856
For Treasurer
Jurtis. $50 2O3 LOG 243 PIT 9l9-39l
Bedford. .112 lat GO 1923 SO 528
55 10 IA 80 35 2l0
Cor Justice
dcCau'a III 235 1O1 242 1877 93e-7lO
Cowns'd 55 IA Is 43 80 226
Cor School Inspector
Wilson 1853 POP 165 234 2O2 961-69S
)adman.. 50 "a 81 "a 35 1853
Cor Aldermen
166 -S5
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