The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-07

ceived up to 1 o'clock Wednesday
show that Governor Bliss majority Is
upwards of $4,000 This, considering
the light vote cast throughout the
state, with the exception Of Wayne
county, is regarded as very good
showing for the head of the ticket.
The governor was cut deeply in many
of the counties In the lower part OF
the state, however, and he ran about
10000 behind Warner, Republican can
didate for secretary of state.
Durand carried Kalamazoo and Jack
show that he also carried Saginaw
county, the home of both the guberna.
torial candidates. Durand, it appeared,
had pulled the Saginaw city ticket
through with him. Washtenaw, as
shown by early returns, is also in the
Durand column.
The fight for congressman resulted
in Republican victory in all districts
except the first, which lies wholly
within the city of Detroit, and the re-
suit of which was influenced by local
conditions. Alfred Lucking will be
Michigan's sole Democratic represen-
tative in the national legislature. A
feature of the congressional fight was
the cleaning up" in the Seventh dis
trict by Henry McMorran, Rep, Mar
tin Croker of Mt Clemens, the DEM
ocratic candidate, being defeated by
about 5000.
Carpenter's Great Run,
Judge Carpenter of Detroit leads
the Republican state ticket every
where. His majority will approx
mate $4,000, or nearly 10000 more
than Bliss received. Fred Warner for
secretary of state is a good second.
Bliss was hit particularly in the three
cities Of the state, Detroit, Saginaw
and Port Huron, which were ripper
lied by the last legislature. In Wayne
county lac precincts give Durand a
plurality over Bliss of 9,751. Bliss car
ried Kent county by about 1,400, al
though Warner has a majority there
of 3,459, and William Alden Smith car
ries the county by 4,96S. Smith leads
the ticket. Bliss was cut in the Sol
diers' Home precinct.
The congressman.
The majorities Of the eleven success
full Republican candidates for congress
are well up to two years ago. In the
second Townsend carries every county
except Washtenaw, his plurality being
about 2,100. The pluralities in the
other districts are: Third, Gardner,
AGO; fourth, Hamilton, 5,275; fifth,
William Alden Smith, 1000; sixth,
Sam W. Smith, 4,307; seventh, Memoir
ran, 5,037; eighth, Fordney, $3.50;
ninth, Bishop, 6,625; tenth, Loud,
3,6OS; eleventh, Darragh, 1875;
twelfth, Young, 1916.
II Wayne County.
Wayne county was decidedly the
football field in Tuesdays election in
the state of Michigan, and of course
the city of Detroit was the storm CEN
| ter. Not only was the contention be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties fierce, but what was undoubt-
eddy one of the most bitter congress.
| sional struggle the First district has
known for twenty years, occupied a
| front position on the stage. The is
sue. of ripperism injected into the
| mayoralty and numerous personal con.
troversies inside party lines had a tell.
| ing effect and defeated at least one
candidate on the Republican county
ticket.
In point Of numbers, Governor Bliss
| was the worst sufferer, running nearly
10000 votes behind his ticket. II was
| shown, however, that this was not a
result of the governor signing the rip
per bills, for the reason that Oarstens
who made his campaign for mayor on
ripper platform, was defeated by
Maybury by nearly 1000 votes.
The hard fight was for sheriff, and
returns give Dickson majority OF
1,043. In the same precincts Snow
beat Marschner for treasurer 1884.
Clerk-McGregor, 26,831; Weber
21,199; McGregor's majority, 1882.
Register-Gulley, 1926; Esper, %,
373; Gulley's majority, 1853.
Prosecuting attorney-Hunt, 26,576;
Haug, 21,5OS; Hunts majority, 5,06S
The only Democrat elected on the
county ticket was Snow for county
treasurer and Is probably a direct re
suit of the Republican quarrel ovei
the primaries.
The congressional fight was In
tensely bitter and was largely a per
sonal campaign against Corllss, who
was candidate for fourth term. Luck
ing made a vigorous canvass and