The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-11
MayoR-ELEcr WHITE.


as Named on HE Republican Ticket.
Seven hundred and twenty-seven
voters out of the one thousand, nine
hundred and fifteen who voted for may
or, Monday voted for Vernon NJ. White
and elected him.
The other one thousand, one hundred
and eighty eight who were opposed to
him, divided their votes among the
Messrs. Ira G. Curry, Edwin A. Could
and @. A. Byerly in such a proportion
that Mr.. White had sixty-six more votes
than the greatest number received by
any of the other three, Mr.. Curry. The
result, while coming far from express
ing the choice of the majority of the
city for mayor was, nevertheless, a
victory for Mr.. White-none of the
other candidates came as near ma
| jority as did he. Pitted against any
one of the other three the result might
have been quite differentiated again,
with due regard to the vote getting
qualities of Mr.. White-it might not
have been.
At all events it was most marked
personal victory. While THE TIMES
was in favor Of different candidate and
does not pretend for moment to be
pleased with the result, yet it cannot
refrain from congratulating Mr.. White
on his election. He made it purely
personal contest and won complete
victory. The only thing now remain
ing to be done is to stand by him as 10y
ally as would be done with any other
mayor in any plan he may have for the
acknowledged good of the city and it's
progress during the coming year. Any
other course would come with poor
grace from this paper or from any citi
zen who has the welfare of Owosso at
heart.
The election of Fred Edwards by
majority of 1865 votes, all of the votes
cast for the Office of city clerk, does not
mean that he was forgotten or opposed
by the men who did not vote for clerk
at all, but simply means that they knew
he was going to be elected anyway, and
because there was no candidate for
clerk on their ticket neglected to vote for
any. Fred's popularity with all citizens
and the voters of every party, especially
with the factory workers and union
men generally is so great that there
could have been but one outcome to
the election, no matter how many can
didates there had been in the field
against him.
The election of John T. Walsh, city
treasurer by the majority of 795 was
fine compliment to that gentleman,
especially when he had as good men to
run against as were placed on the demo
cratic and prohibition tickets. His
election was conceded from the start,
but the size of the majority is matter
of no small pleasure to him and to his
friends all over the city.
The majority given Neil r. Walsh for
justice of the peace, sos, was almost as
big compliment for him as the MAORI
ty given the gentleman of the same
name for treasurer since Mr.. n. r.
Walsh has been resident of this city
but little more than a year Moreover
he was running against democrat who
has stood high in his party and has the
respect of good citizens generally. Mr.
Walsh made lively campaign and
clean one, and made a large number of
friends through it.
The republican candidates for school
inspectors, J. H. Robbins and Will E.
Collins, were elected by large MAORI
ties
In the wards all of the republican
candidates, with three exceptions, were
elected. In the second ward where G.
A. Baldwin has been elected year after
year with only three exceptions-when
he was defeated one year by James
II. Calkins, then by Albert E.
Hartshorn, and another when A. b.
Crane defeated him-he was again
ClcCtcu w Ills oiu poolIlOu Wy a. SIlldll
majority over Mr.. Crane In the fourth
ward Alderman A. l.. Densmore proved
a harder runner at this particular time
than c. E. Rigley, Jr., who made his
first appearance in city politics at this
election, and, taking all the circum-
stances into account, made creditable
showing. Mr.. Rigley has good material
in him for aldermanic or any other
public duties, and will probably be
heard from again with different results.
In the fifth ward Col. j. H. Moyses did
not receive expected endorsement and
was beaten by Mr.. VanSice, candidate
on the Citizens ticket. In every other
case in the wards the republican nomi-
nees were elected as shown by the
official canvass of the vote published in
this issue.
Whether the members of congress
from this state who have been standing