The Yale expositor., 1904-04-08
STRING ELECTIONS.
Results In Various rowns-some striiS-
ting Features.

ting Features.
The municipal elections I'm Michigan
OF Monday show some quite remark
able features. Sybrant Mcssellus. Re
publican. was beaten, and Edwin T..
Sweet. Democrat, was elected mayor
OF Grand Rapids. The campaign In the
Second city was most cXtraordin-
airy one Wcsselus was III. confined 60
his house. and voicelcss. lie was able
90 be- out election day for the first
! time. and drove Zoe the afternoon 10 n
few polling places Tho remainder Of
the city ticket Went Republican; city
attorney. Moses Taggurl: marshal,
Thomas Gleason; Justice. q. &. Grang
or: clerks 81 two courts and nine SUI
pcrvlsors-at.la large. The Democrats
elected eight ont Of twelve aldermen,
but the next council will bc Repub-
lean. nevertheless
The entire Republican ticket won
out in Battle Creek, from mayor 60
cOnstahlcs
The Bay city Republicans elected
George llohcs bridge commissioner 10y
go on the east side. and 40 un the
west side. showing q party victory.
AID. Barnett. Republican. WIS elected
mayor on the west side 10y l9l major
| lily.
lonia Republicans are iuhilant over
: their first clean sweep Ina this city In
~ years
II was Republican landslide I'm
lansing. placing that party in control
after four years Of Democratic rule
The ticket elected f.: Mayor. Hugh
Lyons; clerk. VI. I. Gray: treasurer,
T.. -. cole; assessor. 4. G. Pmckney.
by clccting four aldermen. the Rcpuh-
licans make the council tie, with thu
mayor 20 decide.
In the Pontiac election the Demo
Gratis secured the mayor ana clerk
For mayor. John - Rikcr. Democrat.
won over II. &. Guillot Republican.
10y "a majority 81 IFS; VIII j. O'Rcfly.
Democrat. received "a majority OF 80
over j. H. Thorpe. Republican,. for
clerk. VIII Harris. Republican. beat
Fred Harrison. Democrat for city
treasurer by lG. lu live wards th,
Democrats elected four supervisors
three aldermen aud TWO cuustahlc~
The Republican ami Union candidate
FOR mayor of Glldwin are tied Al
the others 40" the Republican city
ticket We're elected except treasurer.
Tho Ncgauucc municipal campaign
Nas the most closely contested IN
years. Party lines were not drawn.
but nll the officials elected are Bcpub.
leans. There were two tickets. the
Taxpayers and tie Citizens. the
former winning hy nearly 200 major
ity.
The Clare Democrats elected the en-
tire city tickets with maioritics of -
for Mayor \. j. Lacey down to FOR
John kirkpatrick, FOR treasurer. They
elected four aldermen ana the council
now stands four to two in their favor
The Republicans will probably control
the county board OF supervisors.
Tho entire Republican ticket Wa,
elected Boa Eaton Rapids with large
majoritics. \ heavy vote was east ON
account of 40" local option and mu-
nicipnl ownership questions Local on
tlon carried boo the city by - aud ip
the county Dog Gn1
The Democrats Of -. John elected
Nnnuias Pouch. mayor; Spencer NJ.
Stllson. clerk. Edmund II. Osgood.
treasurer. Republicans elected both
justices. -four ont of SIS aldermen. two
oui of three supervisors. thc third hc.
ing tie The board OF supervisor,
OF Clinton county viii show "a large
Republican majority.
Albion was carried log the Rrpuh.
Iicans for tho first time Zoo many years
Chchoyggu elected % Democrat fo.
mayor and "a Republican council.
Every Republican on thc ticket was
elected in llillsdulc. except one super
visor and the city clerk Tor which
office the Republicans had uo cand.-
date
The Holland Republicans elected
Henry Gecrlings mayor with $50 ma
iority. and also treasurer. two justices.
two supervisors and three aldermen.
The Democrats elected the marshal
and two aldermen. The council stands
seven Republicans to two Democrats.
Milo u. Campbell was elected mayor
Of COldwatcr FOR third term by over
loo majority
The entire Republican township
ticket was elected Ia Detour 10y ma
iorlty ranging from Is for clerk Co
FOR constable. 10 was the greatest
I.r "a. -.