The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-04-08

ISb, and NorWin over MS opponent
for Treasurer by So Votes.
Twenty city officers were elected
Monday. Of these sixteen were repub-
licans and but four were democrats.
But the latter four were elected to such
offices that the other democrats of the
city may be excused for thinking that
the result is best expressed by turning
the figures around, placing the sixteen
in their favor and the four in favor of
their republican opponents. They elect
ed their candidates for mayor, treas
urer, and in the second and third wards
their candidates for alderman. AS a
result two new democratic faces will
appear in the council, John Fl. BRANDED
from the third, James Fl. Copas from
the second; the city taxes will be paid
to Treasurer, and ex-Mayor,- Thomas
Kerwin; and Mayor Stanley e. Parkill
will occupy the executive seat in the
council room.
There is always more or less of
tendency, after any election to explain"
it all. Few people can resist displaying
certain amount of 'I-told-you-so-e ed
ness. but about the only good of any
thing of this sort is in attempting to
see from the verdict of the ballots what
the mistakes of the party nominations.
were, in order to avoid similar ones in
the future. In the present case this
seems entirely useless also. No one
tdeHies that Thomas M. Wiley would
make good mayor. No one
denies his popularity. His name was
mixed up with no breath or rumor of
scandal He was both before the cleo
tion and now, regarded on every hand
with the highest esteem. But for some
reason the majority of the voters cast
their votes for Mr.. Parkill. THE TINES,
if it should hazard any opinion what
ever, would be inclined to believe that
they voted for Mr.. Parkill simply be-
cause they believed he would be the best
mayor. This is highly complimentary
to Mr. Parkill Ii is not in the least
uncomplimentary to Mr.. Wiley. One
good candidate was defeated by another
one.
The choice of the voters for treasurer
was a surprise Here again there was
no reason for the defeat of the republi-
can candidate, Jas. H. Laverock, who is
one of the most respected and public
spirited business men in the city. The
democratic nominee has apparently,
however stronger pull with the voters
of the city somewhere. He has before this
been elected mayor on the democratic
ticket He has been closely associated
with the workers in the factories by
his work for years in the Office OF the
master mechanic at the Ann Arbor
shops in this city and the ballots seem
to show that he was regarded as one of
them. There was absolutely nothing
to be said against him as was true of
his opponent, and u shade of difference
in that elusive something called popu-
larity gave him the position. He will
l1oshc SlACCllcHO tlSdsuLCI
Fred Edwards, the republican candi-
date for city clerk is another example
of what this same elusive popularity
will do for candidate. Mr.. Edwards has
been factory employee also, and while
that alone would not turn the tide of an
election in favor of any man in Owosso
yet he has happy way, all the year
around too, of carrying himself SO that
factory men and other citizens alike l.
ways feel that he is one Of them. His
election by majority of SAT ut an cleo
tion as badly split up as was Mondays
is fine compliment both to his popular
ity and to the satisfaction he has given
in his work in the clerks Office.
For school inspector Lloyd Webb the
republican candidate, was elected with
a majority of 321. There is seldom a
contest over this Office which is usually
taken to be the normal party vote.
The republican candidates for super
visor in all the wards were elected by
majorities ranging from A to 1876. The
nearest approach to contest appeared
to be in the second and fourth where
A. b. Crane and v. M. White were elect
ed by majorities of A and 45 respec-
lively. All Of the supervisors elect
with the exception of the supervisor
from the fifth ward have already served
the city. and county on the board and
evidently their constituents were salts
fed with their records
The votes in the different wards for
alderman caused some surprises. In
the first the voters evidently did not
chargeit up against A. L. Nichols be-
cause he had been Q member of the