The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
STRAIGHT TICKETS
AND HEAVY VOTE
FR|GATEnOEMs.
Judges Phslsn and Murphy 0zly
Minority Party Candidates sure 4
Election, Although Judge Con-
molly Seems Safe.
School Board Ring Due for SmaSh-
ing-Je6ries and Sellers in
Hot Battle.

The first straw from the eiec-
tion came with the opening Of the
ballot box for the 2 O'Clock count
IN the first precinct Of the Second
ward. II showed 8 RepubIIcan
straight tickets, 10 Republican
splits, 80 Democratic straIohts, 3
Democratic splits, with the mixed
tickets totaIing 80. The vote lo
against Eastern standard time.
In the first Of the First, 143
ballots had been cast on the city
ticket up to 2 o'clock. Of theoo
113 were straight Democrats.
The report Of the o'clock
count In the third Of the FIrsf
was that PheIan, HisIop and EEL v
lers were In the lead.
IL there Is any one feature Of thG.
spring election today that stands ont
above the others IL Is the unusually
neavy vote being cast. Naturally thfl
mas brought Joy into the RepubIican
camp and has given some Of the Dem
ocratic aspirants, especially the 1udi-
clal candidates, something OF scare.
While the election OF Judge Phelan. a.
recorder, and Judge Murphy. as CIR
cult judge, seems sure and many Re-
publicans are splitting their tickets
for these men, the other Democrats
for judicial honors are
trihe worried. Judge Connolly. how
ever, has little to fear, as far as can
be judged from the sentiment express
ed In the booths The Indications are
that he will leave his Republican op-
ponent, Thomas Hislop. far In the
rear ~
Phelan Sweeping City.
Judge Murphy is picked by many to
lead the poll on the county ticket.
while Judge Phelan, In spite or an un-
usually large percentage OF straight
tickets, bids fair TO carry
every ward In the city by comfortable
His opponent is Frank A.
Rasch. who has made practically mo-
whatever.
Outside OF Judge Murphy, the Dou,c
cratic candidate for-circuit judGe uhoi
profted most by the splitting OF Ho~
publican tickets, were Judge Hosmer.
Corporation Counsel Hally and
Charles t. wilkins. The latter showed
surprising strength and in some quar-
ters was looked upon as a winner.
Judge Donovan, Louis OFT and Hugh
Shepherd were badly siashed among
the silent voters, as nearly as could
be learned. while Judge Mandell.
Prosecutor Van lne and George p.
Codd showed considerable strength In
the same precincts. Out In the Seven
teenth. however, particularly in the
seventh precinct, OFT and Donovan
seemed to be favorites, and Il was
freely predicted that they would carry
the precinct by large majorities. There
is also strong sentiment for Judge
Donoyan in some precincts OF the
Ninth ward, partly through the
earnest efforts put forward by Charles
A. Gadd, OF the city clerks once.
Jeffries Strong on East Side.
While ex-Justice F. Sellers made q
good showing on the west side In the
early poll, the sentiment In the east
side wards was strong for Justice JEFF
fries through the east side wards.
even in some districts that are nor
mally Republican. In the seventh OF
In the city, Jeffries has q strong labor
but the police, In nearly
every section OF the city are doing
some quiet, but effective work against
him, through their friends, because
Of the feeling that Jeffries IL pre1u-
diced against policemen.
The contest for police justice win
probably be the closest OF any In the
and the one on which the
greatest interest Is centered. The re-
suit probably will not be known dein-
ltely until well toward the end OF the
count
Auditor Charles A. Buhrer looks an
easy winner for reelection. At least
there were no surface manifestations
OF Cunningham sentiment except I'm
the strongly Democratic wards.
Machine Due For Smash.
The indications point TO victory
Tor the ti-Martindale forces In