The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
HEAVY VOTE Is
CAST IN STATE
Several State officers Will Be Elected
and Local Option Question De-
cided in 18 Counties.

A heavy vote Is being cast In Mich
igan. The cold weather that prevailed
when the polls opened this morning
did not affect the voters, and the num-
ber OF ballots cast up to late this after
noon showed that there was lively In
terest in all the questions at Issue.
The local option fight, which Is being
decided In l8 counties, Is the most
important phase OF the election, al
though several state officers will be
elected TO important positions,
Russell G. Ostrander and John K.
Bird. Republicans. are running for re-
election to the state supreme court
against John E. Kinnane and Herbert
A. Sanford, Democrats; BENJAMIN s.
Hanchett and Lucius l.. Hubbard. Re-
publicans, are candidates for regents
Of the university, are opposed by John
w. Anderson and Henry Kremers.
Democrats; Luther l.. Wright Is out
for reelection to the Office OF super
intendent OF public instruction, and
his opponent Is John b. Cleveland:
Thomas w. Madal Is the Republican
nominee for member OF the state
board OF education, while the Demo
cratic candidate Is James A. King:
for members Of the state board OF
agriculture, John w. Beaumont and
Jason Woodman are the Republican
candidates, against John "A, Weston
and Albert +. Stevenson, Democrats.
Election day opened very cold with
strong wind from the northwest In
Jackson county. The saloon question
will be settled there, the drys and
vets having marshaled some Of their
best speakers in that district. Gen
esee, Kalamazoo and Calhoun were
also the scenes of stirring campaign
The fourteen other counties that are
voting on the local option question
are: Alpena, Allegan, Benzie, Cheboy-
gan. Clare, Emmett. Huron, lonia.
Iosco, Montcalm, Montmorency, Ne
waygo, Sanilac, and Tuscola.
The spirited contest over the cleo
tion Of two circuit judges In lngham
county is calling out heavy vote to-
day. In Lansing the vets are oppos-
ing Judge Howard West for re-elec-
ton and are throwing their support to
Judge Charles b. Collingwood, Repub-
lican candidate for reelection, and
Arlington Bergman, OF Mason, Demo
cratic candidate The proposed char
ter revision In Lansing and the propo-
sition for bonding the county for a
new building at the poor farm also
stimulated interest to great extent.
VIII the number of saloons be in
creased in Port Huron? Is the ques-
tion now agitating the minds OF the
residents there, and ii Is one which
the city commission viii be called
upon TO decide within one week This
is the first time since the election OF
the new commission that the saloon
issue has come up and many wonder
what their action will be. The mayor
gave out an interview today in which
he said that the commission will be
guided In their action by whatever
ruling may be made by the city attor-
ney. At present there are AZ saloons
I'm Port Huron. but applications for
red tags have come In from almost
double that number. making the Issue
a ticklish one for the commission to
decide.
Encouraged by the warmest mum.
cipal campaign that has been wagod
in the last ten years, early prospects
In the 500 today were for an un-
usually heavy vote. Early balloting
was extremely heavy.