The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
SOCIALISTS MAKE GOOD SHOW
ING IN FIRST APPEARANCE.

ING IN FIRST APPEARANCE.
Citizens Ticket Repudiated By
from 80 to so Votes. Largest
Vote Ever Recorded in Village.
Winners Represent Wet Element.
Clio Will be Irrigated this Year
Possibly-Possibly Not.
The Citizens party, which has
been in control of the village at
fairs for several years was repudi-
,ated by the people in no uncertain
manner at the polls on Monday.
Last years election was very close
and the largest vote in the history.
of the village was recorded at that
time but Mondays vote created a
new record on history's page and
there was nothing close about it.
IN The voters, of the village eX-
perienced one Of those periodical
revolts against the party in power.
which seem to be the regular
thing in politics, and they showed
their desire for a change by elect
ing all the candidates on the Peo-
ples party ticket by plurallties
ranging from thirty to fifty.
The Peoples party polled III
straight votes while the total for
the different candidates ran from
12S TO 40; the Citizens party had
76 straight votes and totals run
ming from 81 to SO; while the So
sialist party, which made its ini-
tial appearance on the local polit-
ical field at this election, polled a
x-straisbpAyote of 9 and totals rang
g from II to 20 ~
The result Of the election leaves
fhe question as to whether or not
an irrigation plant will be estaD-
lished in Clio, in considerable
doubt. The three newly elected
trustees are supposed to be wet
while the three who hold over are
supposed to be "dry."
-, Wherever a few of the citizens
are gathered together the question
of "to irrigate or not to irrlgate
is sure to be one of the main topics
of discussion. II will take two
thirds vote of the board of trustees
TO repeal the present ordinance
prohibiting saloons in Clio, and the
citizens are wondering whether or
NOT one of the "dry" trustees, who
hold over, will vote with the
awets" on the question OF repeal
ing the ordinance and thus make
the necessary two-thirds. If none
of the holdovers vote in favor oil
repeal, the victory of the "wets''
will be but a hollow one as far as
local irrigation is concerned and
our thirsty citizens will still have
Aside from the wet and dry
60 make their usual pilgrimages.
Aside from the wet and dry
question neither The Citizens or the
Peoples party made any definite
declaration as to what position
they took upon any subject, and
IL is still a question what benefits
or improvements the village will
pain or lose as a result of the elec-
tion.
The Socialist party, unlike the
others. went into the fight with a
definite platform and declaration
OF principles; there was no doubt
As TO where they stood. This be-
sng the party's first appearance on
fhe local political field, they nat
orally did not expect to win out,
md they are well pleased with the
resuIt even If the Flint Daily
! Twaddle did see fit to come out
with headline announcing that
aihe Socialists were showed under
IN Clio. They say that snow Is
easily melted and II will take
something heap more permanent
chan snow 10 keep them under. The
new party polled an average OF
fourteen votes this year but II
would be a mighty unsafe predic-
sion to say that they will not get
more than that next year.
The successful candidates would
well to carry out some Of the
expressed in the Socialist
I'm. The Improvement of the
reels, a systematic method OF
disposing of refuse and garbage
bctter equipment for the health
officer; the eight hour day and
minimum wage Of two dollars per