The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-07
MAYOR MAKES
WORST SHOWING
OF HIS CAREER
Never Before POlled as Few
Votes as in the Contest
Just Over
MARKS PLURALITY IS
1900; MAJORITY. 5000
Thompson Leaves Today for
Lake Trip to Secure
Needed Tonic

Oscar B. Marx was elected mayor
OF Detroit by plurality OF about H.
900 and a majority OF 5000 With a
few precincts still TO be heard from,
Marx has about $1,000 Thompson,
$4,000; Earle, 5000.
IL was the smallest vote that Mayor
Thompson ever polled In 1906 he
received 30,042 10 Colds 27,24l In
1908 he received 32,572. but was de
feated by Breitmeyer, who received
35,O63. In 1910. Thompson polled 81.
COS votes
For city clerk, Lindsay defeated
Nichols by about 10000 votes. Hen
derson, the Democratic candidate, rar
over 1000 behind Nichols. Nichols
ran 10000 ahead OF Earle,
For treasurer. Max Koch piled up
his usual big vote. He received about
$4,000, or 10000 more than Nagel
Aldrich, Progressive candidate, re
ceived about 1000.
The Republican candidates for jus
tice OF the peace were elected-Com-
mand and Richter Command. how
ever, must give up his present seat
III Jan. /, as Samuel G. Jones was
elected TO fill the vacancy which Com
mand is filling by appointment.
Mayor Thompson came TO his office
OF noon Thursday.
Never felt better in my life." he
said.
lie will leave today for trip to
Duluth on the steamer John J. Bar
lum, TO be gone about week. The
mayor says that the snow-storms or
Lake Superior at this season are the
finest tonic with which he is acquaint-
ed
What have you TO say about the
election" he was asked.
Nothing the mayor replied: AT
least, nothing to The Times. | have
nothing against YOU personally, but
your paper is a different proposition.
Oscar b. Marx and John Gillespie
spent the night with John F. Dodge
on the latter's yacht Hornet. maroon
ed In the Flats. They left Detroit
about | O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
when the count indicated that Marx
was safely elected
Well be back about seven" Mr.
Dodge promised
They went to Algonac. On the re-
turn trip the steering gear went
wrong and the Hornet poked her bow
into the reeds and went 10 Steep
There was no food aboard. and the
Hornet Is an open boat. Rain and cold
made sleep impossible The party re-
turned 70 Detroit shortly before noon
Thursday, chilled and disguised.
Horatio S. Earle was at work at 3
o'clock Thursday morning.
II have fought a good fight. | have
finished my course for this year,,
! have kept the Progressive faith. y
he said And | intend to keep II
III I had been elected, would have
given more TO Detroit than could
have afforded in work and strength
I would have tried to make record
in Office that would have been heard
OF throughout the country
Il am very glad that woman suf-
frage carried In Michigan. When the
oman vote for mayor, they will vote
for clean politics and clean city. ]
wish 20 say nothing that may embar-
rass Mr. Marx as he takes office, but
] feel that the past campaign would
have been vastly different II the wo-
men 81 Detroit could have had some
thing to say about II.
Further ! wish that all who voted
for mo would read The Times, which
in this campaign has proved itself the
only newspaper force on the side OF
purity in civic affairs
II am very glad that Mr.. GittiDs
appears TO be elected senator from,
tee FIRST A progressive minority I'm
Lansing can be very powerful force
for good government.
AS far as two years hence Is con.
cerncd, am in the hands OF the Pro
gressive party. II II should consider
me the best candidate to run for
mayor at that time, shall heed its
wishes"