The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-02
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$40 SAoSSon On tue local OVLIQ
question IN 20 counties in Micnir
yesterday, gave IA to the anti-s2loon
forces and IL to the vets. Six couu-
Ties, Ingham, Lapeer, Arenac. Oee-
NAV, Otsego. and Presque Isle. went
back TO the license column. and Wex-
ford and Mecosta outlawed the sa-
looms after being wet since the previ-
GUS election.
Cadillac is the capital OF Wexford
county. State Labor Commfssioner
Perry +. Powers lives there. He has
waged a bitter fight on me sal6ons
with telling effect. He Mas acfiveNauI
the prosecution or alleged illegal vot-
ers yesterday.
Oakland. Ingham and Shiawassee
were also the scenes OF hard tights
between the anti-saloon and license
forces. Oakland remains In the wet
column. but the majority has been cut
about 90. Ingham, OF which Lansing
Is the capital, returns to the license
side after being dry for two years
Both sides conducted a vigorous battle
In that section and the result was in
doubt up TO late hour yesterday
The election means that S5 counties
in Michigan are dry now and 4S wei.
L COniDuiCu Will Do QIl anu n wei
1911 and 40 dry and AZ wet In 1910.
There were many bitter fights In the
municipal elections throughout Mich
igan Republicans and Democrats in
| Flint combined on Charles 8. Mott, a..
manufacturer. who ran on an inde+
pendent ticket and defeated John.
Mention, Socialist, who had BEEN
mayor one term. All the Socialist
aldermen were defeated In that city.
| The Socialists were also defeated at
Greenville. where they have bn In
powr for year.
The voters OF Grand Rapids re-
elected George Tllis, for the fourth
time.
An interesting feature Is the cleo
tion OF Rev. FIR. J. p. Dunnigan. q
Catholic priest, and a chaplain OF the
Michigan National Guard, as mayor
OF Lapeer. He ran on the Republican
ticket
The question OF municipal owner
ship Of the water works was defeated
| in Ann Arbor by three votes. This
had been predicted. the opponents OF
the proposition pointing out that the
plant was wholly inadequate for the
needs of the city. Ii was therefore
not defeat for city ownership. The
good roads proposition was carried I'm
Ann ATbor. but the county voted
strongly against 1t. and 1t was defeat
ed
The municipal ownership advocates
In Ypsilanti scored a victory when the
proposition TO grant another franchise
chise 10 the gas company was defeat
ed by 5sS majority.
KALAMAZOO. Mich, April 2s-
Only drastic efforts on the part or
the Democrats late yesterday after
noon, prevented the Socialists from
electing a mayor in this citq. As ID
was they came within 156 votes or
putting w. t. Curry, a Socialist, into
the chair Charles B. Hays, Demo
crat, was elected.
S. 4. W. Vosburg. (Rep.,l, ran over
coo behind the winner.
The Socialists for the first time IN
the history OF Kalamazoo, elected the,
two aldermen to the council, Guy Il.
Lockwood and Byron yanblarcom.
The bonding issue for $4,000 for
new light plant carried. the $4,000
bond issue for extension OF the water )
mains was successful. and the sic, ,OO0
bond Issue for a new detention hos
pitaI also carried.
GRAND, RAPIDS, Mich, April 2 ~
Geo. f. (Deacon) Ellis was re-electt y,
by a plurality OF 54l votes for four1
term in yesterdays municipal ele<r<ne
over George r. Perry, his Dep0oont 70
opponent and former maye;... ,.on=e n
city. The balance Of the a a !. v.
city ticket was. also eleaE most . = I
majority. TSS newepficss found Fefs
,s nsye a, 4. y IN as 70 the vast soper''F''y