The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07
E.0. P. CARRIES
I TWENTY OUT OF
FORTY-SKT TOWNS
Elect More Mayors in State
Than Democrats and Pro-
gressives Combined
TO CALL SPECIAL GRAND
JURY IN GRAND RAPIDS
Charges Of Vote Buying and
Fraud Follow Heated Fight.
Which Ellis Wins

General review of city elections
held throughout the state, Monday
indicates an overwhelming list Of vic.
tories for the Republican party In
city elections. the q. O. p. followers
having elected 20 mayors In the 46
cities voting. The Democrats car
risd away IL. the Progressives hve
and the various Fusion tickets
brought forth by local conditions. TO-.
Serious charges followed the cleo
tion In Grand Rapids. the largest city
In the state voting for mayor. IT 10
charged that money has been useo
to corrupt the electorate and Prose-
cutOr Phelps. while refusing to COM
ment on whether or not*a special
investigation would be made. inti-
mated that the evidence collected by
corps Of dictagraph operators, had
been turned over to the circuit Judge.
The hight In Flint was character
tied by break In the Socialist ranks
which resulted in the nomination OF
Charles &. Mott, former mayor, as an
independent candidate. Motifs break
with Democratic National Commit
teeman K. O. Wood. resulted In his
defeat and the election Of John X.
Mcdonald. q Progressive.
There was little excitement In
other elections for supervisors and
other township and county ofiicers
unless the tight was based on the
local option fight In counties voting
on that proposition.
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Especially Charges Of election cor
ruption and vote buying were rife
here, last night. following the an
nouncement that 10 dictagraph OPP
orators had been at work In various
places OF political activity during the
last few weeks and had collected
mass OF evidence which would war
rant the calling OF special grand
jury TO investigate election irregu-
iaritics.
THE calling of a grand jury is
now up to the circuit judge" said
Prosecutor Phelps, today. my office
has investigated several charges late
", but am not In position to say
what they were"
1t has been learned. however, that
dictagraph records have been obtain
ed showing that money was paid to
election workers and II is said that
the money has been traced 70 the
hands OF prominent ward politicians.
III the election. Monday. George
n. ElliS. present mayor. was re-elect-
Cd by q majority Of approximately
900 over DIR. Malcolm Sinclair.
The proposition to annex South
1aHa xnA vayoa
the Pearl-st. bridge bonding issue.
ADRIAN, Mich. April 7.--(Sps-
ciaD--Dr. A. w. Chas. Democrat, was
chosen for his third consecutive term
ns mayor of this city by q plurality
II 312 over Probate Judge Harry l..
i.arwill, Republican.
Charles Lamb. Progressive, ran
third.
Three Democratic aldermen and
three Republicans were elected.
BY q majority of Ill the voters Of
Adrian accepted the commission
form of government which will take
effect April, 1915.
PORT HURON. Mich. April e.
Especial by a vote Of 1,169 to 299
the electors of Port Huron amended
the city charter to include the re-
call of city officials.
The amendment makes the recall
clause In the charter similar to the
state law. Several other amendments
to the charter including the election
yof supervisors were carried.
The electors of st. Clair county
bonded for $4,000 for new poor
house but turned down the PROPOSE
ton to bond for 100000 for good
roads.
YPSILANTI, Mich, April 7--(spe-
6isl) Lon Brown, Democrat. was
elected mayor here by a majority OF
1874. The others follow: Supervisor.
ohm Berg, Republican, first district;
liner b. Mccullough, Democrat, Sec
md district; alderman, first ward.
siueh Van DeWalker, Republican,;
,ec0nd ward, +. r. Clizbee, Repub-'
ican, reelected: third ward. Profess
or DeForest Ross, Republican,;
rourth ward. oliver Westfall. Demo-
rat, reelected: NTH, william Bur-
.haw. Democrat. Constables Stanton,
!, IQTxUSOu HIl0 III oIu A0uiPOCAA WCso
reelected. The municipal ownership
Of the gas plant was lost by 63 votes.
faood roads and charter revision car
lied.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April t.
t3pecisi. Mayor A. B. Connable
was reelected by the biggest majority
candidate for mayor ever received
n this city.
He defeated Charles Schaffer, pres.
ident of the trades and labor council
who ran on the Democratic ticket. al
moot two to one.
"a FLINT. Mich. April John r.
NIacDonsld, Progressive was elected
mayor Of Flint over Charles 8. Mott.
independent candidate, and John
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