The Detroit times., 1915-04-03


Mayor Marx. The opposition to the
amendment giving the aldermen an
increase OF pay is expected to be
enough to beat it The other amend
ments have suffered few open at.
tacks
Besides the amendments and
propositions involving an expend-
iture OF money. on which taxpaying
women may vote. there are three
charter amendments ON which only
men may vote. They call for the
establishment Of a municipal Jour
nal. the abolition Of the o'clock
count in regular elections. and the
transfer OF names by the city clerk.
when a ward Is redistricted thus
doing away with the necessity of re-
registration.
II is conceded that the entire Re
publican state ticket will be elected.
The state ticket bears the names OF
candidates for two supreme court
Justices. two regents OF the Uniyer.
Isity OF Michigan. superintendent
OF public instruction. q member OF
! the state board OF education. and
two members OF the state board OF
lagriculture.
There are only two offsces on the
county ticket. and the Republican
candidates are conceded the victory
/ Prosecuting attorney and county
auditor are the only positions to be
hIled.
Police Justice Gainey's reelection
admitted. The race between Jus
tee Jefries and former Justice Sell
ers promises to be close: both are
claiming victory. Adolph Marsch-
ner's reelection as justice OF the
peace, is conceded
There are aldermsnic contests In
ave yards. and in two Of them there
are sharp contests Albert G.. Kunz
will doubtless have little trouble In
the Seventeenth In the Eights>-th.
however, the fight being made by
former Aid. John c. Garvey. Demo
crat is giving William J. Wilson
the Republican candidate. sleepless
nights. oBth men live In the upper
end OF the ward II Is said that
Jack Sowan, whom Wilson defeated
for the nomination. will carry the
lower end OF the ward for the Re
publican. but Garvey's strength is
A -, oar,4,taS O.. l.. 1919
erabIe.
Charles A. Ashe and William A.
Riehert. the Republican cs>rdates
In the Nineteenth ward, expect little
trouble In defeating John n. Becker
and James 8. Watt In the Twentieth
ward. the Republican candidate. VIII.
liam r. Zoeller, has only a Socialist
opponent. DR. August l. Burdeno.
4 Julius l. KrimmelI Republican
candidate In the Twenty-nrst ward.
Is opposed by william T. Renick,
Democrat The contest has develop.
ed into an issue between Aid. Dinge.
man. who Is working hard for Krim.
n.ers election. and former Aid. VII.
liam Hillger, for whose real estate
business Mr.. Renick is manager. The
ward Is normally Republican.
The Republican candidates for e.
timator In these wards expect little
trouble In being elected.
There are elections for school IN
spectors In IL wards The only con
test OF note Is that between Fred J
Seoyel. Republican, and Inspector
Joseph charbonneau. Democrat. IN
the Sixth ward. Elsewhere, the Re
publicans are sure that they will win
Saturday. from 10 .. m. Il
registration. day. The rules are a.
follows:
Men Who were sick. or absent from
the city. on previous registration
: days. may register. Men who have
changed their residence since thelr
lsst registration may register.
Tarpaying women. and women
who are the parents or guardians o,
children Of school age (ive 10 u
: years), may register for the schoo
election. I. viii also be possible q
. register for the school election on
!. Monday.
Taxpayi1x women may register u
2 vote on the amendments and prop
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