The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
ELECTION RESULTS
IN NEARBY TOWNSHIPS
REPUBLICANS HAVE BEST OF THE
ARGUMENT GENERALLY
Vienna Rolls Up Unprecedented Majori
ties for All the Candidates of
the C. o. p.

streets or Clio on election day as to
whether all of the candidates on the Re-
publican ticket would "pull through"
but when the ballots were counted it
was seen there was nothing to these
apprehensions and the whole ticket
went through with oodles of votes to
spare. Following is the result in detail:
Supervisor
Orkie Hempsted, R.~.........,....247- sc
Andrew j. Littlefeld, D.........161
Clerk
Glenn Williams, R. ........ ....".31l-220
Warren Hoff, ID .......... ......... 81
Treasurer
Sylvester j. Pound, 291-179
William G. Goodrich, D..........112
Commissioner of Highways
Warren Richardson, R.......... .216- 20
Josiah G. Stout, D............ ..... 1876
Justice of Peace, for year
George Palmer. R.................29S .29S-194
George r. Johnson, D.. ...........1 104
Justice of Peace, for years
John VanVleet, R...................29 .299-l01
Alex. Richardson, D.............. SO
Justice of Peace, for years
David Eaton, R........ ........294- 4-193
Harry D. Gage, ID. 1O5
Justice of Reace, for years
Harvey D. Griswold, 310-2l5
Ora M. Field, D.................... 90
Member Board of Review
Daniel E. Montague, R..........298- -187
Harrison Allen, D...................111
Fred M. Houghton, August Yeaster,
Andrew Shelley and Frank Marshall
were elected constables by majorities
approaching 200 over their Democratic
opponents.
There were 126 straight Republican
tickets and 121 splits and 55 straight
Democratic tickets and LOG splits.
The vote on the Jail addition was lost
in the township by $50 to 149. 1t would
seem, however, that something will
have to be done to remedy the over
crowded condition of the county Jail,
which with but sixteen cells, built to
accommodate two prisoners each, is
frequently used to accommodate eighty
or ninety prisoners. The prison pens of
Russia have nothing on this institution.
Vienna did herself proud on the De-
tention Home proposition, being about
the only township in the county that
voted in favor of this humanitarian in
stitution, for which it gave the hand
some majority of 159.
The vote on presidential nominees
stood Smith, sc; Ford, a.; Simpson. 10.
The principal contests arose over the
offices of supervisor and highway COM
missioner, but the Republican candi-
dates pulled through with safe majori-
ties. We think it but just to say of
Mr.. Stout that it is conceded he has
made very capable and painstaking
officer and the only reason for his de-
feat is that he was running on the
wrong ticket. Same way with town.
ship treasurer. The old question "Why
is Democrat" seems to apply with
peculiar force in Vienna township.
The voters registered their opposi-
tion to a further lease of the Masonic
Auditorium at an annual rental of $500.
but adopted resolution offering $l25
per year for that purpose.
Appropriations for road repairs were
made as follows: $4,000 each for
repairing y mile east on south town
line, sec 81; one mile between secs. 81
and 80; one mile between secs and 8
and one mile on the Pine Run road.
Also $4,000 for the Dodge road.