South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-07
VICTOR TAKES
OFFICIAL OATH
ON WEDNESDAY
Registration Errors Throwing
Gut Many Democratic Votes
May be Responsible For
ACkermann'S Defeat.

AT $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing Dr. Franklin T. Carson. repub-
lican victor over Rudolph Acker-
mann. was given the oath Of Office
Of mayor ~ City Clerk Harvey Ros-
tiser. In one OF the hottest city
campaigns ever staged in South
Bend. Carson was carried to vic
tory Tuesday night by margin Of
but % votes OF a total Of 1907
votes cast for all the candidates for
mayor.
The fourth ward, considered a
democratic stronghold. returned a
margin of 80 votes for Carson. and
for the first time in the city's history
a republican councilman was elected
from that ward.
Frank Bilinski, democratic can
didate for city clerk. was successful.
ass was Frank Gilmer. democratic
candidate for city Judge Gilmer
ran considerably ahead Of his ticket.
having 100 votes more than Andrew
Hildebraud. republican candidate.
Frank McCIave. socialist candidate
Tor mayor, received $40 votes.
which was the highest number re-
ceived by any socialist candidate.
That many democrats who claim
.i they had filed applications for
legistration had not been entered on
the books was discovered early
Tuesday Why these applications
had not been properly entered is not
known The length Of time between
me time an application was received
md was entered in the books may
De- responsible for this condition.
More than 800 democratic voters.
.ec0rding to the claims OF demo-
cratic leaders and poll book holders,
were deprived OF their votes because
hey had not been properly register
,d although the necessary applica-
lions had been filed.
How the Vote stood.
The total number of votes cast for
Mr.. Ackermanu was 4,66S, and those
Tor Mayor Carson, APO.
The ward councilman and the par
lies TO which they are allied are:
First ward. Edward Hagey. repub-
lean, secord ward. Frank r. Wies-
uiewski. democrat: third. Maurice G.
Nennet. democrat, fourth sherman
e.. Judson. republican: fifth. Charles
A. Beyers republican: sixth, John
plejniczak. democrat; seventh. Will
lam Goehel. republican.
August Bailey, John Kus and Ed
ward Luther We're the democrats
elected councilmen-at-larg
How Wards Voted.
The total number OF votes cast in
each ward for the respective may
orally candidates was:
First ward; Carson. 1855. Ack-
ermann. 10: McClave. 100: second:
Ackermanu. 191; Carson. 492: Nc
C1ave. 81; third Ackermann.
as; Carson, SIC; McCIave. IS;
fourth Carson, 765; Ackermann,
525; McClave. IS: NTH. Carson.
$50: Ackermann. $50; McClave. AZ;
sixth. Ackermann, 943, Carson,
s1I. McClave, 50; seventh: Carson,
1859; Ackermann. 66S; McClave.
J2s.
The total number Of votes cast for
clerk and city judge was. Clerk. A.
f5- for Bilinski. 4,55s. Studebaker.
anu $50 ANI fidoA4Nes Ite SoclallS
,andidate.
judge. Gnmer. democrat. +.93S;
dldehrand republican Alas. and
Hiro. socialist. 4G5.
Votes on City Clerk.
The vote by wards ON city clerk
- the democratic. republican and
socialist tickets follows.
Clerk; First ward. Studebaker.
1850; Bilinski. $50. Haskins. s5.
second ward BWnski. S76. Stude-
baker. $50. HaslIius. g. Third
ward Bilinski 500. Studebaker
5ss. Haskins &C. Fourth ward.
BllinSki 667 Studebaker 31q.
Haskins. s.. Fifth ward. Studebak-
er. III; Bilinski. csS. Haskins. So.
sixth ward. Biliuski 1893. Stude-
baker. SIS. Haskins. IS Seventh
ward Studebaker. 1.f1n- Buiuski.
20: Haskins. 137.
Judge. First ward Hildebraud.
1si3. Gilmer. sol. BRO. So Sec
-nd ward. Gumer. S37. Hudebraud.
$50. Blro. So Third ward. Gtlmer.
f2I. Hfldebrard $50. Biro. 80.
Fourth ward GImer. 755. Hide
brand. COS, Eiro 20. Fifth ward,
8udebrand 5Qs Gumer. 364. BRO.
20 Sixth ward Gnmer. .066. Hill
debrand 26S BRO. a. Seventh