South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-10
TOWNSHIPS SPLIT
HONORS, OFFICIAL
RETURNS REVEAL
Republicans and Democrats
Share Victories in Rural
Campaigns.

-~+oA ACNNIhS run the various
townships in the county Thursday
showed a disregard OF party lines
and as many split tickets as fea-
tured the state and county election
returns.
Clean sweeps OF all offices were
scored by the Democrats in Harris,
Clay. Madison, Warren and Center
townships while the Republicans
took all offices in Penn. German.
Liberty, and Greene townships. The
remaining townships in the county
were divided almost equally in their
choice OF Democrat and Republican
officials.
Ryder Gets Landslide"
In Portage township the Demo-
Gratis walked away with the offices
Of trustee, two justices Of peace; and
constable. while the Republicans
won only the assessors job.
No Democrats ran for Office IN
Greene township. leaving a clear
field for the Republicans.
One of the greatest walkaways Of
the election came m Warren town
ship where Ryder, a Democrat, won
out over Cauffman. Republican, by a
count of 23O TO 9. Whitseu also
representing the Democrats, won the
trusteeship in the same township by
a majority Of 40 votes over his OPP
ponent Peterson.
Official returns from the various
townships Thursday were:
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Hildebrand. r, s055--
Armstrong, d.. 1911.
Assessor. Taggart. r. s52s-
VoOrde. d., 1902.
Justice of Peace, Moon, r, 1888
Taylor. r, 797S-Harmon, d., $500
-Plante. d., s419.
Constable. Doan, r. sOs7-Lass, r,
S179-Gunderman, d., 1910.
PENN TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Hunsberger, r, 2344-
Kennedy. d., 2114.
Assessor. Meningitis. r. 2285-
Shively, d.. 21S0.
UNION-TOWNSHIP.
Assessor Houser, T. S23-Gillis.
d.. 32s.
Advisory board, Motifs. r. 374-
Taylor, r, 77-Hawblitzel. d., 275.
WARREN TOWNSHIP.
Trustee. Peterson. r, 137-whit-
sell. d., 1877.
Assessor, Cauffman. r. 9-Ryder.
d.. $50.
OLIVE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee. White. =. 3s6-Fields, d.,
4S5.
Assessor, Rodgers, r. 5s7-Bates,
d.. 253.
Advisory Board. Bennett. r. 513-
Horton. T.. 524-Shedd. +, SPA.
NJ. Miller, d., SO7-F. ]. Miller, d.,
302-Prowd. d.. 324.
GERMAN TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Caldwell, r. 116-Mat-
thews. d.. 100.
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Kuehl, r. 157-Mulligan
d., III.
MADISON TOWNSHIP.
Trustee. Loucks. Jr., r. 176-Gor-
don. d.. 37s.
Assessor. Balmer, r, 1Ss-TrOxel
d.. 500.
Advisory Board, Klein. r. 2Os-
Maier, r, 2O3-Weber. T., 2O7-Gey-
er. d.. 355-Schlemmer, d., $50
Zerger, d., 349.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Thornton, T.. S5-Wolf
d.. 100
Assessor, Krupp. r. 5S-shimp
d., 1876.
CENTER TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Cheney, r, 7s-Byers, d.
166.
Advisory Board. Hildebrand. r.
121-Jackson, r, 122-Miller. r, 125
Battles, d.. 125-Ira Hartman, d.
14O-Whitmer, d., 123-Frank Hart.
man, 13e.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, Nash. T., 3OO-Place. d.
546.
Assessor. Bellinger. r. 36s-smith
d., $50.
Advisory Board, Blaine. r. s4s-
Dipert, r, 3S5-Morris, r, 343-
Fisher. d.. 3O4-McCabe. d.. 3i4.
Justice of Peace. Sellers. r, 2s3-
Kyle. d.. 357.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Assessor. Steele. r. 350-Cassel
d.. 217.
Advisory Board. Foote. r, 3s2-
Geyer. r, 566-Smith. T., 357-Cas
ady d., 2Os--Sheneman. d.. 2O9-
Stull, d., 211.
GREENE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee OFT. r, 1913.
Assessor, Sheneman. r. 124.
Advisory Board. Gardiner. r. Ill