The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-17
ELECT ION

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Republican, and George +. Hamil.
ton. Democrat.
Other candidates 10 be voted upon
in the spring election. April 6. are
Ross X. Bower, up for reelection for
the two year mayoralty term; Don
f. Comstock reelection for assess.
or for one year.
For aldermanic posts of two years.
besides those in first and fifth
wards, are Leon Y. Burrell. ward
two: Forrest II Tefft, ward three;
and William a. Jellis. ward four.
In district one, Stephen NJ. Dun.
lap is seeking the supervisor post
OF two years and Edward B. Whit
ing, the constable post for one year.
In district two. Lloyd w. Lyke is
seeking reelection as supervisor and
Bert c. Gillette Is constable.
Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Lyke are
the only two Democrats on the
spring slate. The others are Re
'publicans.
Working on the election board In
the first ward were A. II. Buttars.
Herbert Allen. Mrs. Z. r. Schill,
Mrs. F (. Darragh; second ward.
c. NJ. Loesell, John Cabaret. Mrs.
Leone Burrell. Mrs. Rote Holmes:
Third ward, George Ellsworth. Mrs.
+ Kate O'Brien. Ray Ableson, Mrs.
Forrest H. Tefft: fourth ward, Mrs.
Vina Fulton, Mrs. Robert Hickman.
Mrs. Lloyd w. Lyke, William Cole
man. and fifth ward Mrs. Webster
Springstead. VI S. Saba Dixon, Mrs
James J. Poupard, and Effiner J.
Kramer.
Five Point Margin
Otis \. Tooze in a five-point mar
gin defeated Supervisor Edward D
Foster for nomination to the one.
year supervisors post and Mrs.
Lillian NJ. Sheppard ran far ahead
or two other candidates for the one
year clerkship in Ypsilanti Town.
ship primary elections Monday.
The Tooze- Foster contest has
been under way for three years. In
1910 Mr.. Tooze was up for nomina-
tion for the first time and won by
one vote from Mr. Foster, who has
been supervisor since 1921. In the
1910 spring election, however. Mr..
Tooze was defeated by Mr.. Foster
by a small margin. In the primaries
in 1871 Mr.. Tooze received 295 votes
against Mr.. Fosters 339.
Electors Monday gave Mr.. Tooze
a barber shop owner. 272 votes and
Mr.. Foster 267 Fred Ebeler. Demo.
crat, received 10 votes for the su
pervisor's post in Mondays nom
nations.
In the clerkship contest Mrs
Sheppard received $50 votes and the
two other Republicans. Carl Clark.
SO, and Guy Ableson. 80. On the
Democratic ticket for the spring
election, April 6, Mrs. Joe J. Swope
is running for the one year office.
Treasurer Nelson Boutell defeat.
ed W. II. Gallaher for the one year
treasurer's term by vote OF 3OS
to 223. Mr.. GallaheF has entered the
contest for several years and was
township treasurer from 1925 to
1926.
Frank Rowe won the nomination
for the four year justice OF peace
ter over Almond Bales by a vote OF
217 to 2l1 For the board OF review
membership for one year Everett
Bivens defeated Oscar Welkenbach
by vote OF 279 to 161.
Three OF the four constables who
will he voted upon at the spring
election are William +. Colts, IN
cumbent, who got PSI votes in the
| primaries. Gordon Prlebe. 2S3. and
Lowell Bellen. 279 A fourth consta
bic will have to be designated by
voters in the April election.
\ total Of $40 votes were cast in
the township.
The election board was composed
OF J. Don Lawrence. Harry Losey,
Z. c. Simmonds. Andrew Martin
Mrs. Ora Miller Mrs. Ralph Parker
and Mrs Shennard