Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-09


posed Republican incumbent, was
reelected to his seventh consecu-
tive term with total vote of
$50 in Tuesdays off year cleo
ton. Voting was considered COM
paratively light as local voters Sc
lected their first officials since
London became a city under the
last census. Most Republican
candidates were successful and
the school levy passed by a COM
Portable margin.
Probate Judge Maurice Beath-
ard Democrat, who was not
candidate for mayor, although his
name remained on the bal
lot, was given a complimentary
vote of 265.
Republican Mrs. Lottie Daily
won the new municipal position
of city auditor by defeating Ev-
elyn Conlon Cd 655 to 361.
j. E. Byers, (R) was reelected
city treasurer with 729 votes to
273 for Mrs. Vaughn Decker, his
Democratic opponent.
New counciImen
Principal interest in the Lon
don election centered probably
in city council.
1t provided London with five
new councilmen. They are: Harold
Sparling, Graham Megaw, John
w. Stroupe, Bus Chesbrough,
and William j. Robson.
Harold Sparling Republican.
who recently resigned as Justice
of the Peace, was elected presi-
dent of council with 787 votes to
Democrat Paul E. Hackett's total
vote of 226.
All three of the Republican cam
didates for councilman-at-large
were swept into office by sub
stantial votes. They were Robert
NJ. Creath, incumbent, TAO; James
V. Shaw, incumbent, 675; and
William ]. Robson, 633.
Defeated Democrats were John
X. Coberly, incumbent, 308 votes
and Charles Cameron, 388 Don
Bardon, Democrat, had withdrawn
from the race.
Wallace v Nichols, unopposed
for city solicitor, received the
office with vote of 673.
Ward councilmen elected were:
FIRST WARD-Graham Megaw,
(R) 155 votes over Ralph White
side, Cd 126 votes.
SECOND WARD-John Stroupe
Cd 134 votes to David Laird, tR)
SO.
THIRD WARD-B. v. Ches-
brough, tR) 104 votes to Merrill
Emmons, Cd 81.
FOURTH WARD-Russell Nc
Shane, Cd 166 votes to Doris
Holloway tR) ~.
London's school levy renewal of
2 mills for five years was passed
by a vote of 814 FOR the levy
to 233 votes AGAINST. The I'M
ion Twp, vote was 25 FOR and
2 AGAINST.
Glen Woosley and Maynard
Dickerson, unopposed for the To-
cal Board of Education, were both
returned to office for another
term.
Total Vote
The total Madison County vote
Tuesday was 1929, according to
the Board of Elections.
Elected to the Madison County
Board of Education were Isaiah
Call and Cecil A. Reed.
Elected to the Madison Local
School Board were: George Ropp
and Edgar Smith.
Mayors elected in Madison
County villages were: West JEFF
ferson-Homer Braithwaite; Mt
Sterling, Roscoe G. Friddle: Mid
way, Adam B. Morgan; Plain
City, Edward Willis; South Solon
Stanley Marsh.
Plain City Returns
From Union County
William culpeper, clerk Of
the Board OF Elections an
nounced Thursday results of
the Plain City village election
would be undetermined until
returns were received from
Marysville, since part of
Plain City Is in Union County.
The Union Madison county ,
line runs through Plain City
and a substantial number of
the village votes are cast in
Union county precinct, the
clerk explained.
Results can be announced
as soon as the returns are re-
ceived from the Union County
board.
Vote On School
Board stymied
Madison County Board of Elec-
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