The Courier keeps up its antilection non...

The Courier keeps up its antilection nonsense. It reports Mr. Gilday's speech at the Dundee convention, using a gross preversion of what he really did say, and has "Many Democrats" write Communications for it. "Many Democrats" should be retired for use in the next campaign. The Courier will need him then. A Study of Election Returns. A study of the official election returns develops a number of interesting facts, of which the following are a few: There were ior less votes cast in Ann Arbor city for justice of the supreme court than there were for mayor. Eugene G. Mann had 77 more votes than did Durand, the democratie candidate for justice, while Thompson had 42 more votes than the combined republican and prohibition vote for justice. Ann Arbor city gave Hooker, republican, iS plurality for judge of the supreme court, while for regent Fletcher had 9 majority over Bunker and Kiefer had 32 over Harmon. Judge Kinne had in Ann Arbor city 334 more votes than the republican and populist candidates for supreme court judge, and Mr. Gilday had 2S0 less votes than did the democratie candidate for the supreme court. The total vote on the state ticket in Ann Arbor city was: Judge of the supreme court, Durand, D., 874; Hooker, R., 892; Grece, pop., 20; Walker, prohib., 60; regents, Harmon, D., 857, Bunker, D., 868; Kiefer, R., 889, Fletcher, R., 877; judge of circuit court, Gilday, D., 614, Kinne, R. , 1,246; for county school commissioner, Cavanaugh, D., 90;;, Calkins, pop., 165. The precinct giving the largest democratie majority for justice of the supreme court was the fifth ward, Ypsilanti, which gave 123, the second ward, Ann Arbor, giving 120. The precinct giving the larg■ est republican majority was the sixth ward, Ann Arbor, 118. The precinct giving the largest vote for Durand was Manchester, 246, the smallest vote for Durand being Webster, 36. The precinct giving Hooker the largest vote was Sylvan, 261, and the precinct giving Hooker the smallest vote was Freedom, 27. Judge Kinne's largest vote was in the first ward, Ann Arbor, 314, while Sylvan was second with 297. Judge Kinne's smallest vote was obtained in Dexter, 51. Mr. Gilday's largest vote was obtained in Sylvan, 215, while Manchester was second with 212. His smallest vote was in Freedom, 19. Mr. Cavanaugh's largest vote was in Manchester, 244, while his smallest vote was in Freedom, 33. Gilday's vote in Ann Arbor city was 268 larger than Landon's six years ago, while Kiune's vote was 102 less than six years ago. In the whole county, Gilday received 103 more votes than did Landon, while Kinne received 1,191 less than six years ago. The prohibition question was up six years ago, and over 9,000 votes were polled upon the question. Cornpared with six years ago the democratie vote on supreme court judge was 798 less, the republican vote is 302 less, and the prohibition vote is 7.1 more. In Ann Arbor city Gilday's vote showed an increase in every ward over Landon's vote of six years ago, the increase being as follows: First ward, 49; second, 49; third, 75; fourth, 64; fifth, 12; sixth, 19. The vote for Judge Kinne showed a decrease by wards as follows: First, 15, third, 53; fourth, 49; fifth, 58; and an increase in the second ward of 9, and 64 in the sixth. The democratie vote this year in the county was 1,628 less than last fall, the republican vote was 1,017 less, the people's vots was 20 more, and the prohibition vote was 1S4 less. Comparing the vote on supreme court justice in Washtenaw with that of two years ago this spring, the democratie vote shows a decrease of 234, the republican an increasc of 285, and the prohibition a decrease of 37. The total vote is 104 larger. In the following towns the democratie vote shows an increase over the democratie vote of two years ago this spring: Freedom, 6t; Lodi, i Lyndon, 12; Saline, 6; Superior 33; Sylvan, 16; Webster, 13; Yoik, ij: Vpsilanti city, 59; while in the following places the democratie vote s hows a decrease: Anti Arbor city, 1 03; Ann Arbor town, 52; Augusta, 2 o; Bridgewater, 39; Dexter, 27; 'ima, 24; Manchester, 36; Northheld, 39; Pittsfield, 2S; Salem, 12; cio, 25 ; Sharon, 14 ; Ypsilanti town, 25. A study of these figures should greatly impress the democrats with what might be done if the f uil vote was gotten out.