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Township Elections

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Day
3
Month
April
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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The democrats did well as the republicans had put up a determïned fight. The democrats elected Charles Braun supervisor by 38 and all the ticket excepting treasurer and highway commissioner. There was also a tie for short term lustice between Messrs. Bisbie and Bilbie. The following are the maorities, Supervisor, Charles Braun, 38; clerk, Smith,4; treasurer,Green, R., 6; highway commisioner, Botsford, R., 16; school inspector, Jetter, 14; justice, full term, Augustus Savage, 17; board of review, Feldkamp, 17; drain commission, Stein, 18. DEXTER. The Democrats elected their entire ticket in Dexter township, Thomas McQuillan being re-elected supervisor. LIMA. Lima is reported in Chelsea to have gone democratie. LODI. In Lodi there was but one ticket, the democratie, and Michael Grosshans was elected supervisor. MANCHESTER. Manchester comes up with flying colors, Willis Wathins.D., knocking out that celebrated runner, William F. Burtless by 51. The rest of the democraiic ticket was elected by about 100 majority. NORTHFIELü. The democratie ticket, headed by Frank Duncan, was elected without opposition. There were 108 votes cast of which 15 were unmarked. SALINE. The democrats saved the town clerk, to which office David Sears was elected by six majority. The rest of the ticket is republican, E. A. Hauser being elected supervisor. SCIO. Scio is democratie and the treachery of Jedele in going over to the republicans has been punished by his being buried under 76 majority for Byron Whittaker. George Moore, D., was elected treasurer by 9 majority and the rest of the democratie ticket by about 30 majority. SYLVAX. The democrats had a notable victory in Sylvan yesterday, electing a supervisor by 41 majority, a treasurer and the constables. The rest of the ticket is republican. Hiram Lighthall is the democrat who has the honor of representing town as supervisor and George Becliwith is the treasurer. VORK. The democrats saved supervisor and treasurer, the republicans electing the rest of their ticket. Alfred Davenport, D., for supervisor had 16 majority and M. W. Hitchcock, D., for clerk had 30 majority. The republicans elected were clerk, S. Thurlow Blackmer; justice, John D. Forsythe; commissioner of highways, Theodore Josenhans; drain commissioner, George F. Richards; Elmer E. Conde, board of review; school inspector, Fred B. Gi'lett. , YPSILANTI TOWN. As usual this town is strongly republican, the whole republican ticket being elected by about 80 majority. YPS1LANTI. The republicans carried the day in Ypsilanti, electing their mayor by 181 majority. They carried the first ward by 105, second by 51, third by 72 and fifth by 10, while the democrats had 47 in the fourth ward. The vote on mayor was Seymour 777, Scoville, 596. The supervisors were divided, David Edwards, R, having 247 majority and J. Forsythe, D, having 54. Childs, R, was elected justice by 207 and Beach, D, by 42. The democrats elected one alderman in the fourth ward and the republicans elected four aldertnen, even defeating the redoubtable John Terns in the fifth ward.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News