Washtenaw Democratic

WASHTENAW DEMOCRATIC

The Democrats Have Seven Majority on the Board

TOWNSHIP RETURNS

Manchester Heavily Democratic--Douglas, Harriman and Schumacher Make Big Runs in Ann Arbor

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The board of supervisors stands 18 democrats and 11 republicans, a democratic majority of 7. Last year it stood 16 democrats and 13 republicans. The democrats gained three supervisors In Ann Arbor and lost one in Augusta. The board next year is as follows, members not on the board last year being starred:

Ann Arbor city:--

     First ward, John R. Miner, r & d.

     Second ward, Eugene Oesterlin, d.

     Third ward, *John C. Fischer, d.

     Fourth ward, Herman Krapf, r.

     Fifth ward, John Boylan, r. .

     Sixth ward, *W. D. Harriman, d.

     Seventh ward, *B. F. Schumacher, d.

Ann Arbor town, Charles Braun, d.

Augusta, *John Lawson, r.

Bridgewater, George Walter, d.

Dexter, Michael E. McGuire, d.

Freedom, *Frank Dettlig, d.

Lima, *Fred Haist, d.

Lodi, *Michael Grosshans, d.

Lyndon, George Runciman, d.

Manchester, Henry Landwehr, d.

Northfield, Jay G. Pray, r.

Pittsfield, William A. Hutzel, r.

Salem, John Munn, r.

Saline, John Lutz, d.

Scio, B. C. Whittaker, d.

Sharon, William F. Hall, d.

Superior, Robert Shankland, d.

Sylvan, William Bacon, r.

Webster, Bert Kenney, r.

York, *Edward Warner, d.

Ypsilanti town, Edgar D. Holmes, r

Ypsilanti city:--

     First District, Sumner Damon, r.

     Second district, Elmer McCullough, d.

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ANN ARBOR CITY.

FIRST WARD.

For Supervisor--

     John R. Miner, D-R . . . . 237

For Alderman--

     H. W. Douglas, D . . . . 179

     Carl Storm, R . . . . 152

For Constable--

     M. C. Peterson, D . . . . 119

     Wm. Eldert, R . . . . 205

SECOND WARD.

For Supervisor--

     Eugene Oesterlin, D . . . . 240

     A. E. Mummery, R . . . . 71

For Alderman--

     Christian Schlenker, D . . . . 201

     Emanuel L. Schneider, R . . . . 110

For Constable--

     William J. Rainey, D . . . . 132

     Fred J. Huhn, R . . . . 178

THIRD WARD.

For Supervisor--

     John C. Fischer, D . . . . 264

    Wesley E. Howe, R . . . . 147

For Alderman--

     Richard Kearns, D . . . . 268

     Geo. W. Clark, R . . . . 145

For Constable--

     Charles Schott, D . . . . 251

     William H. Bowen, R . . . . 150

FORTH WARD.

For Supervisor--

     H. J. Brown, D . . . . 147

     Herman Krapf, R . . . . 191

For Alderman--

     Dean M. Seabolt, D . . . . 161

     Willis Johnson, R . . . . 169

For Constable--

     James Donnegan, D . . . . 157

     John L. Cox, R . . . . 181

FIFTH WARD.

For Supervisor--

     George Spathelf, D . . . . 77

     John Boylan, R . . . . 87

For Alderman--

     James Boyle, D . . . . 77

     L. D. Grose, R . . . . 89

For Constable--

     Jos. G. Sekora, D . . . . 51

     Rudolph Kearns, R . . . . 113

SIXTH WARD.

For Supervisor--

     Wm. D. Harriman, D . . . . 90

     Channing Smith, R . . . . 72

For Alderman--

     M. J. Cavanaugh, D . . . . 50

     Royal A. Jenney, R . . . . 110

For Constable--

     Wm. B. Smith, D . . . . 59

     Chas. S. Fox, R . . . . 100

SEVENTH WARD.

For Supervisor--

     B. F. Schumacher, D . . . . 147

     Wm. Dansingburg, R . . . . 82

For Alderman--

     Charles A. Ward, D . . . . 84

     Geo. H. Fischer, R . . . . 142

For Constable--

     Christian Teufel, D . . . . 86

     Peter Hines, R . . . . 139

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ANN ARBOR TOWN.

The whole democratic ticket was elected by majorities from 50 to 60 as follows, democrats being first named: Supervisor, Charles Braun 96, Foster Brown 41; clerk, C. F. Staebler 94, Frank Robinson 42; treasurer, John Jetter 98, John Schenk 38; highway commissioner, Carl Widemann 94, George Foster 42; justice, Andrew Smith 95, A. F. Smith 41; board of review, Fred Jass 93, John Keppler 43; school inspector, William S. Smith 91, Chas. Morrison 45; constables elect George Staeb, William Foran and William Burlingame.

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AUGUSTA.

The republicans elected their supervisor, justice, school inspector, board of review and constables, the democrats the rest. Majorities were as follows: Supervisor, John Lawson, r., 29; clerk, Frank J. Hammond, d., 12; treasurer, Arthur C. Coe, d., 38; school inspector, John E. Hewens, r., 41; commissioner of highways, John Dawson, d., 37; justice, James A. Blackmar, r., 28; board of review, Bert Darling, r., 38; constables, Frederick G. Norman, r., 42, George B. Payne, r., 39, Edwin S. Butts, r., 38, and Bert Pryor, r., 37.

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BRIDGEWATER.

The democrats elected their entire ticket in Bridgewater, the majorities being as follows: Supervisor, George Walter, 52; clerk, Wm. H. Every, 38; treasurer, Wm. N. Martin, 45; highway commissioner, Albert L. Westphall, 53; justice of the peace, Franklin E. Johnson, 42; constables, Arthur Mitchell, Charles Sproull, Wm. Suchmacher and Gottlob Paul; member board of review, James Hogan, 42.

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DEXTER.

The democrats carried the town except for commissioner of highways. There was no opposition to Michael E. McGuire for supervisor, George F. Welsh for clerk, or Frank E. Murray for justice. The majorities were: Clerk, Gilbert Madden, 7; school inspector, Lewis Larey, 16; highway commissioner, Edward W. Daniels, r., 3; justice, Henry Fleming, 25; board of review, Clifton Green 27; constables, William Ivory, Henry Thurston, Charles Walsh and William Meyers.

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FREEDOM.

The democrats carried Freedom with a rush, electing their entire ticket. The majorities were as follows: Supervisor, Frank Dettling, 50; clerk, Edwin Kuhl, 62; treasurer, Charles H. Koelbe, 50; school inspector, Robert Kraft, 3; highway commissioner, John Grau, 53; justice (full term) Frederick Gross, 54; justice (to fill vacancy), Louis Koebbe, 51; constable, Joseph Kraft, Chas. H. Kiebbe, Frederick Haab; member board of review, Herman Niehouse, 48.

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LIMA.

Lima was close, Fred C. Haist, d., being elected supervisor by 6. The other majorities were: Clerk, Otto D. Luick, r., 60; treasurer, Henry Luick, r., 55; school inspector, Edward G. Gross, d., 1; highway commissioner, William Beach, d., 23; justice, Fred Wenk, d., 4; board of review, John A. Schmid, d., 18; constables, Emanuel Eiseman, d., Henry H. Luick, r., Geo. Twinkley, r., Charles M. Morse, r.

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MANCHESTER.

Manchester, Mich., April 8.--There was great rejoicing among Manchester democrats Monday evening. They feel very jubilant over the glorious result of the election, the entire democratic ticket being elected by majorities ranging from 57 to 189. Supervisor Landwehr received the largest majority. The total number of votes cast was 451. Below are the correct figures of the result:

For Supervisor--

     Henry J. Landwehr, D . . . . 316

     Henry Calhoun, R . . . . 127

For Township Clerk--

     Wm. G. Holmes, D . . . . 253

     Henry Calhoun, R . . . . 188

For Township Treasurer--

     Harmon B. Clark, D . . . . 251

     John Schafer, R . . . . 194

For Justice of the Peace--

     Samuel L. Palmer, D . . . . 285

     James Martin, R . . . . 156

For Highway Commissioner--

     Noah Zimmerman, D . . . . 257

     A. D. English, R . . . . 186

For School Inspector--

     Ambrose Kirk, D . . . . 272

    Chas. VanValkenburg, R . . . . 170

For Board of Review--

     John Grossman, D . . . . 281

     Geo. Heimerdinger, R . . . . 160

Democratic constables received from 257 to 279 votes; republican constables, from 163 to 176.

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NORTHFIELD

This democratic town remained in the republican column, the democrats electing their clerk. Jay G. Pray, r., was elected supervisor by 29,  Bird, d., was elected clerk by 65 and Frey, r., treasurer by 64.

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PITTSFIELD.

The republicans elected their entire ticket excepting that William Miller, d., was elected treasurer.

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SALEM.

In Salem township the only contest was on clerk and justice of the peace, the republicans electing their ticket as follows: Supervisor, John Munn, 148; clerk, F. J. Tousey, 49; treasurer, Melvin Duncan, 151; school inspector, Wilber Jarvis, 145; highway commissioner, John Bennett, 144; justice of the peace, Joseph B. Herrick, 57; constables, Ira Hyde, Homer Brown, Melvin Duncan and Fred Williams; member of the board of review, Huson Alsbro, 148.

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SALINE.

The democrats elected supervisor, treasurer and one constable, the republicans the balance of the ticket. The majorities were as follows: Supervisor, John Lutz, 16; clerk, Ashley B. VanDuzer, 59; treasurer, Wm. S. Rhodes, 50; school inspector, William Barr, 29; highway commissioner, Wilbur Cornish, 54; Justice, Matthew Seeger, 50; board of review, William Biddle, 10; constables Chas. H. Carven, d., Herman Gross, John Zahn and Sela Fitzgerald. Three hundred and ninety-four votes were cast.

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SHARON.

The democrats of Sharon township elected school inspector, highway commissioner and justice of the peace, the republicans landing the balance of the ticket. The majorities were: Supervisor, Morton L. Raymond, 4; clerk, John W. Dresselhouse, 6; treasurer, George Gieske, 31; school inspector, John Kalts, 2; highway commissioner, Wm. B. Meyer, 7; justice, Daniel M. Durch, 1; constables, George Gieske and Byron Van Anarnum; member of board of review, C. C. Dorr, 9.

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YORK.

The democrats elected their supervisor and part of the ticket. The votes cast were 435 and majorities were as follows: Supervisor, Edward P. Warner, d., 35; clerk, George F. Richards, r., 2; treasurer, Allen G. Forsythe, r., 3; school inspector, Wirt. J. Le Baron, d., 1; highway commissioner, Fred B. Gillett, r., 18; board of review, Leonard Josenhaus, r, 12; constables, Frank Seigle, r., 3; Frederick E. Reese, r., 2; Fred Suddaby, r., 1; George Bridges, d., 1. There was a tie on justice between Jerome B. Lashier and Othneil E. Gooding and a tie on school inspector to fill vacancy between Lewis Laflin and Reuben Miller.

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YPSILANTI TOWN.

The entire republican ticket was elected. 128 votes being cast by the following majorities: Supervisor, Edgar D. Holmes, 34; clerk, Joseph E. Warner, 50; treasurer, Herbert K. Burrell, 49; school inspector, Charles L. Foster, 57; highway commissioner, Richard E. Gorton, 53; justice, F. T. Clement, 48; justice (vacancy), Seeley E. Davis, 47; constables, Evertt Wiard, John Magraw, Archie French, Wm. P. Elliot.

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WEBSTER.

In Webster township the democrats did not fill out the slate, the republican ticket being elected on the following vote: Supervisor, Bert Kenney, 44; clerk, Frank Preston, 43; treasurer, John C. Wurster, 44; school inspector, Ralph Williams, 44; highway commissioner, Ray O. Buckelew, 44; justice of the peace, Charles Rogers, 44; constables, George Hennes, George Bucklacher, O. W. Cushing and George Peatt; member board of review, John Mast, 44.