Canvassers Statement And Clerk's Return

CANVASSERS STATEMENT AND CLERK'S RETURN.

Statement of votes given in the County of Washtenaw, State of Michigan, for the following State Officers, Viz.: One Justice of the Supreme Court and two Regents of the University of Michigan, and for County Commissioner of Schools, at the General Election held in said county on Monday, the sixth day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred and three.

The whole number of votes given for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court was eight thousand and two hundred and ninety five . . . . . . . . . . 8295 and they were given for the following persons, viz.:

Frank A. Hooker received four thousand one hundred and sixty eight votes . . . . . . . . . . . .  4168

James H. Pound received three thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight votes . . . . . . . . . . . 3828

Winent H. D. Fox received two hundred and twenty-three votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Herbert H. Hodge received forty-four votes . . . 44

Peter Friesna, jr., received thirty-two votes . . . 32

The whole number of votes given for the office of Regents of the University of Michigan was sixteen thousand five hundred and seven . . . . . . . . 16507

and they were given to the following persons, viz.:

Peter White received four thousand and one hundred and ninety-three votes . . . . . . . . . . . 4193

Royal E. Knapper received four thousand one hundred and seventy-five votes . . . . . . . . . . . 4175

Wellington R. Burt received three thousand seven hundred and eighty-three votes . . . . . . . . . . . 3783

Wilis J. Abbott received three thousand seven hundred and eighty-five votes . . . . . . . . . . . . 3785

John T. Ward received two hundred and twenty-two votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Jefferson D. Leland received two hundred and two votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

John D. Hunt received forty-five votes . . . . . . . 45

William L. Benesse received forty-three votes . . 43

Vernon F. King received thirty votes . . . . . . . . . . 30

Henry Ulbricht received twenty-nine votes . . . . . 29

The whole number of votes given at said election for the office of County Commissioner of Schools was eight thousand two hundred and sixty . . . 8260

and they were given for the following persons, viz.:

Charles E. Foster received four thousand and ninety-five votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4095

Warren H. Smith received three thousand and nine hundred and four votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3904

Joseph B. Steere received two hundred and twenty-three votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Daniel J. Jeanerett received thirty-eight votes . . 38

STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF WASHTENAW, ss.

We do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a correct statement of the votes given in the County of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, for the following State Officers, viz.: One Justice of the Supreme Court and two Regents of the University of Michigan; and for County Commissioner of Schools at the general election held in said county on the sixth day of April, in the year one thousand and nine hundred and three.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and caused to be affixed the seal of the Circuit Court for the County of Washtenaw this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand and three.

E. B. NORRIS,

JOHN L. HUNTER,

M. S. COOK,

Board of County Canvassers.

Attest:––John R. Miner,

Sec'y Board of Co. Canvassers.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF WASHTENAW, ss.

We hereby certify, that we have compared the foregoing copy of the Statement of the votes given in this County for State Officers and County Commissioner of Schools and the Certificate thereto attached, with the originals, of record in office of the County Clerk, and that the same are correct transcripts thereof, and of the whole of such originals, so far as the same relates to the votes of such officers.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court for the County of Washtenaw this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and three.

PHILIP BLUM,

County Clerk.

E. B. NORRIS,

Ch'n of the B'd of Co. Canvassers.

Statement of votes given in the County of Washtenaw, State of Michigan, at the General Election held on Monday, the sixth day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred and three, for and against the following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Michigan:

1. Amendment to section ten of article ten, providing for a board of county auditors in the counties of Saginaw, Jackson, Washtenaw and Kent.

2. Amendment to section six of article six, relative to circuit courts affecting the counties of Bay and Washtenaw.

The whole number of votes given for and against the proposed amendment to Section Ten of Article Ten of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, providing for a Board of County Auditors in the Counties of Saginaw, Jackson, Washtenaw and Kent was five thousand one hundred and ninety-one votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5191

and they were given as follows:

Two thousand eight hundred and thirty-two were given in favor of such amendment . . . . . . . . . . 2832

and two thousand three hundred and fifty-nine were given against such amendment . . . . . . . 2359