A Republican Sweep

Referee system, general dissatisfaction and local issues cornbined to lay the Democrats out in bad shape throughout the state yesterday. They have litlle left from the wreek. Below will be found a summary of the election in the principal cities in the state: In Kalamazoo the Democrats got ene supervisor out of flve and two aldermen one of them Fred Cellem, late dtputy warden of the state prison. The Republican mavor was elected by 420 m xjority, the treasurer by 603, and the justice of the peace by 539. The townships of the couuty went Republican except Cooper, which is a Democratie stronghold. The city ticket of St. Joseph went straight Republican by 532 ma.ioiit f' r the miy-nr down to 80 for slty rlerk. The questiorj of removing' the covuty seat from Centreville to St. ossep-'i ws led in favor of the lattcr by 228 majority. iiie iepublicans got everything in Jackson except two supervisors. On the city ticket the majorities ranged from -:,! fdr justice to i76 for school inv. The returns fro-.n !ie coumy show irge Republican gair.s. Battle Creek ..letei tha c -tire V.epublican city ticket by from ó'i : to 820 majority. The amen lment lo pay the aidermen a salavy of ÏJ5Ü a year was clefeateü. At Albion the Demócrata saved only two supervisors anrl ont constable out of the ruins. The vot, 1,157, was the lurgest ever pullou. 'ih? l'rohibition party gained in V)ta3 but eleotud no offic-sr?. For the first time in Grand Rapids' history the Republicans made a clean sweep of almost everything. Two aidermen, out of 12, and a constable were all that was left to console their opponents. The Democrats in Saginaw elected Mayor Mershon by 40 majority, the rest of the ticket going Republican. At Flint the Republican ticket .rushed through. All the city offices and three out of four supervisors were elected, but then Flint is a Republican city how. E. A. Murphy, supervisor of the First ward, was the only Demoerat elected in the city. In Monroe the Democrats elected most of the city officers. The Republicans got piree out of four aldermen, treasurer and marshal. Party lines were not drawn in Marquette, the contest being on purely local issues. Mayor Kaufman was elected to succeed himself as also were nis associates in the city government. The Republicans got everything on the city ticket at Adrián, except city clerk. The next council will stand seven Republicans to two Democrats. At Lansing the Republicans elected Alvey A. Wilbur mayor by 140 plurality and three city assessors provided for by the new city charter by pluralities ranging f rom fi7 to 310, also three aldermen and two constables. The Democrats elected treasurer, claiit anti three aldermen, a gain of treasurer and two aldermen. At Eaton Rapids three tickets were ] in the field, Democratie, Republlcan and Prohibition. The Democrats elected mayor, recorder, one alderman and two constables. The Kepublicans elected treasurer, supervisors, two aldermen and one constable. The Prohlbitlonlsts were not In it. The Republicans swept Democratie Ionia. as with a broom, elecüng their whole ticket except two aldermen, a supervisor and a constable. The election was very close all round, cnly the member of the board of public works getting over 100 majority. The mayor, John B. Chaddock, was eiected by 66 majority, the treasurer got 53, the justice 51, the clerk 43, and the collector 8. The ward officers all got. under 75 majority. From all over the state the same tune is repeated and the same song sung - the Republicans got the lion'3 share.