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The City Election

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
April
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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A good humored election with plenty of hard but quiet work, was held on Monday last in this city, the demócrata electing their city ticket, two out of three supervisors and two aldermen, while the republicans elected four aldermeu and one supervisor. In the second ward Aldermen Herz was reelected without opposition. The result of the election was largely due to the united front shown by the democratie party, which worked with a ml. There were a larger number of straight tickets voted than usual. For mayor, S. W. Beakes, received a plurality of 268 over Dr. Willard B. Smith. He carried the flrst ward by 64, as against S6 for Dr. Smith last year. The second ward swelled the majority by giving him 189 plurality, the fourth ward gave him 46 and the fifth ward 13. Dr. Smith got 22 plurality in the ;hird ward and 22 in the sixth ward. Judge Cheever, the prohibition candidato, received 192 votes. For recorder, James R. Bach received a plurality of 12 over George H. Pond. Mr. Bach made a gallant flght for elec;ion and overeóme heavy odds. He carried the second ward by 60 and the fourth ward by 61. Mr. Pond carried the flrst ward by -5, the third by 35, the fifth by 42 and the sixth by 17. Last spring Dr. Smith was elected mayor by 240 majority and Mr. Pond, recorder, by 351 . The following is the vote Monday in the different wards: MAYOR. ALDERMEN. The following was the vote upon aldermen ia the diöerent wards. First Ward- G. F. Allmendinger, R 180-19 David Rinsey, D 161 Elisha A. Calkins, P 44 Second Ward. - William Herz, R. & D 291-23 Scattered 3 ThxRD Ward4 - Reginald Spokes, ït. 164-23 George Clarken, D 141 George W. Ren wiek, P 14 Fourth Ward.- (f uil term.) William J. Miller, u 195-109 William C. Stevens, R 86 James C. Herbert, P 31 Fourth Ward.- (vacancy.) John O'Mara, D 170-66 Henry B. Dodsley, R 104 John D. Boy lan, P 29 Fiftii Ward.- Earl Ware, R 111-51 William C. Murray, D 60 James B. Saunders, P 9 Sixth Ward.- Fred Barker, R 109-36 Alfred Holmes, P 73 CONSTABLES. For constable, John S. Earle on the democratie and republican ticket, in the flrst ward got 329 votes and Daniel W. Amsden, prohibition 53. In the second ward Paul bchall was elected by 58 majoiïty over Frederick Huhn. In the third ward John Ryan received 28 plurality ov9r Jasper Imus. In the fourth ward Thomas F. Leonard,dem., also on the republican ticket received 246 majority over the prohibition candidate. In the fifth ward Thomas H. Godkin, dem., received 31 plurality over John A Robinson. SUPERVISORS. The democrats re-elected Supervisor Patriot O'Hearn and N. G. Butts, while the republicana re-elected Supervisor Albert Garduer. Gardner's plurality was 28. He carried the first ward by 92 and Eugene Oesterlin carried the second ward by 64. Judson H. Warner the prohibition candidato received 41 votes. In the second district, Mr O'Hearn, who was as usual on both tickets received 582 votes, while Daniel Strickler, prohibition received 49 votes. In the third district, Mr. Butts carried the sixth ward by 35 and Mr. Gates the fifth by 8, leaving Butts' plurality in the district 27. Mr. Miller, prohibition, re ceived 18 votes.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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