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Show REPUBLICANS WIN AT MICHIGAN P0LL8 Entire State Ticket, With Possible Exception of Justices of Supreme Su-preme Court Carried fa Detroit, Mich., April 8. With tho possible exception of supremo Jus- A tlce, the entire Republican state tick- a et was elected In this state yesterday. yester-day. For supremo Justice tho Democratic Demo-cratic candidates aro pressing tho Republicans closely but returns tonight to-night Increased tho confidence ot Republicans Re-publicans that their cntlro tlckot would win. Tho Progressive state candidates ran third in tho race, though tho new party captured a few municipal offices. Partial returns from thirty-one ot the eighty-three counties in tho state showed the following vote for two Justices of the supremo court: Steere, Republican 54,528; Mooro, Republican G2.234; Murphy, Democrat 66,381; Person, Democrat, 38,801; Cook, Progressive 20,912; Turner, Progressive 26,922. Tho Initiative and referendum and recall amendments to the constitution appear to have carried by a voto of two or threo to ono. Woman suffrage In Michigan gen-erally gen-erally was conceded hopelessly do- a feated when scattering returns re- L celved late today from tho rural dls- trlcts of the state did not tend mater-lal'y mater-lal'y to decrease the big majority rolled rol-led up against the amendment In tho principal cities. Its 'opponents do-clared do-clared tonight the amendment hau fallod by 25,000. Judges ot the courts of record are not Included in tho recall amendment Partial returns from ten of the twelve counties voting on tho local option question showed an oven break between the saloon and antl-satoon forces. The city ot Detroit voted overwhelmingly over-whelmingly In favor of municipal ownership own-ership of street railways, according to this morning's count. |
