4.30 A.M. ELECTION RETURNS Yl r e Seventy Years of Editorial Freedom !!Iaitj ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1960 FIVE CENTS SIX PAO fXXI, No. 44 Bemocrats IKeep Control over Michigan s * *- * * * * * * * * * * ** *r 4 T Swainson Carries State WiMs Governorship Over GOP's Bagwell Democrats Leading Across State As Final Vote Results Roll In By MICHAEL BURNS Special to The Daily DETROIT-Lt. Gov. John B. Swainson was awaiting the in- evitable concession statement from Republican Paul Bagwell at 4 a.m. today as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was sweeping to a smashing victory. With 4,226 of 5,074 precincts reporting, Swainson had 1,454,541 votes in to Bagwell's 1,368,079. The heavier than usual voting in out-state areas appeared to be the reason for the incomplete -Daily-David Giltrow JOHN B. SWAINSON-AWAITS CONCESSION TWICE IN 24 YEARS: Democratic Nominee Wins State Electoral Colle e DETROIT (M)-Democratic candidates-from President through top state offices-appeared today to have swept Michigan in an un- precedented outpouring of votes. John F. Kennedy led the entire ticket in his bid for the presi- dency, with more than half of the state's 5,074 precincts reporting. Victory for, the Massachusetts senator marks only the second time in the past 24 years that Michigan has approved a Democratic presidential candidate. With 3,- Republican Incumbents Win County By PETER STUART Twenty - year veteran county clerk Mrs. Luella M. Smith paced her fellow Republicans in a com- plete sweep of Washtenaw County offices in yesterday's election. Seven incumbent Republicans were returned to office, all by more than 5,000-vote margins, indicat- ing that the Republican county dominance stands virtually as strong as in recent years. As the top vote getter, Mrs. Smith garnered 25,277 votes to her Democratic challenger Mrs. Adeline Drews' 14,436, with 43 of 73 precincts reported. Mrs. Smith is also presently president of the Michigan Association of County Clerks. In the sheriff's race, Republican Gaorge A. Petersen defeated Democrat Lawrence P. Oltersdorf, 23,210 votes to 16,834 votes. Peter- sen is completing his first term as sheriff, after serving 17 years in the department in the ranks of deputy, sergeant and captain. His opponent, Oltersdorf, lost his sixth try for the sheriff post. His family has a long record of police work in the Ann Arbor and Detroit areas. Republican treasurer William F. Verner made his bid for a seventh term successful by beating See GOP, Page 6 tallies; both candidates were re- luctant to give any official state- ment on the outcome of the elec- tion. Swainson received a larger to- tal vote plurality than the incum- bent Governor G. Mennen Wil- liams did in 1958 when he was bowing out as Michigan's chief executive. The emphatic win for the 35- year old Lieutenant Governor was reminiscent of William's "boy Governor" victory in 1948 over Kim Sigler. The Democratic nominee was reluctant to issue a statement all night despite the trend in his favor. Hie did say, "I feel like when I was in the infantry dur- ing the war. I knew what was go- ing on in my foxhole but I didn't know if we were inning the war." At 12:30 a.m. the youthful vic- tor spoke to a large crowd of his jubilant supporters and thanked them for their help. He said he was flattered by the apparent lead he held. The campaign had been mov- ing "very well" and from early indications he had "a certain amount of confidence." In a news statement later, the Lieutenant Governor said that the trend in his favor fit in with the Demo- cratic victory achieved' national- ly. At 3:45 a.m. neither Gov. G. Mennen Williams nor Bagwell was willing to make any claims to victory because of conflicts in reported figures. Several discrep- ancies showed up in figures re- leased by the Associated Press, and party leaders stated it may take till late this morning to straighten them out. -Daily-David Giltrow PRESIDENT-ELECT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY MEADER REELECTED: Democrats Capture Contro of House By The Associated Press The Democrats clinched control of the House of Representatives early today as returns mounted. Republicans captured 14 House seats held by Democrats but lost 4 to Democratic challengers for a net GOP gain of 10. In the last Governorships Lead Taken By Democrats The Democrats maintained a majority of gubernatorial posts to- day as voters named governors in 27 states. Although seven seats were still not settled early this morning, the Democrats captured 13 states to add to their 19 which were not up for voting. Republicans, with a carryover of four governors, won seven more posts. This gives the Democrats 32 governors, the Re- publicans 11. In unsettled races, Democrats led in five and the Republicans in two. In nearly a third of the con- tests, voters changed the partisan- ship of the state administration. Democrats replaced GOP leader- ship in Rhode Island, West Vir- ginia, Delaware, Illinois, and North Dakota. Republicans retaliated by taking the elections in formerly Democratic Kansas, Massachusetts and Iowa. As of 4 a.m. results were not known in Maine, Reed (R) vs. Coffin (D); Montana, Nutter (R) vs. Cannon (D); Nebraska, Morri- son (D) vs. Cooper (R); New Mexico, Burroughs (D) vs. Mc- Chem (R); South Dakota, Her-1 seth (D) vs. Gubbard (1'); Wash- ington, Rosellini (D) vs. Andrews 535 precincts tabulated, the unof- ficial state count gave Kennedy an edge of about 136,000 votes., Supreme Court1 Justice Theodore Souris led Cir- cuit Judge James R. Breakey in the race to fill the Supreme Court post vacated by the resignation of Justice John Voelker. Election officials said a projec- tion of the expected final vote to- tal indicated the final count might come up to pre-election predic- tions of 3.5 million. In any event, the record Mich- igan turnout topped the all-time mark of 3,080,460 set In the pres- idential election year of 1956. Toss-Up In that year, Dwight D. Eisen- hower carried the state by more than 353,000 votes. In 1952, his plurality was 321,000. Michigan, regarded as a poli- tically-doubtful "swing state" this year, saw both presidential can- didates waging heavy campaigns. Kennedy made his first formal speech on Labor Day in Detroit: Nixon closed his major campaign effort with a speech and a four- hour national network telethon in the Motor City. In between, both nominees criss-crossed the state by plane and auto and with an old-fashioned "whistle-stop" train tour. Based on past performance and present observation, Michigan was regarded a tossupa this year. Williams in Line The state had not gone for a session the Democratic margin " was 283-154. In the races still undecided, Democrats lead in 56 and Republicans in 67. Rep. George Meader won over his Democratic opponent, Tom Payne, to return to his seat in Congress from Michigan's second congressional district which in- cludes Ann Arbor. Late returns showed the GOP incumbent leading Payne by a comfortable margin, 70,956 to 50,- 002, with 143 out of 238 precincts reported. Meader, an Ann Arbor lawyer, has held the Congression- See DEMOCRATS, Page 6 Proposals. Local voters approved both the liquor by the glass propo- sal and city hall bond issue, with most of the returns in early this morning. State voters affirmed all three constitutional amend- ment proposals, though the sales tax limit increase barely squeezed through. Details may be found on page six. I ELECTION NIGHT VIGIL: Foreign, U.S. Students See How It Goes Emotions Range: Sad to Sanguine By. SUSAN FARRELL and FAITH WEINSTEIN Students dug in around tele- vision sets and radios last night, awaiting election results in an atmosphere which ranged from quiet tension to open lethargy. How is it going?-some kept asking, and the question hummed through the air like the continual buzz of commentators' voices emanating from quadrangle win- dows. "Am far c Vr nn___v~ a a Evaluations Vary: Neutral, 'Kennedy By IRIS BROWN International students tend to be either pro-Kennedy or neu- tral, to disapprove of the empha- sis on the religious issue, and to commend the United States vot- ing system, although they con- sider it a uniquely American phenomenon, They, gave these opinions last night while visiting the polls, Democratic headquarters, City Hall and the County Bldg. as part of an International Center elec- .. ,..