The New York herald., 1870-04-13
POLITICAL INTELLIGXNCE.


Charter Election In New Jersey.
The township elections In New Jersey, which toou
| place on Monday, resulted In considerable demos
| cratic gains
| In JERSEY CITY, including the two municipalities
lately annexed. the election was the most important
ana the result Is awaited with great interest ThG
| returns had not been moro than half counted
| M 70 midnight. and the indications are thael
| while the democrats Will have Q majority
In the Common Council, the republicans have
gained there Aldermen, owing chle6y Il
the Kilkenny cat fight among the democratic candf,
sn uaes VINO were too numerous IN several wards Of
cSarIas saS 70 gam any advantage for their party
d Of the Citizens Assooiation, is elected MAYOR
r. ''ooaSie result OF the election 10 the return o(
"nuiaates from each OF the three tickets M
SONS soma as none OF the tickets have been wholly
a the asa: the Boulevard scheme is defested. TAs
polio: a,d "a members Of this ST fratornity~somS aSS
hs,,,n9 Inc lo''owans % ew Io,k-were arrested, and
ssay Denis ansss ossSs aSw1rds % .ShSsi
sna S1ss sna jury sas Jew easmp ee made
give relief 70 honest men M In l. iina:-james SoceS.
Peter Kane Paf Cain. John Cain, man nn rnsnnsl!y
and John Mcdonnell. c0lored -th werT ~ :.
20 o Ss M vote 8, two e usn
whom owas arrested. The col0red men In 'VT Vss ~
stance. voted the democratic ticket psrcus i = COM. ~
either way. .
IN noBoKKs the city onicers who are ai! demo-
crats, were elected without OppOsit0n. In sne
second ward the 'citizons' ticket" comprising men
considerable majority Up TO a late hour 1t was IN.
certain whether the regular democratic Councumeg
e % s%a Sa Wsr m ne %na wsS he
regular democratic ticket was carried. Mr.. Poser
ayos WIN sS All IN tne moItepe gr1s
OF Hudson county the elections were almost unant-
nous independent candidates being chosen. The
In nv
whelnng majority.
is EssEx coysrY the republicans carried .he
Board OF freehoders by - TO is democrats the lat
ter gaining two the result Of last year. Tne town.
ships went AS ioows:-Clinton. republican, very
close vote; Woodaife the same; South Orange, dem,
ocraic usual: Milburn. regular republican,; Cad.
well, democratic. New Providence went democratic.
day. In Beileviie a.colorcd man was elected Road
master.
In MoERisrows-hithcrto Intensely republican.
the democrats carried The two Chosen Free.
holders by n sweeping majority sn,n .1a ashouss
solid for the republicans, under the lead OF MIR.
John whitehead. Consequently the democracy are
Wild VITA delight and the party papers mount any
quantity OF Growing VI their column-heads.
Tns fakSroS ,nAErEn ELECTION took place %
different wards show but a slight disci epancy from
those published Ia the HERALD OF yesterday. Tho
contest Was close IN some wards that the votes
had TO 90 counted over several times before the
exact result could be attained. The democrats loss
upon as certain. Tney eiecred the Mayor, superin.
tendent Of Pubic Schools and secured majority o.
one IA the Common Council The republicans
elected three OUT OF i've IN The Board OF Chosen
Freeboiders ana the Receiver OF Taxes. which thcy
regard ~ a decided victory. Tho contest, however,
was purely focal one.
TnK PArKnsoS cnArrxR ELECTION was held on
Monday. lne republican CITY Clerk and Exclso
Commissioners were elected. The democrats retain
Q majority In the Common council OF ten democrats
TO eight republicans. There win probably be q re.
publican majority OF IN the County Board Of
freehoders Tue negroes voted st ali the polls,
and al one place. the Third ward forty.six were
marched ny and voted the republican ucket IN =
body