The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-08
NEW JERSEYS ELECTION.

THE FATE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs UNKNowN-THE PUBLIC SCHOOL con-
TRovERsY.
The election on the constitutional amendments
throughout New Jersey passed of quietly yesterday
In several districts scarcely onefourth the popular
vote was poled Little interest manifested in the
election outside the localities affected by the Five
County act till the appearance of Bishop Corrigan's
circular and the manifesto of the Cathoc Union" 1t
would be impossible to exaggerate the hostile feeling
aroused by these documents and the regret felt by
prominent Catholics throughout the State that the
harmonious relations existing between them and their
Protestant neghbors should be needlessly disturbed
In Jersey City very large number of Catholics pro
tested against this attempt introduce religion into
matters purely secular by voting the entire ticket
cept the paragraph relating to the taxation of mort
cages This defeated in Hudson county by an over
whelmng majority large number of Catholics who
influenced by the manifesto OF the Catholic Union
voted against all the amendments tickets drawn up
having been ndustriously circulated SO great the
zeal manifested regarding the amendments hav-
ing reference to the public schools that
the vital in relation to mortgages,
was entirely overlooked But the of all this
tvity had aroused such hostile feeling in the rural
districts that hundreds went TO the polls to for all
the amendments who would otherwise have stayed
away For this reason it was impossible, up to late
Owing to the length of the ballots the process Of count
ing was necessarily slow. Nota single instance of dis
orderly conduct at the polls and attempt vote lille
gay reported at police headquarters. A batch of
naturalization papers issued at the Hudson County
Clerks Office. The citizens committee appointed by
Mayor Traphagen distributed themselves at the polls
and worked energecay to the defeat OF the OBJ
noxious mortgage amendment The counting OF the
votes will not be completed in Jersey City before this
morning
NEWARK.
The vote yesterday in Newark only few thou
sand less than what has generally been cast at charter
election, much to the surprise Of people in general,
who in consequence of the apparent apathy expressed
thought that the number of ballots given would be
comparatively small The Catholics, a rule, voted
against all the amendments while the Proestants
voted for all the amendment repeating the ''Five
County act" In consequence of the numerous scratch
the ballots not counted until late hour last
night
IN ELIZABETH.
In Elizabeth the election very quiet the "equal
taXaon' clause appearing to excite the greatest OBJ
lection.
YOUNGSTOWN
Much excitement visible in Morristown In conse-
quence of meeting of the Catholics which took place
assembling in force when the polls closed The Prot
estant very large both republicans and demo-
Gratis joining in a straight ticket.
TRENTON
The election in Trenton the quetest ever known
in that city little one half the vote polled.
strong Catholic vote cast against the amendments
relating to the public schools. There also large
opposition to the amendment repeating the Five
County act All but the latter are adopted