The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-09
NEW JERSEYS ELECTION.
ALL THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED EXCEPT NO. II,
WHICH Is STILL DOUBTFUL.

ALL THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED EXCEPT NO. IL,
WHICH Is STILL DOUBTFUL.
The returns of Tuesdays election on the amend
ments in New Jersey, though not complete, are suf-
1cien to show that all the amendments were adopted
except, perhaps No r. which relates to the taxation
of mortgages This defeated by heavy majorities
in all the large Cities but it almost unanimously
adopted in the OYSTER pine and farming sections With
perhaps the single exception of Trenton in Mercer
county, this amendment sustained in all of the six
counties which outside the provisions of the
give County act" There is great felt in Hud
county till the fate Of that amendment be asceraned
The will be all completed to-day messengers
will convey them to the Secretary of State
Although efforts made by the Catholic
clergy in several districts to have the public school
amendments voted down, they adopted by a large
majority. Several prominent Catholics in Jersey City
Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth New Brunswick and Tren
ton took offence at the interference of tho
clergy, and accordingly they worked zealously
for the adoption of those very amendments
The election has oeen productive of one good result
1t teaches the lesson that the system of introducing
politics into the pupt-whch the curse of Ireland
will not be tolerated in New Jersey where at recent
election in Mddesex county, the disgraceu spectacle
of a Clergyman peddling tickets at the polls wit
messed
TIE ELECTION IN NEWARK
The election on the constitutional amendments
passed Off very quietly on Tuesday far larger vote
was poled than expected The maiorities for tho
passage of all the amendments except the twelfth was
overwhelming. The following is the result :-Maortes
for the amendments 1885, against them, Gas. For
section IL 7O7; against It ZOOS
IN ORANGE.
In the earlier portion of the day appearances in
dcated that a very small would be cast but the
activity OF those engaged in working for the Church
seemed to mbuo with corresponding vigor their OPP
ponents the consequence being that very number
of votes were poled as follows-First WARRIOR tho
amendments go; against u.s. majority for the amend
against No II, 80. Second ward-For the amend
ments 1907 against U.s. majority for the amendments
II For No II, 81 against 30S; majority against No.
- 247 Third WARRIOR the amendments 2S3; against
24O majority for the amendments, 43 For No. II SO
against AGO. majority against No II Ala Majority
for all the amendments except tho twelfth 167. Major
ity against No. Il, 69z
Majority for tho amendments, 90; majority against
No. II, 123
Eastern disrict-Majority for the amendments, POS;
majority against No T. 81
Ashland dstrict-Majority for the amendments, 334;
majority against No H. 2l2
SOUTH ORANGE
The majority in favor Of the amendments about
lbs.
BRLLEvILLE.
Majority for the amendments, 100; majority against
No. Ia, l6L
Majority for the amendments 206
MoSTcLAIR.
An average majority Of las was given for all the
amendments except the 18th, which had q majority
against of 3O6.
HARRISON KEARSBY.
First WARRIOR the amendments "A; against, 1856.
Second Ward-For the amendments %; against 6S
Third Ward-For the amendments 81; against, IL.
Fourth Ward-For the amendments, %; against ITO.
Total-For amendments, III; against, 464
Kearney-For the amendments SO, against, a.
ELIZABETH.
All the amendments were carried with the exception
Of No. II, which was defeated.
Morris county adopts the constitutional amendments
entire, by about 3 900 majority Morrstown gives 600
OF this number being almost its total vote.
PATERSON.
In Paterson the whole vote 4, 4TQ Tho majority
against the section repeating the Five County act
3156 The rest Of tho amendments carried by
majority Of $751; The total vote against the Five County
repeater 81; for tho same 6S8 against the rest
OF the amendments, 1878; for tho same 2, 900.
PAssArC.
In Passac city 1863 votes cast for and 1877 against
the amondments except tho Five County repeater on
which there were SO votes for and 49I against.
The whole county (Passao county viii give about
1000 majority for all the amendments except NO. IL
Five County repealer and about 900 majority against
that amendment
From returns received here to-day nom various Sec
tions of the State the Indications that the consttu
tional amendments have been adopted by majority of
about 80 O00 excepting amendments No. IL, which pro-
vdes for tho taxation of mortgages, the majority on
that amendment being about II 0O0 heretofore mort
cages were exempt from taxation ia Essex, Hudson,
Passac Bergen and Union counties.
Mercer county gives about 5000 majority for all Of
the amendments
On the 2Sth of the present month five Senators APP
nointed bv tho Governor 10 constitute Board of Can
vassers will meet in Trenton 10 determine the result