The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-14
NEPrUNE'S ELECTION.
The Uniaue Celebration Of the Victory for
MIR. Brndley's Candidate.
AsprRY PARK. March i2--Tho result OF

AsBuRY PARK. March 12.--Tho result OF
Tuesdays election in the township Of Nrp-
tune was not asccrtained until II o'clock yester-
day morning. it having taken the inspectors Of
election from o'clock at night until that time
to count i33 votes This was partly on account
OF tho remarkable slownrss with which the
work was done. growing out Of the method Of
doing it. and partly on account of tho great
number Of split tickets. there being hardly n
straight ticket voted on either side. When the
result was announced and Omcrod was do
clarcd to have been elected Freebooter. there
was great rejoicing on the part OF tho victors.
A quccr excursion wagon which resemblcd an
animal cagc OF heavy wire. with no top. was
gayly deckcd With banners and flags. and to it
were hitched twelve horses. more or less
shaggy. also bearing flags on their harness.
On six " these horses sat six small boys. each
ornnmcntrd with large blue scarf. Two
drivers ON the high sat Of the wagon under
took tho task of guiding the remaining
six horses whose work consisted chiefly in
holding bnck the six horses hpstridden by the
youngsters for the boys alive to the impor-
lance Ot the occasion, urged their stecds until
one NJ them kicked out of the traces and
brought tho procession TO a temporary stand
stili. In the van a ifcr md two drums IN the
hnnds ot muscular young men lwokc tue echoes
OF TINS spA-grt borough. Thus the twelve in
hahd roiicd through the Park and Ocean froye.
James A. l}rallcy's carriage. To Mr. Brad
leys individual Efforts Is attributed the tact
hundred majority Mr.. Bradley openly
announced that should klnmunth be defeated.
he bradley would spend 10000 in public
works. but should Kinmonth be- elected MIR
Bradley said he would cease public work aud
devote his time To- watching the Doctors drug
store, and see to 1t that no moro liquor was il
legally sold. rs he claims has been done. Mr..
Bradley MISC said TO not n few honest voters
that ii OmerOd was elected Freebooter. they
could 20 to work the next day at $50 day. but
" kinmonth was elected there would be no
more WORK Tor them, Beside this. in the base
mrnt oi the hall where the election was held.
Mr. Bradley opened u free lunch counter. where
crackers. cheese. apbirs, and coifeo in unlimited
amounts were offered t. voters. This was
taken advantage ~ by not a few. especially the
cOlOrcd voters. whose gastrOnumic powers
proved someihing wonderful. In tho evening
player. and enlivencd the throngs with music.
| want to show people how 10 have good
time, without rum said he, and he kept his
The Democrats, aud those who favored the
Regular Peoples Ticket "a that was called
on which DR.. kinmonth ran. take comfort in
the fact that Robert Crowcll, a Democrat. was
elected Town Clerk; l.. +. Watson. Assessor;
Henry Wilson. Collector, and G. A. Aumork
Judge Of Election. Their Inspectors oi Election,
Town Committee. Commissioners 81 Appeals,
and Justices OF Peace were also elected
An error creut INTO my report on Wednesday.
TO tho effect that Mr.. Bradley had written to As
semblyinan Oyiait pledging himself that the
new township ot Neptune should b. Republic
can. The letter was not to Assemblyman Oviatt.
hut from him To a citizen Of Ocean Grove. The
contents were substantially rs | have stated,
and tho result proves that the Asscmblyman
was correct.
Two libel suits seem likely to grow gu, OF this
letter t. Dr. klnmorth by Chas. f. Howlnnd.
proprietor OF the Arlington House. lead
iuE Methodist. asserting that Mr.. Bradley had
refused 10 consent To- have knmonth trial on
the charge of selling liquor illegally come be-
fore Jury. Mr.. Bradley recently published a
circular in which he asserted that Joseph T.
Inlay had said that Mr.. Howiand had bought
liquor in quantities in DR.. knmouth's store
Tor boardrrS in his tHowlaud'sl hotel Ia keep
he oniy told Mr. Bradley that Brother ilowlani
had bought iIu9r of Dr. kinmo nth Tor medici-
MI purposes. Mr.. Rowland says he will sue
Mr.. Bradley Tor $4,000 damages.
Or. kinmonth says he will sue Mr.. Bradley
Tor libel tor Mr.. Bradley IN one OF his circulars
used these words:
Fellow ciuscns pr Kinmonih is not only yiolator Of
the law. hut IA persistent liar JANts A BKApLkr