The New York herald., 1879-03-12
NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS.
DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED OFFICIAL MALFEAs-
ANcg IN suMMIr-DEMocEAr1c TRIUMPH AT


DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED OFFICIAL MALFEAs-
THE POLLS.
The stories in circulation about maIfeasance in
once and embezzlement of public funds in
Summit. Union county. N. j.. are exceedingly
highly colored. and many of them
without any foundation whatever. repre-
sentative of the HERALD yesterday visited Sum-
NIT and made thorough investigation of the
rumors He found that for the past two years there
has been no charge of dishonesty made against any
public official and prior to that only charge had
been made That was against tho Collector of Taxes,
BENJAMIN s. Dean, who, it is alleged put between
$S 900 and $4,000 of the public money in his pocket
between the years 1869 and 1876 He was indicted by
the Grand Jury of Union county and pleaded
guilty before the Court. His sentence suspended
and he is istll liable to imprisonment Afterward
he turned to assignee all of his property.
real and personal and the assignee informed the
writer that the property il properly sold would GER
tsinly bring the amount of Deans Indebtedness to
the town. This is the only of fraud that has been
charged since the formation of the town. In regard
to the matter of improper taxation. large number
Of prominent gentlemen Of Summit, both republi-
can and democratic, informed the writer that the
assessments had always boen fairly made so far as
they knew and that they did not know OF any prop
excitement yesterday the election. notwthstand
ing there were two tickets in the field for
the first time in the history OF the town.
The election resulted In victory for the demo-
Gratis who secured a majority of 40.
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP
The first election ever held in Neptune township.
comprising Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, both
strictly temperance places held yesterday. when
TAI votes polled The law provides that no
liquor shall be made sold here Party lines were
sunk and the issue turned on the question of rum
or no rum. Dr. II. S. Kinmouth the peoples can
a jdota for Vl a
property owner and a democrat. was opposed by
George c. Ormerod. republican AMI boatbuildcr.
The President of Asbury Park, James A. Bradley,
openly charged Kinmouth with selling liquor sur
reptitiously and caused his arrest during the
vass. Bradley has charge of the public works. and
there would be work for all of them. but If
Kinmouth was elected Bradley would devote his
time and money to watching the drug stores. This
incenscd the Workingmen's Club, branch Of the
socialists who said they would have dictator, and
they voted almost solid for Kinmouth. The reverend
the polls In Park Hall and favored Ormerod. All
public and private business was suspended through
out the day, and every legal voter was brought
out. Great excitement prevailed. but not
single was seen under. the influence OF liquor,
nor were any arrests made. Tho thousands of sum-
interest the protection of this township from tho
rumscllers and 1t hes not single licensed tavern
within its lines feature of the polling
place was coffee. apples and crackers and
cheese supplied freely to everybody all day by Pres
dent Bradley, who in the evening hired fddlers and
votes were counted. All the negroes in town voted
and then ate apples and cheese until they were
helped homeward. The vote remarkably close
and no decision could be reached last night