New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-13
NEW-JERSEY CH1RTER ELECTIONS.

nAILor-BoxEs rAMPERED WITH IN JERSEY CITY
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES IN PERTH AMBoY,
PATERSON AND PAMRAPo--BAYoNNE, CENTRE
VILE AND BERGEN POINT DEMOCRATIC.
The charter elections held in Jersey City
and IIoboken Yesterday conducted very quietly.
In spite OF bitter personal character OF the canvass
the vote was n very light one, and no serious diS-
turbances occurred at any Of tie pol Ing places Inc
registered number OF voters % Az IN the six Alder
manic Districts. There great many combination
tickets In the field and the vote counted very slowly
Some excitement was caused in the morning by
an attempt to STUFF the baotbOXcs In two OF
the voting precincts OF the Ist - District
Police Commissioner John :. Smith, the
Democratic candidate for Alderman against william H.
veymiye entered the First Precinct station at a. IN,
and asked Sergeant Newton where the ballot
boxes we're kept that were 10 be used. He
was told that they in the private office OF Captain
Farrer The Commissioner entered the Office and began
an examination OF the baotbOxes. Those OF the First
end Third Precincts contained ballots which were fhst-
ened the under side OF the top Of the boxes with rub
Der bands and small tacks In the First Precinct box
were fifty five Democratic tickets, with vcrmyes name
pasted over that OF Smith. In the other box were
dfty-two Republican tickets Mr. Smith at
once sent for Chief Of Police Murphy,
who examined all the baOtboxcs, but found ballots IN
no others. 81 had to suspect" said Commits
soncr Smith, THAT some crooked work would be
fact was told that some OF the ballot
boxes had been tampered with. Patrolman
HOPKINS was asleep the sofa In Captain Fari1ers
room when / went In to examine the boxes Captain
Farer stated he In and out of the room several
times Monday night. Hopkins said that he was asleep
on the sofa during the night and that he heard some one
come in the ROOM but he did not know who was The
ballot boxes taken TO the police station from the
Office of City Clerk Scott at p; Monday The tickets
found in them not printed until ate that night
At Perth Amboy most o. the Republican candidates
were elected. Cornelius White, Lewis Morris. W. NJ.
Seeld and John g. Wilson were elected as COuncinen,
A0ar "A
troer aud Joseph L. Crowell and Isaac s. Horned as
Justices Of the Peace.
Late last night. reports from Bayonne City stated
that that sss sss f0sE%Srs over % stephen ySs prp
Lane who was supported by tho Republican and
Citizens parties. John II. Besher Ctep elected as
Recorder, Thomas T.. Kenah Peoples ns Councilman:
and Charles r. sOraedeO Dein) AS Commissioner OF
Anpeals The Democrats elected the other officers.
The following Democrats were elected at CentrcNllle
William c. Alters, Councilman .. q. Dubois, School
Tylistee; James Marks, Connssi0ner OF Appeals
William w. Edwards DEM, candidate for Frceholder,
Al bergen Point the Democrats were generally snc-
cessftII The Board Of COuucmen viii consist OF six
Democrats aud four Rcpnbicans "hers mere M wa, was
formerly tie Two Republicans were eleeted M Eree
holders One Democratic and one RepuDncan Justce oI
the Peace are elected. John Newman (lscpA Hhs
elected ms Councilman by large majority, hnu ohSie9
David i. Gilmore Gsep) was elected mayor OF pater
son over Joseph X. Graham Dem) by 40 majority az
IN" election held yesterday. The following Aldermen
elected it nisrs M,. Vnn enb mo"fy fv,S onsdo
RcpJ; vth. Campbell (Dem) yIth. Van WAGNER
iRepJ; With, Quinn (DcmJ; With, Malion tDem.l
The new Board win be composed OF II Republicans and
Democrats, the sane as last year me Democrats I,
have carried the County Board OF FrcehOders by elect
inR two Democrats Ia paSsaic CITY.
At Pamrapo the Republican ticket was SUCCESSFUL