New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-13
ELECTIONS IN NEW-JERSEI
REPUBLICAN GAINS REPORTED.
RECENT LOCAL HLEorIoSs-sEvERAL DEMOCRATIC |
sTRONGUoLDs TAKEN.

RECENT LOCAL HIEorIoNs-sEvERAL DEMOCRATIC
sTRoNGHoLDs TAKEN.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrBUsEl
TRENTON, March 12.-New-J Jersey Republi-
greatly elated tho result OF the township
and city elections held throughout the State yesterday
The important officers elected County Boards
OF Chosen Freehoders and Republican gains have been
made Ia these in almost every county In Somerset
County the Republicans have gained control Of the board
for the first time in many yesrs In EsseX the Repno
Administration which has controlled the GOvernmen or
year. completely overthrOwn the Democrats elect
ing only out Of the uine councimen voted for Ocean
aud Middese1 counties report especially large BepuOh
can gains.
The result Of the elections in Passac County crafty
ing the Republicans In Pompton Township tho strong
influence used in his favor failed TO elect Philip T.
George the Democratic candidate to the Board Of Free
holders, Theodore D. Brown being reelected by an in
creased majority. The entire Republican ticket was
elected In Manchester. also, the Republicans made a
clean sweep, eectng every nominee on their ticket
headed by GerTt Planter for Freebooter who defeated
his Democratic competitor ]. " Rea more than two to
one. In Aoquaokanonk there was no opposition to
"union ticket"-headed by George v DeMott for Free
hoder-except FOR the Assessorshp The people Of the
village known Ceuervtlle, or Athena, ran man 20
defeat Kpp the present Assessor, and had almost ac
complshed their purpose when gravel tram, COM
posed OF two large wagons, arrived with about thirty
voters and turned the scale in favor OF Kpp There was
intense excitement over this contest into which, how
ever party divisions did enter In Little Falls ana
West Milford there were no Freeh0ders elected The
former township elected town officers, all but four OF
whom Republicans. West Milford was swept by the
Republican, who elected their entire ticket for town
officers. In Wayne a Republican ticket, with two or
three Democratic names on IT, elected In Bergen
County the Republicans gained three Freeholders IN
Saddle River EnglewOod and Hohokus Townships This
Is the first time Hohokus has gone Republican at spring
election for many Yeas In Kdgewood the RepabIeahs
failed 10 Freebooter and Clerk; the rest OF the
ticket chosen Is Republican. go
In Essex County the Republicans and the Board OI free
holders stood % to II Democrats The new Board VIII
were not counted until Wight, yesterday Tnen II was
found that the Citizens ticket elected WIN INC C1ce
tion OF one Republican Freehoder Assessor ard clerk
IN South Orange the Republicans gained one
and q mixed ticket was elected In Montclair the Re
publican ticket elected by good maloritles nothwh
standing there disafiection In BeDeYue Two
Democratic FreehodeS were elected With four Repubn-
cans and Democrat for Town Comlnlttee. III MI
burn the Repuohsa9s g GAINED one erd f the
ticket In Caldwell, the Democrats eiected
two FrcehUdcr The Republicans elected four of the nVe
In Clinton the whole Republican ticket, with one eXce
ton elected by about 100 majority. In LLvlhgUohe
the Democrats gained Freebooter who was on Citizens
ticket The rest OF the Republican lcEet was SUCCESSFUL
In Fast Orange the 70 vi Committeeman
with mixed result. In West Orange tue regular nonl-
nees for Town Committee We're with two e1cep19hs uc
feated OF the regular nominees Tor ficehotr "T
also defeated In Franklin there was no opposition 10
the regular ticket, 49,, 81. ,- $50,
forty OF Common Council, having carried lht flI-t ~
where the fgt made The new Council Will sia,m llNT
Republicans four Democrats and the Board OF Ln''t
ton five Democrats TO four Republicans MAYOR tiiI
ford had no opposition for reelection one krpuhicfn
and two Democratic FrrchO1cs were elected Inc tcc
ton IN Summit exciting and close The atlenl va
political combination. Freetolder Bront "l11dre"
from the canvass.