New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-15
4 SMALL TOTE ~ NEWARE.
FIRST TRIAL OF THE NEwJERsEY BALLOT LAW
RETURNS RECEIVED LATE.


RETURNS RECEIVED LATE.
The Newark charter election yesterday was chichy
interesting being the nr>. experiment OF the new
ballot law passed by the Legislature a. Trenton l'st
winter The officers vot Vi for were fifteen Aldermen.
fifteen School commissioners. Water Commissioner
and Trustee Of tho tity Home There no contest
tho two Offices last named, except TO poll the
largest vote. they partisan and the
nomination i. equivalent 10 an election. The attcn-
,fanrc at the rolls greatly nicrf"rrd with " the
rain. which fell all day. ~ noon total Of 10,1W
votes had been poll'd in the ~Aty three election pr"
clncts of the city, being ahon $500 les than In the
charter "l"ct!on la year nt 'h" -arn" hour
ON all sldcs among respectable voters. ati'faction
oppressed with the law. While money WAS
undoubtedly paid ont bv the Democratic managers
to bring their own men to ~" polls curing III" last
two three hour, Of III" election. the working Of
the system showed con',usilclv that bribery could
not be prarii>'d with any degree 81 -urcesS. Ii
remarked At The Democratic hradInart"r, that no
particular surprise wouli c fen III" second. Fourth
rInh and sixth wards, which are al Democratic,
should 20 tho other wnv with III" secret ballot.
Tho duiy ~ the vnirr under The Law i simple II
h" Ia, ballot pr'par'h h" enter, IN" polling
place. receive, open envelope and steps in'o a
booth her. he >"l'ct> ballot from shelf. mark,
!. A. h, phases, in'o>cS il in tlIr cny.lop. aid pro
.dng 10 IN. hallh box drop, III" cnyelp" into the
bon. There /, chsnc" nr fraud rN"-pt by the
collision II all IN. election officer, present and
witnc,,in: the vote and IN" courtns. When the polls
,l"-ri al p. th'r" had been u" 'rplhlr reported
m any of the po!luG pr-cinct~. Tn" work Of counting
the vote Wa .r.itly DELAYED by th. stem.
r-m"riv the first returns received NJ the ppli'e
h.adImnr.r~ At 80 oclock Lat Zir il 30
when ~" first returns arrived. and 4 Wa said tha'
thr return, from thr lager and MOI" remote rl"
,irct- would not . rcccv..i until onI after midnight
Tl. c.n,pl."d ,jnri> show "a large falling oh irvih
,,r chnr..r rlciinn vote II H.? in most wards. the
total vnt" b".ms lc-, than thirds Of the Gstri
one half The decrease is marked III strong Rcpu'-
llcan wards. where, however, the Republican ma
iortl"S ar increased.
The interest throughout ~" stat" IN the election was
ruad. rvic't lat nc.t J., TIE reception of numerous
kilograms ftui poi tciaT> ald nr" papers asn'hG ior
The earliest r,iuru, MI lat" IN tic evening. how
ever II wa, inpn,~ib,e - ic"rmin" ANYTHING about
thc ,r,ut, a,d no information could b. gwen.
Tl,,. f,ll,v ~ Alirir.' "l'ci"i: First Wa'l
I,,,,,, k,I. tUrp t. ~,D,Id Ward. pari"l LNt'h
Dom. iI.rG NA.I s.;.n VI Farmer Rep. nit
" I'd .ln."ph II ''d""-"H I'rin.,. tiltA MaN'
lr.r!.srcl lLlgc>srr DEM: sixth War John iiuerl
,kcpl; seventh Wari. John r. Malhn Dem
F,c'.ih war, Ella, g Heller Republican Nm,h Ward,
Acvsndcr H. Johns III. Rcpnbl m Tcnth Wari:Nro ge
d. Ianc Democrat Eleventh Ward. John fuT1nai'
Democrat: Twelfth Ward. william IiarriSan. l,eino'
crai Tlurtcenth Ward. Peter tlrch EePnbiican Ionr
,~cnth W,ri. william Stan>by. Repuo'lcah' Fnteehti
Wall u. 3 Olvarev, Dcmor MI 49,, - w.
The next CounciI will sand Repnbl,cans d. Dcm'
ncrr,, II, The H"publcan> elected seven schoo COM
m,,ioucrs and the Democrats ci:hf.