The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-12
TOWN ELECTIONS.
How the Local Contests
Went All Over New Jer-
sey-DemOcratic Gains.

CAMDEN, March, II, 1s91.-The election
in Camden yesterday resulted in a
victory tor the Republicans. The Ne W
City Council whica will organize next
month. will probably stand twenty-four
Republicans TO three Democrats. The
Board Of Education well be solidly Re-
publican
ATLANTIC CITY. March II, 1s9l.-The
election was the hardest fought for many
years. There were four tickets in the
field The Democrats have carried City
Councils for the first time in ten years.
which viii involve a complete change ia
local Offices. The Democrats also claim
election 0. Assessor aud Alderman The
Republican candidate for City Treasurer
Is elected.
LoSG BRANCH, March II, 1s9l.-The
lightest vote tnat was ever polied at an
election fn Ocean township was cast here
at the spring election. w. r. Joiine has
been elected Collector; Howard A. Brind-
ley, Assessor; Henry w. Green, Town
Clerk; d.. G. Newing, Overseer of the
Poor. and James II. Dangler, Town Com
mitteeman. They are all Democrats.
The voting for three Commissioners Of
Appeals and three Justice of the Peace Is
SO close that 1t is impossible yet to tell
who won. II is thought that The Repub-
licans will elect two Commissioners and
probably one Justice OF the Peace.
AsBURT PARK. March IL. 1s91.-The en-
tire Republican ticket wus elected in the
Neptune township after a bitter fight.
Stages and hacks conveyed voters to and
from the polls. ana many persons were
taken from beds of sickness to vote.
John Hubbard for Collector and l.. Z
Watson for Assessor had no opposition. A
war was waged on Samuel Kirkbride, the
Republican candidate Tor Township Com
mitteeman, but he received a majority
over Frank Harris, his opponent
MILLvILLE, March II, l69l.-The NUM-
cipal election in this city was very excit-
ing. Incomplete returns give the Repub-
licans two majority In the Council. The
entire Republican citv ticket Is elected as
follows:-Treasurer E II Stokes: Solicit
tor, II. o. Newcomb; Commissioners of
Appeal, William b. Ireland and Samuel
NJ Shelton. The Democrats gain one
member of the Board OF Eiucation.
MoRRIsTowN, March II, 91.-The cleo
tion Tor township officers OF Morris town
ship resulted in the election of all the
Democratic nominees by large majorities,
with the exception of Thomas McAvoy,
the nominee for Constable, who was de-
feated by John Babbitt by seventeen ma
jority.
RED BANK, March II. 1s9f.-The Repub-
township election. The only man beaten
on the ticket was A. Holmes Borden. can
didate for Overseer of the Poor, who was
defeated by Daniel 2. Borden, by ma
iority of y. Captain Thomas p. Brown
is reelected assessor, and w. Tabor Par
ker. town committeeman. James II.
Sickles. Charles Bothren and John Will
son are elected justices of the peace
Walter Noble, James Walsh and W B.
Wnitmore are elected constab bles. The
Republican majority was cut do wn con-
siderably.
BRIDeEToS. March II, 1s91.-The Re
publicans made a clean sweep of this city,
and Bridgeton will remain dry" town.
Council will stand seven Republicans 10
i've Democrats. As far as the townships
have been heard from enough Democrats
have been elected to keep the Board of
Freeholders Democratic.
PLAINFIELD, March IL, 1S91.--The Re-
publicans won every office IN the North
Plainfeld borough and township election.
Charles Place was reelected TO the Office
of Mayor by majority of seven votes.
The other Republican officers are Henry
+. Needham and Lewis II. Hummer,
Councilmen; II. n. Spencer. Collector;
DR.. Justus II. Cooley, Assessor; Jacob
Long and @. W. Bullmer, Freeholders;
George Conover. Street Commissioner; II.
j. Martin, Clerk; j. W. a Banersacks,
Overseer of the Poor; Abram Voorhees,
and w. c. Smith. Township Committee.
CAPE MAY, March IL. 1S9L-Cape May
City was much excIted over the city cleo
ton There was a bitter fight between
the Democrats and Republicans. and the
biggest vote in the history Of the town
was polled. Mayor Edmunds, Democrat,
was reelected
BOUND BROOK, March IL. 1891 The
Citizens borough ticket was elected as
followss-Mayor, William H. Whiting;
Councilmen, for three years, George
Stryker, Woolsey II. Alpaugh; for two
years, Peter II. Smith, Meryfn w. Bax-
ter; for one year. George La Monte. Will
lam W. Smalley; Assessor, Archibald |.
CoddingtOn Sr; Collector, Gaius Hoff-
man; Commissioners of Appeal. James
NJ Thompson. William Hagan and Henry
Bollinger.
NEWARK. March II. 1sgl-The result
of the election for Trustees of the village
OF South Orange was complete snccess
for the Citizens Reform ticket, the fol-
lowing being elected:-Tinothy Barrett,
Frank A. Wright and Charles ]. Babbirt.
In the township election the candidates
were chosen by large majorities. There
was great rejoicing IN the village last
night when il was known theat the citi-
zens' candidates for Trustees had been
elected.
In the city Of Orange. contrary to the
general expectation, the Democrats were
on the main successful, and the Common
Council will again be Democratic by II 10
T. The Republicans made slight gain
in the Board of Education, which will
consist this year of fifteen members, and
be Democratic by 10 to ).
The election in East Orange passed of
quietly, although il was the most hotly
contested or all the elections in the
Oranges. Charles Z. JoralemoD, the can
didate OF the Protective Association, was
elected Committeeman-at-Lar no one
caring to oppose him. In the First ward
the politicians and railroad advocates
succeeded in defeating William {.
Schmidt for Town Committeeman by 81
votes, the successful candidate being
Joseph w. Ellor.