New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
THE CHARTER ELECTIONS.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DUTCITEsS COUNTY VIC
ToEY-THE oUADM>RKED' SUPERVISORS
ALL LEFT AT HOME.
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Pouahkeepeic March 2.-Anothrr quad -markeh
Democratic member of the last Board of County
Canyassers in Dutchcns County has been sent back
to private life. Edward Sturgcss OF tho town of
Red Hook. Last night il WIS reported that he had
bcen elected by a small majority, and many be-
ucvcd the rcport but to-day the onctal lo"n
Roard has signed sealed and delivered the oilclal
declaration that his rival Mr.. Rockefeller, kepuD-
lican. is elected by two majority. Iheodore a.
Hoffman, whom Governor Hill deposrd "a county
Clerk because Ire would not sign the bogus Mylod
certificate lives in the 1st District OF Red Hook
Sfurges voted to remove Holman yesterday
Unrman's district gave SturgcS's rival five major
itv. The Hid District is known as the quad
marked district where thirty-onc votes were $40
lon fror, the dead Senator Dcane and given to the
poli,icalv dead Senator Osborne. Sturges en-
ginccrcd that particular theft, and yesterday That
district beat SturGcs by II votes. SturSes. atter
il was officially announced that he was defeated,
said 10 a friend: 3" IL is better TO have majority
against YOU than TO have Il tie Another OF his
friends said 70 iim: Well, 'Ed' it will he Re
publican Board this year. To when StufgcS re-
piled: My God, YES and it will he bad place
for n Democrat, for he won't stand any snow
there
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eighteen who stole Mr. Deanc's srat-Smith Knapp
of Stanford; f. Wright Vail. of Pleasant Valley,
and Edward Stnrgcs of Red lIOol-Werc each
beaten by a majority of Two.
A dispatch from Milan says that the vote for
Supervisor in that town was n tie. whcrenpon thc
Town Board, being Republican, appointed Cyrus
Morchouse a Republican, as Supervisor. This
makes the Board of Supervisors stand nineteen
Republicans and seven Democrats. The last
Board stood Dcmocrats eighteen; Republicans,
light.
Saratoga, March . CSpccial)-Gomplctc returns
from the twenty towns in Saratoga County make
the new Board of Supervisors fifteen TO five in
favor of the Republicans. This is gain of two
for the Republicans, LAST years Board standing
thirteen tO seven
The election of Supervisor Lawrence In Milton
will be contested by the Democrats in the Supreme
Court 10 correct an alleged Illegal action of the
town justices in acting as canvasseH when the
canvass OF the ballots in the town box was com
pleicd Dr. F. j. Sherman. Democrat had three
majority, but IN canvassing tie ballots in the eX-
else box eight excise ballots found with
Lawrence pastors on them. The canyasscrs added
them TO Lawrncr's total in the town box and
declared him elected by five ma lority, in spite Of
the protests of w. = Waterbury, a Democratic
watcher, that under the amended Ballot law and
the ruling of the Court of Appeals in the Onondaga
Senatorial case these ballots, being indorscd "cX
cise' could not be counted for candidate on
the town ticket
Canstco, March lSpccaD.-1he Republicans Of
the cities of Ilornellsvillc and Corning AT the
charter cetiOns Yesterday completely routed the
Democrats clcctng nearly every official IN both
ctie, At IIorncllSvic. Edward i. Willcts, Re
publican, was elected Mayor by over 800 majority
and also the entire Republican city ticket; also
two out of the three SupervisOrS-a gain of one
Four out Of the six Aldermen elected were Re- |
pubicans, thus giving the Republicans control of |
the Board, which completely rcvolutionizcs the |
city government and is the first time the Re |
publicans have been in power since llornelsville |
became n city The leaders Of tie Cleveland |
Democracy supported the Republican nominees in !
order smash what known as the Dag |
king,' organization controlled by whskey |
dealers and nearly all henchmen of Senator Hill. |
The Corning Republicans elected Mayor, the |
,ntie city ticket excepting Recorder, sin out of
cven Aldermen, which gives them control oe |
the Common Council, and twO out OF three SUPER |
visois.
The village of Addison elected a Republican for !
President and two Trustees in place OF Demo |
rats The Board OF Supervisors Of Steubcn |
1ounty for S92 now that llornellsviile and Corn
,f twenty-Seycn Republicans and eleven Demo-
rats instead Of twenty Democrats and eighteen
Republicans as last year: -
Kingston. March +! iSpeclall.-ihc Republican |
victory in Ulster County yesterday is found TO
Ie greater than the most sanguinc expected. |
There were twenty Supervisors elected in the
various towns OF these the Republicans secured |
elected rem the aity last fall gives them twelve