St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03
REPUBLICANS JOYFUL.
Gains Made in Charter Elections
in New York.

GalnS maze In Sndrtcr EleCC1OnS
in New York.
NEW YORK. March 2.-Charter cleo
tons were held in many of the cities
and towns in this state yesterday. The
returns show large Republican gains.
In Duchess county the last board of
supervisors stood, Democrats eighteen,
Republicans eight. Returns so far Ie-
ceiVed show that the Republicans have
elected ten and the Democrats five. with
four towns yet to be heard from. In
Elmira, Senator HIPS home, not ore
Democratic nominee was elected. The
Republicans carried Peekskill, turning
a Democratic majority of two in the
council into Republican majority of
two. Charles /. Lawson Rep.) was
elected mayor of Hamburg, and the Re-
pubicans made gains in both the cOun-
Gil and board Of supervisors.
In Oswego the Republicans elected
the first mayor that they have had since
1889. There were three candidates in
the field. Ex-Mayor Mitchell, who ac-
cepted the nomination on the Hill Dem
ocratic ticket, received 793 votes; DR..
w. j. Bulger. the candidate of the
Cleveland faction, received 1916 votes,
and w. ID. Allen, the Republican candi-
date, received 1882 votes. The Hill
men elected l alderman; the Cleve-
land men elected 4 aldermen, police
commissioner and l school commits
sioner. Both factions had full city
tickets IN the field. The common coun-
Gil stands five Democrats and three Re-
publcans. The Republicans gain three
in the board of supervisors. In Utica
the Republicans upset a Democratic
majority in the board of supervisors
and, for the first time in generation.
captured the board OF aldermen.
Reports from all parts of Ontario
county show large Republican gains,
the Democrats electing only 2 out OF
from Auburn, and the board or super
visors, which last year was tied, now
stands Republicans %, Democrats 8. and
two towns yet to elect At Troy the
Democrats carried everything before
them. Mayor Whelan was reelected
by over 5000 majority. The board Of
supervisors is Democratic, and the
Democrats will have more than two
thirds of the members of the common
council.
Returns from the towns of Ulster
county come in slowly. 1t is estimated
the board will stand Is Democrats to IL
Republicans. This is gain OF Repub-
Iicah supervisors, the board last year
standing 10 Democrats to Republicans.
Returns from Rensselaer, county give Z
Democrats and Republicans, with
Hoosac to be heard from, making the
board stand Is Democrats TO Ii Repub-
licans.
The board of supervisors in Oneida
county will stand eighteen Democrats to
twenty three Republicans. Last year
the board stood fifteen Democrats to
twenty-eight Republicans. The official
returns from the twenty towns of Sara
toga county show that the Republicans
have carried fifteen. Orange county
elects seventeen Republican superyis-
ors, ten Democrats and one Peoples
party. Last years board consisted of
fifteen Democrats and three Repub-
licans. Saratoga county board of super
visors stands fourteen Republicans, six
Democrats, Republican gain OF one.
The Albany Journal tRep.) has COM
piled the results on supervisors in the
elections thus far had throughout in
ternal New York. They are as follows:
Republican supervisors, SCI; Democrat
SUPERVISORS, 272. In 1891 the same coun-
ties elected 1926 Republicans and 352
Democrats.