New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
A GREAT WAVE OF INDIGNATION. j
NEw.JERsEY PEOPLE WILL MAKE THE GAM
BLERs ILL At THE ELECTIONS TO-DAY.


Township and borough elections will be held in
various New-Jersey counties to-day. ana In numerous
towns whore Democratic majorities have heretofore
overwhelmed the Republican candidates the Demo
cratic candidates Will probably be defeated. The
nson,e of New.Jersey are thorough aroused IN OPP
position to Democrats OF every class who 90 not
boldly announce themselves as hostile 10 race
track measures. The powers gwen 10y 'he RACING
hills recently passed subordinate county gov.
rrg boards make the result OF today's election OF
utmost importance to the racetrack men. In Union
County particularly, the racing contingent nave
found II necessary TO take hand IN Town poi"'o'
" 80, tho,r interests The Republicans have
much TO contend with In their endeaVor 10 p'ace
strong. CAPABLE and trustworthy men In the heia'
wv, q, believed that the party's best representatives
Will be elected to protect the ciuLehs Vi ' '
from further obnoxious legislation.
Tho Republtcans Of North Plainfeh are reason
ably sure OF elecing their whole ucXet "oh'' zoo
year a Democratic mayor. william H. ea"hue.s'
elected because Of certain disanecuons IN inc
Republican party's local orgamAauoh' A"''e ~
understandings do not now exist.
The people OF Linden Township are iuy arouoeo
n tho IMPORTANCE OF the election to be held nere 10
day and for party lines have been oropPea' he
only issue at stake being whether the raceu"'N "
mont with all Its unsavory connections. shall run the
township In spite OF the law-abiding' moral aiu re-
ligious peoples protest against them.
rd pos.,,e were ATTENDED by more than half Of the
voting populaton OF the township and the dehuhcia-
ton OF the racetrack ring were fearless ana p''..
rho c,,,zens who want to see Linden purged OF The
racetrack infamy were urged 10 go 10 INV P''
leave all business aside for the day. and devote mem
selves heart and soul 10 the worA u cice""e NV
independent citizens ticket.
There is dismay already among the race'rach gang
over the refusal Of +. c. Cole. whom 'h'y pay VI"
ther ticket for Town Committeeman TO run lot 'ne
Mace Mr.. Cole says he Is unnteraby oppos'u ~
the racetrack and II he was a committeeman "o"'u
nevcr vote TO license It. II Is SAID mat tey 'e'S
on a large amount Of money with which 10 carry
the election ,,,
seriou, trouble is feared at the polls In Lihueh'
owing TO the presence In the township last hsh' Vi
LOT OF gh-lookng characters, ana liquor WIS pHs
freely circulated among them then Appears nav
been made to Mayor Rankin OF Ehzabeth o' inc IA"
and order people to send posse Of special poccie'
N the polls in Linden today to maintain order ana
nrevcnt rioting or intimidation OF voters by inc INV
less gang that trying to carry the elecuon'
Assemblyman John J. Dupuy, whose steady votes
In favor OF racerack legislation have been sca'hs,
criticised In Rutherford, appeared at the meeting VI
the Borough Council there last night and MADE
orhuc statement in which he made the astonishing
that his votes for the raceracks had been
cast for the good Of Rutherford lie sa'd that
sewer bill, essential to the welfare OF thc 'o"h
could not have been passed lad he not agreco u
vote for the racerack legislation. lie iuI''e' Wv
tended his vote by saying that RUTHERFORD was
only indirectly affected BY the race'rac"
laws No Republican member of the council was pres,
ant at the meeting and a vote Of thanks had been
given 10 Dupuy for his aid In passing the sewer OH
hefore he had made his surprising defence one Oh
,ba Democrats on the council bluntly SAID mat 'h'
,assape OF the race track bills had placed the Demo,
crsuc party in NewJerSey In re"'arhao' '"'
position. -, >,, h.s ,esred a call
- he nasfors Of ali churches To send representative
TO convention OF the league to be held at an rarS
a
.,nn will no effected The movement Is non partisan
and the only object Of the league at present IS t 70
u,s Hnown 10 be adverse to racetracks ana hhdrcd
mpa