Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-08
ANTIRACE TRACK VOTE.
New Jersey Republicans Were Out In
Great Force.

TRENTON, Nov. S-The fight in New
Jersey was almost exclusively on the race
track issue. The bills legaliZing pool sell
ing and the licensing of race tracks in the
state, which Were passed last year by the
legislature. aroused the religious element
in the state, and since the day of their
passage there has been n constant agita-
ton for their repeal.
The agitation was successful, and an
antirace track majority was elected in the
assembly. Returns received this morning
indicate that the Republicans will control
the next assembly by Il majority of Q. Last
year the Democrats had a majority of 10.
There were elections for senator in eight
districts. The Republicans carried five of
them surely and possibly six. Mr.. Brad
ley of Asbury Park is in doubt. This is a
Republican gain of and perhaps & in the
senate. If Bradley is elected. the senate
will stand II Republicans to 10 Democrats.
II he is not, it will be 10 to Il.
According to the latest returns the sen
ate will he composed rs follows; Camden.
Maurice !. Rogers, r.; Essex. Michael T
Barrett, D.: Gloucester. Daniel y. Packer
r.: Salem, J. Ward. r.; somerset. Lewis
y. Thompson, r.: Mon. Foster NJ Noor-
hecs r.; Warren. christopher f. Statates,
n. Monmouth. James Bradley r.
Cape May re elects Ross for the assembly
by 500 majority, Middlesex county elects
Serviss, Democrat for sheriff, and Beekman
and Harkins, Democrats. and Selover, Re
publican, are elected 10 the assembly.
In Union county VOORHEES,, Republican,
is elected senator. Cross, Gooding and
Bergen, Republicans, are elected to the as
sembly. This is Republican gain of
senator and assemblyman. Essex county,
second assembly district. elects Duncan,
Republican, over Armitagc, Democrat,
10y over 100, Camden county has gone Re
publican. There is 2.5UU Republican ma
jority in Camden city. In East Orange
there was a Republican gain of 49,
Hunterdon county elects two Democratic
nssemblymen-Jamc> l.. Chamberlain in
the First district Ivy 100 plurality and w.
{. Alpaugh in the Second by COO majority
The whole Democratic ticket is elected in
the county.
Sussex county has gone Republican for
the first time in its history, The entire
ticket is probably elected
/ Michael 7. Barrett. Democratic candi-
date for senator i elected, as are also
/ Schalf for sheriff, Brown for registrar and
| Harrigan for clerk in Newark The assem-
/ blymen elected in Essex county are Joseph
| NJ. Byrn, Democrat, Fourth district; Den
mis- Olvanney, Democrat. sixth district;
/ William J. Kearns. Democrat, Seventh
/ district; Benedict Clrich. Democrat, Eighth
district; J. :. Woolsey, Republican, Ninth
district; Timothy Barrett, Democrat, Tenth
4 district, and George p. Olcott. Republican,
( Eleventh district.
The Republicans made clean sweep in
| Morris county, elcctiug Charles Baker to
the assembly; Elias b. Mott, county clerk,
and Edward Packer sheriff Baker, for
the assembly, received :25 majority.
The Republicans of Ocean county elected
Burton to the assembly 10y 400 majority;
/ Chambers for sheriff by GAO: Havens for
| county clerk and Shinu collector.
! Gloucester county elects Packer, senator;
Stranger, assemblyman, and Springer, sher
| if-all Republicans-by about 400 major
ity. The returns from Camden county in
dictate that the Republicans will carry the
county by 1000 majority.
Sussex county gained decided Repub-
lican victory, electing William p. Coursen
to the assembly. The county heretofore
has gone Democratic.
! Hunterdon county elected two Demo
| cratic assemblymen-a Dem cratic loss of
365
The completed returns Of Middlesex
county give SerNiS, Democrat, 400 ma
jority.
The candidates elected tn tie assembly
in Monmouth county are =, =. Denise, c.
l. Waters and William !. Leonard-all
Republicans. They are ant race track men.
dispatch from Paterson says that with
a few districts yet to hear from Jane:
johnson, Republican, for sheriff; JohI
Holt, Republican, for assembly in tbs
/ First district: Thomas Flynn, Democrat
for assembly in the Third district, ant
/ William Lewis, Republican, for assembly
/ In the Fourth dist riot, are probably elected
by substantial majorities.
Bergen county gives lG6 majority fol
David Iahriskie, Republican, for the as
sembly i'm the Second district, and Georn,'
K Halstead, Republican, in the First dis
trict This is a loss Of two members Of ths
assembly for the Democrats
Mercer eapnty elects Wilbur, Gipasr ant