New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
CITY AGAINST COUNTRY.
PARK RIDGE. n. J.. DIVIDED AGAINST
ITSELF.
Az EXCITING SCHOOL BOARD rr.ECrroN-A STORY
WILL BE SECURED.

Az EXCITING School. BOARD ELECTIoN-A STORY
OF COMMUTERS AND 'TTAYsEEDs"
Park Ridge is n little hamlet OF perhaps thou-
sand Inhabitants away up In the northern part Oh
N.w-Jersey Il IL only once in a great while that
4, ,vakes Nd A week ago the borough became ex-
c,.c1 oy.r the question OF electng nine members OF
the school Board. OF late years few NeW-i orKers
hive taken up their residence In the village ana
have tried 10 Undue the old-timers with some pro-
eressiyeness The farmers resented this. ana wheh
the question OF electing new board under the law
nasse-i two years ago and just becoming operative
{, PARK Ridge the old-lne villagers and the New
yo-,,o~s dIvded The New York business men
nominated nine candilates; so did the v'llasers
The Now Workers. named their ticket the Citizehs ;
tho villagers styled their the Peoples. The New
workers. nicknamed the villagers ticket the Hay
seed" and In turn the villagers call'" inc o'"e'
tickle, the Commuters.
ror \ week canvassing had been going on on both
sides and the excitement ran high. The New
Workers canvassed on the trains ana laid their
mans while coming and going 10 ana from New
Work. The villagers made the village grocery store
their headquarters and planned as enthusiastically
az they did when Andrew Jackson was running for
President
ON Friday morning both sides were astir early
nv that time every man and woman VINO had
vote had been seen by both Sides ana each Ahe"
It's strength within few votes
thin, then was TO get the VOTERS ~ '"c IOi''
For this purpose all the wagons avalIapie were
taken. The villagers. the Hayseeders' Drought
out their carryalls while the commuters went 10
Hackensacks and hired fine rigs AZ noon on Prio
dnv both sides started out. The voting began d. :
o'clock and continued well into the evening; DurI
inc that time every person IN the district VINO nau
81 right To vote dragged TO the poIs a, ne
"IIayseeders" brought their wives thelr sols, ner
daushters. their farm hands, ana the 0O"'n'"'ci'
brought all whom they could 49,. a.. ,>o,,,,o
There were = many babies ABOUT ,hc ipI,lns
Mace that some OF the workers ORGANIZED oapIeS
the mothers voted. When women did not care 10
take the babe the polling place, woman MnoSo
husbaud's side would gain by the vote went 70 siie
house and took care OF the child while the mother
~ vas late M night before the votes were counted
rhen the result of the count left things IN almost aS
bad "A condition as ever . :, nd u..o,. hosor,,
can without doubt swell with pride; for In the he2t
~ rho controversy they were thought goou sliousi
~ he voted for by both parties. They are John ..
Lockwood and william PARK lhey receneen 49,, ervi
vote cast-243 each OF course they were eleed rs
This was announced and everybody cheereu. me IN,
ncxt cheer was given by the 'Hayseeders lor
Thomas C. Donaldson and Frederick r. heed; TWO oa
the "Hayseed' ticket VINO reeen'e va " commufers'
than was cast for anybody on the comnI . ~ >,
ticket Then came the startling announcements th't
six men three on each side, had reSeVei me sHIe
nmmber OF votes. The six were tied at IL sach
This showed how evenly the village was ulVluei
II however blocked the election Two men ha ma,
heen elected without opposition; two more had oo-
,ained maiorities. This made four members OF tne
hard There were five more 10 eject ana lhsIe
@ a., men entitled to the place. according to the
voters All kinds Of efforts were male 10 Tx ths
w The Commuters wanted the 'llayseeders 20
Withdraw one OF their men. The Hayseeders
WILL =" nothing OF the kind but wanted the Com
mU ',-, % 40 This II finally decided TO adjourn
until next Friday night when the sides VIII line
again.