New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28
JOY IN YONKERS.
REPUBLICANS MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP
THEY ELECT A MAYOR FIVE ALDERMEN AND
ALL THE SUPERVISORS EXCEPT oNE-CON-
GRATrLATIONS For MIR. PEENE

ALL THE SUPERVISORS EXCEPT oNE-coN-
GRAruLAT1oNs FOR MIR. PEENE
For few minutes last evening the Republicans
of Yonkers failed to realize where they were
at" Then came the reazation-and their en-
thusiasm knows no bounds. J. G.. Peene. the Re
publican candidate for Mayor was elected, and
all five candidates for members Of the Board Of
Aldermen were also chosen 1t was "a clean
sweep" and when it became known that all eX-
cept one of the Supervisors from Yonkers would
be Republican, the joy of the Republicans was
complete.
The fight in Yonkers was one Of the most bitter
in its history Mr. Peene ard his opponent John
Kendrick Bangs are both well known and pop
uIar men. MIR Bangs is one Of the Editors of
"Harpers Magazine" and Is a member Of all
the best clubs Of the city. as IS also Mr.. Peene
When Mr.. Bangs was nominated there was great
rejoicing, and it was confidently expected by
many that he would be elected.
During the day the voters marched almost
steadily to the polls. and a heavy vote was
pOlled Everything was peaceful ana there was
not the slightest disturbance The election laws
were enforced and the slightest infringement
was stopped by the police. When 1t was all over
except the counting. the Democrats were conn.,
dent they had won a victory and would sun
control the Board of Aldermen. Mayor WeHcrm,
the present chief officer of the city, Is a re
publican being elected through a splt IN the
Democratic party last year, 50 the elecuoh vl
Mr. Bangs was to De gain for the Democrats
As the returns began 10 come in from dlS'ilcI
after district and Republican maJorltcs were
SHOWN I'm districts which had peeh nedNIS De"''
cratic. the Democrats were dumiouhieu; ~
last it dawncd upon them that they hau peeH
routed and they went home -. -
Not So the Republicans While Mr.. HahgS
,vent to his nome. in North Broadway. Mayor
elect Pccnc took up his headquarters IN the
parors of the city club. His friends gathered
about him. and his arm was soon urea m rom Tue
many times he had II shak" handS. lH'Il s''
cral hundred citizens headed 10y brass bahd'
marched up and screnadcd the succesSlul can
diIat,s As soon rs the result was announced
the whistles on the tugs and steanp'dlS oi 'ne
I,en Franklin Line, which plies between i''-
kers and Ncw-York. were blown ana lnoy '"l'- t-
tlnucd To blow as long as there was steam III 'l'p
boilers Then the ilr"lu"u thttW Oh H"i' ia"
and thcrc WAS more blowing This was repeated
time and again. Mr.. Pccne Is one oi me pro
rri.tors Of the lire. and Is popular WIN ms Hl'h
Many Of the factory Wh'SLp9 ", a., ,,.oro I'n,
Others would have blown. only the hrcS "e'e ''"5
Nr P~cne's majority as returned to the police
h, tb. iusuectors of election Is 20I. There is
,,rr,ol D.nlocraiir majority in Ionkcrs oi ah'u,
.oo " G. Kellogg. Republican. was elected
t,i, - tho p,,ce The Republican Alder
men elected are. Leslie sutherland. f!Is, |,~'
Abraham Tompkins. Second Ward; George haier;
Third Ward Michael Mooney. Fourth ward ana
] H. SchlototlIn. Fifth Ward
The election of these five Aldermen by the Ke-
r.r,fs b,ll over from last year. The sole DEM
n.rtt elected % the Board ~ supervisors from
Youkcrs is Michael Fitzgerald. ~ The FIRST N'ri.
ono .f the features of the election WAS e. parade
of the boys of the High school When they as
sembed they had Tin horns and drum, ana n,-
gan - march through the streets. Ihey ma
50 much noise that th- police stopped them iAe
bows then went 10 Manor Hall and saw Mayor
Weller He gave them permit to parade ana
they started ont again They marched through
most ~ the principal streets. and cheered about
everybody and everything They were stopped
several times by policemen, but were allowed to
proceed when they exhibited the permit signed
nv the Mayor Several ~ the boys were taken
10 the police station by officers, but they were re-
leased by Sergeant Mangln when the permit
was shown The cause ~ this unwonted demon
str1tion was TN fact that George Pltkin,
prominent young man and a member Of the
senior class of the High School. attained his
majority yesterday. In the morning, az IL
O'Clock. h. was borne 90 the polls on the shoul-
ders ~ his classmates He cast straight Re-
publican ballot.