The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-11
NEW JERSEY.
REPUBLICANS ARE JUBILANT.
Returns Show They Swept New
Jersey in the City Elections.
Democratic Newark Turns Coat and
Elects Lebkucchcr Mayor.

The Republicans OF New Jersey are
juhilant to-day When the last returns
were received md counted after mid
night ~ WAS found that IN the city elec-
tons Yesterday they hal practically
swept the state. Democrats are turned
out OF office in all Of III" leading cities.
In Democratic Newark the Republic
cans elected Julius Lehkuechcr
Mayor over James NJ Seymour
N,cmD ty 4,7G5 plurality. The Republic
cans elected six Of tn" nine Aldermen.
The present Common Council is made
M of - D"mocrats and ten Republicans,
which would make the new Board II
Democrats and Ii Republicans. Leb-
| luech"r's big plurality Is attributed to
DISGUST of democrats with ring methods
| Fh" Republicans carried five OF the six
Ald"rinanic Districts in Jersey city. The
! present Board consists OF seven Repub-
! leans ana six Democrats, and four Re-
/ publiCnnS and three Democrats hold
over, which will give the Republicans
min" OF the thirteen members of the
| board
In lTohoken the Republicans regained
the Second Ward for Alderman. The
Democrats had n clean sweep in Wee
hawken and West Iioboken.
Trenton was carried by the Repub-
| leans for Alderman-at-L Large by about
400, 400 of an increase over any pre-
! yiouS Republican majority. Only one
| l'FIll''lhll' 'NINlllllhll WAS tilOsfn OUT
OF eleven. gain Of six for the Repub-
| leans.
The Republicans increased their ma
| tority In Camden 1900, having major
| ity OF 4, lao. and elected all the Council
men and Justices of the Peace.
New Brunswick remains Democratic.
The Council VIII stand eight Democrats
To four Republicans
The contest in Perth Amboy was en-.
l'vencd by the campaign of Hostler Ed
ward crudden, independent for Mayor
ward w. Barnes, Republican. was elect.
ed Mayor by 1879 majority. Two Of the
three Aldermen elected are Republicans
The city Council and Board of Educa'
tiun are still Democratic
For he first time Orange will have
both Republican Mayor and IA Repub
lican Common Council. John GIL was
elected Mavor by 1906 majority over Johr
was elected President of the Common
Council by 7S2 majority. A Republican
Alderman and Republican School Com
missioner were elected in each of tn,
Major John c. Rankin, Republican
candidate for Mayor carried Elizabett
n majority OF the city Council,
As u result OF the election the Boar
Of Aldermen OF Paterson, which stand!
Republicans and Democrats. will b,
composed Of Republicans. 5 Demo
Gratis, Independent Democrat, l Labor
and citizens Reform.
In Gloucester city the Democratic can
didate. John lienston, was elected Mayo
by 800 majority. ms against Demo
cratic majority Of 800 in the last AS
sembly election.
John $. Lynch. Of 846 Fifth street, wa
arraigned before Justice ODonnell. Il
Jersey City. this morning on the charg
OF soliciting votes within 100 feet of tn
pOllingbooth In the Second District. A
no one appeared against him he was dis
charged.
James McInenery. OF 3i2 Fourth stree
attempted to interfere with the police
man who arrested Lynch and was al
rested. In court he was recognized a
the defendant in an abandoned cas-
about five months ago. At that time h
was told to furnish bond which he di
not do. Justice O'Donnell held McInen
cry for not furnishing the required bon
and also for interfering with an officer.
Patrick Fitzpatrick, who claimed to b
n bOatmnn on the tugbOat DaCutar. wa
arraigned before Justice O'Donnell o.
the charge of illegally voting from "a
Fifth street. No one appeared agains
him and he was discharged.