New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-12
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MAJORITIES ROLLING UP.
GREAT REPUBLICAN GAINS IN NEW.
JERSEY.
COMPLETE RETURNS SHOW HOW swEEPING WAS
THE vICToRY-THE PRESIDENTS BIRTH
PLACE, CALDWELL. wREsTED
FROM THE DEMOCRATS.
FROM THE DEMOCRATS.

PLACE CALDWELL, NhESiED
FROM THE DEMOCRATS.
The corrected returns Of the elections held In
New-Jersey Tuesday showed in general that
the Republican victories were even greater than
the first reports showed. 1t was Impossible 10
give exact results in many places yesterday as
the votes had not been counted up TO an early
hour in the morning
In Jersey City, already announced. the Re-
publicans elected five out of six Aldermen CHOSEN.
making the new board nine Republicans ana
four Democrats. The Republican majority was
over 400
The full returns in West Hoboken show mat
the Republicans made a clean sweep in tnat
town the first reports sent out having been
cooked" by the ring For Collector the vote was
as follows: Joseph Kette, r., 1l06; John 5.
Conlin D.. 1910; for town clerk, l.. \. Farr r..
lI55; Henry Schneider, D.. 1,022. The councilmen
chosen are Charles j. Solyom. r., George j.
McEwan, r., Jacob Leuly. R. This gives the he-
publicans control of the town government for the
first time in ten years The chairman OF the
Council acts as Mayor. He VIII be Republican.
The town Of Gutenberg also elected Repuoncah
officials for the first time since 1t was lncor-
| porated Union Hill is also Republican for the
first time in many years.
The full returns of the election in Hoboken
/
missioner Martin r.. 2.236; Eggers, d., 33sa
Councilmen-First Ward. Bissonette, r. ls2;
Wenthal. D. 67s; Schmidt, !. d.. SOl. Second
Ward-Sturken r. $50; Stegman, D., 395. Third
Ward-Dod r. S5S; Capelli, D., -; Londri-
gan / d. 40: Kelly. |. D., l7S. Fourth Nard.
Ingleson r. $50; Kemp, d.. 46l; Snyder l. d.
462 The result, though a Democratic victory IS
looked upon as a success for Mayor Fagan ana
reform he having favored Mr.. Sturken in the
Second Ward.
CAUSE FOR JOY IN NEWARK
The remarkable victory won by the Republi-
| cans in Newark was the single topic OF discus
sion in that town yesterday Republicans hao
not recovered from their jubilations OF the pre-
! vious night and it was remarked that Demo
Gratis either showed philosophy over the result
! or expressed a personal gratificaton thal II
was decisive The Democratic leaders at
! tribute their crushing defeat 10 the hard umes'
ignoring all the local and State causes that con-
| spired to bring it about. The Democratic attempt
| 70 steal the Senate Is believed to nave cost 'he
! marty 1000 votes in Newark alone Inc cor
rooted returns show a Republican majority on
Trustee of City Home of Sab. year ago lhe
Democratic candidate for this office was elected
nv . 42s plurality. a Republican gain or nearly
! g ooo Juus A. Lebkticher the Republican cam
| didate for Mayor has majority or 4'sZ' NO
Navor was elected last year. the Office pelns ioE
! two years.
Tho BOARD OF Alderman will stand: Democrats
! 10. Republicans S. and the Board Of Education IL
divided in the same way. The Repuohcans
| electaa six ont of the nine Aldermen and six
ont Of the nine School Commissioners
| The pluralities on Aldermen are as follows tpss
Ward. Roehrich. Dem, 43O: Second ward Miiler'
! Rep 379; Third WarL, Ely, Dem, 5oo fouren
Ward. Bragan Rep. POI; Fifth ward osoeh'
Rem. 2155; sixth Ward. Joyce. Dem, 36I; Seventh
Ward. Cort Rep. 9lO; Eighth Ward, Ayres' fep-
500. Ninth Ward, Swain Rep. 2,3S6 Total Repuo-
rcan puralities. $685. Democratic pluralities
O97 Net Republican plurality on Aldermen.
! : 500 Last year the Democrats carried seven out
OF the rine wards for Aldermen by a pluranty
Of 2Ol2 a Republican gain Of nearly 1000 IN
the tidal wave Of last November Barrett, the
Democratic candidate for Senator. got l2O plu-
| rality in the city and the Republican candloate
for Sheriff also got a small plurality. Somesyears
ago the American vote OF Newark
which represents one-third Of the population
was Republican. 1t alienated in 1886 and
1883 by acts OF legislation which German senti-
ment disapproved, and for several years the old
Sixth and Thirteenth wards, which are largely
German, have given Democratic majoriues. This
vote swung back to the Republicans last Novem-
|
with heavy majorites for Lebkucher Almost
! the entire Italian VOTE formerly Democratic,
went the same way. The only ward in wnch
| the Democrats held their Tuesday was
the old seventh. Irish ward included in the
! With District. although other Irish districts
showed considerable falling off in the Demo-
cratic vote.
! Mayor-elect Lebkiicher will assume office on
| May /. He is a manufacturing Jeweler and was
| born in Germany ard came 10 America when
| child. In religion he IS Methodist. He has
! held publiC !
politics Mr. Lebkiicher said yesterday that his
election was. he believed. due TO an intense public
tration Of public affairs. He had made no
pledges and would be free to carry out such re-
| forms as the people demanded
CALDWELL Is CARRIED
Caldwell borough the birthplace OF President
Cleveland went Republican also Caldwell has
always been Democratic. The township also
went Republican.
Mburn elected the entire Republican ticket
on Tuesday. In the previous township election
the Democrats elected their ticket.
In Clinton township the Republicans elected
their whole ticket by increased majorities.
Verona which has always gone Democratic
gave a Republican majority on Tuesday or
thirty Livingstone elected the entire Re
publican ticket by increased majorites.
| The complete returns Cor Elizabeth show that
the Democrats met a Waterloo. Only TWO Demo-
cratic Aldermen and two School Commissioners
were elected in the entire city, and with one
exception they pulled through by small ma
iorites The leaders of that party are COM
pletely dismayed by the overwhelming victory
| won by their opponents and feel utterly crushed.
For the first time in fifteen years the Republic
cans have got entire control OF the municipal
government with the exception Of the Board Of
Education. The next City Council will stand,
! Republicans, :; Democrats s. The Board OF
Education will stand, Democrats. T. and Re
pubcans 5.
The election Of four Republican Freeholders
! will make the next board for Union County
stand Republicans. 49, Democrats. 4. The pres
| ent board contains ten Democrats and seven Re-
pubicans The election of Republican City
| Council means that the places Of City Con-
| troller City Treasurer. City Clerk City Attor-