New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN NEW
JERSEY.
COMPLETE CONTROL or THE NEWARK CITY
GOVERNMENT SECURED BY THE PARTY
GAINS IN JERSEY CITY.

GAINS IN JERSEY CITY
The completed returns Of the Jersey City eiec-
ton do not change the result from that announced
Yesterday morning but the returns that came in
after midnight unexpectedly cut down the Demo-
cratic majority in the Second District the strong
hold of the party. Usually the RepuoHcah vote -
about 800 and the Democratic vote 2Jo oh tues
day the Republicans poed 1913 votes In TINS as
trict and the Democrats l.1J2 change of 81" when
made a difference OF $50 in the result in the dis
trict so that the Republican majority. instead OF
being 800 600. supposed at midnight was
actually li1. Mayor Wanser regards the result as
an Endorsement of his administration
The Republican majority in Newark for trustee
Of City Home. was 6N5. Burkhardt. for Commits
sioner of Board of Works, got 1902 majority;
Stainsby for Board of Works received 40 ma
jorty over Colonel Fleming. Last IAN farker'
Republican, had S.96j majority for Congress. but
there was a falling of in the totai vote iueS'dN
from the previous election of about 12V". Inc
Republicans elected all the Board OF Works COM
p,issioners all save two of the fifteen candidates
for Aldermen and thirteen out OF the fifteen Schoo
Commissioners. The new Board OF works VIII DE-
soldly Republican; the new Common Councii VIII
stand nineteen Republicans to hVe Democra's' ana
the Board of Education nineteen Republicans 10
five Democrats As the Mayor also is Repub-
Ican the entire city government VIII now pass
under Republican control. The majority in the
city for the new park law was 211o on d vote Vi
about 5000 less than that cast for the cah'idateS
Larger majort,es were poled tor the Ia" J" 'hc
townships The control OF the city VIII give
number Of important Offices to the Republicans
These include the City Controller ana ms depart
mont the city Clerks department, the Tax Re-
cciver's Office the city Treasurer ana assistants
the Poor and Aims Department. the iuo'c
Markets tho Tax Board the city Expert, Licens"
Inspector and two assistants. ana other minor
Offices
The Republic m victory in New-BrtrSWicK proves
>re,tor than was at first reported and far surpasses
an ante-electon predictions. DR. Nicholas William
son IS the first Republican Mayor in that city since
tho term Of De witt T. Reilly, fourteen years ago
The Common Council is tie. standing SIX Repup-
leans and six Democrats. This cordition existed
before in 1855 and since that year the Democrats
have always had safe majorities. The Middlesex
County Board of Freeholders will contain twelve
Republicans and eight Democrats; it IS seventeen
years since the Frceholders have peen under Re-
publican control
Thenrw Mayor. Dr. Nicholas williamson, has served
the city a. Alderman and member Of tn" Finance
city affairs. He stands pledged TO a policy ol re-
trcnchmcnt and reform, and even ms Opponents
cal administration. The membership OF nv nr NV
Board Of Aldermen Is as ioll@w'. KepuTpnrItn a
fiarr% Neiison Jacob Withheld add Villa Helm;
Democrats Howard Reynolds, William G. JaGueS,
Augustus r Tandmesscr John H. Becker, John
Mnvey and Thomas g. Phnny. ,...,..,,,,,,
The counting Of votes IN the Aclna,Ikonon III,
Township election was not completed until D. m
Yesterday The process occupied twenty hours.
the officers being in session continuously rom
T. m Tuesday until yesterday afternoon The hc-
pubIlcans carried tho township by hfty votes.
Wilson VI Lawson WAS elected Freeholder; Will
lam Holden Hiram Kclsler and Theodorr = Perry,
Town Committeeman. and Dayton \reeland, JUS
iirc Of the Peace. There were $40 votes pollei ana
80 many OF the tickets split that the clerks
rdlv In the city election Iahrisk"'s tRepl ma
ior.ty over Bowkcr for Collector MAS 81 All the
local boards viii remain Republican,.
IN the face Of the Republican victories IN other
parts Of \ew-Jrrscy tn" overwhelming Democratic
victory in Paterson must be- attributed TO personal
and local considerations. The plurality by which
MAYOR Christian Braun Is reelected, 80, Is the
Target given to candidate In tho CITY ana
was due ln part 20 Mayor Brauns great popularity
with tho Socialists. who doubtless remembered ms
l.nIrnt court. toward the rioters during the great
slkworkrrs' strike last spring. The Rcpubll,Ans
elected members 90 the P1ssalc County Board OF
Frecholdcrs from ave wards and the Democrats
from three Pasaic city elected three Repupllcans
and ono Democrat. Acquackanonk. Manchester ana
Iitti. Falls townships elected Republicans ana
Pampt0u WAYNE and West Milford Democrats. 80
that IN. new Board OF FreeholIers will stand eleven
Rrpuhl!rans 20 seven Democrats.
The Bergen County Board Of FreeholderS viii nave
a Republican ma j0rlty when II reorganzes N IN"
regular monthly meeting May y. In view OF TINS
f.cf Tho Republican members Of the Board together
with the county leaders. VIII hold a caucus IN the
Morton House this afternoon 10 see who shdl!
De- chosen director, clerk and counsel