Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-10
NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS
Municipal Contests Throughout
 the State.
4 SMALL RIOT AT THE POLLS.

Man Hit by Bullet.
 JERSEY CITY, April 10.-Roturns mp to this morning from the elections ill Now Jersey yesterday indicate that the Rcpub- licans have made gains Jersey City, Newark, Now Brunswick, Trenton, Eliza beth and Pathway arc some of the places where the Democrats wcro routed.
 The election in Jersey City was Re publican victory. Tho candidates of that party for members of the street and water board havc 1, 900 majority.
 Tho elections as d rule passed off quiet ly. Reports from the different cities and towns showed that the voting was light, and that flow attempts at illegal voting were made. Arrests. in comparison with election days of the past, wore few Even in Jersey City. wh"ro election day has been the busiest one of tho year for the police, only four arrests wore made up to clock in the afternoon.
 Interest in tho election was intensified by tho belief that yesterday s results would decide how the gubernatorial contest next fall would go In this speculation Jcrsoy City figured as tho most important point, for that city has been looked upon as tho place that would cast tho deciding vote ill all state elections. Since the election of Mayor Wanscr in 1899 by q majority of ,, 500 tho Republicans havo gained ono victory after another in both tho city and county, until they now have control of nearly all departments.
 In Camden the returns arc still incom- plctc The Republicans claim 1, 200 ma jor- ity, while the opposition comedies SOO The committee of one hundred declares that it will contest tho election on the ground of fraud
 In Dayonno the Democrats had q clean E,Uhprt SpVmnnF nlpPtp0 may or. The board of aldermen will stand seven Democrats and four Republicans. In Elizabeth the Republicans carried tho city. Tho council will stand seven Repub- licans and six Democrats The Republic ans gain two in the board of school com missoncrS and now control tho board by majority of ,.
 In Railway Mayor Daly (Rop.) has been reelected. Tho A. F. \. madc Il strong fight against him. Councilman at Large | Holmes (Rcp.D is elected over Tafts, his Democratic opponent. Republican candi- l dates for schuol commissioner at largo and water commissioner at largo havo been | elected. The city government remains | Republican.
 In Paterson the election resulted in D l Democratic victory Christian Braun | (Dcm) was reelected mayor Ovor John l A. Van Wrinkle O}cp) hy about 3, 800 ma l iurity. The Democrats elect four alder | men and the Republicans four, making | the board Republican. Tho Republicans elect five frcrholdrrs. The Republicans and the sucali>tS say that they will each contest the result ill tho Eighth ward, which went Democratic.
 The Democrats carried West HObokCn, Union Hill and Wrchawkcn. In West New York the citizens ticket won.
 In lIubukcn the election passed quietly, and small vote was p"llcd. The Dem | ocrats carried everything. Mayor Pagan WAS re elected by about 500. Recorder | McDunough was rv- elected, as was R. Ioh- man for water register,
 In Newark the Republicans carried the city by good mnjnritics, They elect the | fivc members of the board of works and | will haVc q majority in the board of al drrlnrn. The school commissioners will also hr Republican.
 In Muntclair Mrs Marshall was de- fcated for the position on tho school board by 3N majority. Three Democrats and | two Republicans were elected to the cuun- | Cil
 Riot at tn" P"lIs.
 | NEM BII'\~Wltk, \. J April lu. The clrrii"n here N"~ 'nliNruvd ny n number | of tght~ Inur, "r less vicious .Althuugh there were but two ticket, in tn" field, the | election conditions were somewhat dis turhcd l'y the City club, the members of | which took an active part in the day s proceedings. Just before the polls closed there was n riot in the Sixth ward, and shots were fired. One man was wounded by a bullet and number of others were bruised as a result of the fraCas
 The fight began when n negrO-one of a gang of about 25-demandcd money for his vote from John Forman, n Democrat ir worker. The latter refused to pay. and tho negro broke out in volloy of curses. Forman turned quickly and struck the colorrd man d heavy blow on the face, and in a moment 100 mon were fighting | in the street. The whites Outnumbered the negroes three to one, and the latter were obliged to retreat The whites followed, led by Forman.
 In the midst of the fight four shots were fired in quick succession hy ono of the nc grucS. One of the bullets struck FOrman on the shoulder, making an ugly though not serious wound The others were wit h. out effect. Then a number of policemen ] broke through the lines and used their clubs with such effect that the hclligcr. cntS were soon put to flight Two negroes
 wCrU arrested.