New-York tribune., 1895-05-25
MOUNT VERN ON
YONKERS
WHITE PLAINS
MOUNT VERNON.
THE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE CITY no
LONGER IN DOUBT.

UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS OF THE VOTING MACHINE
DEMOCRATS ACCEPT DEFEAT GRACE
rulL.y-NorEs OF INTEREST.
II the Myers ballot machine had been used III
the spring election year ago the disgrace'ui con-
tcntion over the Mayoralty In the courts ana c'sc-
where since would have been avoided. 1t was con-
tcnded then as II has been before Judges and jnri"s
since that the returns which some Of the Demo
Gratis secured and corrected had been cooked up
IN order to make II appear that there was Demo
cratic majority. No better verdict against 'h'se
frauds could have been obtained than that pro-
nounced at the close of the polls on Tuesday night.
which showed that with fair election and an
honest count Mount Vernon is Republican city
..by n large majority The actual majority In
total vote Of 2.576 is for the RepubIcahs 'ha'
being the difference between the two Candidates
for Assessor, each Of whom Is popular in MS own
party The vote for City Supervisor Is stronger
and absolute proof that the city Is Repubhcan
one Dennis Beach, the Democratic candidate. Is
one Of the popular men In the c'y among
Republicans and Democrats alike ana he mas Haue
one Of the faithful and competent representa-
tives that the city had in the Board OF super
visors. Although he ran ahead of his ticket IN
every ward his opponent George IL. bro"h' was
elected by a majority OF liS.
Even the Democrats themselves publicly acKnowi-
edged after the election that they were sd'S"eu
that Mount Vernon was a Republican city, anu
Republicans
efficient and economical administration the Demo
Gratis were no longer In 1t and they might as well
pack up and go TO Gravesend or to tennessee A.
though the election Of the Republican cahulua'es
Tor Supervisor and Assessor was severe Dio" 10
the Democratic party the result OF the eecuoh lot
ward Aldermen more disappointing ana discour-
aging. The Common Council OF the las' year mas
been COMPOSED OF seven Democrats and three kepuo-
leans with the result that nothing mas oeeh uohe io
the citys good unless 10 benefit the Democratic
party more than the people In general. Ihere are
two Aldermen from each ward ana hey are H eec.eh h
bennally-that is one Alderman is elected ~ @ oao,
ward for two Years term m re ~, me your are Demo
Gratis and one a Republican. They will be succeeded
by four Republicans and one sna four Demo
Gratis, who with the Republican MaEor W. W 80 the
ci;ys AFFAIRS. The new Common Council @ vii pI1e be
composed as follows: First Ward. Waiter e. He,d se
SeTt Rep lsm WaieTs snS Rep) % Frank r. Tichenor ep
Third Ward. William {; conklin Gtepl, Dahe. W,s
tDemJ. William d. Grant Geml Fifth ". Mard, I'D. Dr'
Thomas A Fletcher Rep) ADRIAN a. y buSx a@cted
The Myers voting machine was used for the first s
favorable TO !, excepting that some on Go !he count
There There is is no doubt about it that the Democrats
who figured in last years eGon Na rys whsn he maehne
a big handicap and then beat II on me coun, ii he
machine did more than please the eecloh I'caai ans
saa sns S5 2ss e. s ;ss
Whole city was known at the central headquarters
o in less sbas asan Ewing ahe RepuScans fully two
10 parade the streets and celebrate ,he Sr S
sorrows outside the bar and then get 10 Del oy
The quickest voting was done in four seconds; the
longest time one minute and that by man
SUed sssy Sr eaFs years before who" help The
time 10 register vote was seven seronns' or Inc
ri Tss,eTed N wee ven @nes After the polls
closed the were brought In by bicycle riders
sSsvsS nS. ax in dnr s Sck n hss ss
osed rhs n,ser eaS tar Of the entire tire city Mere brought
in tabulated and announced 10 the public In less
than twenty-five minutes af'er the polls were
One OF the funny incidents of the day in connec.
,ion with the work OF getting on, the voters was
reported of weil-known business man; thorough
s"na S Sosns SSS after on" family % os a, so%
The delinquent said that his VIE had gone 3u'.
sha sha ne ip" .has S' a said The bnsncss man you
ra, on Your @ esrs hl so an uHwS oa s Come e Ana he
''f Farnsworth Post, O. a. II, VIII assemble a, NE
escort OF The Eleventh Separate Company, National
Spa ssSv Sg ge SS"S "p Ths T
same organizations viii attend services at the
cfr's pT oSsr 'SS Ny Myers. q Eaqcsec
an interesting lecture on paisr. sGcn ana Hpps
Misses Lockwood's Seminary and their friends In
wlra ward Hal Ha ." recen,y conscted by the womns
Christian Tsmperance ,mion VII Dc ne.ca,sn r %, On
a declamatory contest by scholars OF the public
schools for the Demorest silver medal ~,
At the annual meeting Of the Mount Vernon Hos
pi,al Association on Monday evening directors
were elected and the women members on the Board
were appointed committee TO confer with the
pastors Of the several churches with regard to rails
ing money for support OF The hospital. The
directors elected the following as onicers: Presl-
dent Colonel Henry Huss: vice-presiient. 5. B.
Aller: secretary +. h. Guion; treasurer. H. w.
Tilton.
Arrangements have been completed for the Me-
mortal Day celebration next Thursday. The parade
will be big thing. and one Of It's attractive
features will be the entire fire department. each
company having voted 10 turn out The school chill
dren will sing at the Soldiers Monument when the
tablet TO the Loyal Women OF Mount Vernon
Is unveiled Farnsworth Post has so arranged It's
details for decorating graves that the comrades will
he ready 10 join In the parade at the start, and as
they will be in their uniforms they VIII make
= fine showing. The ath Separate Company OF
Yonkers has accepted the invitation to parade and
will be guests Of the 18th Separate Company.