New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
wESTCHESTER COUNTY.
r,,rp11cANs WIN THE FIGHT.
,rsr-1,r OF THE TOWN ELECTIONS NOT Ar
1HN .~---r, nv THE RAINES LAW.

,s,,,r or THE TOWN ELECTIONS NOT Az
i"' rrc-rED BY THE RAINEs LAW.
,.. .,o exception OF Yonkers and Mount Ver-
VIZ, towns of Westchester County voted lot
n.rv,sors Yesterday. 1t was expected theie me :.
- some radical changes In the boaro ps' .
70 ue po,nes law and other matters and the,e "as
tne .,Sorahie interest displayed In the eiec.io"
hout the county The county has Deen D"''o
'i ,o- tventy-fve years, and It Is only ou'i"s
ci"',S ,ou, wears that the Republicans nave cut
' ~, =, q 6e1,re in county affairs Last year '"eS
.,-sd the Board of Supervisors py WHO"
.ns,dered a tidal wave. II was eNpec'e - 80
.s.r some of the towns which normally cree, De"o
.rats but which last year eiecteo
opd break away from their new-iouiiu ~ CIV ON
-, N their old allegiance In the larger 'iaseS'
ob as New-Rochelle. Port Ches'er' o''s oo'
white Plains and Rye. the liquor "'eieS.s 80 r
4, the election In those places 'i'e A' ~
.s brought into the election as an argument
against the Republicans r. p,h,,oors
two election was a surprise. The hepuoncane
=, r,r,aa, and the Democrats six OF the
cor,.sors hsloted for yesterday Mount vernon
an elect supervisors May 49, Yonkers does not
,.ct until November. To carry 'he Doafu "ie
,.,rocrats have an impossible task. ohS ny eio''
,,g all the Supervisors from the two cities can 'hes
ine =. os a, least one OF the wards In each city
,s safely Republican. the Democrats WI" 10 me-
o. regain control this year. 1t IS expec'eu ."e
10 fes"' n,n he used with more effect in the
cities than in the towns. ~ - .ho, IN
necular feature OF the election was 'i'a' ia
GOWNS the voters elected Republican super
..ors and then defeated the rest of the ticket oy
large n,aiorities. In most cases the men e'eo'eu
lac, year by both parties were renomihalN
IN the town of Greenburg Supervisor b' r. io'"p-
-. r.ere re-elected The Democrats elected all the
A'S r oncers Mr Tompkns is Repubilcan.
Sn T,. came thing happened In Mount fleasan. VIZ
snnervisor Charles Lane, iiepuocao, a,ected the
for another term "hi'e '"e
reWamaroneck reelected Supervisor INA Thares ps,,,h
,,nr democrat by lS majority Inc hepuu-
Baxter 'e,ac,eJ Gideon W Davenport, from New
TRochelle for another term ana eecoea psbam p am
.sc,ed .IMi Jonn NJ Shinn the Republican ar rear'hs
Member Of the Board and aso their Town 70
Ossning I, then reversed its vote and elected
RoSert T. Dennis. Republican Iown Cleta: p ''uH and
BaXe1' Ou,o NcSeai. Republican Collector This town
Toted for license by $50 majority; ,.,,,-.,a. Dero
n, Mni;o re be Supervisor He the retiring mem EN-.
S' Sar The rest of the Democratic town ucKe' was
'esr 'seSs;rccsssful License under the Raines Ia" WAS
caI1'tR Rv, Town the saloonkeepers used the Ranes
law with effect and increased essnr sT Car
snce sackett reelected by 81 ma,ory mas mas
IS amost hundred more tnan an, sne hronrh bv
In Ia pya.l %ss elecied. He succeeds Republican York
man man s,eSted Supervisor Edward Is. Kean Republ
can for another Rspubran IsT Harrsea returned
visor George Bgrns RepT5ioan the emers retiring
turned James Tees wsnp Repnblcan and re-
elected Joseph B. See supeTysof corsaaIe
elected James LawTenes sc61 RepqoEse pemoorat Norh
saem chose II W Norton Republcan who ssryed
pa, Cav Newcastle returned supervisor rancls
M Carpenttr Republican, and Cortlandt reelected
james II. Haight Republican rord was elected Il,
IN 1",csd until the tickets were printed that
the the Rsnes law abolished the Board