New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
MORE REPUBLICAN VICTORIES.
A CLEAN SWEEP BY SURPRISING MAORI
TIES AT PRINCETON.
THE TICKET BADLY CUT-GAIN IN UNION COUNTY
srp1L,s OLE sI.RpRlsES In Somerset

sweep and captured every office on the long TICKET
with unprecedented majorities. The result was not
known until this morning. the tickets being badiy
cut. It great surprise TO many persons.
Both sides worked hard TO win and the scenes
during the ballotng exciting and spirited
The greatest fight was The Town Committee
Overseer OF the Poor, Justice OF the Peace and
the Clerkship Harvey l.. Robinson, OF The
Princeton Press" who has splendid record. was
reelected as Town Committeeman by an over
whelm,ng majority, also Charles McDer-
mott as Clerk Captain A. l.. Green. for Overseer
OF the Poor had majority OF 366: W. b. Law
renee. for Constable 3Os and Mr.. Lavake. for
Justice OF the Peace. POP
Elizabeth March II (SpecisD. Complete returns
from the Union County elections show that the
Board OF Freeholders VIII stand "a Republi-
to Democrats Republican gain of one In
Union Township. where the Republicans claimed
Ogden Woodruf's election. his Democratic oppo-
nen James A. Barnett. by y majority. The
Republicans gained on their vote in every township
except Westfed and Springfield. and in each OF
these places local fight over Freeholders had much
10 do with reducing the party vote.
Rutherford. March II SPECIALIZATION Township,
Bergen County. elected the entire Republican ticket
for the first time In its history yesterday. The
successful candidates are: Township committee,
Charles r seare; Township Clerk. William L.
Grant; Commissioners Of Appeal. Colin McAdee
and Charles Holden; Surveyors OF Highways,
P +.
stables Henry Vessel and John x. Griffin; Poor
/ master william Anderson: Poundkeepers, Joseph
Goetsch.us and James Christie.
In Wellington borough the straight Republican
ticket was victorious by good majorities, those
elected being: Councilmen Charles r. Stewart and
Edward Vandervliet; Justices Of the Peace. Thomas
r. Collins Joseph r. scanitt and Herman Foth;
Commissioner Of Appeals. Peter J. Krug: Surveyors
OF Highways Robert Engel and George Rosie;
Constable Robert Cook; Poundkeeper. John r
Kingsiand Poormaster, Charles KLINE; Free
holder Franz Fritsch
TIE Republican ticket reelected in Bergen
Township by 1i3 majority. In Carlsbad. the Demo
Gratis named a ticket against the citizens and sus-
tanned crushing defeat the entire citizens ticket
being elected as follows: Councilmen. August B.
KLAUS and Christopher Niederer Assessor. John
Wuling: Collector August H. Nehler: Overseer OF
the Poor. Adam Keller: Commissioners OF Appeal.
Goteb Sauter and Silvan Lemorts: Constables.
Henry DIPPED. Louis Shapely and Louis Shafer;
Surveyors of Highways. John Wagner and Charles
Hasselhuhn Poundkeeper, Andrew Ruecert; John
r. Carlough.
New Brunswick March Eth. Democrats made
gains in Middlesex County yesterday. Next years
Board will contain nine Democrats and ten Re-
upblicans with Freebooter TO De elected in Perth
Amboy in April II ne is Democrat the Board will
be deadocked
Long Branch March II (SpeciaD-The Demo-
cratic ticket, OF BY majorties ranging from
230 10 a. was elected In Ocean Township with one
exception-E. I. Pitcher defeated for Free
holder by 4. d. Van Doren by IS votes. John
CURE defeated James Campbell for Freebooter by
4e5 votes: James w Conover defeated H. B. Sher-
man by Si7 votes and Thomas r. Woo!ley led f. L.
Wooley 2i7 votes. The two last officers were Town
ship Committeeman. Britton Woolley defeated F.
r Smith for Overseer Of the Poor by go votes
while G Henry irwin led John y. Wooley for
Township Clerk by $50 votes The entire Repub-
can ticket, with the exception OF Freebooter and
Constable. elected in Eatontown Township
The ticket elected follows Town Clerk. u. $. Nor
rs. Town Committeeman. G. l.. Gibbs; Freebooter,
W r Stevens: Oversesr OF the Poor. Whitfield
Dargier.
Red Bank. y. J.. March Il (Spec.aD.-The Republi
cans OF Shrewsbury Township yesterday elected all
but two OF their candidates. The two Republicans
defeated were James II S.cSles. for Justice OF the
Peace and John r. Tetley. Overseer OF the Poor
The Democrats made nearly all their hghf agans,
ckles and Tetls,. whom they regarded as the
weakest men on the opposing ticket The ticket
elected In the township is as follows: Township
| Clerk Albert c. Harrison; Chosen Freebooter,
George q Snyder: Town Committeeman, Charles
Il Parsons. Justices of the Peace. Edmund T.
Woolley and Charles II. Borden: Overseer OF the
Poor Daniel : Borden: Constabes. Frank +.
stryker Joseph Shuts and Aaron W Tilton; Com
/ mlssinners OF Appeals. John II. Lippincott Francs
4 I.i;tle and William +. Cories; Surveyors OF the
/ Highway benjamin Parker and George F Cooper
D
! votes
There was 2 biz turnover in M.dietown Town
/ ship where AMI Posten. the Democratic nominee
beat George y. Bovine. Republican. for CHOSEN Free
! holder X wa, one OF the hercest political battles
/ eyer fought III Niddetown. Poster winning by only
! ten natority The Republicans elected everybody
OF their ticket with the exception OF Bovine. Inc
successful candidates were Town Clerk. Henry -
Smith. Town Committeeman. ID. W. Nannote Sur
! vevors of Highway. John y. Johnson Jr ana omar
Sckles: Commissioner OF Appea.s, Richard A. Leon
+ ard; Constables Joseph johnson and JOB : Lining;
Justice OF the Peace, Henry & laNior' oNetseef Vi
! the Poor George w. smith a.,
! boro Freehold and Matawan townships
/ The next Board OF Freehoders OF Monmouth
County viii consist of thirteen Democrats ana three
There was only ticket in the ied in The an an
nual borough election at Atlantic Hlghsh9s. me
Ulcers elected are: Councilmen. William b. SavidSe.
Jacob NJ Quackenbush and Jones K0oerfn dss Of
Election William + Mount; Inspector, OF Election
hs Worristown' March il ,SpecaD. election
returns throughout Morris County show ,hat Inc
Rep%ocSnr Chatham Merit B. Lum Han
over Edward w Nimo1i Jefferson ps SUan &C.
Smith Smith Passa Mouns Olive Enos G. Budd Madison
Borough. Eugene TroNe The pemorrs' lanes mS e.
Porter Chester Reuben C. Ca.s'He sr MsnaF Rox
John H. Gunther Randolph James ha ardr..w AK
bury. John W. fanche'' s''"'
ford ~ -,
,ions in Somerset County have resulted IN series
- .,rn,ises Iohn c. Stats the popular Democratic
irector Of the Board OF Freehoders who was be-
loved 70 be !nvncibe, was defeated in Franklin
/ ,ounshin by C. g. Van Cleef. Republican. James
y smith the strong Republican candidate IN Bridge
water was defeated by w j. Logan, Democrat, by
+ q l,rs. majority The Republicans have gained one
member IN the Board OF Freeholiers. but the Board
- sin Democratic by two majority. The townships
~ Rernards Bedmlnister and Warren elect the
tire Democratic nominees In the township OF Bridge
water the Republicans elect the Justices OF the peace
and The majority OF the township officers The tax
nayers ticket was elected in the borough OF Bound
brook against the opposition OF the independents.
one Justice OF the peace was elected by the Demo-
/ Gratis In the borough OF North Plainheld. and all
other borough officials elected by the Repub.i-
J cans Returns from all other townships show
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