New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16

.... the Republican party hi"o' A@'N' W
Wv. nor overconhdent If it is to hold the STATE
next November
:. to evident that the independent voter is
..,o.d in large numbers.
nsmocratic crimes turned Democratic Jersey
..., over to the Republicans. Republican mis-
,..s have helped the Democrats long step
=, The road to winning 1t back
rr.nton. Elizabeth and Camden Republicans
ado a gallant showing. and the orethreh IN
n.,srson and Passac easily held their own
=. course Mavor-elect Seymour doesn't want
.rv suggestions from The Tribune ou' II seeiis
.a.ortune TO remark that he cannot well do less
,han appoint Colonel E. L. Price as CITY Counse.
:" .acornition of his successful management OF
the campaign
Mao wears ago the people Of Newark rejected
,.,,ss NJ. Seymour by plurality OF 1870 since
..or Mr. Seymour has done nothing to strengthen
x,mseIf with the voters. The Inference from
.,,s is that it was more question OF peating
, .h,uecher than Of electing Seymour.
III. ctzens Of Newark had nothing against
,,yor Lebkuecher personally. but through him
,,av were striking at some % his unpopular ad-
yisers.
careful analysis OF Newark's vote Is far
from, showing that Newark is Democratic city.
:. was An open secret that the Democratic ma
chine was more confident Of electing George H.
GRAY to the Board of Works than it was of land
,,y lanes NJ Seymour in the Mayors chair and
an the efforts of the organization were devoted
a. .hot end Yet Gray ran 1888 votes behind
Seymour
4, every municipal election in Newark 1t has
hAsn the invariable custom to pick out the vote
m City Home Trustee as the one furnishing
the soundest basis for comparison OF party
strength The reason for this is that the noml-
,ees of both parties are sure OF election, and
there u.s. consequently, no reason for trading or
cutting. On Tuesday the Republican candlda'e
for City Home Trustee had 1856 votes more than
the Democratic candidate. This seems to indi-
cate that fair party vote Newark is he
publican by about 1000
George R. Gray, one of the Democratic candl-
dates for the Board of Works, had 16,4S5 votes
Two years ago the high man on the Democratic
ticket James Z. Fleming. had l1.6O4 TWO years
ago the Republicans got out a full vote: the DEM
ocrats didn't On Tuesday the process was re-
versed.
There is no use in limiting at or crying fraud IN
either Newark or Elizabeth. In Newark the
Democrats did not dare attempt any crooked
work worth speaking of because Of the fear Of an
energetic and alert Republican Sheriff. The
Democrats OF Elizabeth took the extraordinary
precaution Of hiring twenty-five Pinkerton de-
tectives to guard against possible il!egalites on
the other side.
The Rev. S. Edward Young and his associates
IN the Christian Citizenship Union assert that
they Influenced enough votes to elect Mr.. Seymour
Mayor Of Newark There is something IN that'
especially when 1t Is considered that such a stall
wart Republican as John Y. Foster refused 10
vote for Mayor Lebkuecher because OF his REFUSAL
TO have the saloons closed on Sundays. Mr.. Sey-
mour is undoubtedly under heavy obligations to
the champions Of Sunday closing. and 1T is not
unreasonable to assume that they have some
promise direct or implied that he will begin his
term as Mayor with rigorous enforcement OF
the law.
Mayor Rankin's reelection is deserved trio'
ute to a public official whose chief concern has
been TO push forward the interests Of Elizabeth.