The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-15
NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS.
Results Encouraging for Both Re-
publioans and Democrats.
REFORM VICTORY IN THE CAPITAL.

The Local Government VIII be Composed
of Men who Propose to Look More
Strictly After Saloons and Largely Re-
duce Their Number.
NEWARK, n. j., April 15.-Eleotions
were held yesterday in number of cities
throughout New Jersey that held at New
ark affording the most interest. In New
ark the fight was not only between Re
publcans and Democrats, but also be-
tween two factions of the Republican
party. The result was that Seymour
Democrat, is elected mayor by about 1900
George r. Gray and Thomas d. En-
glish, both Democrats, were elected street
and water commissioners by about $500
and 1000 respectively. The board Of al
dermen and school board will be Demo
cratic by large majority.
In Passaic the vote was light. John
Slater Republican, was elected president
of the town council, which will stand
eight Republicans and three Democ rats.
At Belvidere Edmund H. Carhardt, Re
! publican was elected mayor by sixty-six
majority over DR.. Lefferts, the Prohibi-
tion candidate The Democrats elected
| six councilmen.
| 1900. The Democrats elected their mem
| bers to the street and water boards, while
the Republicans secured two aldermen
| out of eighteen. The new board of alder
men is made up of nineteen Democrats
and six Republicans. Hoboken went
Democratic throughout, as did all of
North Hudson county, including West
New York, Guttenburg, Union Hill and
| Weehawken
In New Brunswick the Democrats elected
four aldermen and the Republicans two,
thus giving the Democrats a majority of
the board. The Republicans elected the
recorder and the Democrats the collector
and the aldermen at-large.
The election at Paterson resulted in the
return of four Republican aldermen and
three Democrats. The Socialists carried
one ward. The board will stand eight Re
publicans, seven Democrats and one So
cialst.
Englewood elected Daniel A Curry,
Democrat, mayor, over the Republican
candidate by 142 majority. The Demo
Gratis elected the rest of their ticket, with
the exception of one excise commissioner.
In Princeton the Republican ticket was
elected by large majority. At Perth
Amboy the whole Republican ticket, with
the exception Of the candidate for recorder
was elected.
Phillipsburg elected a Republican mayor
l Washington voted for license, the new
? mayor being on the joint ticket. At Bor
dentown the election resulted in victory
= for the Republicans, the full ticket, will
the exception of one councilman, being
returned. Lambertville returned thre
Democrats and one Republican to the
council, which stands to in favor of TIN
latter.
The election at Trenton resulted in tn
election of the reform excise ticket by
plurality of about 1000 The reformer
ran on an independent ticket and wer
supported by the church people. TIL
: platform of the reformers was stricte
a enforcement of the excise laws and a larg
!. reduction in the number of saloons. TIL
4 councilmanic election resulted in the choos
ing of nine Republicans and two Demo
Gratis.
5 At Beverly Jacob d. Fich, Democrat
$ was elected mayor by 1874 majority owe
/. J. W. Huttingen, Republican. This will
be Mayor Fich's third term.
: In Camden the Republicans elected th
p head of the ticket, city treasurer, three e1
else commissioners, five councilmen an
one councilman-at-large The oppositio
reform ticket, under the direction of th
committee of one hundred, elected tw
excise commissioners and four oounci
men