New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
SEYMOUR ELECTED IN NEWARK.
ALL THE MUNICIPAL BOARDS. HOWEVER, AT

ALL THE MUNICIPAL BOARDS HOWEVER. ARE
UNDER REPUBLICAN CONTROL.
The pleasant weather brought ont a large vote in
Newark. The County Board OF Elections had plenty
TO 90. Over one hundred voters who wanted to have
their names added TO the registry list were at the
courthouse before o'clock when the Board con-
vened. At o'clock there fully 600 men pres
ent and with constant additions during the day. the
courtroom where the Board sat kept filled until
late in the afternoon Chairman William II. Will
Jams said that the applicants mainly who
lived in the new election districts created the
election last fall. and others who had
moved and wanted to be transferred to the districts
they now live in Certificates were Issued at the
rate Of about twenty-five an hour.
That the party tickets were being extensively
scratched was apparent TO everybody who stood
the polls. and the Democratic leaders confidently
claimed that four-ffths o: the scratching in
favcr OF Seymour. A number OF veterans who had
been imposed on by n statement that veterans hal
been Disseminated against by the city admnlstra-
ton voted against Leukuecher. and there was a
grievance among iremen that sought satisfaction
IN some way. One fireman in Uniform openly cleo
tioneered for Seymour the polling booth I'm the
Sixth District. Second Ward. On the other hand.
Democratic business came forward with their
votes for Lebkuecher in the interior wards. and the
German vote on the hill was thrown heavily in his
favor and for the Republican candidates for Board
OF Works.
Minor interest taken in the election OF Alder
men and school commissioners In the various wards
but the ward tickets we're necessarily complicated
with the city ticket and led to some trading which
had its effect the general results. At the
City Clerk informed that all the Democratic
ballots distributed in the Fourteenth Ward in
correct The In the printing of the cap
ton over the name OF Albert Haase. candidate for
Aldermen TO iii vacancy. the word FOR" being
omitted. Upon the advice Of the City Counsel Mr..
Wendell decided to instruct the elections boards in
all the districts in the ward to count the ballots
There much trouble. too. with the ballot boxes
but they put arsht.
In the Fifth District of the Fourth Ward the vote
of Allen Terbeil. of No z76 Clintonave was placed
in the box before the fact was announced that the
name was on the registry book. Mr.. Teroell is well
known as a voter. but the question arose whether
the election officers could certify that all the ballots
In the box were legally cast None Of the election
officers could answer the question. The Democratic
leaders declared that the district should be thrown
out. AS 1t usually gives r publican majority or
about $50 this would make large diference In the
results In the Fourth District of the Second Ward
Joseph b. Lynch was arrested for attempting 10
vote on the name OF John Mckee. The latter ap-
peared and voted soon after the arrest Inere "as
very little disorder throughout the CITY during inc
day and not much drunkenness was observe. " ntn
The polls closed at O'Clock there were me" s''''
voting In many precincts. ST.. l., ~,
plurality Rspu6!!can oss OF over 80 oy U r
Conncil and Board OF Education. The Board OF
Works will he Republican, and both TIE Common
Council and the Board OF Education viii nave g'ou
Republican maJories. a., ~,
The Aldermen elected are as fooWs Fir1i ri 49,
David y. Bragnw Rep): Second Ward, lheouoi,"
b Guerin d.ep); Third Ward Charles Jacob
Rep) Fourth Ware; william , Rise S,x,, U Wa13
Edward NJ. Waldron Deml; Seventh ward, VII
lam J. Joyce Dem.l: Eighth Ward: sidney =; Ot-
Tenth Ward. G. Knapp Dem); Eleventh Ward a.
/ c. DenmaE Dem); Twelfth Ward; H. stnhten
Fourteenth wsrd. " c. Trabod DEM and a.
! Haase Dem.) Fifteenth Ward ]. 8. Sutphen Repl
School Commissioners elected are First Ward, Il
Anderson Rep; Second Ward t Charles r Meek
Ward. James 3; Fa.toute DEM; Eth W1rdi
Eighth Ward j. william Clark Rep); Ninth Ward.
Walter Crane Rsp Tenth F Wsrd John ud gn
Ward. T; J.: sinnott DEM; Ih!rteenth ware.
| Mears DEM ard c. n. SAMSON Dem); Fifteenth
wa I'd 8 Epstein Rep).