The citizen., 1896-04-17
CHARTER ELECTIONS
Results at Several Places in New
Jersey and New York.
HONORS ARE EASY At NEWARK
Belvidere'S Prohibition Mayor Defeated
by Combination TieISet-Raines Law
Upheld in Every Town i'm Al
bany, N. ", County.

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Seymour, democrat, was elected mayor
yesterday over Julius A. LebLuecher,
republican, by about 1900 plurality,
after most exciting election in which
over 1000 ba' OTIS were cast. Samuel
j. Sloan, prohibitionist, received 4,500
votes for mayor. Lebkuecher defeated
Seymour in 1894 by 4,795 majority. The
republicans became dissatisfied with
the Lebhuecher administration and cut
him in every one of the ninety-three
districts. For members of the board of
works, George H. Gray, democrat, de-
feated, Abraham Jerolemon, republi-
can, and Peter Ulrich, republican, won
over Thomas Dunn English, democrat
The republicans elected Henry Merz
for trustee of the city home, over John
Brunig, democrat. For aldermen the
republicans elected thirteen out of the
sixteen candidates, thus controlling the
council. They likewise elected a ma
jority of the school commissioners. The
republicans will have a ma jority of four
to one in the board of works
Excise Board Out of Politics.
Trenton, April 15.-The election here
yesterday resulted in the republicans
electing eleven of the thirteen mem
bers of council and they will retain
control of that body by twenty re-
publicans to three democrats. The
excise board was taken out of politics
by the triumph of the citizens ticket.
Belvidere, n. j., April 15.-The
municipal election in this place yester-
day resulted in the success of the en-
tire democratic ticket except the
mayor, who is a republican. The
democrats and republicans united on
one ticket for the purpose of defeating
the present prohibition mayor, DIR. F.
P. Lefferts. The combination ticket
was successful by about sixty ma
jority.
Honors Even at BOrdentOwn.
Bordentown, N. j., April 15.!The
municipal election here resulted in the
republicans electing two councilmen,
the collector and their candidates for
the minor offices, and the democrats
electiRg one councilman. The ticket
was a short one, no mayor, recorder
or assessor being voted for. The next
council, which will favor license, will
be composed of five republicans and
four democrats. The mayor is a demo-
crat.
Result at LambertviIIe.
Lambertville, NJ. April 15.-The cleo
tion here resulted In democrats electing
a councilman in the first and second
,Je he a1a +al
a councilman in the third ward, free
holder in the second ward, and the
superintendent of public schools. The
council will be republican.
Tie Vote for Mayor.
Pennington, N. j., April 15.-The
municipal election in Clinton borough
resulted in victory for the republicans
and a tie vote for mayor, l.. 3. Baker
being the republican candidate and
Samuel Lunger the democratic candi-
date Another election for mayor will
be held soon.
One Socialist Elected in Paterson.
Paterson, N. j., April 15.-The
election here resulted in the republi-
cans electing the aldermanic candidates
in four wards and the democrats in
three. The socialists elected their can
didate for alderman in the eighth ward,
which usually gives a democratic ma
iority of between 800 and 900.
Republicans Garry Frenchtown.
Frenchtown, N, j., April ia re-
publican mayor and four republican
councilmen were elected here yester-
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