The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02
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Republican, Make Gains in Some Counties,
Democrats In Others.

KINGSTON, March 1.-Reports from the vari
Gus towns in Ulster. where town meetings were
held to-day, indicate that the Republicans will
have two majority in the Board Of Supervisors
Last year the board stood nineteen Republican,
and seven Democrats.
PLATTsBURG. n. Y, March 1.-Chnton county
elects ten Republican and four Democratic Su
pervisors. This is the same as last year.
CATsKILI, n. Y, March lin Greene county
the Republicans elect ten out Of fourteen Super
visors. a gain of two over last year.
MALONE, March lat the town election to.
day the straight Republican ticket was elected,
ELMIRA. March LIN Chemung county the
Democrats elected fourteen Supervisors, the Re-
publicans six. Edgar Denton. Democrat, is elect.
cd Mayor OF Elmira by 90 plurality.
P~oUGHKEEPsIE, n. u, March lat the town
meetings held in this county to-day the Demo.
Gratis made heavy gains. Last year there were
only three Democrats in the Board OF Super.
visors. The Democrats carried seven, and pos.
county. a gain of six Supervisors. The towns of
Clinton. Hyde Park, Dover. Pine Plains, and
Pleasant Valley Topped from the Republican TO
WHITEHALL, N. Y. March Tho Republican
party made a clean sweep at the town elections
probably elect a solid Board OF Supervisors. /.
V. Baker will have control of tho board by a
soIidiy Republican and controlled by former
Congressman Burleigh; Whitehall goes Repub-
lican by overa hundred majority. the Democrats
elccting only one man on tho ticket.
CLYDE. n. y, March 1.-The town election to-
day Was a gold and silver fight. and the free
silver candidate for County Supervisor, Charles
ii. Ford. WAS elected.
county a big vote was polIed in each Of the
he tSsn' fopuf!sts owns" and p Pro aibHie iHxsFy un aGwa
with the Democrats to fight the Rcpub.
ldsan S Snin IL tSp:o T sSns2vj wSs n R &apO.
vile DR.. G. Fl. Witter, Chairman of the last
Beard OF SUPERVISORS. vas defeated by Homer
257 plurality. The new Board OF Supervisors
will DO composed OF nineteen Republicans. eight
Democrats. and two Prohibitionists. The Re.
publican organization will organize the board
with one vote 10 spare.
LYONS. March 1.-THE Repuhlicans carried
ing eight Supervisors; the Democrats got four,
with three towns not heard from, two OF which
may be Democratic. one certainly Republican.
The Board OF Supervisors was formerly eleven
Republicans. four Democrats.
CA~NANDAigUA. y. y. March Tow meet
ings were held in fifteen OF the sixteen towns in
far show that the Republicans have carried
eight towns. In Canandaigua, the homo OF
Senator Rsines, the entire Republican ticket
oswEGo. n. Y. March i.-Town meetings
were held throughout Oswego county to-day.
and the returns show Democratic gains of two
Supervisors and many other town officers.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y; March l.-Nineteen towns
and eight Democrats to the Board Of s s,r"Ns
yisors Today. This is n Democratic gain OF
four. The new board will stand % Rcpub.
Ilcans. 10 democrats, u net gain OF eight Dem
Troy. n. Y. March LIN Rensselaer, county
the Republicans elected ten supervisors and tho
Republicans to fourteen Democrats. The hottest
contest WAS In LansinRbprg. where Eugene #.
assistance OF Democratic votes, his majority
over the Citizens Union candidate being 2S2.