New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS
THEY WILL CONTROL wEsTCHEsTEhs
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ELECTIONS HELD IN NINETEEN ~"
SHIPS IN THE COUNTY REVERSE
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY-GooD
RESULTS OF HARMONI-
Gus ACTION.

Gus ACTION.
The annual spring elections were held !" al ~
towns Of Westchester County. nineteen III hu"ioe''
Yesterday and the Republicans were Nlctorlou'
The returns last night showed that 'ne -,
uo,rs had gained Supervisors in White f'aihs'
,,.oonh,,ro Mount Pleasant Bedford and Somers
and had not lost a township which they he"
hosoro election This just reverses the Demo
cratic majority OF five from the towns In the Bolrd
Of Suporvisors and gives the RepuDhcahs h'e
majority I'm the Board. go
The newly created city OF New-Rochene VIII
elect four Supervisors next month but az TWO Oh
them will be Republicans that party VIII nave
control OF the Board OF SuPe''i'o'' ''' Wv
two years.
There was no contest In Scarsdae, both parties
having united on a union ticket. led by Chauncey
r Secor the Democratic chairman OF the boa'u
OF Supervisors. The ticket elected is as lo"o"n
Chauncey T. Secor. Supervisor; Joseph Motle"'
Town Clerk; C. W. Dobbs and William Mercer
Justices ana Oliver \. Hyatt. George !. WlHets
and Hiram r. Benedict. Highway Commissioners
In Mamaroncck the entire Democratic Ticket
with the exception OF John w. McCabe Tor justice
OF tho Peace. was elected. The successful ticket
IS as follows Charles VI. Baxter. Supervisor Jont
c. Fairchid. Town Clerk; William A. BOYD ana
Joseph s Tracy Justices OF the Peace: John Z.
Kane Collector Of Taxes. and William H. Tl'tord'
William H. LANCE and Nehemiah Palmer Asses
sors Mr. Bakers majority was H. over MS
opponent W. II. Halstead.
Rve went Democratic by about 200 on everything
except SUPERVISOR Charles Eldredge, the hepuD-
can candidate for this office, had no oppositioh'
and was reelected. The successful Democratic
candidates were George Grandson. Town Clerk;
stephen A. Marshall and Bernard Baruch' Justices
OF the Peace: Christian Wenkenbach, CharleS a.
Gleason and Thomas c. Palmer Assessors
The Republicans Of Pelham scored magnilceht
victory. olecting their entire ticket with the eh-
Gun
shjnn is reelected: Charles c. Kneen, Town CLERK
William Edinger Collector of Taxes; Gustav her-
Inch and Theodore NJ. Hill. Justices of the Peace.
The Democrats elected Joseph English ana Dal'e'
J Kennedy for Assessors over Frank j. Mui'sH"
and Lincoln Pierce. John Case, Republican. Is the
third Assessor
The Democratic ticket was elected In Harrison.
with one execution This was A. W. Southgate.
manager of the New-York Telephone Company.
who defeated James H. Hyatt his Democratic
opponent for Assessor by seven majority Inc
ticket elected Is follows George l. gray
Supervisor, no opposition; Frank +. Coke, Io"h
Clerk: August G. Boyer and II. c. HYATT. Justices
OF the Peace; Joseph G. Seymour A. W. southsa'e
and Westcrvelt Berger. Assessors.
Tho day was an extremely disagreeable one,
storm Of hail rain and sleet setting in early IN the
morning and this undoubtedly had the erect "a
kosnirg many voters away from the polls where
in the country towns they would have to traVei
from one to five miles 70 deposit their ballots
The Republicans won a victory In Greenburg
Township by eectlng their whole ticket by MAORI
ties ranging from fifty to two hundred. George G.
Monies Republican was elected Supervisor over
Alexander McClelland Democrat by ABOUT ohe
hundred and nifty majority. The ticket eiecteu io'-
lows: Supervisor George c. Menzies; Town CIerK'
Charles D. Miliard: Receiver OF Taxes W. W.
Brown: Justices Of the Peace. b. f. Tompkins ana
Charles McCutchen Assessors. W. II. Lester:
Henry + Kaufman and John Briggs; OVerseer OF
the Poor Harold Smith.
In White Plains the Republicans were also VIZ
torious William s. Sterling. Republican deiea'cu
Frank c. Schermer, who has beeen supervisor VI
ticket was elected. ,.. oath
,rno contest I'm Mount Pleasant was bitter bo'l
e,des worked hard to bring out a large vote ana
the vote was heavy. The assessHent ques"o'
played an important part In the contest anu Wv
heavy tax rate for this year aided ChaIIeS vi. '
the Republican candidate for Supervisor VINO W.
eIected over Charles j. Quinn the Democratic nom
,rao bv about one hundred and nifty majority Inc
Democrats reelected j. Benedict See Town NperA'
Who has held that office for the last twenty years
a,,1 oIso the Tax Collector John f. Murray Inc
returns from the outlying districts indlca'eu ''''
election of the rest Of the Republican 'cAe''
Tho Renubcans were also successful IN POUND
saor,.is,r Ruscoe was not opposed by the
Democrats. but they put up strong hsh' LOT ''.e
- ofrces The ticket elected follows SuperNlao''
ceoroe T. Ruscoe: Town Clerk. william JoneS' Jus
lcos Of the Peace, W. A. Reicherter ana horace D.
Miller: Assessors. Ebert Barhite. Johh - va
hurry and Henry c. Brown; Commissioners VI li7"
wovs Ezra Lockwood. Cyrus Searles ana oNor!
Selleck: Collector. Wilbur HUNT anu O'''
the Poor Frank J. stevens.
ounq TO the heavy rain and the bad CONDITION Vi
the country roads light vote was polied III INC
town OF North Salem many Republicans remaining
mt home The total vote was 2i6. Isaac w PuruY'
the Democratic candidate, was elected over waiter
X Ritch Republican. by "a majority. supervisor
Purdv has represented his town in the BOARD Oh
Supervisors for the last TWO years. The balance
OF the Democratic ticket was also elected
In Lewisboro the Republican ticket vas elected
bv a slight majority. The officers chosen are "s
follows: Supervisor, James f. Lawrence; Town
Clerk Frederick Howe justices OF taT rea As
SCISSORS. stephen Hoyt, Cyrus Bishop and Jared r..
Mead IS or abG Soysc S Hunt Col
ector. Ezra r. ScOheld. and Overseer OF the ro0''
For me first time in several years the local-option
question was voted on In Leyisboro WIN ~ the o H
suit that the no license people Won anu gor the
will continue dry" as ii has long oeeh' LOT t'o
Herbert b Lent was reelected Supervisor by the
Democrats in the town of East Chester over Or
" D. Granger. Republican, by a small maJoFity;
William j. Fisher for Town Clerk and others on
the Democratic ticket were successful. -. .o,,.
The returns from the northern part of the county
OF contests for minor officers IN some towns could
M, bc attained The following table shows the
constitutlon OF the next Board OF Supervisors, ac-
cordlng the returns received last hShI, mi,
Town. Name roi',,,,-..
pe1ford Robert X Clark Republican,
'ut",u flames II IIalght Republican
East Chester. Herbert D. l%ht '''.''''
c~senl,try George G. Menzics. Republican,
IIor,is,n sC;eorge T. Gray Democrat.
T.vison 'Iames J.. Lawrence k"publi an
,r.,,.,,rs.l. -C'hsrles Democrat.
St,,, pieassr, Charles NJ Lane. Republican
Ne,y Castle .Joseph Miller Democrat
Er,h @.sfie .loscph H. See ......... Republican.
N,r,h salem Isaac ". Purdv. Democrat.
c.siri,. .Cilbert NJ Todd. ....... e. Democrat.
I,.Ii'sr,e .John NJ Shlnn. ........ Republican.
pounlridge 't;eorge Roscoe Republican
~ .Charies Fldredge ...... Republican.
s,.,,.fa. .,'haunceN . Democrat.
s,nners .James Te.d. Republican.
U-bits plains - William : Sterling .. Republican.
yotktovn ..... ~. B Kear. ........... Republican