Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-11-16

THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
remarkable Closeness of the Vote for
Betehner and Hendee-Strong Re-
publican Majority


Betchner and Hendee-Strong Re-
publican Majority.
The official counting of the vote of last
Tuesday was made yesterday afternoon
by the mem bers of the County Board of
Registration There were no missing
precincts, and to-day the PIONEER is en-
abled to give the official figures in every
voting precinct in the county.
One thing is determined, despite the
election of Messrs. Betchner and Hendee.
and that is that Cumberland county is
strongly Republican, as indicated by the
vote OF the Coroner and Assemblymen.
The official count indicates another and
most important fact, and that is that the
people of Cumberland will not permit
bossism in its politics. When there ia
fair, honest politics. this county will give
splendid Republican majority, but
when the will OF the people of the party,
in primary and convention. is brushed
aside by professional politician and the
determined flee holder; when nomina-
tions of men, deserving in every way are
refused to be pei mitted, by the power of
patronage controlled by selfish bosses,
then there is sufficient independence in
the party to rebuke in most convincing
manner. the efforts of these self assumed
dictators, Republican nominations in
Cumberland county are equivalent of elec-
ton in the future only when the majority
of the party are responsible for the NOM
nations. .
The official maj ,rity of George W.
Betchner. for County Clerk, is 1874 out of
total vote, l0,80l, the Prohibitionists
polling Alb votes for their candidate.
William G. Hendee, for Sheriff, has an
official majority of 1913 out of total
vote of 1888, the Prohibition candidate
receiving 472 vot-s. 1t is remarkable
how close was the vote of Betchner and
Hendee, and indicated that the people
were determined to rebuke those in
control Of the County Convention. Betch-
ner has but 81 more plurality over Shell.
don, than Hendee has over Souder, in
tact Betchner received in the county but
SO more votes thai Hendee.
Samuel M. Shel Ion, for County CLERK,
received just twenty-eight more votes
there was quite difference in the vote of
the two mon in Bridgeton and MillvilIe,
but it about off set each cut.
Coroner Mcpherson shows about what
the Republican minority in shis county
is to-day. His plurality is 1896, out of
vote of 1862. The Prohibition vote on
Coroner was 5S4 as against 7O3 year ago
Mr.. Mcpherson for Coroner received
just 1877 more votes that did Mr.. Sheldon.
For the Assembly Jesse S. Steelman
has ll05 plurality. and William J. Moore
1897, over Capt. Peter Campbell, the
highest Democratic candidate. Mr..
Campbell had 50 more than Tice, of Mill
vile. The Prohibition vote for the AS
sembly was 533. The Republican Assem-
bly, vote was within lis of the vote for
Coroner. Millville gave the Republican
Coroner plurality of $50. In Millville,
Daniel Souders had IT'S votes less than
Sheldon.
Commercial townships vote shows a
peculiar state of affairs. Betchner in that
township had plurality of 1O2 and Hen
dee l34 Coroner Mcpherson received
Aeopup'iSou uunJoilty VI llos L 6t6T Odnp-
bell, the Democratic candidate for Assem-
bly,, carried Commercial township by so
over Mr.. Moore and IA over Mr.. Steel.
man.
Bridgeton did we'll for the Millville
candidate for Assembly, giving him
within 5S votes of as many as was polled
for Mcpherson for Coroner. In fact
Bridgeton gave Steelman SIS more votes
than it did Moore, while Millville ran
Steelman ahead of Moore by ten.
Lawrence again proves the banner Pro-
hihition township, giving the Coroner "A
votes. The Republican majority for
Assembly in Greenwich township was
SO, while Betchner carried the township
by 80 and Hendee had 80 plurality.
Last year Cumberland County gave all
candidates for Governor $500 votes, while
this year there were 1888 more votes,
633 10 all.