New-York tribune., 1900-04-12
RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS.
ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE IN NEWARK
CHAIRMAN wOOLLEY CITES AN ARGU-
MENT AGAINST SPRING ELECTIONS.


MENT AGAINST SPRING ELECTIONS.
While Newark Republicans carried the city
in the charter election by plurality of 1.9ls for
trustee of the City Home. and elected majorites In
all the elective municipal boards, they lost the
Mayoralty by plurality of 1853 TO James NJ Sey-
mour, the Democratic candidate. who elected
by between 5000 and 1900 Republican votes. The
new Council will stand is Republicans TO Y Demo-
Gratis. The outgoing Council is Democratic The
average Republican plurality for Board Of Works
is LOS. The new Board will contain four Repub-
leans and one Democrat-a Democratic loss of one.
The present Board OF Education is tie. and the
new Board will have II Republicans TO 1S Demo-
Gratis There is a majority of 1852 against the
proposition for police pensions Henry Carless the
Socialist candidate for Mayor. got 424 votes. Ed
ward c. Wind candidate of the Social Democrats.
got 427 votes
An analysis Of the vote shows that Seymour was
heavily cut by Democrats in districts OF the
teenth wards In of these districts the Re-
publican credits about equaned the Democratic
debts for Seymour. Several reasons given for
the large Republican vote for Seymour One is the
opposition TO him by ex-senator Smith, and the
other the effect of the personal attacks made last
year upon the Republican county chairman and the
claim that Richard c; Jenknson was his personal
Mayor Seymour with Republicans was another i'm.
manv taxpavers to see a. change made in the
Mayoralty office. II that conservative feeling
consecutive terms after his own party had got tired
Mr. Jenkinson yesterday expressed his personal
disappointment at the result, but pleased that
the election and campaign were conducted with
such propriety He sent his congratulations to
Mayor Seymour. The change in the Council viii
various departments all OF whom expect 70 go. The
principal places are at the oestowal OF the Mayor
Hauck and Nolan the Democratic candidates for
Street and Water Commissioners in Jersey city
were reelected by over 5000 majority They led
their opponents in ten of the twelve wards Hauck
received 12,7S7 votes; Nolan. 12,I1S; Vanderbeck
Rep), 1888 and Fry CRepl, 74Os. The Democratic
candidates for Aldermen were elected in eleven OF
the twelve wards. The only Republican chosen
SteI in the Ninth Ward, and his majority
was only "A The total vote for the Teachers Sal
airy bill 10.946. and against 1t. 3,90S The vote
the Freehoders bill 12,OH for and 207S
against.
Chairman woolley of the Republican Committee,
in commenting the defeat said yesterday:
1t is strange that the people should be willing to
indorse they did yesterday, the arbitrary action
of the Democratic Board of Aldermen. The sur
prisingly light vote yesterday again emphasizes
the farcIcaI character OF the average spring elee
and allow the Democrats TO carry these elections
the fun vote and the issues are frequently decided
by minority Of the citizens. The result yester-
of the abolition of the spring elections
The result Of Tuesdays election in Union Hill
Central Democrats were almost showed under by
a Fusion ticket made up of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis who are opposed 10 the Bob Davis De-
mocracy. The Centrals elected only one Council
man. Gschwind, in the First Ward.
Secaucus which was created a borough by the
last Legislature, defeated the Democratic machine
and elected every candidate a citizens ticket
Fifth Ward Hoboken over ex-Councilman Philip
steuerwald by majority Of S14 out Of total T OF
ocratic and Republican machines, who united on
Mt Steil is an independent Democrat and
tagonsttc to the old electric light company when II
Elizabeth, April II (speciaD.-Mayor Macks plu-
raty yesterday was 1858. which is sol votes more
than he received two years ago. In addition TO
alderman hG n e Eghth Th WsPd WheTe Henry A
Rath defeated Alderman Francis Kleinhaus by
elected Alderman -at-Large by 5Sl plurality, Fred
ers makes the next Board of Freeholders safely
The Board of Aldermen in Elizabeth will stand,
Democrats g. Republicans 5; the Board Of Educa-
uon, Dein9Grats = hepuoilcais IBe T si ne 80 A. a.
holders will stand Republicans 10 Democrats . and
independent Republican. has however. always
voted with the majority in the Board
MontcIair, April Il (SpeciaD.-The new Town
Council will stand four Democrats and five Re
pubIicans with one Republican a LIBERAL League
supporter If the Democrats get the support prom
ised from Republicans they will make clean
Superintendent of Police down The Republicans
have practically controlled the town f9r tnlrty "
John II. Parsons. the Republican candidate Tor
69s won 6g fre So 800 So maorg Henry g Ha
lenbeck, his opponent was elected by majority OF
ton of poles in the town streets. The Second
Ward. which has always been considered the the
banner Republican ward of the town. went Demo-
cratic by majority of forty-hve The council VIII
Harrison and Ora B. Gould; Second Ward-Charies
". Sandford and Charles King; Third Ward-H V.
I'D ND Tnh NTq1 'laqf
Eenrv RolIpfIler and James Dunning; Councilman
Large, Henry c. Halienbeck-
Bloomfield. April Il (SpeciaD.-rhe Republican. or
Good Government ticket yesterday Six out
of the seven Republican candidates were elected,
which that the town will De dry on sun,
days for year at least The liquor dealers tried
aacq 70 s Siec Frank Tnanst Not one Of the
present Council was reelected -, ,-. ,,,.
acoD ~ tss ARr dT yasteFdsy suted in
election of Louis Guillick. Calvin. Solliday and
Thomas S Callan DEM was elected Freenoider ., BY
aa,tan 90, 0eIoCratS and tvo Republcans a gain of
Remington, April II (speciaD.-The election in
Clinton Borough yesterday was bitterly contested f
and resulted in the election Of C. W Leigh DEM
Carpenter. Democrats. and W c. Butler. A G
vote for H NJ Kline DEM and John Hope (Rep)
for Councilman was tie ,
were almost formality. There 4.2SO voters
in the city, but the total vote cast was r, only
as usual F. c. streckfuss was elected Council
man-at-large and Irving c. Mathews Assessor-at-
Washington April 11-At the municipal election
here yesterday Theodore B. Dawes, the license can
didate for Mayor. won by 10 majority. OF the TWO
Councilmen elected Nathan Curl, no license. was
chosen by 10 majority. while Frank , stevens
RAILWAY, April 1.-The Republicans carried this
city yesterday. R. Bruce Vail (Rep2 was elected
Water Commissioner for three years over Josephus
seanp Dem 9eeyed Sy ~ sdRa6 a5Grgy
A0riTT he 1Val fe~h