The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-16

ELECTION IN TOWNSHIPS
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Baldwin; surveyors of the highway,
E. M. Kinds and j. H. jackson !;
Justice of the peace, @. G. Strang.
In Madison Borough, Eugene Trox-
ell, Rep. was reelected freebooter over
Alexander Eagles by 100; G. E. Bar
don was elected collector; Samuel
Brant, Calvin Anderson and B. w.
Burnett, councilmen; and J. A. Webb,
commissioner of appeal $50 woes
were cast.
PASSAIC.
The Republicans in Passaic made a
gallant fight to place Charles Castle
in the Board of Freeholders, but the
Democrats went a little stronger and
William r. Cook was returned to the
office. AS township committeeman
A. Harvey, 7. Nellie and Henry Lind
sley were elected. James A. Harvey
was reelected to the Office of assessor
by majority of As and William H.
Smith received a like favor in being
reelected as collector. G. W. Nix
dorff and Andrew Hilbert were elected
surveyors of the highway and s. W.
Wood, constable. 40l votes were
polled.
BOONTON TOWNSHIP.
Boonton Township witnessed hot
contest for the Freeholdership and
the Republicans came out victorious
in re-electing J.. G. Carter to that
Office by the close majority of nine
over the strong Democratic candidate,
James O. Porter. George W. Blan-
chard was elected assessor; W. r.
Bailey, James HOPPER and A. Kin
caid, committeeman; N. A. Myers,
commissioner of appeal; N. S. Briggs
and R. H., Richards, surveyors of the
highway; M. L. Brewer, justice of
the peace and Mahlon Hitler consta
BILE. So, 400 will be raised by the
township.
JEFFERSON.
Moses Spencer, the Republican can
didate for Freebooter, succeeded in
carrying everything his way, winning
by majority of 66. The office of
assessor was captured by G. Cham
berlin; that of collector will be filed
by W. Willis; @. A. Monk, Thos S.
FIGHTER and Norton Weaver are the
committeeman. The office of com
missioners of appeal went to J. Tun-
merry and G. E. Whittle and of survey
ors of the highways to M. Flat and
A. P. Anderson.
HANOVER.
The Republicans returned E. w. Kim
ball to the Board by a close ma
jority over p A. Tunis. For assessor,
James H. Bostedo defeated his op-
ponent, George Smith. by the large
majority of 1876. while W. H. Ship
man was elected with 1856 votes to
spare. T. j. Davis, T. Pettri and T..
Farrand were elected committeeman
@. f. Hopping and G. W. Ball, COM
missioners of appeal. For surveyors
of the Highway, r. Tompkins and
G. F. Peer were elected, and for
justice of the peace, Leo f. Kitchell
WASHINGTON.
The result in Washington Township
Democrats, Freebooter, W. s. Swack-
hammer; assessor, G. H. Sliker; col
lector A. P. Downs; committeeman,
John A. Parker, Matthias Fleming and
Mahlon G. Vannest; commissioner of
appeal, W. F. Bird; justices of the
peace, J. D. Horton, Nathan Mclean !;
surveyors of the highway, J. T.
Naughright and @. Garramen. 131
votes were cast and So, 700 will be
raised for township expenses.
RANDOLPH.
The present Democratic incum-
bent, Freeholder Andrew Orr, evil
IDENTIFY had an easy task in running
way ahead of his Repu blican oppo-
nent, Jerry Langdon, who was de-
feated by 1879 votes. he receiving only
113 of the 355 cast. The other officers
are; J. 7. Connolly, J. B. Blackwell
and George A. Poole, as committee
men; W. E. Dixon, commissioner of
S. G. Harvey and J. S.Clark,
surveyors of the highway; Walter
Hitler and L. P. Tucker, justices of
and William Kinney, constable 1t
was decided to raise So, 500 for town
ship expenses.
CHESTER.
The voters of Chester Township
sprung a surprise by electing one Re-
publican to the Office of collector in
the person of @. E. Tippett. who de-
feated Romeo Robinson, his opponent,
by ten votes. j. M. Frost was elected
by ZIG majority over T. H. McPeak
for the Office of assessor. The COM
mitteemen are T. B. Workman, e. @.
Blazure and S. F. Leek and W. E.
Young was elected to succeed George
E. Squier as Freebooter. T. Huff and