The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-03-13
ELECTIONS
In TOWNSHIPS
Republicans Make big Gains
In Every Section Of the
County Last tuesday
MAKE GAIN OF FREEHoLDER

The Board of Freeholders now stands
thirteen Republicans and Nine
Democrats Leaving a Clean working
Majority of Four. In Madison the
Citizens Ticket Elected Mayor and
republican ouncilman Drew Prize
The Township and Borough cleo
tions held last Tuesday were filled
with encouragement for Republicans
and Republicanism. The pulse of the
people may be taken at the Spring
elections and the indications betell
sad story for Democratic ears.
In Boonton the Democrats made no
nomination and William r. Bailey
was elected Committeeman Ellis G.
Myers Assessor, George Mutchler Col
lector, and E. B. Dawson Justice of
the Peace. The total number of votes
cast was 14S.
In Mount Olive Township there was
an Union ticket against the Demo-
cratic one and the latter won out by
majorities varying from Is to IA.
though there was a tie between S. w.
Salman and ]. G. Wiley for Assessor,
each polling ss.
In Mt. Arlington there was but one
ticket in the field, the Citizens. There
were but y votes cast. This is the
result: A. D. Stephens and H. c.
Upchurch were elected members of
the Council, A. II. Blume Commits
sioner of Appeals.
In Chatham, Frank L. Kelley was
elected Mayor over w. j. Wolfe. Two
Republican Councilmen were chosen.
These were Charles Nichols and
George E. Lum. Lawrence Day was
elected Collector.
Honors were divided in Roxbury.
ID. b. Jardine, a Democrat was elect
ed Councilman by 28, while w. Fl.
Young, the Republican candidate for
Collector was chosen by 10.
In Randolph Township Democrat
was elected Committeeman by SO votes.
He was John Connoly.
The entire Democratic ticket was,
as matter of course, elected, in
Chester. The majorities were IN the
neighbofhood of 100.
In Wharton honors were about even
The voting was close and the offices
were divided.
The Union ticket was the only one
in the field in Netcong. About 1S0
votes were cast. Several Prohibition
lists were on the successful ticket.
In Hanover Township the Republ-
cans got about 100 majority and elect
ed j. Fl. Bastedo Assessor, w. II.
Shipman Collector, Township Com
missioners, |. j. Davis, c. H. Dennis
and George W. Ball.
Passaic Township went Democratic
by 33 majority. James Harvey Asses
sor, Thomas Melee Town Committee
man and w. Smith, without opposi-
tion, Collector.
In Mendham there was nothing in
sight for republicans. The democrats
held their usual majorities.
In Pequannoc Township only 35
Democratic votes were polled. The
following Republicans were, of course,
elected. Thomas Dodd, Town Com
mitteeman; Commissioner of Appeals,
Henry VanNess. In Butler two
Councilmen, Paul Whitteck and
Eugene Bayley, were elected.
In Morris Township the republicans
had strong ticket in the field and
there was at no time a show for a
/ Democrat. John Mills, for Freeholder,
defeated Lemuel Pierson by a majority
of ITO. J. Paul Jameson was elected
by l34 for Township Clerk. The entire
ticket as published in The Chronicle
was elected, the lowest majority being
l0S.
In Madison the combination Demo-
cratic and Citizens ticket elected
Albright Mayor over his Republican
opponent. DR. Anderson, a Republi-
can, beat his "Citizen" opponent. The
election here was interesting as a
strong effort was made to beat the
combination ticket.
Rockaway elected a Republican
Freeholder, John Smith, who carried
the entire ticket with him. This
Township had been represented by a
Democrat.
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