The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-08
LONG ISLAND ELECTIONS.
Results In Nassau viii he Contested suf.
folk Democratic and generally Wet.

FOLK DomoOfauc anu generally wet.
MINEoLA, L. l., April THE elections in
the three towns Of Nassau county were
held under peculiar mstanoes to day.
Up to q week ago it did not appear as II there
would be an election as on April Q, 1901.
the Supervisors abolished spring elections
and consolidated them with the general
elections in November. On the last day
for filing nominations Citizens movement
developed with full tickets In all three
towns.
In Oyster Bay sr.G North Hampstead
the Democrats. By quics action, mayed
to get nominations in as a measure Of pre-
caution. but In Hampstead they failed.
The Republicans failed In all three towns
and In Hampstead the Citizens alone had
place on the official ballot.
The case went into the courts when the
town clerks refused to accept the nomira-
tions. Justice Gaynor held that the Super
visors could not lengthen their own terms
and the rule to change the spring elections
TO the fall was not constitutional. He
ordered the town clerks to file the nomina-
tons
Supervisor william H. Jones, Democrat,
and Joseph Steinert. Citizen, were the
opposing candidates In Oyster Bay town.
Jones was elected by about / 400 over
Steinert.
In Hampstead town Supervisor Cox and
Girdell V. Brewer, Citizens, were the men
to run Brewer was elected by between
$50 to 800.
The result for the minor Offices was 70
mixed that It will be morning before the
whole ticket Is counted.
the Citizens ticket, led by Eugene V. Will
lis for Supervisor. and Republican ticket,
headed by Edwin c. Willetts. Willis was
elected by about Is in the town.
The vote was close and was in doubt
late tonight. One hundred and twenty
Ave ballots were thrown out because on
them the names Of men whose names were
+. printed under the Citizens emblem were
written In in the blank column which had
to be used by the opponents Of the Citizens
movement. The rejection OF the i2S ballots
will cause a contest In the courts in all
The election leaves everything In the
county upset. Under legal advice the pres
ent town officials, unless reelected, will
refuse TO surrender their positions or to
kIvEsHEAD, I; l.. April THE town
elections in Suffolk county to-day were
warmly contested and practically resulted
in drawn battle, 30 far az the fight to con-
The net result Is that the Democrats re-
main in control, by 9 TO 4, as last year.
The incoming Board Of Supervisors will
consist Of
Hunting ton-John W. Arthur, Dem.
Smithtown-E. II. L. Smith. Dem.
BAbylon-Edward Daley, Dem.
b islSNS nsuisr " Re% g. Bennett. Rep.
sou,hamp,on-T: ". Lister, Dem;
Shelter Island Nsyrpn G g. f Rep. -
Southold-A. D. Skinner, Rep.
The advocates Of license made consid-
cradle gains In this county to-day. Islip.
which was no license, went wet and South
ampton, which two years ago went dry,
also reversed its verdict to-day. For two
years liquor may be legally sold.
Babylon and Brookhaven have always
been wet towns and will remain 40, Brook
haven by voting that way to-day and Baby
lon by default. Essthampton has always
been dry. and will remain so, the question
not having come up.
Huntington voted on the question and
both sides claim the verdict
The indications are that Rverhead town
after two years of drynees Will be wet.
although the country district vote, which
L. largely dry, may upset the vote OF the
villages which is largely wet. The other
towns have been dry since the frst cleo
ton under the Raines act and are too dry
In sentiment to make voting on the ques-
ton O! any use.