Evening journal., 1905-06-05
Not Only Were the Heads
of the Ticket Elected !,
by Good MajOrities, But
Control Of City Council
Was Secured
The Vote Fell Off From
That Cast at the Gen
eraI Election, But 1t
Was Considered Large
for Municipal Contest
TICKET ELECTED.

Mayor-colonel Horace Wilson, r.,
2sS majority.
President of Council-Charles NJ.
Leitch, r., 442 majority.
City Treasurer-Charles H. Blaine,
r., 422 majority.
City Solicitors. d. Townsend. Jr..
r., 425 majority.
Assessor and Collector. Northern
District-George H. Mccall, R., 1876
majority
Assessor and Collector. Southern
District-Eugene NJ. Sayers. D., 114O
majority.
COUNCIL.
First ward-Howard D. Ross. r., 27
majority.
Second ward-M. F. Cannon. D.. Is
majority.
'Third ward-Daniel w. Lynch, D.,
19s majority.
'Fourth ward-James Kane. D., 1O2
majority.
FFifth Ward-Homer c. Simmons.
r.. 48s majority.
sixth Ward-Thomas E. Postles' r.
colored, 116 majority.
Seventh Ward-William G. Taylor,
r.. 476 majority.
Eighth Ward-William p. White, X,
129 majority.
Ninth Ward-william Lyons, Jr., r.
2s5 majority.
sTenth Ward-Joseph E. McCanerty
D.. 4S3 majority.
eleventh Ward-Jom ]. McGoveun,
D., 242 majority.
Twelfth Ward-Richard c. McMullen,
D.. 76 majority.
The majorities are according to the
unofficial figures. The names marked
with an asteVisk are of men who were
reelected.
With Colonel i.orace Wilson at the
head of the ticket Republicans swept
the city at the election on Saturday
Every Republican ON the ticket run
ming for a city Office was elected eN-
cepting for assessor and collector II
the southern district and they also
gained contrOl of Council from the
Democrats by one majority OF th'
twelve wards in the city six of then
elected Republican Councilmen and 81,
Democrats, but c. NJ. Leitch. the Re
publican candidate for President o.
Council, also won out, which gives th'
majority
The total vote on Saturday wa
1s.1SS. by unofficial returns. Th
Republicans gained Council for tn
first time in ten years by electini
Howard d. Ross over George A. vii
lis in the Second ward. Mr.. Ross
majority was 27. The Republicans ha'
also expected to get the Second war;
but Michael f. Cannon won out by /
majority. Thomas E. Postles, color
ed. was elected to Council in the SiXt
ward.
Although the vote was considered
big one for a municipal election, it wa
1866 less than was polled at the Stat
election last fall. The Republica
vote fell off 2144 and Democrats 1l2.
The Republican vote was increased 81
over the combined Republican an
Union Republican vote at the cit
election in 1908. and the Democrat
vote was increased 1914 over that q
the city election in 1908.
There were a large number of re
jected and defaced ballots. The nun
ber may run up to as high as 100
This would bring the total vote up
nearly $1,000.
The colored vote fell short on Sal
urady especially in the Second. Fouri
and Twelfth wards. The Democra
were well supplied with a corruptio
fund and put lots Of money in the figl
TO save Council Liquor men, not
an association, but as individuals al
reputed to have swelled the FUND col
siderably on Friday night and fro
other sources and from office holde
the coin was said to have been give
up very generously. At any rate, u
Democratic workers seemed to ha'
money galore and they concentrate
their efforts to keeping the colored M
from voting.
They seemed to reason that it wou
be preferable to keep colored m
from the polls in close wards, rath
B than to try to influence their votes.
one district of the Second ward fift
six colored men fingered about the po
but refused to vote when asked TO
so by Republican workers.
ENDLESS CHAIN SCHEME.
In the Fourth ward the Democra
corruption fund was used apparently
advantage. There the Democra
worked what is known as the zen
less chain" scheme. In some mann
the Democrats got hold of ballo
properly endorsed the the initials
the election clerks. although the Il
specifies it as unlawful for any ps
son to have an official ballo1 outsi
the voting place. After securing
ballot or two, the Democrats beg
their tactics in an effort to get the c.
ored voters to support the Demoera
ticket.
The voter was take to a house. a
given a ballot marked for the Den
cratic ticket. The person having
ballot was instructed to keep It in
inside pocket, go into the voting pla
and go through the regular formal
Of getting a ballot from the elect
officers. He then was to enter