Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-08
THE | TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS.


even though our county ticket was swamp
ed under the usual avalanche Of Republican
ballots. The facts are that the local con-
tests nvershadowed the county contest and
that the Democrats Jared so well under
those circumstances is encouraging.
Ii the townships Of Monroe, Washington,
East Greenwich, Greenwich and Logan the
Democrats made practically clean sweeps,
while in Deptford they elected Collector,
VIM. c. Alien winning over Thos. Kirk
bride; Councilman in the Third Ward Of
Woodbury., where Cresson G. Pearson was
elected over Dr. Geo E. Reading, Chairman
o. the Republican County Executive Com
mittee, by DC majority; Elk elected Mr.
Murphy Township Committeeman, and in
several Others individual Democrats were
elected to minor offices. The mistake our
party friends made in some Of the strong
Republican districts was in not naming
local candidates. We cannot avoid the
conviction that our county ticket suffered
from lack Of interest on that account.
Below are the township officers elected
NATIONAL PARK.
Thomas Barris, Republican, and Charles
H. Fetters, Democrat, we're elected to
Council; William Sander, Prohibition, As
SCISSOR; Dennis Blake, Democrats, Collector.
One Socialist and one Socialist Labor ballot
was voted. This is what we call dividing
the honors.
WEST DEPTFoRD.
The Republicans elected everything in
West Deptford, by majorities ranging
around hundred, except Abraham Pierce.
Democrat, for Constable, and Charles CO.
hill. Democrat, for Justice of Peace, and
Walter T. Budd, for Poundkeeper. The
officers ares
Assessor, James Carter.
Collector, Charles A. Hllyard.
Committee, Jas. A. Moore.
Surveyor of Highways, Clement Reeves,
Democrat.
Appropriations, Incidentals, $1,000; streets
and highways, $500; electric lights, $500
board of health, $3.50; overser of poor, 500.
EAST GREENWICH.
It was field day for he vest pocket
voter in East Greenwich, and the Republi-
can Township candidates we're slaughtered.
F. D. Henry defeated Gideon Peaslee for
Collector by vote Of 200 to 107; VIM. E.
Cook, Democrat, defeated VIM. 81. Borden,
167, to 143; Robert Eldridge, Democrat,
defeated Will H. Hoffman, for Freeholder
1866 to 143. Thomas W. Reeves and Elmer
E. Bradshaw, Republicans, were elected
Surveyors of Highways, George G. Walter,
Oyerseer of Poor, without opposition. The
appropriations were $1,000 for roads, $500
for township purposes, and $25 for Me-
mortal Day.
GREENWICH.
The Democrats elected the township
officers in Greenwich by maiorities ranging
from So for Joseph D. Murray for Clerk,
oyer VIM. Casperson, to 16 for J. M. Allen
for Assessor over C. A. Nothnagle. Harry
Hesleitner for Collector by 26 over Frank
Shuster. The officers are
Township Clerk, Joseph D. Murray,
Assessor, J. M. Allen.
Collector, Henry Hesleitner.
Township Committee. John H. Munyan.
Surveyors of Highways, A. II. Wilson.
w. H. Duncan.
Justice of the Peace, d. g. Roche, Rep.
Appropriations, Roads, $1,000; township
purposes, $500; Gibstown FIRE company;
$1O0; poor, $50
PAULSBoRo.
352 votes were cast, out Of 585 on Regis
try. The Democrats had no candidates for
Borough officers so the Republicans fought
among themselves The voting machine
was cursed to Kingdom come, and many
stayed away because they could not man
age it, S. Debinder and F. M. Shines were
elected to Council oyer Greenwood ard
Nonemaker, Independents, by 109 ma
iority.
MONROE.
Monroe gave the Republican Organiza-
tion a jolt on Tuesday that has Jared the
old craft to its keel, by electing all Demo-
cratic nominees by from 40 to lis for town
ship committee. John Mcclure was elected
Assessor by log majority.
Assessor, John W. Mcclure.
Collector, A. F. Oliver, Republican, no
opposition.
Committee, E. F. Evans.
MANTUA.
The Republican Organization made a
dead set to elect Link Sharp freeholder
in Mantua and Pitman. The workers
were literally supplied with money and
a Democratic traitor or two were enlisted,
under like influence. But they haye