Evening journal., 1909-06-07


Democrats voted ana hosts of Repubu-
cans remained at home on Saturday,
which accounts in a great measure Tor
the Democratic victory Unofficial re-
turns show the following as having been
elected:
Mayor-Dr j. Harvey spruance. Dem
bcrel majority of III.
President OF Council-James L. Ban
nlng, Democrat. majority Of 17S.
City Treasurer-Howard d. Ross, Re
publican. majority OF 26.
Assessor and Collector. CNorthern Dis
iricD, James II. Morris, Republican. ma
Iority of 1915.
Assessor and Collector. Csouthern Dis
lricp, Eugene NJ. sayers. Democrat, ma
Iority OF 1927
CITY COUNCIL.
First ward-Charles C. Dempsey. Dem
pcrat.> majority Of 10.
Second Ward--Walter Rash, Republi-
can. (re-elected). majority of 60.
Third ward-Edward A. Higgins, Dem
tcrat (re-elected). majority Of 22S.
Fourth Ward-James Kane, Democrat
tre-elected). unopposed.'
Fifth Ward-Henry c. Taylor. Repubn-
tan, majority Of 27s.
Sixth Ward-Daniel p DuRoss, Demo
frat. majority Of %
Seventh Ward-samuel H. Senson, Jr..
Republican. (re-elected). majority OF SIP.
Eighth ward-Norman c. Downs, Re
publican majority OF 135.
Ninth ward-George L. Blderbacl,
Republican majority of 156.
Tenth Ward-Aiichael T. Conway, Dem
ocrat. Ge-elected), majority OF 567.
Eleventh Ward-John J. NcGovern
Democrat Cre-elected). majority of 27i
Twelfth Ward-Richarl c. McMullen
Democrat, majority of 9s.
The total vote as shown by unofficial
returns for the head of the ticket was:
Mayor-spruance, D., 72S7 Taylor. r.
t176.
President OF Council-Banning. D.,
tsii; White, r.. 7.i3S.
City Treasurer-Ross, r., 7.245; All.
mond. D.. 7.2l9.
Vote Was Large.
Saturdays vote was larger than that
cast at the city election two years ago
The total vote on Saturday was 14.77;
compared with 1859 two years ago
The Republican vote was SO more thar
two years ago and the Democratic vote
GA more than two years ago. 1t is
evident from the figures that while the
Democrats got ont a larger vote thar
before the Republican vote did not IN
crease correspondingly. The MAORI
ties in Republican wards were Gu
down through Republicans remaining
at home and the activities of tn,
Democrats. The total registration wal
more than 21,O00, which shows th'
great number of "stav-at-homes oI
Saturday. Mayor Wilson's majority
two years ago was 424.
Frank A. Houck. Socialist nominel
Tor Mayor. polled 1853 votes. and Lewis
W. Brosius, Prohibition nominee 70
Mayor. polled 145 votes.
Democrats are much elated at IN
result Of the election and city Chair
man English Of the Democratic com
mittee has been congratulated on al
sides by his party colleagues.
The Democrats won over the Sixtl
and Twelfth wards, which were repre-
sented by Republicans in the las
Council. and also won the President o
Council. which gives them eight Of tn
thirteen members. In the Sixth war
the Republican majority OF 21s 70
Taylor was cut down to a Democrat
majority of p for DuRoss. Democrat
for Council. This shows the enormou
cutting OF Elbert and explains his De
feat. 1t is understood that many col
ored voters were among those who Gu
the name Of DIR. Ebert.
Vsughan's Good Run.
In the First ward, Albert Vaughan
Republican. made an excellent run 70
Council and was defeated by only nine
teen votes Despite attacks made upo
him by the Democrats, Vaughan de
veloped remarkable strength and go
many Democratic votes. There wer
sixty cut ballots in one district in IN
ward. Vaughan gaining many OF tn
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