Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-09

flattering compliment of the highest
majority vote given in recent years TO
an executive. His defeat of Colonel
Austen Colgate, Republican, was de-
cisive. as the former councilman had a
total of 2,945 votes to 2,217 for the mil
lionaire president of the Essex County
Country Club. His majority, 72S. is a
record, and his many friends are de-
lighted with his showing. The Fourth
ward. the Democratic standby, was
down with a banner majority for the
executive, despite a fight by Harrigan
interests through John A. Mofitt, wno
also bucked the ~gubernatorlal head of
the ticket.
Mayor Seymour's vote by districts
follows: First ward, 221, 22S, 343; Second
ward. go. 21S; Third ward. 209, 231, 1S1;
Fourth ward. 224, 213, 1876; Fifth ward.
262, 199. Colonel Colgate's vote by wards
was: First, 2S1. 239, 227; Second, 1873,
24S: Third, 166, 120, 100; Fourth, 96, 1872.
120; Fifth, 1S9. lie.
Mayor Seymour will have his hands
held up this year by : Democratic
Council as a result of the sweep in the
city yesterday which landed four of
the five Democratic nominees in office.
Councilmen John C. Fineran and Owen
c. Dolan. the only retiring members,
were sent back by admiring constitu-
ents, and with them Henry L. Stetson,
who carried the usually Republican
Second ward, and Patrick A. Quinn, of
the Third ward. President Andrew j.
Heberling, of the Council. with a score
of votes to the good, has the distinc-
ton of being the lone Republican saved
in the w~reckage. He defeated II. Wall
lace Williams. The Democrats needed
but n vote in addition to Fineran
and Dolan TO change the present
minority of seven votes to a majority,
and the added Democrat will fortify
the Council as an out-and-out Demo-
cratic body.
The change in complexion of the
Council will cause a tumbling of the
Republican blocks. President Heber-
ling will be replaced by a Democrat.
and the important subcommittee will
again De managed by Democratic Of
fcials. The city's expensive water
system will be in charge of a new head
and committee and the other i'm
portant municipal dep. ;tments will
pass into the control of the victors.
Owing to the fact that the Republican
city officials were named last year for
three-year terms, few plums will be
distributed during 1871, ] 1t the return
of the Democrats to their former man
agement of the city viii likely be
permanent.
The defeat of Freeholders Charles w.
Romine and Charles H. Alderman
puts former Director Michael Barry and
John Mccarthy, Democrats. in the
county board as Oranges representa-
tives. The total vote in the city was:
Mccarthy, 2,s13; Barry, 2.721; Acker-
man, 2,347; Romine, 2.232.
The councilmanic fights resulted as
follows: First ward, John c. Fineran,
d. (reelected), 1913; Leo O'Connor, r.,
500; Second ward, Henry T. Stetson,
D., 527; Louis NJ. Sanders, r., 800;
Fourth ward, Patrick A. Quinn, D.,
526; John J. Keaster. r., 445; Owen c..
Dolan, D.. (reelected), 639; Lewis San
ders. r., 317; Fifth ward, Andrew J..
Heberling, r.. Creelected). 1896; H. Wal
lace Williams. D., 372.
The Orange Common Council next
year will include nine Democrats and
six Republicans.