The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-23
DEMOCRATIC GAINS UP STATE
CHARTER ELECTIONS SHOW An.
yANCEs ron THEN.
sssnr Reck Risbes Republican esnmunl-
ties show Changes IN Heart. GeuveF-
neur and Canastota. 1--WE Of Them,
Do 10 ~ Rrbuke to the~Dther Party.

SARATOGA. March u. -Democratic can
didates for the board Of trustees wer,.
successful in five Of the six warts az
to-day's village election. giving a Demo
cratic majority 81 eleven in the ne It hoard.
This - a loss Of one from last year. Vii
lage President McNulty. Democrat. hold.
over. proposition for a curfew law
was defeated 10y more than 2O0 ma iority
JTI'A. March p The village elections
IN "A number 81 chartered communitie.
in central New York during the pra.ant
month have shown large Democratic gain.
Dolg.ylls went democratic for the fiT-,
time IN Eve years and the village OF Herki
ner. q Republican stronghold, also lined
up with the Democrats. Gouv~rneur
and Cana@tOta. rock ribbed Republican
communities. eIected the tickets placed
In the field 10y the Democrats as a reh,lkc
u ~ explained. Ia bossirIn and the manner
IN which the Affairs Of the RepusDlican
party IN the State have recently I.aan
conducted The same reason IL alleged
Tor tho Democratic result in Hamilton
Other villages heretofore Inclined toward
h"put'ioanism but this week el@ctinT
Democratic tickets arr CanAiohar.s
Fort Plain and FultonvilIe
IN" Democrats hook upon the village
election results more than n rood
omen. They -s-- in the returns what tbev
urR" Ar" signs of - coming general
tAtsKILL.. March ~ At the Athens
charter election the Democrats gained on..
trustee.
HEHKINEs. y. V. March -. Charter
elections were held IN HsTkiusT and Dolce
WIZ" last week Tuesday and in lion two
weeks ago In each case the Democrats
won complete victory. overturning RE-
publican administrations in zach village
The significance u these renults In fO,'nJ
~ the taGt that Dolg"ville IL the home II
4 "uniy Judge George Ward ona Of tn.
h"pubican leaders - tho county. lion
- the home ~ S.'nAtor Heacock. and Her
kiiner ~ The residence 81 state Commit /
is%nan Dan Strobel. one of Timothy 1.
W"p'iruns chief supporter The bd.rss.
ar" having hard tune Of II IN HerkirnsT
PESN VAN. March p. The VILLAGE elac.
ton "t Penn Van resulted in a Democratic I
S~'s-p. except police justice. The hoard I
OF trustees IL now aolidly Democratic
with Democratic preaidrat Tor the first
tim" IN III" memory of the oldest in
hahttantE
CoRNINO. March p Charter a,..c,ions 1
IN St@lben county show Republican
lnA~s-s citizens independent or fusion B
ttckets were elected in Avoca. Cohocton.
burg and HammoRdsport Republican /
candidates were elected by smaller /
ma jorities than usual
NATEErowN. March 22-Tha Demo- 1
cTais made Considerable gains AT the re-
cent elect ions IN northern New York In
none ~ the villages did they lo@e The .
village of Pot@dam. the home 81 Majority
Leader Edward A. Merritt Of the ASSAM |
bly, and one 81 tho strongest Republican
villages IN this section. elected an indo- /
pendent ticket IN opposition to the regular /
Republican nominees. Gotvernsur an
other Republican stronghold. elected a
Democratic ticket for the first time IN
years. Sackstts HarboT. the home 81
Chairman Corners Of the Democratic 3
State committee. and state Land Ap-
praiesr John NJ FitxGerald who wen,
into the Republican caucus and swoTe
that from then on he would vote the Re- 4
publican ticket, elected a Democratic 4
president. the first time In years. Fitz-
gerald and form@r Amaemblyman Henry
J. Lane worked together for the SUCCESS
81 their candidates. but wers defeated on
all sides. Ths independent voters sus-
pecting that the candidates on both
tickets were allied with the Fitzgerald
Lane crowd. elected a man for treasurer
whose name was not printed on either
ticket
BOLIVAR. March 22.-Ths Democrats
elesaed their entire ticket at the village
election here. a president. two trustees
and "A treasurer. The Republican candi-
date for collector was Endorsed by the
Democrats. The Democratic gain this
year was smaller than that ~ last wear.