Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-09
VOTING IN ESSEX
COUNTY MARKED
BY SURPRISES
Republican Strongholds Prove to
Be Democratic When Bal
lots Are Counted. ,

The vote throughout this county yes
terday was unusually heavy and full
of surprises to the political wiseacres
Cities md towns that have for man!
years been Republican this year wer'
swept along with the Democratic land
slide. Notable among these is Eas
Orange, the Republican stronghold
which elected a Democratic mayor
Orange, as well as West Orange, will
have a Democratic mayor.
Despite the snow and rain which
opened the day the citizens were ou'
early and voted with a vim thai
was lacking in previous elections
Everywhere the feeling that the result
Of the elections meant a change from
corrupt government to conditions OF
which the county need not be ashartsd
prevailed. Throughout the Oranges tie
Commuters Leagues activity was felt
The vote in East Orange for Wilson
was 1899; Lewis, 2,549, as against Fort,
3,799, n Katzenbach, 1,139, in 1907,
Many lifelong Republicans in that city
came out openly for Wilson. All but
six out of the twenty-one cities, towns
and boroughs in the county, lot count
ing Newark, gave Wilson a handsome
majority. In 1907 Fort carried sixteen
out of the t~wenty-one. The total vote
in the county outside of Newark is:
Wilson, 6 1854; Lewis, 1909, as against
Fort, 14,220; Katzenbach, 1891, in 1907,
In Montclair the total vote In 1907 was
2.576; this year it gave Wilson 2.15s
votes, despite the fact that Ernest c.
Hinck, the Republican candidate for
mayor, was elected.
In Bloomfield William Hauser, Re.
publican, was elected mayor and vii.
son won out by. q votes.
AIworth Lonesome victor.
Thomas P. Alworth, candidate fol
county register, was the only Repub-
lican candidate running for a county
office to be elected. He received Is, OF;
votes In the county outside of Newark
defeating J.. Harry Hull, his Demo
cratic opponent, who received 1882.
votes. Alworth carried all but four
out of the twenty-one- districts, but
failed to get Newark, which gave HUI
the larger vote; not enough, however,
to make up for what Hull lost in the
other parts of the county.
Although Edward S%chickhaus, the
Democratic candidate for county super
visor, lost out everywhere but New
ark, this city gave him such an enor-
nous vote hat he defeated his op-
ponent, Fred L. Baldwin, easily.
Schickhaus received only 1901 votes
outside of Newark, but the 26,377 votes
piled in by this city assured his elec-
ton.
In the outlying cities and towns Of
the county there were more tina 2S, 500
votes cast yesterday, as against 1913
| votes last year and 2 ,611 three years
ago.
East Orange About Faces.
Strange to say East Orange, which
has never gone Democratic before, CAV
Wilson a larger vote than did Orange
a Democratic city. For the first time II
It's history East Orange will have
Democratic mayor.
Julian A. Gregory, who studied unde
DIR. Wilson at Princeton, defeated VIII
lam Caldwell, the incumbent. Othe
towns which have for the first tim
Endorsed a Democrat for Governor ar
Montclair. Bloomfield and Glen Ridge
All these towns. however, voted 70
the Republican candidates for super
49, HAo AN6A0NEIs u Saw
larger vote than did Shoenthal las
year. Shoenthals vote last year out
side of Newark was 10. 329; this yea
Schickhaus received 1901 votes. Thi
is an increase very gratifying to tn
Democrats. who feel that it is a legiti
mate increase, one that may be de
pended 10 in years to come.
Essex Fells borough, which in 1870
l Na1 - q FAkoI ~ 20 rv-AA1 4Lfr -xNa~
Wilson 81. Judging by the increas
throughout the county in the Demo
cratic vote, it would appear that no
only the personal popularity Of Wood
row Wilson is responsible for the in
crease. There were many split ticket,
which shows that the voters still con
slider the candidate, not the party. bu
unlike former years the Democrats hol
the upper hand.
NutIey Goes for Wilson.
In Nutley Wilson beat out by
votes, but considering the fact tina
this town in 1907 CAV Fort sol vote
as against 275 for Katzenbach 1t ca
be called a complete victory.
Belleville, too, which was a Repuh
lican stronghold, went Democratic
with the exception of it's choice 70
county register. A1worth won out, bu
Schickhaus, the Democratic candidat
for supervisor, got 904 votes as agains
III cast for Shoenthal last year.
South Orange Village cast a 1arg
vote for the Democratic party. HUI
as well as Schickhaus Inc Woodrow
Wilson, were the favorites. Althoug
in 1907 h entire vote cast was onl
S76, Fort receiving 473, yesterday Wi
son received 746 votes and Lewis 49,
There were 252 more ballots cast yes
terday than three years ago, and Wi
son more han doubles Lewis's vote.
In Orange 1t was thought by the Re
publicans that by nominating Colon'
Austin Colgate for mayor they woul
win out. However, Mayor Arthur Sey