Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-09
BLACK DEFEATED
BY JOHN WATERS
FOR ~FREEHOLDER
Belleville, Former Republican
Stronghold, Gives Sweeping
Maj0rities for Democrats.

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Belleyille, a Republican stronghold,
bowed gracefully and generously 10
the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson for
governor yesterday, and, as a result,
DR.. Wilson carried the place by a good
majority, and he also succeeded in
making a Democratic landslide in that
township.
Every Democratic aspirant for office
was accorded majorities over the Re-
publioans with the exception of the
candidate for county register and a
single minor office.
DR.. Wilson received a majority of 317
votes over Vivian NJ. Lewis, Republf-
can; the entire Democratic assembly
delegation was given handsome plu-
ralities over the Republican eleven;
Congressional Candidate Edward w.
Townsend was favored with 240 more
votes than Richard Wayne Parker. Re-
publican; Edward Shickhaus was cred
tied by 40 votes over his Republican
adversary. Fred L. Baldwin.
John HI. Waters, Democrat, defeated
Pierre Black, Republican, for free
holder, by a surprisingly large plu-
rality, and Edmund w. Beehtoldt was
successful over his Republican rival,
George w. Wharton, for member of
the Belleville Township Committee, by
a majority of 245.
In contrast with Democratic guber-
ratorial candidates of the past, DR..
Wilson carried every district in the
township and each by liberal MAORI
ties. BeIleville vent on record in favor
OF reducing the numbe of freeholders
throughout h county by a scant ma
jority, and also civil service reform in
Essex was approved by a big vote.
A striking feature in the Belleville
election is that that place is Republi-
ear by about 300, and that an un-
limited number of Republicans, par
t~icularly in the Greylock Manor Sec
ton, cast straight Democratic tickets,
thus insuring Wilson's victory.
Thomas P. Alworth, Republican. sue
oeeded in getting 40 more votes for
the Office OF county register than ].
Harry Hull, Democrat.
The result that occasioned the most
surprise throughout the municipality
was the triumphant and decisive vic
tory scored by Waters over Black for
member of the Board of Freeholders.
Waters carried every district in the
township except the fourth, which has
been considered by Blacks friends to
be the source of an unusually large
majority for him. The latter bailiwick,
however, only yielded to Black fifty
three more tallies thar for Waters. and
this caused much disappointment.
The wisest followers of the political
game in Belleville, with years OF ex-
p~erience, have been saying right along
that the outcome of this contest would
undoubtedly be close. Waters received
more votes than Wilson, the head of
his ticket, in every polling place but
the fourth.
Black is at present Belleville's free
holder, and has held that Office for
eight consecutive years without defeat.
He has been in many hot contests, but
always managed to come out the win
ner. Besides being freebooter, Black
is also a county inspector of buildings.
Waters's plurality was 354.
Assemblyman Harold A. Miller, of
Belleyille, one of the candidates for re-
election, was cut more than his col
: leagues in his home town, and mex in
line for slashing was Duane E. Minard.
The total vote on governor, congress-
man, Assembly and county and other
Offices follow:
Wilson, D., 997; Lewis, r., $50; Kill
lingbeck, Socialist, 19, and Butterworth,
Socialist Labor, l.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Charles w.
Brown, 929: John j. Bracken, GIG;
James P. Mylod. s21; Michael Leveen,
oil; Mark F. Phillips, 800; Frank A.
Boettner, 916; Harry F.. Backus, 800;
Frank P. Shalvoy, s2s; Edward D.
Balentine. 1922; Michael ]. MCGOWAN,
jr., 917, and william P. Maeksey, 921.
Republican. Thomas Goldingay, 751;
Coleman E. Nissan. 1853; Harold A.
Miller, 740; Emil Wohlfarth. 74s;
Robert Spencer Terhune. TAG; Duane E.
Minard, 743; J. William Huegel, 1855;
William Lee, 752; David B. Nathan,
$50, and Joseph c. Conover, 74S.
Congress, Seventh district-Parker,
Republican, TIC; Townsend, Democrat,
e56; Ashton, Socialist, 10, and Stokes,
Prohibition. 8.
Register-Alworth, Republican, s12:
Hull, Democrat, 742; Sherwin, Socialist,
II.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEM
ocrat. Se4; Baldwin, Republican, 76S,
and Landauer, Socialist, 20.
For small board of freeholders, $40,
against the proposition, 495. For
civil service, S29. and against, 516.
Freeholder-First district. Black, Re-
publican, ia; Waters, Democrat, 221.
Second district, Black, 50; Waters, 165.
Third district, Black, 119; Waters. 100.
Fourth district, Black 252; Waters, 1893.
Fifth district. Black. 81; Waters. 273.
Township Committee-First district.
Wharton, Republican, IA; Bechtoldt.
Democrat, 1877. Second district, Whar-
ton, 81; Bechtoldt, 1853. Third district,
Wharton. 1913; Bechtoldt. 1856. Fourth
district, Wharton, 261; Bechtoldt. 1856:
Fifth district. Wharton, IS; Bech-
toldt, 27+.
Henry Kieferdorf, Republican, de-
feated James Mccullough for justice of
the peace, the vote being K~ieferdorf,
1926, n Mccullough. $40.
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