Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-08
The new small Board of Freeholders

The new small Board of Freeholders.
consisting of nine members, will be
soldly Republican, the majorities aver
aging about 5000
For Board of Works a split results.
Dr. Charles F. Kraemer, Democrat, and
Arthur r. Denman being reelected,
kraemer leading Denman by is votes.
while Denman in turn leads Alexander
Archibald Democrat. by 2i7 votes,
The 1912 Common Council will con
sist of % Democrats. 8 Republicans.
with one vacancy, the latter occurring
through the death of Alderman William
u Elliott. of the First ward, too late
to allow the place to be filed
The total vote for Colgate was 2s.
while Osborne polled 24,2S2. Colgate
ran 2256 votes behind Thomas J. Smith,
the high man on the Republican As
sembly ticket. while Osborne ran All
votes ahead of Louis Lewis, who led
-the Democratic Assembly candidates.
The defeat of Osborne, for whom
Governor Wilson made written ap-
peal Ina this county, was mainly due to
the fact that he WIS so badly mixed up
In the so-called bankruptcy ring the
prnctises of which were exposed by the
STAR. Colgate had the united support
of the Regular and. Progressive
branches of the Republican party.
In the fight for Assembly on the
Republican ticket, Thomas j. Smith
was high, with total of 31,353 votes.
1886 more than were cast for William
j. Weigel, former freeholder who was
the low man. Fred G. Stickel, jr.,
young lawyer, held second place on the
I Rpp11 blip0r rrifh
with Robert E. Mitchell third. 20 votes
less than Stickel.
On the Democratic side Louis Lewis
was the top man, with 23.S11 votes,
with Frank P. Shalvoy on the tail-end
of the ticket, with 1850 votes less than
Lewis. John A. Matthews stood second.
with %, 151 votes, while Bennett H.
FISHER was third, an even fifty votes
behind Matthews
The total votes cast in the shrievaIty
fight numbered 56,662, of which Mona
han received 24,239 to 22,991 for Bau-
mann. Walter f. Simpson, who afeer
being beaten at thu primaries for the
Progressive League Endorsement, rsa
Independent. polled 1905 votes, while
Joshua Brlerley, also an independent
candidate, received a total of 2,297.
The three candidates combined totaled
S,142 votes more than Monahan re-
eeived.
The strength shown by Simpson sur
prised even his most ardent supporters,
his vote being about $500 more than
had been expected. Brerley also got
more votes than We're conceded him. 1t
is generally believed that the 9,3s2
votes polled by these two candidates
were pulled about equally from Mona
han and Baumann.
1t is the first time in the history OF
the ewark Board of Works that
split has occurred in the election OF
new members and, as a result, the
board will remain exactly the same
political complexion and makeup az
before. The Republican members ara
william Mungle, Harry B. o'ConnelI
and Arthur r. Denman while Patrick
H. Ryan and Charles F. Kraemer are
the Democratic members.
In connection with tn election Of
Monahan as sheriff it is pointed out
that he will probably have the position
of under-sheriff, now held by Charles
Reilly. to fill. Reilly believes he is pro-
tected by civil service rules. but this
belief is not shared by those who have
made a close study of tho law
Monahans election will also give
Mayor Jacob Haussling a chance to
name a man on the city Board of AS
SCISSORS to succeed Mopahan, who will
resign when he takes up his duties -
sheriff.
The fact that the Republicans elected
by the Democrats and the showing OF
a solid Board of Freeholders was a sur
prise, as Joseph Mann, for the taree-
year term; John Fl. Waters and Fred
eriek c. Steck, members Of the present
large board, it was believed would bs
elected, but they went down to defeat
with the rest Of the candidates me
Republicans won by an ave- age major,
ity of about 5000
Christian Ahner, running for ths one
year term, led the ticket With S0'sSz
votes, more than 1000 more than re-
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