Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-20
CONTEST RESULT
OF SCHOOL VOTE
The Anti.AdminstratiOn Forces
Want New Election in
South Orange.

one vote kept victory from two others
an attempt Is being made today to
lave the election thrown out. The an
nuaI elections in Belleville and West
Orange were also lively. Contests were
held in many other suburban towns
The South Orange fight shows that
the district is evenly divided. More
voted than in many years. the total
being SOB. The contest Is being made
on the grounds that six people voted
after the polls mad been declared closed
by Edwin A. Lee, Judge of the cleo
ton. Protests were entered, but they
went unheeded, the anti-administration
followers declare. 1t will be up to
County Superintendent A. B.. Meredith
TO SPLIT the tie. j. Budd Smith. for
the ~"antis," today declared a lawyer
had been sent to the county official
with a view OF having him throw out
the election. The n in which II
was conducted, he says, was a farce.
A recount Was held last night. the
second tally showing the tie. On the
first count Tom G. Watkins was de-
feated by Leonard r. Jacobus by one.
The recount follows: For one year:
Watkins. IA: Jacobus, 244. For three
years. clifford W. Headley. $50; Will
lam D.. Gibby, 246; j. Henry Theberath,
pa; Charles r. Tyson, 243; Arthur L
Phillips, 242; Harold B. Byron, 2S7.
BeIIeviiIe.
The Bellevilie school election last
night brought out the second largest
vote aver cast IN the history of the
town. The opposition ticket was de-
feated.
The winners are John w. Depue.
George Taylor and William e. Holmes.
The total vote cast was 666.
Mr.. Depue and Mr.. Taylor are re-
elected and Mr.. Holmes will succeed
Commissioner Elias s. Van Dusen,
who did not run for reelection.
The vote was as follows: Depue, 1854;
Taylor, 376; Holmes, 876; Dawson, $50;
Westlake, 288; Livingston, 2S6. The
terms of those elected is three years.
West Orange.
Contrary to what was expected the
vote in West Orange was light last
night and there was practically no ex-
element. 1t was held in the CASTOR
Street school and resulted in the cleo
tion Of Andrew W. Allen, Stephen Rid
| die and Archibald Krieft for terms of
three years each. The newly elected
members were known as "administra-
ton candidates and had the backing
Of the Committee of Fifteen. George
II. King, son of Councilman John
Killing, and John G. Woefle. the defeat
ed candidates, had the Endorsement Of
the Citizens League.
1t Is said the newly elected candi-
dates will all be in favor of the re-
placing of the st. Marks School. This
question has been defeated three times
by the votes Of the people. The vote
stood: Allen, 39e; Riddle. 25S; Krieft,
247; king, 1856, and Woef1e. 1913.
Caldwell and Verona.
Few turned out at the elections in
Caldwell and Verona. There was nc
opposition to the candidates in either
town. In Caldwell Cyrus B. Crane,
John J. Van Order and Robert G..
Lockward were elected trustees. Mr..
Van Order was reelected. The ap-
preparation voted for the coming year
was SIS. 800 n a special bond issue
of $4,000 for new ventilation plants
was ordered.
In Verona there was but one vacan-
cy in the Board of Trustees. This was
filed by Norman B. Davenport. The
Verona appropriation OF SO. 100 was APP
proved.
Harrison and East eva
A light vote was cast at the Harri-
son school election yesterday. Only 81
voters appeared. Not a single tally
was registered against the %appropria-
ton of $31, 6s6. Commissioners Thomas
F. Lawless, John Enright and Owen
Kahn. whose terms expired. were cam
didates for reelection and they en-
countered nc opposition. All three are
Democrats. The Republicans of the
town at no time considered placing a
ticket In the field.
In East Newark the school election
was lively. Voters to the number OF
2A appeared at the polls. The appro-
priation approximating $500 was
sanctioned. Ten candidates were in the
field for five places. The Individual
vote was as follows: Patrick H. Kin
sella, 1888; Augustus L. Feeley, 1856;
John Armheiter, 1S4; Christopher c..
Mcmahon, 100; James O'Donnell, 1874;
Thomas L. Bergen. 30; Louis FL. Rush,
90; John Douglass, 90; Frank A. knit
fen, 100, n Charles Hill. IS. The first
four named were reelected. Kinsella,
Feeley and Armheiter are scheduled
for three-year terms. and Mcmahon
ohA ~ 0OAhEh I HlolCG " OuS year
Bergen was a member of last years
board and Douglass is an ex-trustee.
The winners had the backing of the
Good Government contingent of the
borough.
MiiIburn.
Emerson C. McFadden, with 235
votes; Frederick A. Young, with 2s7
votes, and William e. Davis were elect
ed last night to the Millburn Township
Board of School Trustees. They are
all new men. The others voted for
were Thomas A. Douglass. with 1872
Votes. and A. g. Ross, with 100 votes,
whose terms have just expired, and
George A. Carey, with 1870 votes. The
term is for three years. There were
450 votes for the board election and
$50 for the school appropriation.
Glen Ridge.
In Glen Ridge j. p. Enaery, J.. H.
and Mrs. Martin Z. Baldwin
were each reelected for a terra OF three
years There was no opposition 1t
was also decided to spend sss,375 for
educational purposes during the coming
fiscal year.
North Arlington.
Fifty-one votes were polled at the
Arlington school election yes
Henry RodentrIrg was re-
He received Al votes, while