The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-11-12

the two counties, comprising the fifth
congressional district, was
Tuttle Runyon Ennis
Norris ........ 4842 1872 275(
Morris ....-.. 1900 9645 1891
Totes ~. - 1876 1OO63 74OO
-.,,,ifhe progressives, though their presi
Dental candidate polled next to the
largest vote in the county, failed to
keep the pace with the county ticket
and their candidates were third in
Xhe race.
NEIGHBOUR, democrats, won out in the
jksembly fight. Lyons vote was
,4875, Neighbours 5218 w. Reginald
Ter, republican, 4461; Frazier Sofield,
progressive, 1868; Clarence A. Sharp,
progressive, 2203
In the vote for surrogate BARLEY
polled 1862, Toms 4775 and William
H. Linder, progressive, 1891.
Fred G. Reeves, republican candi-
date for coroner, was beaten out by
another Morristown map, Lawrence
J. Welsh, democrat. Reeves vote
was 1897, Welsh's ALSO and Joseph R.
Williams, progressive, 2597.
The socialist candidate for surro-
gate, Mendell H. Schaneen, received
1863 votes and Charles M. Quimby,
prohibition, 165 votes. For assembly
the socialist candidates, William
Stanlick and James G. Timmons, re-
ceived 351 and Ais votes respectively.
The prohibition candidates, C. T..
Loree and Joseph w. Williams, re-
ceived 230 and 259 votes respectively.
For coroner, Frank A. Rinehart, So
cialist, polled 532 votes and j. Bart
ley King, prohibition, 405
The small board of freeholders that
goes into office January 1st will be
composed os four democrats and one
renublican. Vhe members will be
John X. Cook, steam laundryman, of
Dover; John j. Cunningham, grocer,
of Boonton; Christopher Kelly, jr.,
wholesale liquor dealer, Rockaway; ;
John P. Lyons, stationer and printer,
Morristown; George Estler, truckman,
Boonton.
The vote for freeholders for three
years was as follows:-J. K. Cook,
dem., 5147; John ]. Cunningham,
dem, 4403; Augustus Munson, rep,
1881; Harvey Mills, rep, 1886; Alex
ander T. Crane, pro-, 1886; Lewis K.
Larrison, pro-, 2247; August Molitor,
Independent, 1896. For two years
Christopher Kelly, jr., dem, 4644;
John p. Lyons, dem, 47O7; Calhoun
Orr, rep, 4291; John G.. Welsh, rep,
Abs; j. Dixon Thompson, pro-, 2529;
Charles r. Whitehead, pro-, 1926. For
one year-George Estler, rep, 4787;
William Dee, DEM, 400; William
Jones, pro-, 2171.
There were 1866 votes cast in the
county and the total registration was
17,473.
for third place by the socialists.
Morristown went for Wilson, giving
the governor a total of 1,0O3 votes.
President Taft polled 743 votes and
Colonel Roosevelt GIG.
Judge Runyon was beaten out. in
the county by Congressman Tuttle
for the congressional place by about
900 and Tuttle distanced Charles w.
Ennis by 1,400. Morristown gave
Tuttle S72, Runyon 603 and Ennis 622
James j. Lyons for assembly car
ried Morristown by 181 over w. Regi-
nald Baker, republican. Nathaniel G..
Toms rolled up total of 1855 votes
in Morristown. BARLEY polled 571
duu w ll1ldIu II. llinutI, Ciic PiO6lCoo7
i've nominee, 291. Fred c. Reeves,
republican nominee for coroner, re-
ceived 97S votes in Morristown and
Lawrence Welsh, democrat, polled
sos.
Dover went for Roosevelt giving the
progressives 6S4 votes. Governor
Taft 298 For the assembly Dover
Do1y IL
gustus BARLEY carried the town for
surrogate, receiving 698 votes. Toms
received $50 and Linder 299.
Congressman Tuttle carried Dover.
His vote was 451, Runyon 352 and En-
mis- 377. Welsh got 373 votes and
Reeves 800.
Mendham gave Wilson a plurality
of twenty-seven votes, Roosevelt be-
and Councilmen e. l.. Garabrant and
G. S. De Groot were reelected with
out opposition.
DR.. r. v. D. Totten and Judd Con-
ditt, rep, were reelected to the
township committee, while s.. H.
Lyon, DEM, defeated Edwin G. Quinn
by by big majority for assessor.
e. Halsey Ball was reelected col
lector and c. Howell Bates road over
seer.
Governor Wilson carried Madison
by plurality of 1877 over President
Taft and 20S over Colonel Roosevelt.
Robert s. Holmes and DR.. C. M. Van
de Water, republicans, were elected
members of the borough council.
In Dover Allgrun, republican, was
elected alderman and Moller and
Richards, republicans, councilmen.
Mayor Robert F. Dram, progressive,
of Wharton, was defeated for re-elec-
tion by Eugene Davenport, republican
Charles G. Porter, independent, was
elected assessor.
Republicans were elected to all Of
fices in Hockaway township. Clar-
ence Beach and Edward T. Davey, re-
publicans, were elected to the bor-
ough council.
The independent ticket carried Chat
ham by large plurality. In Netcong
the democrats won the borough of
fices.