New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
By BRIGGS

deputies by the Republicans were
paroled until 10 o'clock this morning
by Supreme Court Justice Swayze. The
Republican candidates and their aids
were held in $500 bail each.
The first the Republicans knew of
Mayor Griffins move was when a squad
of police stormed Turn Hall. where
they were making preparations for
covering the polls, and burst in upon
them.
After their arralgnment before
Judge Doherty, who is supporter of
Mr. Verdon, one of the Republican
court, Mayor Griffin ordered the men
rearrested as they were leaving the
courtroom.
You are doing wrong.' said Judge
Doherty. These men were engaged to
act as special deputies to serve war
rants"
Mayor Griffin persisted and directed
the police to take the men to the top
floor of the City Hall. He ordered that
they be finger printed and photo
graphed, which was done.
Arrest of Mayor Ordered
1t was then that Judge Doherty had
Mayor Griffin and Lieutenant Clark,
who rearrested the men, placed under
arrest, charging them with false i'm
prisonment.
Mayor Griffin, who was permitted the
freedom of the City Hall. sent for his
Corporation Attorney, John J. Fallon,
and instructed him to appear before
Supreme Court Justice Swayze in Jer-
sey City and ask for warrants for the
arrest Of Judge Doherty Mr. Verdon,
Max Miller, also candidate for Com
missioner, and 1O3 others Justice
swayze refused to issue warrant for
the jurist, but said warrants would
issue for the others. The charge
alleged by Mr.. Fallon was conspiracy
against the election laws.
In Passaic returned soldier, Lieu
ttenant Frederick e. Sieper, an aviator,
candidate for commissioner, although
without any organization backing was
elected. All of the Socialist candi-
dates were defeated.
The only bitterness which rose above
ordinary partisan strife was engen-
dered by the invasion of Republican
headquarters in Hoboken by Mayor
Griffin. The Mayor was at the Lacka-
wanna depot when the men engaged
IN Newark as deputies by the Repub-
licans detrained He followed them
to Turn Hall, and wnen he saw them
safely inside ordered patrol wagon.
Trenton Men Reelected
The five City Commissioners Of Tren-
ton who have already held office for
two terms were reelected They are
Frederick W. Donnelly, who will be
chosen Mayor for the third time;
George B. Labarre Edward W. Lee,
William f. Burk and j. Ridgeway Fell.
Donnelly, Labarre and Fell are Demo-
Gratis, the others Republicans.
Four of the old commissioners of
New Brunswick, N. j., Houghton, Nor
rison, Feastcr and Connolly, were re-
elected. The fifth commissioner elect
ed was William jacques.
Mayor Clarence E. F.. Hetrick, of
Asbury Park, N. j., will continue in
that office as a result of the election.
The other members of the commits
sion will be George w. Pittinger.
commissioner at present, and Dr. Hugh
5: Kinmouth, Thomas H. Pratt and
Thomas j. Winckler. new men.
Mayor William f. Macdonald. of
Bradley Beach, N. j., was beaten for
that office at the polls to-day by Frank
Z: Borden Albert T. Rogers, another
OF the commissioners, was also defeat
ed for reelected. Commissioner Rer-
nard V. Poland was reelected. Former
Councilman John Rogers is tie third
member of the commission.
The election in Bayonne resulted in
a complete victory for the Garven-
DAILY faction, headed by former Mavor
Bert DAILY. Other members of the CIV
commission elected we're w. Homer
Axford, Robert J. Talbot, John P.
Smith and John C. Devlin.