The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-18
HEARST TAKES
'FRONT.' ACTION
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but to await the opening of the office,
and as every u or IA boxes were guard
ed by five policemen, a most impressive
array Of officers was in evidence. As
the morning advanced the remainder
of the eight thousand boxes continued
to arrive and Hearst watchers and
numerous policemen helped to swell
the crowd, which was further added to
as the report spread that some startling
political move had been made necessi-
tating a great body of officers at the
office of the board Of elections.
When they failed to secure the pres
ence of President Voorhees,. the Hearst
men called upon A. c. Allen chief clerk
of the board, at his home. Mr.. Allen
could do nothing for them, and express
ed the opinion that the court order re-
suited from a misunderstanding. He
said that literal compliance with the
order would be impossible, as the 5000
ballot boxes used in Greater New York
could not by any means be gotten into
the rooms occupied by the board. He
could give no advice as to the immedi-
ate disposition of the fast accommodating
boxes, and thought that tehre was Moth
ing to do but to await the opening of
the boards office and let President
Voorhees, decide what to do with them.
1t was said this morning that the
sudden move made by Mr.. Hearst last
night followed a report received by him
that a printing company had been at
work Tuesday night printing ballots
Tho -, ,ec
that the ballot boxes were to be opened
while in the hands of the police and
stuffed. Mr.. Hearst decided to act at
once.
The order secured from Judge Cay
nor directed the police commissioner
and all his subordnates In The five Dor
Oughs to turn over to the board of
elections forthwith all ballots boxes
containing ballots and stubs of ballots,
and also to file with the county clerk
before noon tomorrow all envelopes
containing tally sheets, inspectors re-
turns, defective ballots and ballots
marked for identification. This order
was issued on the affidavit of Mr..
Hearst himself
John " Voorhees,, president of the
board of elections, refused early today
to receive tn eofficial ballot boxes. Be-
fore refusin CHE consulted Police Com
missioner McAdoo, Acknowledgement
Mayer, Corporation Counsel Delaney
and Superintendent of Elections Nor
gan, who We're notified of the situation,
and the boxes We're kept in the police
wagons in front of the office of the
board of elections, pending a decision
by the corporation counsel. Mr.. Voor-
hees said that the New York Supreme
Court had held in a recent decision that
the board of elections is not the proper
custodian of the boxes, but that the po-
lice are.
When Mr., Voorhees, refused to accept
the ballot boxes he ordered that they
be returned to the police station houses.
At that time 25 police wagons were lin
ed up in front of the board of elections
and policemen We're unloading some OF
them. When they learned the order
they placed the boxes back in the wag-
on again, but did not at once return
them to the police stations.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he had asked tie
corporation counsel for an opinion as to
whether he should receive the boxes
and would not accept them until he had
received that opinion.