The commonwealth., 1905-11-16
FIERCE ELECTION CONTEST
William Randolph Hearst Contests the
New York Election, Charging Fraud
By Wholesale.

New York Election, Charging Fraud
By Wholesale.
New York, Special.-lmmediately
upon the announcement of the result
OF the election Tuesday, Mr. Hearst
gave notice of contest, and evidences
of fraud have accumulated rapidly
ever since. y
Attorney General Mayer stated
Thursday night that he had received
information Of the recovery from the
North river Of certain ballot boxes
used in the election He said the
matter was under investigation.
The contest over the mayoralty
election, inaugurated by William Ran
dolph Hearst, the Municipal Owener-
ship candidate, developed interesting
and spectular features Thursday.
For twelve hours the boxes contain
ing nearly 100000 ballots cast in last
Tuesdays election choked the streets
IN the vicinity of the headquarters of
the board Of electors in Sixth avenue
between Forty-frst and Forty-second
streets. The ballot boxes had been
gathered during the night by the
police and conveyed in patrol wagons
to the election boards headquarters.
There the officials refused to receive
the ballot boxes and the police, acting
under court order signed by Justice
Gaynor, compelling the police authori-
ties to turn the ballots over to the
election board, had nothing to do but
remain outside and await the pleas
ure OF the election officials.
COMPELLED TO RECEIVE BOXES
Appraised Of the situation the at
torneys of Mr.. Hearst appeared be-
fore Justice Dickey Of the State Su-
preme Court, and secured from him an
order compelling John R. Voorhis,
president of the board of electors, to
accept the boxes The order was SER
we'd promptly and the ballots then
were receipted for by the election
board. Under strong guards the pat
rol wagons containing the boxes were
driven to various warehouses in this
city and Brooklyn, where the ballots
were stored subject to the orders of
the election board.
State Attorney General julius May
er had a long and important confer
ence with District Attorney jerome,
after which it was announced that the
Attorney Generals Office would re-
main open until midnight. Superin-
tendent Of Elections Morgan appeared
before Messrs. Mayer and jerome with
six of his deputies, and placed evil
dence before the prosecuting officials.
Another feature of the contest was
the announcement by the Citizens
Union that it would join the forces
investigating the charges of fraud and
wrong doing at Tuesdays election, its
prime object being to secure a new
election law in the State of New
York.
PRINTED BOGUS BALLOTS.
Mr.. Hearst's order was obtained
from Justice Gaynor after the cir
culation Of story that a printing
firm had been turning out large num-
beds Of fac simples Of the official bal
lot and that these were to be marked
for Mcclellan and placed in the bal
lot boxes in place Of the Hearst bal
lots to be removed. The moment this
rumor reached Hearst headquarters it
was decided that the ballot ought not
to remain longer in the station
houses, and the application of Justice
Gaynor was made as quickly as the
papers could be drawn up
1t was reported that many OF the
ballot boxes in Brooklyn were not
properly sealed and that their covers
were merely pasted down making it
possible for any person to open the
box and close it again without detec-
ton. The law requires that the boxes
be closed with wax.
Among the allies aiding Hearst is
William M. WINS, the Republican can
didate for mayor in Tuesdays cleo
ton. Mr.. WINS volunteered his services
to Mr.. Hearst and the offer was ac-
cepted. Another attorney acting for
Hearst is Judge John F. Dillon, who
was at one time Judge of the Supreme