The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-10
|GRAND JURY OPENS
AN INVESTIGATION
1t Is Said That Indictments
May Be Placed on Certain
Politicians High Up InNew
York Election Case.

New York, Nov. 10.The grand jury
today began an investigation Of the
charge Of fraud in the recent election.
Eight deputies of Superintendent Of
Elections Morgan, a number Of police
men and about fifty other witnesses
for the people were at the criminal court
this morning, waiting to be called. su-
perintendent Morgan this morning re-
ccivcd a number of ballot which had
been found in alley ways and out-of-the-
way places, and it is apparent they had
not been counted.
These ballots, it is said, were found
in the districts Of two prominent politi-
cal leaders, and it is thought an investi-
CATION win lead to the possible indict-
ment Of at least two persons higher
up.
Hearst's Claim.
A statement was issued from Mr..
Hearsts headquarters last night saying
that an examination Of the alleged de-
fective ballots which were thrown out
on election day shows more than 5000
which he declares should have been
counted for him. 1t is asserted the bal
lots were marked with cross beneath
the municipal ownership emblem and in
the circle over Mr.. Jerome's name. Mr.
Hearst says these ballots should be
counted for him pending Judicial de-
cision.
Policemen have been detailed to guard
The various warehouses where the ballots
are stored.
Mcclellan VIII Meet Hearst.
Mayor Mcclellan last night made pub
lie the following statement:
''The election returns show my eiec
ton by plurality of ALSO votes. These
returns are the results of procedures
prescribed by law, and they are ex
pressly declared by the law to be pre-
sumptively correct. / believe they ar
correct. Therefore / will take all legiti
mate means to protect my rights as wei
as those Of the voters. II my adversar.
appeals to the law to overthrow wha
are now the legal returns of the election
/ will meet him fully prepared to win
Il dicate these results. To the courts
81 where these differences must be passe
upon, every candidate and every citize
NS should readily submit"
" Citizens Union Joins Fight.
" The movement to punish electio
Il frauds in New York city was augmente
~ Yesterday by the citizens union, whic
# took steps to prosecute those who VIC
iM lated the law last Tuesday. The avov
IS ed object of the citizens union Is I
@ secure new election law for this stat
M R. Fulton Cutting, head Of this can
8 paign, went to District Attorney Jerom
yesterday, and told him that Jeronl
Watchers at the late election had alread
3 furnished him with evidence enough
arrest large number of conviction
TO conduct it's prosecutions the citizen
,Inion employed Julius III. Cohen. VII
V has also been engaged as one of w.
Hearst's counsel for the same purpos
Mr.. Cohen was empowered to hire al
ID sistants.
2 The citizens union announced that a
ter showing in court the corruption whit
existed under the present law it wi
attempt to have the New York legisl
ture adopt ballot law similar to Il
one now existing in Massachusetts. III
New York law was criticised as fo
.# lows.
s Satisfactory as the present law
in the general protection from intim
dation, it throws about the voter,
lnaking his vote secret, the existing la
butterfly fails in its professed purpo
pf giving the voter freedom Of choi
among the candidates nominated. III
present ballot law makes the votil
ri anything but a straight ticket difficu
And complicated
The late election is a striking illu
|ration of the difficulties which t
aarty bosses have thrown in the WI
81 the voter who is not prepared to su
1T to being led by the nose to u
oils and there to cast bis ballot aceor
"A to boss dictation The cost in MON
Hd effort merely to instruct the vote
sF to vote, as they have already ma
their minds they want to vot
fhat their ballots will not be throw
or counted in some way they doi
II enormous. This remains tr