Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-09
HEARST IN EARNEST
Determined Fight for His
Rights to Be Made
IN NEW YORK COURTS
REMARKABLE REACTION OF
PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOR HIM.
New Yorkers' Feelings for Defeated
Man Secondary to the Realization
of a Stolen Election.
IN NEW YORK COURTS

Special From Stsn Correspondent.
NEW YORK. November "a decided re-
action in favor of Mr.. Hearst has set in
throughout all New York and the opinion
is widely held I'm this town that a re-
count of the votes cast last Tuesday may
give him the plurality over Mcclellan. This
view is expressed by many as a result
of the overwhelming feeling that there
were notable and widespread frauds in the
election for which Tamamny was RESPONSE
bic. Losing sight Of the fact OF the oppo-
sition to the election of Mr.. Hearst. and
dominated by the American sense Of fair
play. the people of New York are giving
him their sympathy in this crisis.
The fact cannot be denied that the rank
and file of the citizens of this town think
that Mr. Hearst was robbed at the polls by
Boss Murphy and the Tammany outfit.
Their sympathy for Mr.. Hearst. as for
man who did rot get what was coming to
him. is secondary to their realization of the
fact that an election can be stolen in New
York. This Is altogether new sensation,
but 1t is being brought home to the voters
with crushing force in this instance.
Going After His Rights.
Mr.. Hearst is going after his rights, as
has employed eminent counsel. Is spending
money freely and intends to push his case
to the utmost. Tammany is very much
alarmed. 1t would only take a chang. Of two
votes in each election district To upset Mr..
McClellan's plurality and elect Mr.. Hearst.
1t is a very serious question with Tam
many whether Mr.. Hearst will not be able
TO find a sufficient number Of cases or
fraud defective ballots, etc, to reverse the
figures they now stand.
Mf William NJ. WINS. the defeated candi-
date on the republican ticket, boldly an
nounces his belief that Mr.. Hearst was de-
frauded and has offered his services with
out compensation to help Mr.. Hearst prose-
cute the fight against those whom he thinks
have robbed HIM
District Attorney jerome IS entering into
the case with glee. Tamnany tried by
every crooked way in its power To defeat
Jerome, and undoubtedly did cut down his
vote. II is safe to say that the entire ma
cfinery of the district attorneys ONCE Is
at the disposal of Mr.. Hearst in his cam
paign against this alleged outrage
Gotham Stirred to the Center.
New York is stirred 10 the very core.
Nothing is talked about but the election
frauds wherever men congregate. 1t has
been suggested that a monster demonstra-
tion be held in Madison Square or some
other place, where the people can vent
their indgna ton.
Mr.. Hearst however. is inclined TO shrink
from this proposition, he perceves in IL
possibilities of grave disorder. No one
could answer for the outcome of such a
meeting. II il should get beyond control
New York might witness a wild evening.
Conditions are ripe for just such affair.
and the reds would not hesitate to take
advantage of an opportunity such as that.
A sensational turn was given to the stu-
alton last night when Justice Gaynor of the
supreme court of the state issued an order
directing that the ballot boxes should he
removed from the custody of the police and
placed in the safekeeping of the board OF
elections. The boxes containing the ballots
were removed Tuesday night, according TO
custom, from the polling places 10 the po-
lice station houses in the several precincts.
While the police generally friendly to
Hearst. II was feared that Tammany nigh.
get hold of the boxes and manipulate the
returns A report to the effect that the
printing company which printed the official
ballots was at work another lot served
to heighten this fear So last night Mr.
Hearst's attorney went before Judge Gay
nor and secured order directing the po-
lice TO Immediately turn over the boxes.
Tamfnany's Fears.
Even Tammany is not above having n
wholesome fear of the supreme court OF
the state, and after hurried consultation.
the Tammany leaders directed the police
to acquiesce in the order of Justice Gaynor
Before midnight the work of removing
the boxes was commenced, and at day
light this morning a long line of patrol
wagons and other vehicles stretched in
front of the office of the board of election
conveying the ballot boxes. They will be
held there until the board of aldermen as
sembles to make the official count. Mr..
Hearst will have his lawyers on hand to
scrutinize every ballot and to insist upon
casting out those which are suspicious.
All this time Tammany is not idle. The
Tityar 10 oct NO 20
nent lawyers will be engaged in the battle.
Temper of the People.
Without desiring to give an alarmist i'm
preston, / can truthfuly say that the
temper of the people is such that they viii
not brook any tampering with the count.
1t would be difficult to convey to out
slider an adequate idea of the ugly feeling
which prevails every hand. AS stated
at the outset, this is not confined to the
partisans of Mr. Hearst
II is shared by people who voted against
Mr.. Hearst and who believed that his cleo
ton would be calamity to the city. But
his personality and the menace of his fol-
lowing are lost sight of in the greater ques-
ton of whether IL is possible for political
organization to corrupt the electorate in
this great town.
Remarkable Scene.
One of the most remarkable scenes New
York has ever witnessed was enacted to-
day when the ballots of the five boroughs
were piled up in front of the office of the
board of elections. The officials refused to
receive them. and the police, acting ON
Justice Ganor's order, could not take them
back to the station house Forty-secon0
street from 9th avenue to Broadway wa
packed with patrol wagons and vans coos
tanning the ballot boxes.
The horses were unhitched and taken
away, and there the wagons stood while a
final order from the court was being sought
for the disposition of the ballots. de-
tail of policemen stood guard. but a guard
of that kind was not necessary, the crowd
O fpeople in the street formed all the guar
dams necessary. If a man had dared to
touch one of those boxes he would have
been torn limb from limb by the crowd.
N. o. NJ.
Chief Clerk Howley's Departure.