Evening star., 1905-11-08
HEARST TO CONTEST
Will Demand Recount and
Reinspection Of Ballots
FOR THE MAYORALTY
JEROME TO INVESTIGATE AL
LEGGED TAMMANY FRAUDS.
Latest Returns of Yesterdays Election
Large Plurality for Jerome-Re-
publican Assembly Gains.


atty campaign in New York city, the state
ticket I'm Pennsylvania, the state ticket in
Virginia and the city ticket in Louisville,
while the republicans have made clean
sweep in Massachusetts and Chicago and
Cook county. and have carried their tickets
in New Jersey. Rhode Island, Nebraska and
Maryland
In New York Hearst had a plurality in
the borough of Brooklyn of almost 10000,
with fourteen election districts missing.
The returns indicate McClellan's reelection
by several thousand plurality. Hearst has
charged fraud In the voting.
Bird s. Coler was elected borough presi-
dent of Brooklyn on the municipal owner
ship ticket. The New York election shows
that municipal ownership will be a consid-
erable factor in the citys politics
In Ohio the returns to a late hour indi-
Gated the election of Pattison, the demo-
cratic candidate for governor
The suffrage amendment in Maryland was
defeated overwhelmingly
Massachusetts, elected a republican gGv-
ernor by majority approximatag that of
Douglas, the present democratic governor.
There were charges of Eraud in New York
city and in Louisville. There were a few
clashes at the polls, but NJ serious in
Juries.
The following is a summary Of the re-
turns:
New York, Mayor George f. Mcclellan
(democraD. reelected py small plurality;
William Travers jerome independently dis
trict attorney, re-elec.e Bird s. Ccler
municipal ownership, elected borough
president OF Brooklyn.
Ohio-Pattson (dem.) elected by a large
plurality. He carried Cincinnati, Cleveland
city and county, and showed gains in To-
iedo and Akron.
Maryiand-The Poe proposed constitution
al amendment whose alleged purpose was
to disfranchise negro voters. was defeated
by upward of 10000 The republicans
elected the state controller and city Off
cials The political complexion of the next
Maryland legislature is uncertain.
Massachusctts-The republicans elected
Curtis Guild, jr. (rep0, governor by 29,435
plurality and E. S. Draper (rep) lieutenant
governor by 3,942.
= Chicago-Republican made clean sweep
in Chicago and Cook county, the principal
contest being for president of board OF
trustees OF the sanitary district, for which
Robert r. Mccormick (rep) was elected.
Rhode Island-Clean republican sweep.
whelmingly carried by the city party Ge-
form ticket. Berry (dem.) elected treas
urer by upward of 1900 plurality.
virginia-The democratic plurality is
about 10000 Negroes generally remained
away from the polls. The next legislature
On Joint ballot will have % republicans in
stead OF 49, as al present.
Salt Lake Utah-The American party
(anti- Mormon) defeated the Mormon demo-
cratic and republican candidates for mayor.
Louisville-Democrats elected a mayor.
and legislature remains practically un-
changed. with good working democratic
majority.
New Jersey-Republcan gains In legis-
lature sufficient TO preclude any democratic
successor to United States Senator Dryden.
Nebraska-Republicans elect state su-
preme judge.
San Francisco-Union labor candidate for
mayor elected by probably 1900 majority
apolis-Republican mayor elected.
NEW YORK. November s. Whether
George B. Mcclellan or William r. Hearst
is to be the next mayor of the Greater
New York must be decided by the courts
Full returns from every election district
give Mcclellan plurality of 3.4s5. but
this is small-oply a little more than
One-half OF l per cent of the vote cast
that a recount and reinspection of the
ballots might easily sweep IT away and
show Hearst the winner. Indignant at
what he believed to be suspicious holding
back of returns last night and reused to
passionate resentment by stories of vio-
lence and outrage at the polls told at his
Headquarters by scores of his followers
Mr. Hearst refused to admit defeat and
declared that he would see that every
man that voted for him got fair count
of his vote.
In his demand for a recount Mr. Hearst
Is supported by District Attorney VIM. T.
Jerome himself victorious In his single
handed fight against the great Tamm4ny
machine. Mr.. Jerome said today:
II shall Immediately institute an inyesti-
cation Of the frauds perpetrated by Tam
many al the polls yesterday II the facts
warrant. shall begin an immediate prose
euti0n against those guilty of crime"
Bird > Coler. elected president of the
borough Cf Brooklyn on the Municipal Own
srship League ticket. also supports Mr..
Jfsafsts contention that he was rlghtfully
elected. Mr. Coier said:
'AF. Hearst has been elected by 10000
votes. lie has been cheated by the tre-
Ineneous frauds Of Tammany Hall. There
Is no doubt whatever Of his election
sl.aI work night and day TO see that justice
= ts c.9ae.
'Yfhe people OF New York have elected him
mayor and il has only been by the most
outrageous, bfazen and rotten fraud tina,