New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
HEARST FOR SOBER ACTION
AGAINST MASS MEETINGS.
IL. o. Aldermen Erpect, nth Re
nubIcnn lid. to Control Board.

William r. Hearst last night gave OUT q sta.e-
uent in which he advised his followers to desst
from mass meetings of protest. He said the time
is now at hand for sober legal action and not for
the mere expressions of opinions He said:
Having been invtea to attend meeting at I,ae- pqs-
expressing eonfdence that the courts would deal
speedily and effectively with the election crime nieend
another meeting to be held Monday night igsrtseI
sdsne this a Of t. aa
the present excited state Of the public mind o,u,ar
meetings @ al and Cannot and do not attempt te deny
Sg To any y the egs of as o the sa and
manner of procedure at this time, ,.,,,sn, and
the time is now at hand Tor legal action. o0.,na
Moreover In the excitement OF mass meeting ing
arations or Mr. Murphy endeavor to intro nitro
% e., Of the nf of he red
that have been left over to him from the cam
II my friends have confidence in me and my co.
workers they must realize that no meesngs s are re
fser 5eka t. e ua abss,
have aHs bean he mpe
have been offered, and the results 10 GATE are
The Attorney General has already obtained many
indictments, and many more VIII ioiio" within
Twelve of the successful candidates FOR alder
men who were elected either on the Municipal
League ticket or Republicans who had received the
Endorsement of the league met at the norman
House yesterday for conference 1t was oecioeo
by them 10 act as unit in the body and by fuslhs
with the straigb. Republican aldermen the ieasue
hopes to control the board.
It was also decided at this conference perma-
nently to keep UP the organization OF the league
and plans and policies for future political action
were discussed. This meeting was the hrs' OF
series that will be held in the coming month.
Mr. Hearst did not visit the headquarters yester-
day, but had long conference with Clarence j.
at his The aSns pam or 9l his
Mr. hsa5n She 5a a q, dses, ths Han b pan 0uss "
At Tammany Hall there were no meetiiiSS
but 1t known that the law committee = ma' FL he
fected their plans for opposing the contest " pe
made by Mr. Hearst.
REQUEST FOR AN ARMORY
A request for armory to store ballots In VIII
be made General Roe to-day. and 1t Is unoef-
stood that the Governor will grant it. Regaroing
an additional request that will probably be mace ny
the league for detail Of militia to guard the
boxes it is not expected that he will be able to
grant it under the laws. the only provision ror
such detail is where riots or fnsurrections MAKE
the guarding of property necessary
1t is expected that Judge Parker Will issue
statement to-day on the action to be taken by
counsel for Mayor Mcclellan. He refused to dis
cuss the subject at all yesterday Wmie ne anu
other counsel employed by the Mayor have kept
silent on what they have been doing. 1t Is Wen
known that they fully prepared to contest
every step made by Mr. Hearsts attorneys before
the Board of County Canvassers and in the courts.
When the Board of County Canvassers for Man
haitian and The Bronx meets tomorrow 1t is ex-
pected that 1t will adjourn until Wednesday. MI
Hearst will be represented by Messrs. WINS FOX
Whitney YoDge Baldwin and Shearn counsel
1t has been the custom in years past for the al
dermen TO divide into four committees and canvass
the vote IN four parts of the Aldermanic Chamber
This custom will be opposed by Mr. Hearsts coun-
sell who will insist that the board sit as one body
and that the canvass be made district by district
In making his contest the general plan OF counsei
will be to make protest as each disputed ols'rc'
is reached
In yuba tbayo al a wrongful
district they will request the board TO inform the
Board of Elections OF that district TO apply to the
Soxes and recount he # the election
spectors refuse MI Hearss counsel % " VIII shen aSs
If a Supreme Court justice refuses to do So. the
NECESSARY. 70 the e United States Supreme Court
the Mr. s
Of mandamus to compel them to do SO VIII De
When the protested ballots inspected by coun-
sci they cannot mutually agree as to- whom WI m, tsey s
preme Court &c to be- ad9dcated After the
decides whom the ballot sopb baosg eassed m M
by it. Those that have not been counted and are
eandidate viii be brought before the court
order asked for to have the ballots ohciahy aoueu
In a bunch Of typewritten matter sent out from
that ha Mr Hearsts representatves have new a
davits OF undue influence and criminal negligence
the 9Th Assembly District it is reportied sraa "a
who on Morgan s AlSt as ntVliiS
in more than one district brought to the poll
ing place a Tammany agent and was promptly
challenged by the Hearst representative No at
tention was paid to the challenge; instead the
Similar methods are said by Mr.. Hearst's repre-
sentatiyes to have been followed in other districts
throughout the city. In one district Of Of the 22d
Assembly District the say, two ballot boxes
were missing A search made and pre-
tending to represent the Board of Elections brought
two ballots from room. asserting that he
had found them in the box in which stubs were de-
posted Both ballots lot were for Mcclellan and were
Other polling places found where who
were never registered voted several times. Mr..
Hearst's representatives repeat that they Will con-
tinue the rigid investigation to unearth fraud and
criminal negligence.