The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-10
TO FIGHT IN
 THE COURTS EarSt and cClellan Hire {, Attorneys. JUDGE PARKER FOR MAYOR interesting Spectacular Feat
 ureS are Developed. Board of Elections Decline to Accept Ballet Boxes Until Ordered to
 Do So by Supreme Jus-
 tice Dickey.
JUDGE PARKER FOR MAYOR

New York, Nov 9.-The contest over the nIayoiaity election. ,naugufated by William Randolph Hearst, the munich pal ownership candidate, developed in- teresting and spectacular features to- day
 For twelve hours the boxes contain ing nearly 600,60O ballots cast in last Tuasday's election choked the streets in the vicinity of the headquarters or the Board of Elections on sixth Ave- nue. between Forty-first and Forty second Streets. The ballot boxes had been gathered during ths night by the police and conveyed in pa.rol wagons to the election boards headquarters. There the officials refused 10 receive the hallot boxes and the police, acting under a court order signed by Justice Gaynor, compelling the police authori- ties to turn the ballot over to the election board. had nothing to do but remain outside and await the pleasure of the election officials.
 Order 10 Obtained.
 Appraised of the situaLron. the attor- neys for Mir. Hearst appeared before Justice Dickey of the State Supreme Court and secured from him an order compelling John R. Voorhees,, President of the Board of Elections, to accept the ballots. The order was served DIG mpt- Iy and the ballots then were receipted for by the election board. Under strong guards the patrol wagons con taining the boxes were driven to vari- ous warehouses in this city and Brook lyn, where the ballots were stored sub ject to the orders of the Election Boards.
 State Attorney General Julius Mayer had a conference this afternoon with District Attorney Jerome. after which it was announced that the Attorney Gen erals office would remain open until midnight tonight
 superintendent of Elections Morgan appsared before Messrs. Mayer and Je- rome with six of his deputies and placed evidence before the prosecuting offSciais.
 Another feature of the contest today was the1announcenlsnt of, the Citizens Union that it would join the forces fn- vestfgating the charges of fraud and rong-doing at Tuesdays election. it's prime object being to secure a new election law in the State of New York.
 Attorney General Talks.
 Attorney General Mayer said tonight: 'Distric- Attorney Jerome has placed at my disposal the machinery of his office and will cooperate with me in every way, as I will with him. in the nrosecItion of offenses against the elective franchise. Assistant District Attorneys Perkins and Sanford are to devote themselves to this work in con- jlnction with Deputy Attorney General Mas ,ii and assistants"
 The Attorney General received a large bundle of subpoenas from the District Attorney and immediately put several election deputies at work serv- ing them.
 Charges that several ballot boxes had been stolen before the returns were re- Iorted and that others were found un- sealed were made during the day. The investigation of the election promises to be the most thorough ever made in New York City.
 Mayor Mcclellan today engaged counsel, among them being Alton E. Parker, eA. Judge of the Court of Ap- psals and Democratic candidate for Pr ssidt mt last year. to represent him in the contest.