The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17
KICK FROM HEARST
Claims Fraud in New York
MayoraIty Election.
APPEALS TO THE COURTS
Judge orders That Ballot Boxes Re
Taken from Pollce-Jerome and
wins Approve Action and
Promise Their Aid.

with the granting of an order by
Supreme Court Justice William ].
Gaynor in Brooklyn Wednesday
night, compelling Police Commission
Oh MeAdoo to remove every ballot box
from all the precincts in Greater
New York to the bureau Of elections.
William R. Hearst, the defeated Mu-
niCipal Ownership League candidate,
took his first legal step in a fight to
secure recount of the votes cast
on election day.
The order was granted after JUS
tiOe Gaynor had reviewed affidavits
submitted by Mr.. Hearsts attorneys,
and half an hour later Colonel Alex
ander S. Bacon and f. w. Brown,
representing Mr.. Hearst, served the
order on Commissioner McAdoo, who
sent out general order to every pre-
cinct in Greater New York, instruct
ing the captains or other officers in
charge to send the ballot boxes
straightway to the bureau Of cleo
lions In Manhattan. In signing the
order, Justice Gaynor said:
1.-THE police have nothing whatever
to do with the ballot boxes, and it is
most astonishing that they should
have possession Of them. They have
no right to even touch them The Or
der is granted"
The granting Of the order came
Unexpectedly and caused much sur
prise, and with the opinion of Justice
Gaynor that the police have no right
10 the ballot boxes, and should not
even touch them, new aspect is
placed on the case This is the first
tfme such an order was eyer issued
as heretofore the police have always
had charge of the ballot boxes after
the count had been taken at the poll
ing places. They are removed to the
station house Immediately after the
inspectors and clerks have counted
up the ballots.
Mr.. WINS, the defeated republican
mayoralty candidate. was asked By
Mr.. Hearst to act as his counsel in
the fight he will wage to be declared
mayor. Mr.. WINS refused, but said
he would gladly cooperate with the
attorneys who will conduct the fight
as an associate counsel.
Mr.. Hearst's proposed action met
with warm approval in many quarters,
even among those who opposed his
election. and he received many assur
ances Of support. District Attorney
Jerome expressed himself in terms Of
strong approval Of Mr. Hearst's pro-
gram and declared that he would i'm
mediately institute searching inves-
tigation Of the alleged democratic
frauds.
After secret session of the Elk
ocutive committee of Tammany Hall,
held Wednesday afternoon the fol
lowing statement was issued
"The executive committee Of the
democratic organization protests
against the outrageous published
threat of the defeated candidate Of
the municipal ownership league to
overthrow the will Of the people, as
expressed by the vote cast on cleo.
ton day, and directs the law com
mittee to exert it's best efforts and
take such steps and institute such
proceedings as will safeguard the
election Of George B. Mcclellan as
mayor of New York.
I'VE also call on the commissioner
Of police and the custodian Of the
ballot to preserve the same intact
from all interference by any one from
any unauthorized source"
The city Of New York, complete,
but unofficial, gives Mcclellan S,4S5
plurality over Hearst. The total vote
was: Mcclellan, 22S, 562: Hearst, 2R5.-
1866; WINS. 1S7049.