The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

Court Justice Dickey - Citizens
Union Announces That It VIII Join
the Forces Investigating the Ofenses
Against the Elective Franchise.
Alton b. Parker Will Represent
Mayor Mcclellan During the Contest.
Republican Candidate for Mayor
WINS Will Aid Hearst.
New York, November 9.-The con-
test of the mayoralty election, inau-
rated by William Randolph Hearst, the
municipal ownership candidate, devel-
0ped interesting and spectacular fea-
lures today.
For twelve hours the boxes contain
ing nearly 100000 ballots cast in last
Tuesdays election choked the streets
i'll the vicinity of he HEADQUARTERS of
the board of elections in Sixth avenue
between Forty-first and Forty-second
streets. The ballot boxes had been
gathered during the night by the police
and conveyed in patrol wagons 20 the
z election board headquarters. There
[khe officials refused to receive The bal
lot boxes, and the police acting under
a court order signed by Justice Gaynor,
compelling the police to urn the bal
lots over to the election board, had
nothing to do but remain outside and
await the pleasure of the election Otti-
Gals.
Appraised Of the situation, the at
torneys for Mr.. Hearst appeared before
Justice Dlckey, of the state supreme
court, II secured from him an order
compelling John *. Foorhis, president
o fthe board of elections, to accept the
boxes. The order was served prompt
ly and the ballots then were receipted
o by the election board. Under
strong guards the patrol wagons con
tanning the boxes were driven to va
rlouS warehouses in this city and
Brooklyn, where the ballots were stor-
ed subject to the orders of the election
board.
State Attorney General julius Mayer
had a long and important conference
this afternoon with. District Attorney
jerome after which it was announced
that the attorney generals Office would
remain open until midnight tonight.
Superintendent of Elections Morgan
appeared before Messrs. Mayer and
Jerome with six of his deputies and
placed evidence before the prosecuting
officials.
Another efature of the contest today
was the announcement by the Citizens
Union that it would join the forces in
yestigating the charges of fraud and
wrong doing at Tuesdays election, it's
prime object being to secure a new
election law in the state of New York.
Attorney General Mayer said to-
night:
District Attorney Jerome has
placed at my disposal the machinery of
his office and will cooperate with me
i'll every way, as l will cooperate with
him in the prosecution of offences
against the elective franchise. AS
sistant District Attorneys Perkins and
Sanford are to devote themselves to
work in conjunction with Deputy At
torney General Mason and assistants
The attorney general received a large
bundle of subpoenaes from the district
attorney and Immediately put several
deputies at work serving them.
Charges that several ballot boxes
had been stolen before the returns were
reported and that others were found
u1fsealed We're made during the day.
nj investigation of the election pro-
misses to be the most thorough ever
made in New York.
Mayor Mcclellan today engaged
counsel, among them being Alton b.
Parker, democratic candidate for pres
ident last year, to represent him dur,
ing the mayoralty contest.
Aided by an array of legal talent in
which are lawyers of great prominence
not only as masters of Their profession,
but also as leaders in more than one
movement for good government in this
city, William r. Hearst has begun his
fight in the courts for the mayoralty
which he believes he won in Tuesdays
election, and his first step created q
situation apparently without precedent
Last night he obtained al order from
Justice Gaynor of the supreme court
directing the police to turn al
ballot bOveS to the board of elections
at once. The police obeyed the order
as far as they cOuld, but when they
proceeded, in the after midnight hours
to the election boards office there was
no one there to take custody OF the
boxes, and the policemen were com
PEELED to remain in the street for hours
guarding the repositories of the peo
pies votes. Later John X. Voorhis
president Of the board, declined to &C
cept responsibility in the matter pend
ing advice from the corporation coun
sci, Mr.. Voorhis is a Democrat, ana
when his decision was made known tn
Hearst men turned to Charles w. Page
a Republican member of the board. bu
ne also declined to act, and then tn
police were left in the strange position
of trying to carry out the courts or
: ders, but unable to do so. The stree