Warren sheaf., 1905-11-16
STATE may GUARD
GOTHAM BALLOTS.
a REQUEST SENT FROM NEW
YORK TO GOVERNOR
HIGGINS.
EXECUTIVE PUTS OFF
DEMAND FOR TROOPS
He Tells Municipal League That Or
der for Militia Must Come Through
Proper Course - Minor Ohio Re
publican Ticket Safe

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Gov. Hig-
gins has received the request of the
campaign committee of the Municipal
Ownership league that state armories
IN Greater New York should be used
for the storage of the ballot boxes
and ballots used at the election in
NeY York city and that state troops
should be detailed to guard them.
Gov. Higgins has informed the
league that the request for the use
Of the armories must come through
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Roe, command
ing the national guard, upon whose
recommendation, he says, he would
grant the use of the armories.
The governor declines, however, to
taking the ground that he will assume
no responsibility for the ballots, leav-
ing their protection and disposition
to the ordinary course of law and the
orders of the courts. .-s. .-r. +a--
Gain for Hearst.
New York. Nov. 13-Managers OF
W. r. Hearst's contest claim that the
returns from the election district cap
tains of the Municipal Ownership
league, which are coming in, show ia
every instance gain for Mr.. Hearst
in the figures of the captains tally
sheets over the figures reported by the
district election boards poll clerks.
These figures were carefully gathered
and classified, with the object of u.s.
ing them as evidence in the proceed
-ings to contest the vote 1t is ex-
pected that one of the Tammany dis
trict leaders will soon be arrested
on charges of violating the election
law. After the grand jury indorses
the indictments which have been
>tirawn up charging assaults at the
polls on Monday other arrests are ex-
pected. Mr.. Hearst's counsel have
been securing large numbers of affi-
daNits and assert that within a few
days they would be prepared to Sc
cure the arrest of 60 men for vari-
GUS violations of the election law.
Ohio Republicans Elected.
Columbus, O., Nov. 13.-Oficial fig
hres received from 76 counties of the
state show that the minor candidates
Of the republican state ticket have
been elected. The counties yet to re-
port show a net unofficial plurality OF
700 for Herrick, and therefore, unless
there is some unexpected change in
these counties, the republican candi-
dates except Gov. Herrick are elect
o1 &o
to give out figures, and Chairman Gar
ber declares that the whole demo.
cratic ticket is elected with the legis-
1ature. It has been announced at
democratic state headquarters that
the democrats had elected SO mem
-bers of the house and the republicans
So, with contests on three representa-
tives in Hardin, Paulding and Stark
counties, where the face of the re-
turns shows republican victories by
100. 8 and 5 votes respectively.
Official Figures Received.
The official figures from II counties,
including Hamilton and Cuyahoga
counties, show the minor republican
candidates are undoubtedly elected as
follows:
Z Harris plurality over Houck for
lieutenant governor $685.
McKinnon's plurality over Mason
fer state treasurer, 14,804.
Ellis plurality over Rice for at
storney general, 1924.
Davis plurality over Mathers for
supreme judge, 1854.
Kirtley over McGovern for state
board of public works, 1879.
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