The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-08
Mcclellan Has Plurality.

New York, November 8, 1:45 a. m.-Re- turns at this hour are complete in Greater New York in the mayoralty contest with the exception of fifty-one election dis tricts scattered through the city. The vote of these returns gives McClellan, democrat, 221 ,S15; Hearst, municipal own ership, 21S,657; Wins, republican, 1S2,3ls, a plurality for Mcclellan of a5S.
 Returns to midnight indicated that George B. Mcclellan. democrat, was re- elected mayor of New York by between 5000 and 1000 plurality over W. R. Hearst, Municipal Ownership league, and that William T. Jerome, independent, Is re- elected district attorney by about SC0o over James W. Osborne. democrat.
 Will Not Admit Defeat.
 At midnight MT. Hearst declined to ad- init his defeat and declared 1iJ inten- tion to contest the election. At that time returns from 1S4 election districts had not been received. Mcclellan had 2o5,59s; Hearst, 2o3,37O. and Twins, 190,326 votes.
 The following statement was issued at midnight by w. R. Hearst:
 ''We have won this election. All Tam many's frauds: all Tammany's corruption; all Tammanys intimidation and violence; all Tammany's false registration, illegal voting and dishonest count, have not been able to overcome a great popular ma we have won the election by many thousands of votes.
 "I shall fight this battle to the end in behalf of the people who have cast their votes for me. and who shall not be dis franchised by any effort of criminal bosses.
 WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST"
 Jerome Is Winner.
 At o'clock this morning the returns from New York county in the district at torneyship contest were in with the ex- ception Of S2 election districts. They give Jerome, independent. 101 ,597; Osborne, democrat, 1O0220; Shearn, municipal own ership, 65, ,649; Hammer, republican, 12,- O74; making Jerome's plurality 1877.
 The members of the law committee of the Municipal Owneship league were in conference early this morning and decided that legal demands be made today or to- morrow cThursday) at the latest for re- count of the entire vote cast in New York city. The Hearst men declare that the fraudulent voting throughout the city was the most fragrant that was ever at tempted in this country.
 According to the Tribune fraud charges were made last night by supporters of Hearst and Jerome. Definite charges that official counts of votes in the Sixth and Eighteenth assembly districts had been withheld, were made at Jeromes head quarters.
 Charges of Fraud Made.
 Assistant District Attorney Rand with several attaches of the district attorney s office went post haste to the Sixth and Eighteenth districts and found that ballots that had been counted at o'clock had not been officially reported Assistant District Attorney Denison was sent to police headquarters to get aid from Con- missioner McAdoo.
 The Jerome men say that the most flag rant frauds have been perpetrated to try to accomplish the defeat of Jerome. From Tammany Hall Charles F. Mur- phy shortly before II o'clock sent out word to every leader in the city that the honor of the organization was at stake and every vote for Mcclellan must he counted He told them to overlook noth- ing and spare no expense in getting inc facts to Tammany as early as possible.
 Count every democratic vote and turn in the report without a moments hest tation, the warning ran. The "honor of Tammany is at stake.''
 Crowds Were Rather Small.
 In spite of the absorbing interest taken from the opening to the close of remark able campaign. replete with sensational
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