New-York tribune., 1905-11-09
FIGHT TO FINISH BEGINS.
Enormous Forces UW Battle
AGAINST Tammany for Far Play

The battle of William Randolph Hearst.
backed by Attorney General Mayer, District At
torney Jerome and the Citizens Union, against
Mayor Mcclellan, backed by Tammany Hail, IS
on and will be fought to a finish, quickly
the courts will permit.
Charles F. Murphy and his henchmen profess
confidence in the outcome, but secretly they ad
NIT that they are in for a hard fight. Hearst
has abundance of resources for the legal battle.
and is spurred on by the almost universal beIlef
that Tammany worked up the slender plurality
for Mcclellan by fraud, intimidation and bribery.
District Attorney jerome is getting things in
shape in his office to take leading part in the
fight to punish Tammsny men who violated ths
law.
The executive committee of the Citizens Union
Yesterday afternoon authorized r. Fulton Cut
tina its chairman, to retain counsel for the I'M
mediate investigation of crimes COMMITTEES ny
inspectors of election and others
The Tammany executive committee at spe-
ciaI meeting yesterday afternoon adopted
resolution protesting against what IL styles the
"audacous published threat OF Congressman
Hearst to compel recount of the VOTE and IN
structed it's law committee to oppose IT.
Mayor Mcclellan, at the City Hall yesterday
received congratulations from his friends over
his election. He is tired out with the heavy
work of the campaign and will soon leave town
for few days rest. This he cannot do untii
Prince Louis of Battenberg completes that part
of his official routine that includes call at the
City Hall and dinner with the Mayor
At its meeting yesterday afternoon the Cit
fzens Union ordered sent to it's district chairmen
the following letter:
The reports of watchers at the Jerome head
quarters last night indicate an extraordinary
and general disregard Of the law by the election
inspectors in large number of Assembly as
trict5.
The Citizens Union stands particularly for the
enforcement of the election law. This law has
been so often violated without punishment OF
the violatOrs that men have come TO 6eiieNs
that II can be broken with impunity. The ex.
ecutive committee requests that you procure al
once from your election district captains state
rnents in writing of any violations of the Law
which occurred I'm their election districts Thess
sta tenents should be circumstantial pos
sible and should consist Of such facts can bs
sustained by affidavits IL necessary.
The Citizens Unior; will undertake vigorous
prosecution of every offender against whom rea
sonably strong evidence is presented. The besi
service which the Citizens Union can render tt
for the Iavv bv securing the punishment OF mng
who habitualy violate IL.
The following resolution was adopted:
Inasn,llch as grave charges have been made a,
to the honesty and accuracy of the canvass o.
the vote for Mayor the election just heis
the executive committee OF the citizens Unie.
thinks that steps should be taken to ascertat
the truth II understands that an investigation
10 this end IS already on toot II Hect5teS tH7
the principle underlying such an investigation
is larger than any hitherto involved in the
pa an-the principle that the will of the peop's
as expressed at the polls shall prevail
The Citizens Union is receiving and preserVlnj
information relating TO The conduct Of the caa
vass OF the votes, and win cheerfully furnish {
for use in any such investigation.
A resolution also adopted calling on tn.
union TO proceed az once TO prepare a pettica
TO the legislature praying for the repeal or 70.
vision of the present ballot law and for tj'
adoption of la upon the general lines Of tls
Australian system. il now exists in the Iawl
of Massachusetts. to the end that the uncer-
taintfes end pitfalls of the present ballot
law which make the voting OF anything bu
q straight ticket difficult and complica ted may
be abolished. and that the voters of the stats
OF New York may be able to make their choice
between candidates for given Office ~ !
manner simple to understand and easy 70
scute; also that the committee on ballot ~