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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
EVIDENCES OF FRAUD
Bringing People to Hearst's Support
AGAINST Tammany.

New York, Nov S.-That the city is
profoundly stirred, today, by the
charges of fraud and the manner i'll
which returns were brought in. last
night, may be judged from the follow
ing extract from the Evening Post,
which paper opposed Hearst through
out the campaign:
"Proffers of support have been COM
ing to Mr.. Hearst's Office all day. Men
who did not vote for him or his ticket.
who, indeed. on the day before yester-
day were talking about anarchy, came
to pledge themselves against what they
term an intolerable offence against
order and the American form Of gov
eminent What the offence is. i'll de
tail, is being told in affidavits.
I'm Williamsburg, an election official
who took the ballots into a closet and
locked himself in there with them to
count Them has been arrested and the
ballots seized and sealed up for exam
ination. later
Staten Island returns. which. show
ing Hearst leading. suddenly We're in
termitted and then showed Mcclellan
in the ma jority, are being looked over.
The reason for holding back 1873 dis
tricts Of Manhattan at the moment
when Mcclellan was running 1000 be
hind. and keeping them unannounced
for two hours, is also being investi-
gated"
Julius Henry Cohen. A prominent
lawyer and one of JeromcS principal
supporters, said, this afternoon:
Il did not vote for Mr.. Hearst for
mayor. / voted for Mr.. WINS, but I
confidently believe that careful re-
count will show that Mr.. Hearst is
elected. If this is so and he has been
defeated by the returns. a greater prin-
ciple is at stake than Municipal Owner
ship or Mr.. Hearst's personal vindica-
ton.
Il hope that Mr. Hearst will make
the fight for a recount. and that the
American people will again assert their
sense of fair play and insist that this
| fight be not won by blows beneath the
belt.
THE fight against boss domination is
| only begun. However the people voted.
| they must be stirred to Indignation by
| the stories of brutality and assault in
| flicted upon Jerome and Hearst sup
porters. reported in todays papers. We
| cannot be true Americans until that
sort of thing is stopped
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
A FIGHT AHEAD
Over Will of Late VIM. Weightman-
Property Estimated at $4,000, 600.

Philadelphia, Nov. s-NTrs. Anna
Weighman Walker. sole lesatee under
the will of the late William WeiShman.
the multi-milionaire chemist today, filed
an answer in the orphans court to the
petition of Charles D'Invlliers that the
will be set aside. Mr.. DInviliers is the
guardian of Martha Rogers Weightman,
who is the daughter of Mrs. Jones' Wis
ter by the latters first husband DR.. Will
liam Weiehtman. Jr., son of the tcs-
:ator. Mr.. Weighman's will devised his
entire estate, valued at $4,000 Co., to his
only living child, Mrs. Weightman
Walker.
The petition of Mr.. D'Invilliers charged
that Mrs. Weightman Walker exercised
undue influence over her father and that
he was not of teStamentary capacity
when the document was executed The pc
tition asks that the estate be divided into
three equal parts. Mrs. Weightman
Walker to receive one-thirG and the re-
naming two-thirds to go to the heirs of
the testator's deceased son. 1t is also
charged that another will or codicil had
been written by Mr.. Weightman, making
provision for the other heirs and that il
was produced.
In her answer Mrs Weightman Walker
says that SO far as her knowledge and in
formation goes there has been no will ex-
cept the one under contest; that Mr..
Weightman was of sound mind at the
time he made it and he had previously
made provision for his grandchildren by
trust deed. which provision they had en-
1oyed for a long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09

know this election will not stand Will
lam r. Hearst is the man who Will be
mayor of New York after January l
next"
Asked if it were true that Mr.. Hearst
had had a conference with Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Ihmsen replied that several Hearst
men had met Mr.. jerome and talked
the situation over with him.
And is Mr.. Jerome to cooperate
with the Hearst people in demanding a
recount and taking the matter before
the courts?" was asked.
81 do not know that the co-operatlon
of the district attorney was asked. AS
1 understand, merely his advice was
asked. All I can say is that our repre-
sentatives reached an unde1Staiiuln
with MIR. Jerome and we are assured
he will assist is in punlshins 'io,
of the election laws and tin so,u
| or illegal voters. All we are asheu "
produce is the evidence, ana we if''o
that galore. ho,ast,,,
"That Mr.. Hearst has been nohesus
| elected is our contention ana he uoeS
NOT intend to be counted out through
| any fraudulent means. After we Sel d
little needed sleep. we VIII take thls
| matter up and carry it through Win
much vigor.
Charles F. Murphy, the leader Oh
Tammany Hall, refused. this morning.
| to comment on the result OF the voting.
IT was explained for him that as the
noIlin- was so close he realized that a
contest would be made and that While
he was confident that the ultimate deci-
sion would be in favor of Mcclellan he
thought it would be out of place for
him to say anything.
Bird Coler, president-elect of the bor-
oueh of Brooklyn, said, today:
My friends and | can show that
enough frauds have been committed IN
Brooklyn to change the result of the
mayoralty election. We have enough
affidavits showing frauds in the Narl-
Gus boroughs to upset the Mcclellan
pluralities My election l regard as
due to the uprising of the people
against the bosses. That is an issue
which rises higher than any person.
atty
Edward Milan. saloon keeper at NO.
SO Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn, VINO IS
district captain at the voting pooth
near the Adafs street police statloh'
was arrested. yesterday. on a warrant
issued by Justice Dickey. of the sup
RENE court. charging him with assault
and attempted bribery.
Bernard Byrnes. paper-boX manu-
facturer. of No. 339 Adams street tes-
tilted that he was met at the polling
place by Milan, who seemed to be in
authority. as he wore blue badge and
| star.
81 did not know the man. Byrnes
said. He asked me what was going
| on. and | told him l did not know. He
then asked me who | was working for
7 said for Hearst. Why not for NC
Clellan? There's a couple of dollars in
it for you said he.
You can't buy my vote for 81 or
anv amount of dollars l said. l went
to nv office and returned shortly after
ward to the polling place. Milan met
me on the steps and struck me a heavy
blow on the mouth, cutting my lips
l. and knocking me off the stoop. Byrnes
showed his wounds to the court) Sew
eral other men then jumped upon me
and pounded me. l was obliged to
run into the police station for protec-
ton
Milan denied that he had ever before
| seen BryneS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
KENTUCKY.
The Fusion Managers Announces They
Will Contest Democratic Victory.

Louisville. Ky. Nov. S.-Managers of
the Fusion party. tonight, announced
that they had decided to contest in the
courts the election of Democratic mu-
niciral offers and members of the Leg
islature. 1t is alleged that in il pre-
incts no election was held at all owing
to the disappearance of the election
paraphernalia; that in il other pre-
Cincts the ballot boxes were confiscated
by the Democratic workers before the
returns We're certified to. thus allowing
the returns to be falsified: and, finally
that in a large number of other pre-
cincts armed thugs and repeaters abet-
ted in some instances by policemen
cast many fraudulent tickets besides
preventing lawful voters from ballot
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
A NATIONAL SALUTE
BY American and British w,,...
Today, in Honor Of kinu Edw.s"p

New York, Nov. 8.-Eightcen Anna.
and British warships from their ,., da
age In the North river will fire IL ''r-
at noon, tomorrow, a national c,,,,. ''h
q guns in honor or King Edward,s h;..
day. Rear Admiral Prince Louis Of D..
lchperG with his squadron of six arr,or.,
cruisers is expected to arrive from,
| napolis, early tomorrow morning. An.
ing his arrival, eight bittlesbins a'.
1our cruisers Of the North Atlantic a.
lie at anchor in the North river p,
column is headed down stream win, :,
flagship Maine off 18th street. tn. ui..l
RI, Eentcky and Kearsarge of tho e.,
DIVISION; Alabama. flagship of the saco,,,
division; Illinois. Iowa and Massorh,,..,.i
| and the armored cruisers West yir.,4-,"
rassh'p OF the fourth division: Maryland
|oiorado ana pennsylvania. stretching !,
single column upstream at a dista,ca :,
ABOUT 10 yards apart. These II shine
der the supreme command Of Re,r !.
miral Robley ID. Evans. consti,ut.
| most formidable fleet OF America LII
sells ever assembled off Manhattan 4
| land. :"
no hxed program has been aunon,oo.
Tor Prince Louis first day in New yn,j
as the exact hour of his suuadron,s 0lk
rival IS uncertain. lie will proba bIv M
an ofhcial call upon the commander, -;
the New York navy yard and will nrnb,v u
~ receive welcoming visits from Nh
Mcclellan an0 Mr.. Percy Sanderynn ~
British consul general at New York "''
In the evening the prince will hc u
guest OF ST. Georges Society at tho sa
cletyS annual dinner 81
General Grant will be the prince's No..
as 4 luncheon on Nov. 10. and :, ra non'
tion at Rear Admiral Coghlan's viii III
low. IN the evening the National 49,
envy Alumni Association Will entertain ~
prince and his commanding Officers ' !.
dinner. An excursion to West Pnint - =
scheduled for Nov. II, and that events
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. president =,
the Naval Academy Alumni Associatiovu'
Will entertain Admiral Prince Lonis !:
Glnner: The prince will spend Sund.x
NOV. II. as he wishes, and in the even
Ing viii dine with Mayor Mcclellan, IN
the following day he will pc the quest ~
the New York Chamber of Conmerc',
at q luncheon, and in the evening viii
attend the dinner at Coney Island which
the American blue jackets are to Civ.
their British COUSINS" e'
the prince will give q grand ball n,
board the flagship Drake on Nov IA, On
NO: 10, the last evening of his visit he
VIII be given a dinner by the Pilgrims
Society of New York mus
The next day his squadron will sail for
Gibraltar ~ ava
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
From Politics-Ohio Republican Lead.
err, in the Future, Will Only Vote.

Cox. the veteran Republican leader. last
night, gave out the following statement:
Now that the election is over and the
people have signified their preference for
city, county and state officers. and | Sill
cerely trust they have selected wisely. 1
wish to announce to the public that from
this day, after ~ years of active service
personal activity in politics shall cease
Il will continue to vote the Republican
ticket. hut others must bear the burden
of future campaigns To the local Repub
liran organization and the many friends
that have stood with us in the past.
tender most grateful tharks for their I'M
swerving loyalty and support. l hope for
their future good will"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
Begun in Buffalo by J. c. Norton
Against Edna Hooper, the Actress,

Buffalo. Nov. S.-Demandng dam
ages of $4,000. James G. Morton has
begun an action for breach of promise
against Edna Wallace Hopper. the
actress. The papers were served upon
Miss Hopper when she arrived here
She will consult her attorney in New
ofk City with reference to defending
the action.
1t is declared in the complaint that
Miss Hopper proposed marriage 10
Morton, and that the proposal was
made toward the close of last year in
New York. Mr.. Morton states that
he and Miss Hopper had been intimate
friends for many months and that she
had frequently asked him why he never
married
Morton states that he answered.
cont get anyone to have me-"
Thereupon, he alleges, Miss Hopper
replied: I'D have you in Il minute if
l thought the case was not hopeless"
The case would not be hopeless if
YOU asked me in the right spirit" Nor
ton declares he told her. and then re-
cites that Miss Hopper asked him to
marry her. He says that he accepted
then and there. and that for a oonsd-
cradle length of time she treated the
matter as seriously as he did
Morton AYERS that at one time the
day for the wedding was set and that
Miss Hopper requested postponemcut.
which he granted. Later on. Morton
rccites. Miss Hopper told him that the
whole thing was joke and has since
treated it as such.
Miss Hopper was seen at the Lyceum
theatre and said that she did not be-
lievc Mr.. Morton was any more in
earnest now than he was when they
had the talk mentioned in his com
plant.
He knew at that time the matter
was only joke" she said. He knows
now. but he insists upon treating It
seriously. He is one of the best fellows
| ever met. but marrying him is quite
another thing. / had one matrimonial
experience. and it was quite enough for
me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
der bail awaiting further hearings. to-

der bail awaiting further hearings. to-
morrow.
Mayor Weaver was. today. the recip-
lent of many congrat'ilatory kilograms
from all over the country. One from See
rctarv of State Root WIS as follows:
Hearty congratulations on your grc1.
victory. You have every American your
debtor
Gov. Folk Of Missouri also sent con
There was great demonstration ut the
mayors office, today, by the victorious
city Party leaders and others. scores OF
leaders and hundreds of workers OF the
reform organization who had assembled!
at City Party headquarters to offer con-
gratuiations to the successful cindidate.
formed in line and, headed by two brass
bands. marched through the streets to the
City hall. In the line were some of Phil
adelphia's best-known citizens. Each
carried Il flag, and the enthusiasm was so
street caught the spirit and joined III:
marchcrs. The men marched into Mayor
Viewers large reception room and cheer
cd him while the bands played patriotic
airs. Mayor Weaver was lifted upon a
|. table and made 4 stirring speech in
which he paid a warm tribute to the
police for their loyalty TO duty. He CAV;
the people credit for the victcry, ana
said it WITS the clcanest election held III
Philadelphia in many years.
\ staff of attorneys employed by the
reform leaders Is ut work preparing to
bring about 200 prosecutions for Offences;
against the ballot laws. Judge Biddle in
common pleas court, today, ordered til"
arrest of the entire election boards of II
divisions for ncglccting to make returns
to the prothOnotary's office.
Chairnlan Franklin Spencer Edmunds of
the City Party's city committee. said. to-
day, that the cost of running the reform
campaign was approximately $4,000.
The Republican organization leaders
had little to say. today. regarding their
defeat. The result of the election, they
said, told the story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
WATCHER FOR JEROME
In New York Attacked and Seriously
Injured by Gang Of Thugs.

New York. Nov. S.-Henry @. Grang-
er. son of Arthur q. Granger. a
Georgia business man, is in q critical
condition in the Alabama hotel in this
city as the result of an assault made
upon him while he WAS acting as Il
watcher for District Attorney Jerome.
Yesterday, at a polling place in the 9Th
Assembly district. Granger said. to-
day, that after an alteration with
State Senator John c. Fitzgerald. he
was attacked by Il gang of thugs, who
knocked him down with blackiack
and then jumped on him. dislocated his
jaw. attempted to gouge his eyes out
and broke four of his ribs. Granger
may lose the sight of his eye. He
was unconscious when found on the
sidewalk by friends. The thugs es-
capped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
CHICAGO.
Republicans Sweep City Electirg Every
Person on Their Ticket.

Chicago, Nov. S.-The Republicans
swept Chicago. yesterday. electing
every candidate on their ticket. The
complete returns. early today, show
the following figures:
Judges superior court-Ciary. Repub-
liCan. ?S.93S: McE.wan. Republican,
90922; Ball, Republican, 81 .S35; Kav-
anaugh. Republican. 100.34S: Ramsey,
Democrat. 71,227; Smietana. Demo-
crat. 1928; Shepherd, Democrat, 7S,-
522: Wcrno. Democrat. 1854.
Judge superior court to fill the va
cancy-Smith. Republican. SS.743: Toll
man. Democrat. Sits.
Judge circuit court-Pinckney, Re-
publican, SS,27S; Doyle, Democrat, IT,
4S9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
OHIO.
Contest Was Hot But Republicans
Finally Forcej to Admit Defeat.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. S.-That John
NJ Pattison, Democrat, of Cincinnati
has been elected governor of Ohio for
above 10000 over Gov. Myron Il. Her.
rick of Cleveland, Republican. is set
tied. tonight. as also is the Democrat
ic working majority in both Houses of
the State Legislature. but there is still
some uncertainty as to the rest of the
state ticket.
Republican estimates, tonight, give
the Democrats from two to five ma or-
ity in the next Senate and from 10 to
Is in the House. The Democratic claim
is ma jOrity of five in the Senate and
OF 81 in the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
NEWS EMBARGO LIFTED
BY Daughters Of American Revolution
$4,000 Raised Last Month.

Washington. Nov. Sat the meet
ing. today. of the national board of d.
rectors of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution. it was reported
that nearly $4,000 had been raised
during the past month towards the
fund for the construction of the Me-
mortal Continental hall. now building
here. OF the s275,000 needed to com
plete the hall. between $4,000 ana
$4,000 has been promised or contri-
buted UP to this time.
The board, today. adopted resolu-
tons presented by Miss Desha, OF
Kentucky. lifting the embargo against
giving out news of the society. an IN
hibition which resulted from the squad
BILE in the last annual convention'
when unpleasant features of the meet
ing gained publicity through the
newspapers. 1t was shown that inc
society had suffered from the operation
of the embargo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA.
First Time for Years That Such
Sweeping Change Has Occurred.

Philadelphia. Nov. S-The political
revolution in this city and in the state,
yesterday. WAS the greatest that has
occurred in Pennsylvania in nearly I,
generation. There have been previous
upheavals, but this is the first time in
years in which there was any SEM
blahce of contest was lost to the reg
ular Republicans. 1t is also the first
time in n quarter of a century that the
regular Republicans have been defeat
cd for control of the state treasury.
The plurality of William II. Berry,
who was nominated by the Democrats.
Independence party, Lincoln party and
PrOhibiticniStS for state treasurer. will
he nearly 5000 and may go above
these figures. Y. Lee Plummer. the
Republican candidate, ran far behind
his ticket in nearly every county in the
state. The remainder of the Republi-
can ticket was elected by the usual Re-
publican pluralities.
Complete returns from nearly every
county in Pennsylvania show that Will
liam II. Berry. Democrat. is elected
state treasurer over j. Lee Plummer,
Republican, by about 100000 plurality.
The victory of the city party over
the regular Republicans i'm Phladel-
phia exceeded the expectations of the
reform leaders. The city party's plu-
rality is 43.33@ The reform wave car
ried Berry along with it and he defeat
ed Plunmer in the city by 36,037 plu-
rality. Other results were:
For shHriff-WilsOn H. Brown Getty
ri 1JS G.1. InconI, Nofr
licam. 1O5,346
Coroner. NJ. r. Jermon C. Po.
147.0S4; Thomas Dugan (present incum-
bentl, 104.116.
The highest total vote cast for any
one office was that for sheriff. the vote
being 255.292. The total vote for Presi-
dent last year was 2S1,654 The city
party claims that inasmuch as 81 900
alleged fraudulent names were stricken
from the voting lists since the fight
against the Republican organization
began. last May the vote cast, yester-
day, was the highest ever polled in the
city.
The regular Republicans carried onlv
ii of the AZ wards for their local ticket.
One of the surprises was the loss bv
the regular Republicans of United
States Senator Penrose's ward. 1t gave
City party plurality of so, but Plum
mer carried it by 50 votes Insurance.
Commissioner David Martin. at one
Tune the Republican leader of the city,
lost his ward, yesterday. for the first
time in so years.
David H. Lane. the veteran leader
upon whom much of the work of the
Republican campaign fell. also lost his
ward. the Goth.
Scores of election day prisoners We're
aTrai%ned, today. before Magistrate
tlsenbrown at the Central police sta
ten in the City hall and nearly 500
Who We're arrested, yesterday, are un-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
RHODE ISLAND.
Entire Republican Ticket Elected and
Almost Entire Assembly.

Providence. r. l., Nov. S.-Complete
returns received. today. from the state
election show that the Republicans won
complete victory, electinG not only
their candidate for governor. George III.
Utter of Westerly, by plurality of
43i2 over LuciuS +. G. Garvin, the
Democratic nominee, but reelected the
present staff of state officers, all of
whom are Republican, by larger ma
jcritieS than were given in 1904.
The plurality given Governor Utter
in 1904 WAS $50. The vote for governor
was:
George H. Utter Of Westerly. Repub-
llcan, 5O6S2. l.. +. G. GarvIn OF cum
berland. Democrat. 26,340.
The Republicans also secured the
election of overwhelming majorities in
each branch of the Legislature.
The full state ticket elected. which is
the same as that chosen last year. is
us follows:
Governor. George II. Utter. Westerly
Lieutenant Governor, Frederick IL.
Jackson. Providence.
Secretary OF state. Charles +. Ben
nett, Providence.
Attorney general, William l.. Green
ough. Providence.
General treasurer Walter A. Read,
Gloucester.
The state Senate probably Will con-
tain 33 Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis. and the House 60 Republicans
and 10 Democrats. In the North Smith
field district there was a tie vote for
senator and there will be a recount.
The voters approved the state roads
and state armory loan proposition. The
proposed amendment to the state con-
stitution, favored by the Republicans,
ard providing for the division of the
state into 200 Assembly districts. re-
ceived a majority of the vote cast but
failed to secure the three-tifths vote
necessary for its adoption.
In Providence and Newport. long
Democratic strongholds. Republican
mayors We're elected. Elsh Dyer. Re-
publican, was elected mayor of Provi-
dence by a plurality of about 14Oo over
Clarence A. Aldrich, Democrat. He
will be the first Republican mayor of
the city in II years. Mayor Patrick J.
Boyle of Newport, head of the city gov
ernmcnt tor many years and Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection. was
defeated by Robert c. Cottrell. Repub-
lican. by exactly 50 votes. The Repuh-
lican Assembly tickets were carried in
both Newport and Providence.
Mayor James II. Higgins. Democrat,
of PaWtucllet. was reelected by about
200 plurality over Lyons Delaney, Re-
publican.
Former Lieutenant Governor Ade-
laide Archambault, Democrat. was
elected mayor of Woonsocket with a
margin of IS votes. This city sent the
largest Democratic delegation to the
Assembly of any municipality in the
state. four Democrats and two Kepub-
leans being elected.
In the only other city of the state.
Central Falls. Thomas II. McNally,
Democrat, defeated Malcolm G.. Chase
Republican, for mayor by IL little less
than 100 plurality. For the first time
in years. however. the city sent a solid
Republican delegation to the Assembly.