New-York tribune., 1905-11-08
HEARST TO ASK RECOUNT,
Says Election Vas Brazenly Stolen
by Tammany Tr7ch,ery.

| Unless William Randolph Hearst changes his
mind to-day. after digesting the returns of yes
| terday's election he will surely make a con-
test in the courts 10 unseat Mcclellan. From
! 10 o'clock last night. when the Tammany lead
! began to be apparent nothing heard at
| the Hearst headquarters in the Hoffman House
but complaints that the election had been
| stolen. Hearst gers declared that it was
| the most brazen steal in the history of New
| York politics.
| Mr.. Hearst issued a statement which said:
| I'VE have won the election. All Tammany's
| friends all Tammanys corruption all Tam
/ manys intimidation and violence. all Tam
many's false registration, Illegal voting and dis
| honest count have not been able to overcome a
great popular majority. The recount will show
| that we have the election by many thou
| sands of votes.
| Il shall fight this battle to the end in behalf
of the people, who have cast their votes for me
and who shall not be disfranchsed by any effort
of criminal bosses
All evening there was procession Of
watchers many of them bruised and battered
with tales of illegal voting From MANY EIas,
Side districts came the report that men had gone
INTO the booths to show ignorant voters how to
mark the ballot. In other places Hearst men
SAID the voters had come with their ballots
opened. shown that they had voted under the
star, and went to be paid off
In at least two polling places IL was said that
many voted after 3 o'clock amid such confusion
that the Hearst watchers could get neither
'helr names nor addresses. The report that the
ponce were holding back a number OF boxes
from districts where trouble occurred caussd
several frantic hurry calls for the Superintsnd
eht OF Elections At late hour names were
SUN oelng added to the list of Hearst injured
AT o'clock this morning Mr. Haarst an
houhceo that he would contest the election n,
mayor Mcclellan. on the ground of jntirnida
uoh ana fraud at the polls and on the ground NJ
fraud in counting the ballots
The members of his law committee will have
another meeting to-day TO receive reports and
agree on ~Ian Of action
The New York American this morning de-
clares that William Randolph Hearst has been
elected Mayor of New-York and says editorial
iy that evidences of fraud. intimidation. trick
cry and cheating at the polls abounded on all
sides in every one of the boroushs. The Amer
ican's'' editorial is part as follows.
Never before in the history of New-YOrk were
such unbushng frauds carried out In every one Of
the polling places The scoundrels In control OF
the present city administration did spare money
or criminal designs 10 defeat the VIII o. the people
Notwithstanding every species Of trickery and
petrators into State prison. the vote even on the
foy Mr % ie Hearst When the detective ballots have
been recounted and the false and fraudulent ballots
have been thrown out, il will be shown that his
vote s at least 2S5,OeO 24G.oo0 Affidavits have
already been sworn to, documents nave been pre-
cured and lawyers at work cases of
blushing deception, on the most impudent trickery.
in nearly every district The manifest intent os
the voter has been ignored in every case where the
Tamrnanv officials succeeded in getting the Re-
publican inspectors TO 10 their view OF
the meaning of the vote
Murphys 81 10000 has falsihed the returns on
the face of the first count. But il Murphy has
three times sl.J00000. faisifv the fft-aI
count when the real figures will show bV now
New-Yors.
II Is safe to estimate that At least 5000 false and
fraudulent votes We're cast TO overcome the all
OF the majority Of the people.
IL is ridiculous to think that the city of BROOKLYN
even with the McCarren frauds. could give a ns-
iority OF i5o9o In favor of honest government. the
Borough CT The Bronx nearly 1000. the Borough af
Queens i,Stp and yet that the Borough OF Man
haitian contained sufficient number Of those in
favor of the bosses and the .grafters 10 oyerturn
this showing. even though nthis showing has been