Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-11-15
FIERCE ELECTION CONTEST
William Randolph Hearst Contests the
New York Election, Charging Fraud
BY Wholesale.

by Wholesale.
New York, Special
upon the announcement OF the result
of the election Tuesday, Mr.. Hearst
gave notice of contest, and evidences
of fraud have accumulated rapidly
ever since.
Attorney General Mayer stated
Thursday night that he had received
information of the recovery from the
North river of certain ballot boxes
used in the election He said the
matter was under investigation.
The contest over the mayoralty
election, inaugurated by William Ran
dolph Hearst, the Municipal Owener-
ship candidate, developed interesting
and spectular features Thursday.
For twelve hours the boxes contain
ing nearly 600,000 ballots east in last
Tuesdays election choked the streets
III the vicinity OF the Headquarters of
ne board OF electors III Sixth avenue
between Fortytirst and Forty-second
streets. The ballot boxes had been
gathered during the night by the
police and conveyed in patrol wagons
to the election boards headouarters.
There the officials refused to receive
The ballot boxes and the police. acting
under court order signed by Justice
Gaynor, compelling the police authori-
ties to turn the ballots over to the
election board, had nothing to do but
remain outside and await the pleas
ure of the election officials
COMPELLED TO RECEIVE BONES
Appraised of the situation the at
torneys of Mr.. Hearst appeared he
fore Justice Dickey OF the State 5, =
preme Court, and secured from hia. :,
order compelling John Il. Noorh
president OF the board OF electors. -
accept the boxes. The order was ser
W" Pi'uPtiy anu iHe DIllOlS lnen
were receipted for by the election
board. Under strong guards the pat
rol wagons containing the boxes were
driven to various warehouses in this
city and Brooklyn, where the ballots
were stored subject to the orders OF
the election board.
State Attorney General Julius M,y-
er had long and important confer
ence with District Attorney Jerom.
after which IT was announced that the
Attorney General 5 Office would re-
main open until midnight Superin
tcndent of Elections MORGAN appcared
before Mcssrs. Mayer and Jerome with
SIX OF his deputies, and placed evi-
dence before the prosecuting officials.
Another feature of the contest was
the announcement by the Citizens ,
Union that it would Join the forces
investigating the charges of fraud and
wrong doing at Tuesdays election. lis
prime object being to secure 4 new
election law in the State of New
York.
PRINTED BOGUS BALLOTS.
Mr.. I!earst's order was obtained
from Justice G2ynor after the en-
culation of story that printing
firm had been turning out large mum
beds Of fac simplcs Of the Official bal
lot and that these were to be marked
Tor Mcclellan and placed in the bal
lot boxes in place of the Hearst bal
lots to be removed. The moment this
rumor reached Hearst headmarters it
was decided that the ballot ought not
to remain longer i'll the station
houses. and the application of Justice
Gaynor was made as quickly as the
papers could be drawn up
Ii was reported thai many Of the
ballot boxes in Brooklyn we're not
properly sealed and that their covers
were merely pasted down making it
possible for any -rson TO open the
box and close it a sall without detec-
ton. The law requires that the boxes
be closed with wax.
Among the allies aiding Hearst is
William Nj. WINS, the Republican can
didatc for mayor in Tuesdays cleo
ton. Mr.. WINS volunteered his services
to Mr.. Hearst and the offer was ac-
cepted. Another attorney acting for
Hearst is Judge John +. Dillon, who
was at one time Judge of the Supreme
Court of Iowa.