The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-17
CRIES FRAUD.
The Courts Will Decide Between
Hearst and Mcclellan.
in NEW YORK CITY.
Mcclellan ected on the Face of tlit
Returns, but Hearst Says lie Was
Counted Ont and Appeals to
The Counts for Recount
&c Uoto,

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the most exciting ever held in tha,
city. The candidates for mayor were
90. b. Mcclellan, Democrat, w. II
HeHrst, Mu llclral o anershipOL L ,ague
and w. M. WINS, Republican. AS
counted the vote STOOD as follows:
Mcclellan. ..... ......... 22S 65l
| Hearst. .225 l66
This gives Mcclellan 3, 1875 pluralt
ty over III ,arst and II COZ over Wins,
but whether Nj, Clelen or Hearst will
oe the next mayor Of Greater Now
York the 'urts mist decide. Hearst
declared Immediately after the vote
was declared that he would take an
appeal to the supreme court, his man.
ayers having stated that they had se
'ured tvidel ce OF Illegal acLs against
- thousand inspectors Of election,
and that thirty thousand Hearst men
who went to the polls to vote for
| Hearst had found that their names
nad already been voted.
Uearst's proposed action met with
wal m approval In many quarters, even
| among those who opposed his clsction,
ana he received many assurances Of
support. District Attorney Jeromr
expressed himself in terms Of strong
approval Of Hearst's programme and
declared that he would immediately
;n' titute searching investigation of
the alleged democratic frauds. He also
ordered the returns from the eighteen
! TN and sixth districts to be carefully
guarded. lvlns, the defeated Rcpub
l'cau Candidate, assured Hearst OF his
support in his fight.
Cn "Wednesday afternoon the exc.
cutive committe Of Tammony Hall Is
sued the following staten ant: "rho
executive clmmittee Of the democrat
&c organzition protests against the
outrageous published threat Of the de-
fcated candidate Of the Municipal
O @nership League to overthrow the
Will of the people as expressed by the
vote cast on election day aud directs
It's Ia" c)mmittoe to exert it's best
eHotts and take subj steps ana insti
tute such prCc ,edingS rs will safe
guard the election Of George B. Nc
Cellan as mayor OF New York. We
50 call on the CON missioner uf police
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preserve the same intacj from all in
| 'eflarence by any one from any unau.
uhorZ d source"
On Wednesday Hearst gave out the
following statement: "Wa have THIS
election. All Tammany's frauds, ali
Idmm lny'S corruption, all Tammany'o
intimldstion and violance, all Tam,
nany's false registration, Illegal vot.
| Ing and dishonest counting haye not
Dcen able TO overcome q great D lpular
maj )riCY. The recount VIII shJw that
80 have won the election by mauy
.nouNand OF votes. ] sal tighb tlis
3attio TO uhe end IN behalf OF the paO
ple who have cast tneir votes FOR ne
and wHo shall not be dsfrauchiscd by
any II IT OF criminal bussei.
W LILLIAN RANDOLPH HEARST"
AlyAOuKn Mcclellan Oil the face Of
ne coMplcto, returns was clec led hy
plurality OF 3 485, the damoorAts
lost heavily. The election OF William
L. Jerome, independent, rs dist -ic.
attorney, Is a severe blow to the Tam
mauy organization, which ex rted al.
The force at It's command TO defeat
him. His victory is remarkable when
e Is considered ttat he was the c4ndi
date OF no party and made his appeal
for votes solely on his record in tflice
for the last four y ur years and tnal
avery man who voted for him voted q
| pitt ticket.
III his demand for r'3ount Hearst
IS supported by District a ttorney VII
lam IL. Jerome, himself victorious In
his singlohandCd fight against the
great Tammany machine. He saws:
Il shall Immediately institute an ia
vestigation OF the frauds perpetrated
oy TAmmany at the polls Wednesday.
II the facts warrant shah begin an
immediate prosecution 0gains6 those
guilty Of crime"
Bird S. Coler, elected president OF
the borough Of Brooklyn on the Nun.
icipal Ownership League ticket, also
supports llearst's contention that he
vas rlghtfnlly eltc,ed. Coicr said.
Mr.. Hearst has been elected by TO-.
OOO Votes. He has been cheated by
Ohe tremendous frauds Of Tammany
tiaIl. There Is no doubt whatever OF
lS election. | shall work night aud
day to see that Justice IS done. The
| FNNP'N W ~" Oih IdFo clcCuEu Dlm
mayor, and 1T has only been by the
most outrageous, brSzln and rotten
ftaud that Iammany Is trying to keep
that oliice away from him."
Election day came to a close with a
| iramatic scene at the II0ff man house,
where Heart gathered his friends aud
tdvisoIS around him to begin the pre-
oaraCion OF his legal contest OF the re-
turns, which indicated the success OF
| MS democrltic opponent George b
| Mcclellan. As The late vote came In
'hoeing Mcclellan only few thous.
md ahead, and as 1t was noticed that
igures ironn some of tho cast side dis.
Gricts were missing, Mr.. Hearst said
10 believed he was being cheated out
Of a hard fought and honestly won
victory, and announced his intention
20 make contest In the courts.
lie gent out 2 call ct once for the
members Of the law committee Of the
municipal ownership league, and soon
5hey began 10 arriv3, many OF them In
evening cl0the they having been
found social gatherings OF the theaters.
At the hotel waiting for the lawyers
were scores OF Hearst voters wst;i
stories OF violence and outrage at poll.
places whore they had gone to cast