The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-08
NJ ClEllAN IS RE-
ELECTED BY 5000.
Continued From First Pasc2

Boroughs.
An ANALYSIS Of the vote for mayor
shows that Hearst pollcd niue more
than 2O0Oo0 votes and that apparently
these votes were drawn almost equally
from the Democratic ana Repupichh
parties. Mr.. McCleiians Sote 'ns Ecar
was about 1000 antsilersi iran }pf 70 2
OF two Years ago, while 1vns's vote was
abort 12bO1o smaller thnn ioTcB Ycta
or two years ngo. These figures, how
ever may not be cntireS accurate, ow-
ing 10 the fact that number of Re-
pubicans probably voted FOR Mcclellan IN
order to aid IN the defrat OF llearst;
from the opening 10 the close OF h re-
narkable campaign. rcpletc with scn-
sationnl roattres The announcement OF
the results on the various bulletin
boards tonight WIS received with COM
rarat,vely little enthusiasm. the crowds
being considerably smaller than on pre-
vious occasions Of the kind,
Park Row Deserted
On Park Row, usually he centre OF
1nteres, on election night. the gathering
in front Of the newspaper Offices. which
ordinarily throngs City Hall Park barely
sutrlced TO form a deep fringe Along the
side facing the row. Here the crowd had
hardly reached It's maximum Mt half pas.
seven o'clock when tho returns began TO
j0hicato thn nrcunn or Mcclellan which |
was coon afterwards confirmed on ono
bulletin nftar another. This was hailed
with loud CHEERING and n mighty saluee
OF horns. rattlcs, and Other din produce
ing devices. but thereafter tho interest
aubsidrd tho on,. o''cr renture OF NJ
traction being The PRESTON OF the cleo
ton ~ Jerome.
Crowd in Good Humor.
Up town along the line of Broadway
and In Herald Square and Times Square,
and in front OF the Democratic Municipal
Ownership League headquarters, the
crowds were more numerous and de-
monstrative. Fully 5000 persons
throngcd Broadway and Twenty third
Street to Forty-second Street, shouting
and cheering and flowing up and down
the great thoroughfare in endless pro-
cesslons. Everywhere good hun.or was
shown and the strone forces - Sollce
on duty had no trouble In preserving
perfect order.
At the Hearst headquarters in the
gHoffman House. the candidate and his
advisors withdrew to private room
soon after the election OF Mcclellan wa
assured and denied themselves to all in
quirers. Mayor Mcclellan received the
returns at his headquarters in the Hotel
Rartholdi. where early in the evening he
began to receive the congratulations OF
bis supporters and later held triumphal
1cvee.
League Factor.
Hearst's large vote shows that the
Municipal Ownership League must be
rcckoncd With as factor in the city's
politics. Colcrs election as president
OF the borough of Brooklyn. gives the
IS league representation on the Board or
Estimate and Apportionment, which has
control OF the city's expenditures. 1t
1s estiniated that this board will direct
the outlay OF $500, 1000, 900 during the next
four years.
Mayor Changed His Mind.
Less than month ago, when Hearst
accepted the nomination Of the NUM-
cIpal Ownership League. McClellanss
Te-clection was regarded as a certainty
and the Mayor himself declared that he
Intended TO make only a few speeches
With the sudden outburst Of enthusi-
astic support for Hearst. however. the
situation changed SO swiftly that the
Dcmocra tic leaders were startled from
the repose Of their quiet confidence to
engage In one of its hardest fights
Hearst wound UP his campaign Sunday
night at Madison Square Garden. with
the garden crowded to the doors and
tens OF thousands OF men stood outside
for hours cheering for the municipal
ownerhip candidate. It -as felt then
that the vote would be close and that
Tammany must fight.
Republican Weather.
The weather to-day was ideal. aiding
greatly In the polling Of large vote.
There WAS little disorder. and although
many arrests were made. they frequently
were due to Observation-Disclosures or clerical
errors, and only q few men were held for
Al lFo.o ~
probably than ever before. yet the voting
was unusually rapid. An incident OF the
day was the desertion OF several hundred
OF Mr.. Hearsts poll watchers, who went
over to the opposition.
Hearst Will Contest.
At midnight Mr. Hearst declined to ad-
init his defeat, and declared his intention
to contest the election. At that time re-
turns from 1874 election districts had not
been received. Mcclellan had 2o55os;
Hearst, 203.37o, and Wins. 100, 32G votes.
The following statement was issued a
midnight by w. R. Henrst:
I'VE have won this election. All Tam
manys frauds, all 1ammany's corruption.
all Tnmmnny's Intimidation and violence.
all !Tammany's false registration. Illegal |
voting and dishonest count have NOT been
able to overcome a great popular ma tor-
fly. Tho recount will show that We have I
won the election by many thousands OF |
votes.
4 ~ shall fight this battle to the end in
behalf Of the people who have cast their
votes for me. and who shall not be
disfranchseh by my effort OF criminal
bosses,
(signed) "WIILIAM R. HEARST"
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, November 7-Max
Ihmsen. o. TIE M-inlc'nal ornersh'r
League said to-nigh; that the league |
has evidence of $1,000 Illegal votes having
Ieen cnst. He sn;7 that frnrds h"',c |
be en- discovered In all five boroughs and |
That the Law Committee of the league
IL gathering AL evidence,
Mr.. Ihmsen also announced that all
thc candidates in all boroughs on the ,
Municipal Ownership League ticket had I
been asked to assemble at Mr.. Hearst's
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