Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-10

boards Office to accept custody of the ballot
boxes, an appeal was made to Charles W
Page, a republican member, but he too,
was unwilling to take custody of the boxes
Mr. Voorhis told the representative of Mr.
Hearst, who called at his home, that he
construed the order of Justice Gaynor to
mean that in directing the delivery of the
boxes by noon today, opportunity was left
to the Tammany forces up to the hour
to seek to obtain an order to show cause
why the boxes should not be delivered.
When the drivers and policemen guarding
the wagons found that the unwillingness
of President Voorhees, to open the ONCE
meant a long wait. out in the cold, for
them, they were angry, but they made the
best of It, Colonel Alexander 8. Bacon.
one Of Mr.. Hearst's lawyers who played
prominent part in the doings OF the night,
made arrangements for the police to get
breakfast in a nearby restaurant Police
Captain Becker of Brooklyn. who came over
with the load of ballot boxes from his sta
ton 10 make sure that they were cared for,
and who was the senior police officer pres
ent, assumed charge OF the situation and
did what he could to bring order out of the
confusion caused by the unusual situation.
when Mr. voorhis refused to accept the
ballot boxes he ordered that they be re-
turned to the police station house. At that
time twenty-five police wagons were lined
UP in front of the ohice of the board OF
elections and policemen were unloading
some Of them. When they learned OF the
order of Mr.. Voorhis they placed the boxes
in the wagon again, but did not at once
return them to the police stations.
Mr.. voorhis said he had asked the cor
poration counsel for an opinion as to
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would not accept them until he had received
that opinion.
Among the attorneys aiding Hearst is
William Wins. the republican candidate for
mayor in Tuesdays election. Mr.. IvIns
volunteered his services to Mr.. Hearst and
the offer was accepted. Another attorney
acting for Hearst Is Judge John F. Dillon,
who was at one time judge Of the supreme
court OF Iowa.
No Room for Boxes.
President voorhis said that even II the
legal decision should be that his board must
receive the ballot boxes. he would have
them sent under police guard TO some stor-
age place other than his ONCE, which was
too small for them.
In Brooklyn also the ballot boxes were not
accepted by the board of elections, but the
police were permitted to carry them into its
room in the Temple Bar building. BY 6
o'clock this morning all the ballot boxes
from the various precincts were In the
Offices under guard and Mr. Dady had gone
TO New York to confer with Commissioner
VoOrhis upon the situation. It was reported
that many of the boxes in Brooklyn were
not properly sealed.
shortly before noon extra police were
| called out to keep order in the vicinity OF
| the ballot boxes In Manhattan.
Mcclellan Hires Lawyers.
Mayor George b. Mcclellan announced
| today that to protect his interest in the
proceedings brought by William r. Hearst,
contesting the mayoralty election. he had
retained legal counsel. He has employed
the law firm of Parker Sheehan- & Hatch
OF which Judge Alton b. Parker is the head
and the firm of Dykman & Carr. The first
named firm is OF Manhattan and the second
Of Brooklyn. The mayor said he did not
expect TO be directly involved in any legal
action.
Statement by Mcclellan.
Mayor Mcclellan tonight made public the
| following statement:
The election returns show my election by
/ plurality of Also votes. These returns
! are the results OF procedure prescribed by
| the law and they are expressly declared by
! the law TO be presumptively correct
believe they are correct Therefore l will