Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-10
BOARD TAKES BOXES
Ballots Cast at New York Now in Care Of
Election Commissioners.
FIRST DECLINE TO RECEIVE THEM
Hearst Men Get an Order from Justice
Dioksy Of Supreme Oourt
SEVERAL BOXES REPORTED STOLEN
Report that Many We're Left Unssaled
will Be Investigated
EvERAL BOXES REPORTED STOLEN
MOVE TO PREVENT CHANGE OF BALLOTS
street Filled with Policemen and
Hearst watchers GunrdinE Boxes
Until Election Board Of
hce II Opened.

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.--The contest over
the mayoralty election lnaugurated by Will
liam Randolph Hearst the municipal
ownership candidate, developed interesting
and spectacular features today.
For twelve hours the boxes containing
nearly 100000 ballots cast in last Tuesdays
election choked the streets in the vicinity
of the headquarters of the board of cleo
tions in Sixth avenue between Forty-frst
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 headquarters. There
the officials refused TO receive the ballot
boxes and the police, acting under court
order, signed by Justice Gaynor, compell-
ing the police authorities 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.
Apprised of the situation the attorneys
for Mr.. Hearst appeared before Justice
DicSey Of the state supreme court and
secured from him an order compelling
John r. Voorhies. president of the board
of elections to accept the ballots. The
order was served promptly and the ballots
then were receipted for by the election
board Under strong guard the patrol
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.
Mayer and jerome Confer.
State Attorney General Julius Mayer had
an important conference with District At
torney Jerome this afternoon. after which
it was announced that the attorney gem
erals office would remain open until mid
night tonight. Superintendent of Elections
Morgan appeared before Messrs. Mayer and
jerome. with six of his deputies and placed
evidence before the prosecuting officials
! Another feature OF the contest today was
the announcement by the Citizens union
that it would join the forces investigating
the charge of fraud and wrong doing at
Tuesdays election. it's prime object being
| to secure new election law in the state
of New York.
4 Attorney General Mayer said tonight
! District Attorney jerome has placed at
/ my disposal the machinery, of his office
and will cooperate with rue In any way as
4 I will with him within the prosecution OF
( offenses against the elective franchise. AS
sistant District Attorneys Perkins and
Sanford are to devote themselves 10 this
work i'm conjunction with Deputy Attorney
General Mason and assistants.
The attorney general received large
bundle of subpoenas from the district at
torney, and Immediately put several cleo
ton deputies at work serving them.
Charges that several ballot boxes had
been stolen before the returns were re-
ported and that others We're found un-
sealed, We're made during the day. Tho
investigation of tho election promises to be
the most thorough ever made in New York
City.
Mayor Mcclellan today engaged counsel,
among them being Alton b. Parker, ex-
Judge Of the court of appeals and demo-
represent him during the mayoralty CON
test.
Ballot Boxes FIJI street.
Sensational developments followed rap
idly this morning in the fight
OF William X. Hearst to contest
the mayorality election of George Il.
Mcclellan. Having secured last night au
order from Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn
directing the police department TO deliver
the ballot boxes 10 the board of elections
forthwith, Hearst men lost time in dis
patching fifty automobiles, carrying men
armed with the courts order. 10 the va
rious police stations, where they demanded
the ballot boxes. In most instances the
officers in charge at police stations directed
that the boxes be placed in patrol wagons
and each lot guarded by five policemen
hurried TO the office of the board of cleo
tions al 7S6 Greenwich street. Meanwhile
other Hearst men had gone to the home
Of John r. Voorhes, president Of the
board of elections at II West Forty-Second
street, and, arousinE him, asked him to
Immediately 60 to his office and receive
the ballot boxes as fast as they reached
his office. President Voorhics was sur
? prised at the pcrcmptory demand and
: was presented with the courts order.
3 Later he appeared at a window and, ad-
: dressing the Hearst men, who fairly sur
L rounded the house, said that lie would not
l 60 10 the Office OF the bureau Of elections
n at such an unreasonable hour, but that
= he would appear at his Office and open the
= same al . o'clock, the usual hour, today.
70 At 3 O'Clock this morning wagons and
; automobiles, filed with ballot boxes, po-
lice officials and Hearst watchers began
, TO arrive at the board of elections. and
an hour later Greenwich street, in that
( vicinity, was fairly impossible. Unable to
get rid Of their charges, there was nothing
for the police TO do but await the opening
of the ofice, and as every twelve or four
teen boxes were guarded by five police
8 men. a most impressive array of officers
n was soon in evidence.
$ More Boxes Arrive.
As tho morning advanced the balance Of
. the 5000 boxes continued TO arrive, and
q Hearst watchers, as numerous as the po-
q lice, helped 20 swell the crowd, which was
u further added TO as the report spread that
some startling political move had made
e necessary a great body OF officers at the
Office Of the board Of elections.
When they failed 10 secure the presencs
y of President VoOrhis, Hearst men called
4! upon A. c. Allen, chief clerk Of the board
al his home on Eightieth street. Mr. Allen
,r could do nothing for them and expressed
| the opinion that the court order had re,
suited from a misunderstanding. He said
W that a literal compliance with the order
would be impossible, as the s,0OO ballo
y boxes used In Greater New York could no
m by any means be gotten into the room
| occupied by the board. His understanding
m Of the law, he said, was that the boxei
m ! should remain In the possession Of tn,