New-York tribune., 1905-11-10

Dickey, supporting Justice Gaynor, ana the re-
cession OF Mr.. Voorhis from his original atti-
.ude; the gathering of testimony by the Hearst
forces, together with the organization Of a legal
army to take charge of Mr.. Hearst's interests,
were the developments of yesterday in the legal
contest over the Mayoralty-
Now that the boxes are in the hands OF the
Board Of Elections. and the is in the courts,
the news viii necessarily come step by step as
the court proceeds but II was clearly indicated
last night that some highly sensational evicence
Will be forthcoming TO Illegal registration,
fraudulent voting intimidation and falsified
election returns.
Henry Young, personal counsel to ex-Con-
troller Edward NJ. Grout was another OF the
legal forces retained by the Hearst managers
yesterday.
All the afternoon the lawyers were in con-
ference in the office of Lord. Day & Lord MI
WINS and Mr. Fox and all of the others Win the
exception Of ex-Judge Milton and ex-Juose
Steckler were present. The general plan Oh the
work was thoroughly gone over ana decaoeo
upon There were two sides. criminal ana civil
They are ready to work in conjunction with
each other.
Messrs Yonge and Whitney examined the re-
turns from one election district Of one assembly
district taken at random. going over the ceru-
fed COPY Of the returns. The total vote was
$50. There returned as not voting Ior
Mayor A. Returned rejected 30. or total OF
SO. leaving only 317 votes that could properly be
counted The returns showed 333 votes counted,
SO that on the face of the returns, 10 votes are
fraudulent In one election district.
FRAUDULENT VOTES FOUND.
In one Assembly district the vote announced
by the police for Mcclellan 4,737. The vote
shown by the canvass was 4.733. The vote an
rsounced by the police for Hearst was 1880, yet
the final canvass show 1857 for Hearst In other
words there is a fraud on the face Of the return
against Mr. Hearst of thirty-one votes. which is
at the rate of one and one-third votes in each
election district, or in the whole city of 1857
votes.
Mr. Foster of the Attorney Generals office.
was in communication with the Municipal
League managers yesterday, and he Will take
up the matter of alleged election. frauds ana
other things bearing upon the Hearst contest
on behalf OF the Attorney General.
The Citizens Union announced last night that
Julius Henry Cohen. of No Is Wiiliam-st. one
of its members has been engaged by it as coun-
sci to prosecute violations of the law on Eiec-
lion Dav All persons who served watchers
or party workers who saw violations of the law
and who are willing to make afidavlts to the
same are asked TO communicate with Mr.. Cohen
al the Office of Lord, Day Lord. at NO. ~
Wali-st where he will be for the present.
Mr. Cohen is also one of the counsel engaged
fy the Municipal Ownership League to contest
the result Of the mayoralty vote His duties IN
this respect will be consistent with his prosecu-
tion of election frauds as counsel for the Citi-
zens Union. He will be engaged for the present
in classifying and preparing for use such evil
aeDce as he receives of election frauds and VIII
submit whatever he considers justifes criminal
prosecution TO the District Attorney.
Mr. Hearst was in consultation at his head
quarters last night with Clarence j. Shearn ana
other members of his legal staff. He had little
to add to what he said earlier in the day. In
the forenoon he declared that Mr.. Voorhis would
be compelled to receive the ballot boxes and the
developments OF the day proved his contention
He added:
1 still firmly believe and again assert IT. that hat
Tammany Hall received more than Si,poooVV
from corporations which anticipated good re-
turns their investments IN the form OF IaVors
from the organization
These political donations being larger returns
than legitimate business investments or nonesl
corporal tions I do not think my statements In
the campaign exaggerated on this point
Tammany Hall this year dio, on a larger ana
more definite scale. what it has done every year
This year Tammany leaders, instead Of hired
captains. led the assaults by bands of repeaters.
believe IT is possible to put these men In jail,
and L going to try my best to do so.
There more money to spend in this cleo
tion and Tammany used it more recklessly than
any other time.
L believe that a recount of the ballots will give
me majority of 10000. Mr.. Coler says it will
make a difference of 10000 in Brooklyn alone
but to be conservative / feel that the recount
will show that the vote was at least 10000 out
of the way.
i still believe that so 900 fraudulent ballots
were cast.
The position Of Mayor will be burden upon
me- especially / would be constantly assocf-
ated with a gang of Tammany crooks
II would be a daily fight my part to hold
the rights of the people in safety and to prevent
the Tammany men on the city ticket from CIV
ing away the franchises of the people.
Mr.. Hearst concluded his interview with
vigorous reiteration OF his purpose to carry the
fight for the purity Of the ballot to finish, re-
gardless Of the result OF his personal contest
the election of Tuesday.
The fight will be kept up" he said, mo mat
ter what the outcome may be Of my contest to
be declared Mayor. Wherever any cases OF
fraud are known we win try TO send the per-
Netrators to jail.
AT. Hearst last night said he had won the
nnQoralty result of the counting in by ex-
perts OF s, ,139 ballots which had not previously
been counted. These ballots contained crosses
in the circle under the emblem of the Municipal
Ownership party and also crosses in the circle