The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-10
Ordered by Judge, the
Board Accepts Them.
A FULL INVESTIGATION
This is Promised as to the Election by
the Contest Hearst Has Inaugurated.
Citizens Union to Join With Him
in Pushing the lnveSti-
cation.
(By the Associated Press.)

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New York, Nov. 9-The contest
over the mayoralty election, inaugu-
rated by William Randolph Hearst,
the Municipal Ownership candidate,
developed interesting and spectacular
features today.
For twelve hours the boxes contain
ing nearly 100000 ballots cast in last
Tuesdays election choked the streets
in the vicinity of the headquarters of
the Board of Elections in Sixth avenue
between FOrty-first and Forty-secOnd
streets. The ballot boxes had been
gathered during the night by the po-
lice and conveyed in patrol wagons
to the election boards headquarters.
There the officials refused to receive
the ballot boxes; and the police, act
ing under a court order signed by
Justice Gaynor, compelling the police
authorities to turn the ballots over to
the election board, had nothing to do
but remain outside and await the
pleasure of the election officials.
Apprised of the situation, the attor-
neys for Mr.. Hearst appeared before
Justice Dickey, of the State Supreme
Court, and secured from him an order
compelling John r. Voorhis, president
Of the board OF elections to accept the
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y, and the ballots then were receipted
for by the election board. Under
strong guards the patrol wagons con-
tanning the boxes were driven to va
rious warehouses in the city and
Brooklyn where the ballots were
stored subject to the orders of the
election board.
State Attorney-General julius Mayer
had a long and important conference
this afternoon with District Attorney
jerome. after which it was announced
that the attorney generals office
would remain open until midnight to-
night. superintendent of Elections
Morgan appeared before Messrs. May
er and Jerome with six of his deputies
and placed evidence before the prose-
cutting officials.
Joined by Citizens Union
Another feature of the contest to-
day was the announcement by the
Citizens Union that it would join the
forces investigating the charges of
fraud and Wrong-dOing at Tuesdays
election, its prime object being to Sc
cure a new election law in the state
OF New York.
Attorney General Mayer said to-
night:
"District Attorney Jerome has
placed at my disposal the machinery
Of his office and will cooperate with
me in every way, as | will with him,
in the prosecution of offences against
the election franchise. Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Perkins and Sanford
are to devote themselves to this work
in conjunction with Deputy Attorney
General Mason and assistants"
The attorney general received a
large bundle of subpoenaes from the
district attorney and immediately put
several election deputies at work
serving them.
Charges that several ballot boxes
had been stolen before the returns
were reported and that others were
found unsaled were made during the
day. The investigation of the cleo
ton promises to be the most thorough
ever made in New York city.
Mayor Mcclellan today engaged
counsel, among them being Alton b.
Parker, Democratic candidate for
President last year, to represent him
during the mayoralty contest.
Aided by an array Of legal talent
in which are lawyers of great prom
inence not only as masters of their
profession, but also as leaders in more
than one movement for good govern
ment in this city, William r. Hearst
has begun his fight in the courts for
the mayoralty, which he believes he
won in Tuesdays election, and his
first step created a situation appar-
emily without precedent. Last night
he obtained an order from Justice
Gaynor of the Supreme Court direct
ing the police to turn over all ballot
boxes to the board of elections at
once. The police obeyed the order as
far as they could, but when they pro-
ceeded in the after midnight hours,
to the election boards office there
was no one there to take custody of
the boxes and the policemen were
compelled to remain in the street for
hours guarding the repositories of the
peoples votes. Later John K. Voor-
his, president of the board, declined
to accept responsibility in the matter
pending advice from the corporation
counsel. Mr.. Voorhis is a Democrat
and when his decision was made
known the Hearst men turned to
Charles w. Page, a Republican MEM
Der of the board, but he also declined
to act, and then the police were left
in the strange position of trying to
carry out the courts orders, but un-
cinity of the election board offices pre-
sented a strange sight as hundreds of
policemen stood on guard around the
patrol wagons and other vehicles in
which the boxes had been conveyed
from the various precinct station
houses.
Mr. Hearst's order was obtained
from Justice Gavnor after the circu-
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