The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
TIGER, At BAY, IS
FIGHTING HEARST
Tammany Likely to Lose Mayor
atty Contest and Control of
City's Millions.
Special to The Journal.

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New York, Dec. with the excep-
ton of the Tilden--Hayes affair in 1876,
the Hearst Me- lellan election contest
is the most important in the history of
the United States. 1t is possible, but
not probable, that the case will be de-
cided within few weeks If Tam
many takes advantage of every oppor-
tunity to embarrass the contestant and
prevent or delay recount of the votes,
a decision by the courts cannot be
looked for much earlier than the middle
of January. 1t is possible that the city
will start in the new year with two
mayors one defacto and one dejure-
and that Hearst as mayor de jnre will
institute proceedings to GUST McClel-
Ian as mayor de facto.
The board of elections and the board
| Of aldermen will play only a perfume
| tory part in the contest. The actual
fight must be in the supreme court.
Time Contest Takes. =
When Cromwell, now president of the
borough of Richmond, contested the
election of Feeny in 1897, it took nine
months to decide the case Tammany,
backing up Feeny, invoked the aid of
the court Of appeals to prevent a re-
count, and it was not until the July
following the election that Cromwell
was seated. Even at that he had to
mandamus the Tammany board of al,
Idermen to certify to his election. But
there is not likely to be such delay in
the present instance, even if all the
100000 ballots cast on election day are
recounted. - ~ ...
If Mr.. Heart s lawyers are not very
much mistaken, the recount of the bal
lots will not have proceeded far before
g. every person will know that George B
r Mcclellan was not elected, and that nt
election held in the United States wa
more corrupt than that held Nov. Z.
! The law provides that ballot OBJ
=: jected to : by any watcher shall bt
counted for the candidate, but put il
a separate bundle, SO that the cour
can review these separate ballots
This law was obeyed where Hearst hat
competent watchers. .-'.' .- t
Tammany Is Desperate.
= Tammany never was more desperate
than in the election of Nov. Z. Thu
amount Of money at stake was stagger
!. ing to contemplate. The board Of esti
mates and apportionment within tn
next four years will grant franchise
valued at 100000, 900. This equal
nearly third of all the actua
t money in the United States In add
! tion to this. the budget for the mex
s four years will appropriate $l25,000
y 90 a year or $5O0,O0O,0O0 for the may
J., or 8 term. 49,. t1.S-f~s E-E Z =. r.
!. For Tamnany to lose this election
lmeant not alone the control : of 10,
1000 offices and the handling of $500,
i O0O, 900 of the city's money, but tn
3. graft that comes from those $500, 900,
900 of franchises. ~ = -" - RI: .
/ Every corporation in New York wa
y interested, and the ones that deal pal
: ticularly with public utilities were NOR
) vitality concerned. This may explai
: why Tammany had a campaign fun
= larger than ever before in its history.
9 Moves by Hearst's Attorney.
Attorneys for Mr.. Hearst are NOV
to have 1000 of the ballot boxes use
at the recent election re-opened for a
b inspection and re-canvass of the votes
Clarence J. Shearn said today, 9Th
9 application for orders to open more ba
+ lot boxes We have sufficient evidenc
l. to warrant the opening of 1000 add
d tional boxes and we shall continue t
e apply for their opening even if it
+ necessary to 60 to the court of az
i peals. Seven hundred of the boxe
y which we, want opened are in Ne
e York county. In view Of the reporte
q attitude of Mayor Mcclellan, that h
Twill not appeal from our application t
n open the ballot boxes, it strikes us a
r rather inconsistent to find that OF
&c every step in that direction is bein
= blocked. This opposition is intende
y to run us off our feet and fatigue I
.s or wear US down, but we are not goin
Is to be wearied.' J. 'e.
lie In, the order permitting the openin
le Of the ballot boxes, Justice Amen
limited the preceding to "recount
= in which the Hearst lawyers demande
. a recanvass of the ballots.