The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-08
HEARST SWEARS
HE IS ELECTED
Continued from First Page.

Mr.. Hearst gave out the following
statement, which is repeated today in
his newspaper the Evening Journal:
Tammany W fra"d ME ali sHiS Tammany 1nsagn i cor OF
ruption, all Tammany's intimidation
and violence, all Tammany IS false regis
tration, illegal voting and dishonest
count, have not been able to overcome
great popular majority. The recount
will show that we have won the election
by many thousands of votes. I shall
fight this battle to the end in behalf of
for me, and who shall not be disfran-
chised by any effort of criminal Bosses
civilian Randolph Hearst. -
The Evening Journal also prints a
notice that bets ON the mayoralty
should not be paid, declaring that the
official count will show Hearst elected.
'~ss%~ , Bets Are Help Up. G vi
In the commercial district practically
up pending developments. Conserva-
tive estimates make the amount .wag-
cred on Mcclellan at not less than
5000 900. while probably half that much
was bet on Jerome. A few Jerome
bets were cashed this morning, but the
shareholders have decided not to pay
the bulk of the Jerome money until the
official count is in. Bets on Mcclellan
may, be held up Indefinitely or at least
A broker today offered to bet $1,000
that the official recount would show
that Hearst had been elected mayor.
-,.~~ Jerome Is on Guard. +
District Attorney jerome announced
today that he will do all he can to see
that there is q fair count Of the vote
sistants that the returns from the
eighteenth and sixth assembly districts
be guarded carefully. Tammany
Leader Charles F. Murphy is leader Of
the eighteenth, and Congressman Timo.
thy D. Sullivan is leader of the sixth
district. Mr.. jerome said:
''Take these returns from the eigh.
teenth and sixth assembly districts and
lock them up. Guard them carefully
They may cut big figure in this count.
counting this mayoralty contest no mat:
| ter who it hurts ~ .,~:+- { IS
May Demand Recount.
! Mr.. Hearst, in making his contest,
may demand that each of the ,l,948
ballot boxes used in the election be
brought before the board Of aldermen
and count of the ballots made by that
may throw the whole matter into the
courts for decision, and if that is done
( the battle probably whl be a long and
intricate one. - i.
In addition to the procedure before
the aldermen and the regular contest
him the courts, Mr.. Hearst may Of
Ecourse,sz bring to the attention Of tthe
I q hnr No. "A
fraud or violence that may be dis
covered. - '~ |
Hearst's Movements. -
left his headquarters in the Hoffman
house for his residence, following e
conference with his campaign managers
and the heads Of the municipal owner
ship ticket, including Justice Seabury
Senator Ford, J. G. Phelps Stockes
Clarence Shearn and Max F. Ihmsen
! Mr. Hearst would make no statement
sen. The latter said Mr.. Hearst claimed
4 his election as mayor by good ma
jority.
That a fraudulent vote Of at leas'
'| 10000 had been cast in Greater New
York was the claim of the Hearst man
ayers. It had been decided, Mr.. Ihm
sen said, to demand recount Of the en-
tire ticket it,, after 1914 ballot boxe
said to be missing had been located
still lacked sufficient votes to cleo
: him. J ,. .s III.
). Stock Market Alarmed.
For some days past the stocks O
local traction and other corporation
doing business on municipal franchise
, were somewhat nervous on the pre-
: sumption that the municipal OWNERSHIP
ticket might succeed. It was. .expecte.
today's market in view Of Mcclellan
) reelection, but this expectation was no
realized in full. Consolidated Gas an
:, Metropolitan street railway opened
point or 50 higher than Mondays clos
ing but Immediately began to sell OF
on a feeling that the Hearst representa-
! tion on tie board of estimate vii
g necessarily have an effect on futur
franchises. Metropolitan opened a
125R to l25 and quickly declined
12215. Metropolitan seemed to be WI
!, nerable on the argument that the CON
pany's plans for subway lines may b
ership influence in the board Of est
: mate. .t5.zF $.t
The local shares remained sensitiv
;, to discussion of the political situatio
! thruout the morning, and the sellin
T. Of Metropolitan and Brooklyn Rapi
Transit was by houses represented t
q have considerable political followin.
: One of the Wall street tickers mad
I the statement that there seemed litt]
;, doubt that the politicians were gem
}, inely frightened by the closeness Of tn
8 election and Mr.. Hearst's demand fe
D a recount.