Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-09
His Firm Retained to Look
After Interests of
Mcclellan.
HEARST MOVES FAST
Controversy Over Custody of
Ballot Boxes---Big Array
of Legal Talent.

| New York, Nov. 9.-McClellan an
nounced today that, to protect his in
serests in the proceeding brought by
Hearst, he had employed the law firm
of Parker. Shehan & Hatch, of which
Judge Alton 3. Parker is head, and
the firm of Dykman & Carr.
Developments Sensational.
New York. Nov. 9.-Sensational de-
velopments followed rapidly this morn
ing in the fight of William r. Hearst
to contest the mayoralty election of
Mcclellan. Having secured last night
an order from Justice Gaynor, of Brook
lyn, directing the police department TO
deliver the ballot boxes TO the board
of elections forthwith. the Hearst men
lost no time in dispatching 80 automo-
biles carrying men armed with the
courts order to the various police sta
tions. where they demanded the bal
lot boxes.
Guarded by Police.
Officers in charge of the stations d-
rected that the boxes be placed in pa
, troll wagons, each lot guarded by five
policemen. and hurried to the office of
the board of elections in Greenwich
street. Meantime other Hearst men
had gone to the home of John r. Voor-
hees. president of the board of elec-
tions. a. C. Allf. chief clerk and 9TH
er members of the board. with re-
quest that they go Immediately TO the
board to accept the custody of the bal
lot boxes.
All, however. refused, and the po-
lice were obliged to guard the 5000
-. -.
the night and until orders were receiv-
ed from Voorhees, for their disposition.
Voorhees,. who is a democrat, said he
refused to receive the boxes until he
had the opinion of the corporation
counsel. He stated the state supreme
court had recently decided the board
of elections is not the proper custod-
ian of the boxes, but that the police
are.
Judge Dillon Engaged.
Among the attorneys aiding Hearst
is William NJ. WINS. republican candi-
date for mayor in Tuesdays election.
WINS volunteered his services to
Hearst and the offer was accepted. An
other attorney is Judge John F. Dill
Ion. former judge of the supreme court
of Iowa.
Secured Court Order.
New York. Nov. 9.-The first step in
the fight of William X. Hearst to con-
test the mayoralty election was taken
last night, when the Hearst lawyers Sc
ccred an order from Justice Gaynor in
Brooklyn directing the police depart
ment to deliver the ballot boxes to the
board of election forthwith
A - h.,
representatives of Clarence Shearn and
Col. A. S. Bacon on Capt. Cruise, in
charge of the boxes at police headquar-
ters
Justice Gaynor said that the police
rad no right whatever to retain the
boxes. The board of elections. the
lawyers said, had been notified TO be
ready to receive the boxes.
Mr.. Hearst and the Municipal OWN
crship league began yesterday to hire
lawyers. and it was announced last
Eight that one of the first of the many
offers of aid which Mr. Hearst had re-
ceived was one from William NJ WINS,
he defeated republican candidate
Wants 10 VIndicate People.
Mr.. Hearst said last night that he be
ieved that recount of the ballots
: ould give him a plurality of at least
600. He said that Mr. CoIeT had in
Ormed him that at least that number
u legal ballots cast for him had not
1een counted in Brooklyn alone, and
hat in Manhattan there were as many
Il did not want TO be mayor" said
M Hearst. but now do want TO vint
licate the peoples will. believe that
10000 persons would have voted for
ne on election day. We have evidence
o show that our watchers were
.rought up or driven away. that men
snown to favor me were frightened
rom the polls. and that the ballots Of
Lsny men who did vote for me were
Tot counted for one reason or other.
| here will be no letup in this fight"