Evening journal., 1905-11-09
HEARST TAKES
RADICAL MOVE
IN HIS CONTEST
Secures an Early Morning
Order Taking Ballot Boxes
From Police
WINS HELPS IN FIGHT
AGAINST MCCLELLAN
Special to Tho Evening journal.

New York. Nov. 9.-Sensational de-
velopments followed rapidly this morn
ing in the fight OF William r.. Hearst 10
contest the mayoralty election Of
George B. Mcclellan.
Having secured last. night an order
from Justice Gaynor In Brooklyn di-
recting the Police Department to de-
liver the ballot boxes to the Board of
Elections forthwith. the Hearst men
Host no time in dispatching fifty auto
mobiles carrying men armed with the
courts order to the various police sta
ltions, where they demanded the ballot
boxes. In most instances the officers
lin charge at police stations directed
that the boxes be placed i'm patrol wag-
ons and each wagon, guarded by five
policemen, hurried to the Office OF the
Board of Elections at 107 West Forty
h first street.
Meantime other Heart men had gone
to the home OF John r. Voorhis. presi-
dent Of the Board Of Elections. at 7S6
lGreenwich street and arousing him,
asked him 10 Immediately go to his
Office and receive the ballot boxes as
fast as they reached his office. Presi-
den Voorhis was surprised at the per-
iemptory demand and was quickly in
formed of the courts order.
ELECTION HEAD DEMURRED.
Later he appeared at a window and.
addressing the Hearst men, who fairly
surrounded the house, said he would
not go to the Office of the Bureau Of
Elections at such an unreasonable hour.
but that he would appear at his Office
and open the same at O'Clock, the
usual hour. today.
At o'clock this morning wagons and
automobiles filled with ballot boxes,
police officers and Heart watchers be-
gan to arrive at the Office of the Board
Of Elections. and an hour later West
Forty-first street i'm that vicinity was
fairly impossible. Unable to get rid
of their charges there was nothing for
the police TO do but await the opening
Iof the office, and as every twelve OF
fourteen boxes were guarded by i've
policemen, a most Impressive array q
officers was soon In evidence.
HEARST FEARED FRAUD
! It was said this morning that tn
sudden move made by Mr. Hearst las
might followed a report received by hin
, that a printing company had been a
work Tuesday night printing ballots
The report was further to the effec
! that the ballot boxes were to be opened
, while in the hands Of the police anC
: stuffed. Mr.. Hearst decided to act al
once.
The order was issued on the affidavi
of Mr.. Hearst himself. The affidavi
states Mr.. Hearsts belief that he re.
ceived a plurality Of the votes, but thai
according to the returns 5000 more
votes than he himself received were
counted for Mr.. Mcclellan.
Captain Cruise. in charge of polic'
headquarters. read the order to Com.
missioner McAdoo over the telephone
The Commissioners reply was an orde
to the captain directing him TO reas
the Gaynor order over the telephone Z
the captains.
Mr.. WINS. the defeated Republican
. mayoralty candidate. was asked toda.
- by Mr.. Hearst to act as his counsel II
? the fight he will wage to be declared
= mayor. Mr.. Wins refused, but said h
i, would gladly cooperate with the at
8 torneys who will conduct the fight as al
+, associate counsel.
}. JEROME TO TAKE A HAND.
4 Charles f. Murphy and his henchmei
= profess confidence in the outcome. bu
secretly they admit they are in for
e hard tight Hearst has abundance o
{ resources for the legal battle. and
= cpurred on by the almost universal be
= lief that Tammany worked up the slen
r der plurality for Mcclellan by fraud
/ intimidation and bribery.
Il. District Attorney Jerome is gettin
/ things in shape i'm his Office to take
leading part in the fight TO punis
4 Tammany men who violated the law.