Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-08
NJ CLELLAN JUST
DEFEATED HEARST
Democratic Candidate for Mayor
Of Greater New York Only Had
A Plurality Of 1850.
JEROME SEEMS TO Be ELECTED
Municipal Ownership League May
Demand a Recount OF the
Ballots.

New York. Nov. S-ThIs city yester-
day elected George b, Mcclellan, the
candidate OF the Democratic party,
mayor by narrow margin over VIII
liaf Randolph Hearst The nominee OF
the Municipal Ownership league.
Twcuty-six election districts out OF
q total Of l.9iS IN Greater New York,
were sul unreported early today In
the districts reported. Mcclellan re-
ceiyed 22522l votes; Hearst 222O62
william NJ, WINS, the Republican cam
didato, lS5,l9S, plurality for McClel-
Ian OF $3.50.
william Travis Jerome independent
candidate for district attorney was APP
parcntly elected, with 45 election dis
trcts to be reported today, he had %
lead Of 3,j25 votes over James W. Oa-
borne, the Tammany candidate.
The new city government, exclusive
Of the board OF aldermen viii be con-
st!tuted as follows,
Mayor-Georgc b. Mcclellan, Demo-
Crat
Comrtroler-He Herman A, Meta Demo-
crat
President OF the Board Of Aldermen
Patrick y. MCGOWAN, Democrat.
Borough presidents.
Manhattan-John H. Ahearn, Demo-
craft
Bronx-Louis f. Haffcn, Democrat
Brooklyn-Bird S, Colcr, NJ. O.
Quccns-JOseph Bcrmel Republican,
NJ. o. and Independent Democrat
Rlchmond.-George Cromwell, Repub-
ncan.
At an early hour this morning Will
liam r. Hearst left his headquarters at
the Hoffman House for his residence,
following a conference with his cam
paigu managers, and the heads of the
Municipal Ownership ticket, including
Justice Seahury, Senator Ford, ]. G.
Phelps Stokes, Clarence Shearn and
Max f. lhmsen.
CLAIMS HEARST'S ELECTION.
Mr. Hearst himself would make no
statement, and referred al questions
TO MI lhmsen. The latter said that
Mr., Hearst claimed his election as
mayor by a good majority. That 4
fraudulent vote Of at least 10000 had
been cast in Greater New York was
the claim Of the Hearst managers. II
had been decided Mr. lhmsen said, TO
demand a recount Of the entire ticket.
If, after 1874 ballot boxes said 20 be
missing had been located and counted
" was found MI Hearst still lacked
sufficient votes TO elect him.
1T must have been that these boxes
contained many Hearst votes" Mir.
lhmseu declared, otherwise they would
not be missing, Certain It is they would
not carry away boxes containing ma D.
jority Of Mcclellan votes. But one thing
IS certain, Mr. Hearst will demand a
proper recount even should the vote I'm
these missing boxes elect him. It is al
so certain that We will carry this mat.
ter TO the court OF last resort, II neces-
sary MI Hearst feels that he has been
cheated and that a majority Of the
citizens Of New York have cast their
votes for him, and he proposes TO have
those votes honestly counted, as we'll as
the many thousand votes thrown out,
We have evidence Of many thousands
OF these votes
MIR Hearst has been honestly elect
ed" declared Mr. Shearn. with much
warmth, land Mr. Mcclellan viii new
er be permitted 10 take his seat on this
election. ! know enough Of law to
know this election will not stand. VIII
liam r. Hearst Is the man who will be
mayor of New York after January
next"
Asked II II were true that Mr.. Hearst
had q conference with Nh jerome,
Mr.. Ihmscn replied that several Hearst
men had met Mr.. Jerome within the
hour and talked the situation over with
him
And is Mr. jerome to cooperate with
the Hearst people In demanding o re-
count and take the matter before the
courts2' was asked
II do not know that the cooperation
Of the district attorney was asked.
As I understand, merely his ad-
vice was asked All / can say IS that
our representatives reached an under
standing with Mr. Jerome, and We are
assured he will assist US In Furnishing
violators OF the election laws, and tin
soldiers or Illegal voters, All We are
asked to produce Is the evidence, and
we have that galore.
THAT Mr.. Hearst has been honestly
elected Is our contention, and he does
not intend 10 be counted out through
any fraudulent means After we yet
a little needed sleep we viii take this
matter up and carry 1t through with
much yigor.'
MURPHY rs MUM.
Charles f. Murphy. leader Of Tam
many hall refused this morning to
comment on the results Of the voting.
II was explained for him that as the
polling was 30 close he realized that "a
contest would be made and that while
he was confident that the ultimate de-
cisiou would be IN favor Of Mayor Nc
Clellan he thought IL would be out OF