Arizona republican., 1905-11-10
THE SECOND
 BATTLE ON
HearSt'S Contest is We'll
 Under Way
Ballot Boxes Safeguarded Against Tamperine-Parksr the Attorney for Tammany-

New York, Nov. 9.-The contest over the mayoralty election, inaugurated by Wm. R. Hearst, the municipal owner ship candidate, developed interesting ana spectacular features today. For twelve hours the boxes containing nearly 6OO, 900 ballots cast in last Tues days election were slowed in the vii entity of the headquarters of the board of elections in Sixth avenue between Forty-first and Forty-second streets. The ballot boxes had been gathered during the night by the police and con- veyed in patrol wagons to the election boards headquarters. There the of ficials refused to receive the ballot boxes, and the police, acting under court order signed by Justice Gaynor, compelling the police authorities to turn the ballots over to the election board, had nothing to do but remain outside and await the pleasure of the election officials.
 Appraised of the situation, the attor- neys for Hearst appeared before Jus tice Dickey. of the state supreme court, and secured from him an order com polling John R. Voorhis, president of the board of elections, to accept the ballots. The order was served prompt ly, and the ballots then were received and receipted for by the board. Under strong guards the patrol wagons con- taining the boxes were driven to va rious warehouses in this city and Brooklyn, where the ballots were stored subject to the orders of the election board.
 State Attorney General Julius Mayer had an important conference this af- ternoon with District Attorney Jerome, after which it was announced that the attorney generals office would remain open until midnight. Superintendent of Elections Morgan appeared before Messrs. Mayer and Jerome with six of his deputies and placed evidence be- fore the prosecuting officials.
 Another feature of the contest today | was an announcement by the citizens
 union that it would join the forces in- | vestigating the charges of fraud and
 wrong doing at this election, its prime | object being to insure new election
 law in the state of New York. Attorney General Mayer said to-
 night: District Attorney Jerome has
 placed at my disposal the machinery ot
 his office and will cooperate with me | in any way, as I will with him, in the | prosecution of offenses against the | election franchise. Assistant Distric
 Attorneys Perkins and Sanford are tC devote themselves to this work In con
 junction with Deputy Attorney Genera II Mason and assistants"
 The attorney general received larg'
 bundle of subpoenas from the distric
 attorney and immediately put severa
 election deputies at work serving them Charges that several ballot boxes hat been stolen before the returns were re ported and that others were found un sealed. were made during the day. Tn investigation of the election promise to be the most thorough ever made il New York City.
 Mayor Mcclellan today engage counsel, among them being Alton E Parker, democratic candidate for pres ident last year. to represent him in tn contest. w. M. Twins. the republican candidate for mayor. has volunteere his services to MT. Hearst in the in vestigation.
 A statement was issued from MI
 Hearst's headquarters tonight sayin