The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
A CRY OF FRAUD.
Hearst Says He Has Been
Cheated in the Count.
Vote Cast Under Emblem of
League Is Omitted.
lie CITES INSTANCES.
Total Was About 100000 Less
Than in 1904.
After One of the Hottest Cam
paigns Ever Waged.

New York. Nov. S.-The following
statement issued by the Independence
league is printed IN Hearst's New York
American under the headline Fraud"
Reports from upstate indicate not
only that Mr.. Hearst cut down the Re
publican vote materially. but that the
Independence league vote for Mr.
Hearst was not counted in many coun-
ties. These votes will have to be added
to the announced result of Mr..
Hearst's vote in order TO give the cor
rect Hearst figures in the state.
Captain William Astor Chandler
stated that his brother. Robert, who
was running for sh eriT in Dutchess
county. had threatened to bring man
{ damus proceedings against several
election boards before they consented
to count the Independence league vote
for Mr. Hearst. Today other reports
were received Indicating that Inde-
pendence league votes for Mr.. Hearst
were not counted in Erie and Ale
gheny counties. Reports came in also
showing that in districts in Clinton,
Cattaragus, Herkimer, Wayne, Albany,
Onondaga and Washington counties
there was a failure on the part of the
election boards to count the vote for
Mr.. Hearst which was cast under the
scales.
The facts developed today explain
the great falling off Of the total vote
cast yesterday as compared WITH the
total vote cast two years ago. There
is no doubt that the votes represented
by this falling off were the votes cast
for Mr.. Hearst and his associates un-
der the emblem of the scales In 1904
the total vote cast for governor was
1926. .907. This year with sixty-three
election districts missing only 1873 450
votes are accounted for, although the
registration this year was unusually
heavy and the weather conditions and
the interest taken in the campaign all
tended 10 bring out a full vote These
matters are being fully investigated.
Hearst's New York American says to-
day. concerning charges of fraud:
Independence league votes for Mr..
Hearst to the number of $50 were not
counted in Onondaga county, with other
districts to hear from.
In one district in Clinton county four
teen league votes for Mr.. Hearst were
not counted. with the indication that
other districts in that county were
treated the same way.
In Warren county, Glens Falls, In
election district NO. 1, the Independence
league vote was not counted.
In the town of Queensbury. Warren
county. twenty votes for Hearst in the
Independence league column were not
counted.
The Hearst vote in two election dis
tricts in Cattaraugus county were not
counted.
In Allegheny county county not one
Hearst vote in the Independence league
column was counted.
In Erie county but few Hearst votes
in the league column were counted.
In washington county the Hearst
vote under the Independence league
column was not counted in several dis
tricts.
Clean Sweep in California.
San Francisco, Cal. Nov. S.-The
It'll. Z r5.,~~ ID, ,<1r
materially change the first showing
and the indications are that the Re-
publican party has elected its state
ticket from top to bottom Gillett is
elected governor by plurality ex-
ceeding 1900.
4 solid Republican delegation has
been elected to congress. the maJori-
ties. being in some cases equal to those
of the Roosevelt year.
The Republican candidate for jus
tice of the supreme court are elected
by big majorities.
Rhode Island Goes Democratic.
Providence. Nov. s.-James H. Hig-
gins. Democrat, for governor, has a
plurality of 1928 over Governor
George H Utter, Republican. The
bers of their ticket. The defeat of
Governor Utter is attributed in part to
his attacks on General Brayton. the
Republican leader. Congressman D.
L.. ID Granger. DC1AOC4c anu ENAAAA IL
Capron, Republican. were reelected
by 727 and 1000 plurality respective
Nv. The legislature is Republican
Fusion Candidate Wins.
Towanda. Pa, Nov. s.-Complete
returns from the Fourteenth congress
sional district show that Congressman
Mel f Lfley, Republican, was de-
feated for reelection by George W.
KfpD. Democrat, and Lincoln, by TAI
majority.
President CongratuIates Nick.
cincinnati, O.. Nov. s.-Congress-
man Nicholas Longworth. who was re-
elected to congress, received the fol-
ioTSing telegram from President
Roosevelt:
.sHeartv CONGRATULATIONS. Love to
Alice. We seem to nave done pretty
well all along the line.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The message from the president was
IN response to a message from Mr.
Longworth announcing his election.
Democrats Carry QUAY County.
Cucumcari. N NJ, Nov. S.-The entire
Democratic ticket has been elected in
Quay county. Statehood has carried by
500 majority
Man Who Beat Wadsworth.
Buffalo. n. Y. Nov. 9.-Peter A Por-
ter. who defeated Representative James
Wadsworth in the Thirty-fourth con-
gTeSSiCnal ClStrlcl. Is quoted IN an IN
fervfew today as disclaiming what he
called revolutionary intentions. His
present desires, he said were limited to
the putting into practice of the opin-
ions which he had been placing before
the people during the campaign.
welfare of the agricultural interests
which represent will be my chief ai1n,''
said he "I have taken stand in oD-
position TO the oleomargarine interests
which shall maintain and any attempt
to annul the legislation which imposed
a tax upon the product viii meet with
my determined opposition.
Il am strongly In favor OF the pro-