New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
BEATEN BY FRAUD,
HILLQUIT INSISTS
1000 Cheer Socialist as He
Begins His Fight for
Congress Seat

While 5000 comrades cheered Nor
RS HiHquit, wealthy Socialist. in n
speech in Star Casino yesterday
charged he had been elected Repre-
sentative from the goth District, but
had been deprived Of the Office through
gross. fragrant and shameless frauds"
And while his fellow Socialists con-
timed their cheers Mr.. Hillquit prom
ised that, backed by the entire ma
tional Socialist party and by organized
labor. he would carry on a light 10
wrest the Office from Isaac Siegel' Re
publican.
Sierel said there was no truth what
ever in the charges. If recount were
ordered by the court, he added ne fel'
sure that the result would be TO IN
crease his present plurality
As starter Hillouit will bring
two civil suits and one criminal action
to-day. Evidence Of alleged election
frauds that he charged was in his pos
session he will place before District
Attorney Swami. He will also appear
before Justice Weeks, in the supreme
Court. asking for an inspection OF the
void and imperfect ballots and Tor the
issuance Of a mandamus on the board
OF Elections calling for the opening OF
the ballot boxes.
Battle Will Join in Motions
George Gordon Battle has been re-
tanned BY the Democratic candidate,
bernard A. Rosenblatt, who believes he
has also been elected. The lawyer saio
last night he would join with HILL
quit IN the motions before Justice
Weeks.
81 have already had an investigation
made" he continued, land so far ! am
certain that glaring irregularities have
been committed Some of the results
Of this examination | laid before the
District Attorney last week, and ! shall
Mace more before him tomorrow.
There is no doubt in my mind that
grave crimes against honest elections
were committed in the goth Congress
sional District ! do not know whether
Dir. HulQuit or Mr.. Rosenblatt has been
elected, but It is apparent 70 me that
Nr Siegel has not"
"The oficial figures would seem 10
indicate that ] was defeated by ll8
votes" Said Mr.. Hillquit. Some put
the plurality Of Mr.. Siogel as high as
$50 have reasons 10 believe ! was
elected by upward Of 400 votes. which
] think recount will show"
Frequent Charges of Fraud
This was the statement made by the
Socialist az the close Of his speech at
the theatre. But his talk bristled with
fighting phrases and unqualified charges
Of fraud In his address he said;
Il do not cry fraud because u Is
easy 10 cry fraud, but because we have
ample evidence Of fraud, and we owe "
not only 10 ourselves but TO the entire
country TO put those responsible lor
the fraud IN jail.
"Ill give you sample Of how II was
done. When the first ten districts
came In / was 400 votes ahead. That
was 10 o'clock election night linen
the returns stopped coming in, and not
for twelve hours was another distfict
heard from. While this unprecedented
hold-up was on | went around 10 some
Of the polling places.
zone | went into WAS presided over
By a board Of election inspectors-~So
called; but let me tell you that they
were the lowest fellows, the vilest
gangsters and the worst dope hends l
ever saw. | saw them throw away per
fectly good ballots cast for me. They
declared them void. They refused TO
keep a tally on the books in ink as the
law compelled. The apology for tally
that they kept was peneilled on a scrap
Of paper"
Sent for Police Captain
When ne protested, Mr.. Hillquit con
;inued, and informed the four that they
we're flirting with Jail they sent word