The Washington herald., 1916-05-06
Charges of Ballot-Box Stuff
ing Prevent Counting of
Votes-Riots Averted.
JUDGE is ASSAULTED
Crowd Hoots at Members of
Elections Board-Police
Rescue Ballot Box.
VOTERS TAKEN TO LOOKUP
Hogan Declares Election Gigantic
/Fraud-Two Thousand Votes in
Box Before Poll Opens.

Though the votes cast in yesterdays
primary for delegates to the Republican
national convention will not be counted
until early next week, the few ballot
boxes opened and counted last evening
Indicated Frank J. Hogan and DR.. Ed
ward Williston to be the leaders.
The decision to defer the counting of
tine ballots came after two hours OF con-
ference between the members of the re-
turning board and representatives OF the
three tickets. Several of the boxes were
opened and looked into by the conferes,
but no attempt to tally the ballots was
made.
After the last box had been deposited
with Charles Gertman and Frederic
Douglas, two members of the board, the
room was ordered cleared AS Chairman
Charles Linkins, of the election board,
stepped from Mr.. Gertmans office, in the
Century Building H2 Fifth street north
west, several alleged adherents OF Mr..
Hogan attacked him. Three policemen
beat them back, and Mr.. Linkins was
escorted to a room, where he remained
until after the crowded corridors were
cleared, two hours later. The crowd also
spoke ill-feeIing toward Jesse Foster. a
member of the elections board. but the
policemen protected him.
Charges Ballot StumnE.
Following theashort session Of the re-
turning board. it's members. who pre-
viously had ruled that the candidates
could not oe present when the vote was
counted, sent for them, and they were
allowed to sit through the conference.
When the board adjourned. Mr.. Hogan
made Il speech to his adherents who
thronged the corridor. stating that yes
terday's election was one of the great
est frauds eve- committed in the Dis
trict, but that he had agreed to meet
with the returning board when the can
vas is made in order to check up their
returns with the figures he has received
from his personal representatives ct the
polls yesterday
Charges of balIot-hox stuffing We're
made by Mr. Hogan. who asserted that
in one precinct there were at least 2.OCO
votes iii the box for one Of the opposing
tickets before Il O'Clock, when the polls
were opened.
Mr.. Hogan claimed that he should have
won by approximately 70 to 1 over the
Miller-Chase ticket and by % to l over
h.. IgI,o
The Fort Stevens district box showed
Hogan Williston to have carried that sec
ton by an overwhelming vote, it sta nd
ing 225 for them. 3 for Bradshaw Marshall
and none for Miller-Chase, Hogan said.
Riot Narrowly Averted.
A riot was narrowly avoided between
the progressive and old guard elements
in HilsdaIe, near Anacostia last night,
when a dispute arose between Attor-
ney Kicks, representing the Miller-Chase
faction, and Whitefeld Mckinley, one of
the Hogan ticket judges of election. Ac-
cording to the police. who interfered in
time to preserve order and save the
ballot box. a crowd had gathered in
front Of Douglas Hall. Nichols avenue
and Howard road, when the polls closed.
and as Mckinley left the building bear
ing the sealed box. he was accosted by
Ricks, who demanded the result of the
vote. The police say Mckinley wouldn't
tell him and an exchange Of words fol-
lowed.
Sergeant Ready, who was standing
near. grabbed the sealed box and car
red it off, while the rest of the force
restored order among the voters, who
had gathered and were taking sides
Things were quieted and Mckinley and
Kicks and the ballot box were taken to
the Eleventh precinct together Later
the box was taken to the McGiu Build
ing in G street.