New-York tribune., 1918-11-12
Gov. Whitman Demana.
Examination of BaIlo,,
Which Elected Smith
State Committee
Is Back of Nov.
Democratic Judge Arre,t.d
for Alleged Illegal Ma,k.
ing of Votes

The Republican State Commits,
backed by Governor Whitman. ca,
going yesterday legal procedure q,
an investigation of the election retu,,
IN hundreds Of districts in this citv
Abraham S. Gilbert and Herher,
Limburg. counsel for Governor wba.
man. will ask Supreme Court iustss
to-day for an order directed at Alsras
L. Smith requiring him TO show eaus.
why an order should not be issued "a.
an examination of the election return,
in this entire judicial district, com.
prising the counties Of New York ana
Bronx.
The decision TO ask for an csanin,.
tion was made yesterday following
conference at the headquarters Of the
Republican State Committee, attended
by Governor Whitman, State Chairman
George A. Glynn, William Barnes,
Abraham S. Gilbert, Herbert R. Lin.
burg, Senator George F. Thompsor,
Jesse S. Phillips, State Superintendss.
of Insurance; Samuel S. Koenig, chaI,.
man of the New York County Com.
mittee; Public Service Commissionsy
Kracke, Colonel Lafayette B. Gleason,
William A. Orr, William Leary ans
Emil Fuchs.
State Chairman Glynn and Govenr
Whitman exchanged letters yesterdsy
OH the proposed ballot investigated
To Remove All Doubt
Chairman Glynn in his letter 10
Governor Whitman urging him h
bring about an examination Of ihs
canvass, says that the returns on Their
face indicate Mr.. Smith has been
elected by about 1000 votes, or about
one-third of one per cent Of the vote
cast for Governor
1.-THE vote is so close and so msny
people are unconvinced as to the a..
curacy of The reported result that We
feel it our duty to ask you to make sn
application for an examination Of The
ballots" says Mr. Glynn.
Governor Whitman sent an In
mediate reply in which he says.
II feel that am bound to disN.
gard my personal inclinations. and ihf
owe the duty to the people of as
state, irrespective of party, to comply
with your request that there may never
he any doubt as to the result Of this
important election.
The Governor adds that he has In
structed his counsel to obtain com
plete examination of the ballot at the
earliest possible moment.
Inspector Arrested
An inspector of election in the ieh
Election District of the 4th Assembly
District was arrested yesterday on
warrant issued by Magistrate Corrigsa
and will be arraigned before him thIs.
afternoon, charged with violation o'
the law. 1t is said that this inspector
a Democrat. took three ballots from the
polling place, went TO some place un'
known outside the polling place, al.
lowed the ballots to be marked Dy
some unknown persons, and then ie
turned with them and voted thsa
against the protest Of the Republics
inspectors and watchers. who threat
ened him with prosecution. 1t is g.
legged that this Tammany man was sE
lowed to do this with a policeman lfes
ing on.
In one election district downtovl
there were poued 3s6 ballots, SSs q
whics, We're counted for the Democrat
candidates. There were six Repuonea,,
election officials in the precinct s.l o
whom assert that they voted per
party ticket, and it is stated that nts
are more than fifty enrolled Re'a'a,
cans in the election district. may VI
whom voted for Whitman. The an.
vass shows no void. protested OF blsls
ballots in this district.
Many Ballots Called Void
From all over the state come s'ofes
to the effect that ballots marked wa
two crosses for Whitman-one opy
site the Republican emb EN- ana m ~
other opposite the Prohibition empea
were laid aside as void. lacy "
alleged to be valid Whitman ballgM
which the Official canvass, begihD'aM
to-day all over the State, Will e's''
to Whitman. .h
Mr.. Gilbert said lasG night that pI's
ably the Republicans would ask fol y
Investigation Of all the counting n.
ticularly the alleged void ana pa
tested ballots. in both the FirsE -. sis
Second judicial Districts. when S'.s Sr
in al the territory in New Ycrs ~
and on Long Isianc. He said tns; .
the Democrats desired an inves.4s
ton Of the ballots in the other Juus.
districts of the state they 49,. Wei.
liberty to ask for i, and dop'''"
would.