The sun., 1918-11-08
SMITH HAS 1904
LEAD NEAR FINISH
Only Six Districts Yet Tn
counted and Soldier Vote
Not Included.
WHITMAN MAY CONTEST
Governor Talks With Commits
sioner Enright Regarding
Protection Of Ballots.

protection OF Ballots.
With only six election districts missing
IN the entire state the unofficial figure
on the vote for Governor last night
showed that Alfred L. Smith had re-
over Gov. Whitman OF 1904. The flg-
.ures are: Smith. 9s9.212; Whitman,
s7s.14s.
! The final margin by which Mr.. Smith
viii win depends upon the size OF his
plurality in the soldier and sailor vote,
estimated anywhere from 5000 to 10000
Republicans refuse TO concede the cleo
tlon Of Harry c. Walker for Lieutenant
Governor, although It seems out of the
range OF possibility that his lead over
Lieut.. Gov. Edward Schoeneck could be
wiped out.
As was expected. when II developed
That the contest was close. limitations of
Irregularities in counting the vote in
this city and charges OF frauds up
state were put out yesterday. Mr..
fniith at Syracuse asserted that frauds
had been discovered In several counties
!, end that proceedings against the per-
, petrators would be started at once.
Whitman Warns Enrisht.
In this city Police Commissioner En-
right was summoned to the St. Regis
Hotel by the Governor. Details OF what
took place are lacking. but It is known
tnst the Governor told the Commissioner
no would hold him personally responsible
fhA hill Dt t..
MANNER that they could not be tempered
vain. AS It was learned that certain of
the Republican managers were quietly
looking into allegations OF crooked work
IN certain city districts. the action of the
Sovernor was taken to foreshadow pos
Z eioie recount in some places. II there
proved to be any foundation for the allie
gallons.
have been elected" declared Mr..
smith, as he started back to New York
from syracuse late yesterday afternoon,
ana II any attempt is made TO tuggle
the returns the persons who try to have
the will OF the people overturned will be
started on a quick>journey to States
prison. We have discovered frauds III
some counties and action against those
responsible is to be started at once"
Within two weeks a meeting Of the
state committee will be called for SYRIA
cuse at which time that city will be
named as the permanent headquarters OF
the organization. In accordance with
his declaration when he took the Office
Chairman Kellogg will retire Mt that
time.
J. J. Murphy for Chairman.
Joseph J. Murphy. son OF former
United States Senator Edward Murphy.
Jr. who made better showing IN Rens-
selaer county than any other upstate
leader. Is being considered for the chair
.Tnanship. He was the first man to sug-
sest the nomination of Mr. Smith for
governor and fought for It until the vote
was taken az Saratoga. Although the
Republican estimates gave the county 10
Whitman by $500 Mr.. Murphy kept the
Governors plurality down to 602. For
Walker he gave an actual plurality.
small to be sure-only l9-but "A good
piece Of work the leaders, friends assert
Murphy elected the only Democra tic
Senator and Assemblyman between New
York city and Buffalo. John ]. Mnckrell
was cent to the Senate and John +.
Shannon. Democrat, won the First AS
sembly district.
THE election is very close and the re-
suit cannot be decided until after the
osiicial canvass and the counting OF the
solder vote" declared Gov. Whitman as
lie was about To take the train for
Albany yesterday afternoon
The Governor had spent most OF the
day IN his rooms at the Sc Regis, going
10 the state Committee for only a few
minutes on his way to the station.
Glynn Refuses TO COncede Defeat.
"As State chairman of the Republican
organization I cannot concede anything"
said George A. Glynn when asked II he
were willing to acknowledge the election
OF the Democratic candidate. I'VE have
had no Official count Certain errors
have been found In. additions and we
flay find more. think the Democrats
would take the same conservative
stand"
The official boards OF canvassers will
meet to check up the tally sheets In each
county on Tuesday. Chairman Glynn
has sent word to the Republican repre-
sentatives TO watch the canvass with the
greatest care. He has asked them to
pay particular attention to the Prohibi-
ton vote.
II seems. according TO reports received
from Wayne and other counties. that
many ballots were thrown out as void
because the voter had placed n cross in
both the Republican and Prohibition
squares adjoining Gov. Whitmans name.
These two squares are used when two
parties have the same candidate for
Governor so that the party vote may be
preserved, members OF each party using
The square next 10 his emblem. It is on
the basis Of the vote for Governor that
q party retains or gets the right to an
emblem on the ballot for the succeeding
two years.
st BASIS for n Recount.
Under a ruling OF the court In cases
where crosses are placed in each square
one vote shall be counted for the can
didate for Governor but the vote shall
! he counted for neither party I'm their
Aotal vote. 1T may be that an attempt
will be made for a court order for the
opening OF the boxes and the recount OF
the votes, IL evidence can be obtained
that many double cross ballots were
thrown aside as void
~ Gov. Whitman declared he did not in
tend to make any move for recount,
bur IL a demand for one came from up
State he would concur in IL most
heartily. II Is said that the Republican
managers first became suspicious OF the
count In New York city when they found
that Whitman Mas credited with only
2ee,000 votes whereas there is a total
Republican enrolment here of 302. 900.
In past elections II has been almost
an invariable rule that the Democrats
tuilsd less ard the Republicans more
than their enrolment In New York city.
William Barnes OF Albany sat In with
Chairman Glynn at State headquarters
for a time, but he was not able to figure
any MA that Gov. Whitman cauld Gonna