New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15
Il q I'M I'M nv
Robbed Him.
Hines Says
MurpEy's Arch Foe VIII
Ask Court to Enjoin the
Elections Board From
Giving Miller Certificate

1t was precarious victory that
Charles F. Murphy won over the Tam
many rebel, Jimmy Hines, when Muir
phys candidate, Julius Miller, was
nominated for the Borough Presidency
of Manhattan by margin of only
$500 votes. The severe injuries suf
fered by Illness campaign manager,
Joseph Shallek, when he sought to ex-
anime the records at Murphy's own
polling place were regarded at Tam
many Hall yesterday as complicating a
situation that already was serious
enough.
In addition, Hines announced last
night his intention of contesting the
election. He will apply to the Supreme
! Court this morning for an order re-
! straining the Board of Elections from
issuing a certificate of election to Mil
Ter and for an order to examine the
ballots. The announcement was made
after conference with the Attorney
General.
Claims Lead of $4,000
ME. HlHeS asserted LnaC fe-eXamlna-
ton of the ballots would give him a
lead of $1,000 votes over Miller who,
on the face of the returns, is the win
ner by more than 5000 votes. The
anti Murphy leader is said to have laid
all his evidence and all his suspicious
before the Attorney General and to be
ready to take his fight to Governor
Miller if he encounters difficulty in the
Supreme Court.
Whatever the outcome of the con-
test. he> is in the fight against Murphy
to stay Hines says, and already has
begun the organization of an anti
Murphy League, with headquarters at
the Monongahela Club of the 18th As
sembly District, of which Hines is
leader.
'pll be on the ticket" said Hines.
"There is no question about that or
about the fact that / have this fight
won. won it at the polls on Tuesday.
Whether they counted the ballots yes
terday or whether they count them in
court in couple of days doesn't make
any difference. The result will be the
same. III be on the ticket"
Erasures Found on Ballots
He said he had reports from several
districts that as many as thirty-five
names in the signature books were in
the same handwriting. In some dis
tricts voters are said to have reported
finding in their ballots cards urging
them to vote against Hines which bore
the signatures Of the Tammany district
leaders.
"My vote won't be increased by more
than 5000 or 5000 over the 10000
they themselves give me-" said Hines,
''but Miller's vote will be substantially
reduced, because all these void ballots
will be thrown out. The 27,000 votes
that the returns give Miller will
will prove to be nearer $4,000 or $4,000.
"This is no mere threat. 1t is a
solemn duty | have to perform. | and
the people who are with me in this
fight have but one purpose and that
is to rid the Democratic party in New
York County of Murphy and Murphy
ISM
Mr.. Hines expressed Indignation at
the attack made upon Mr.. Shallek, his
campaign manager, in Murphy's dis
trict Tuesday night and said that the
police had been asked to investigate it,
Hines carried eight Assembly dis
tricts- the 9Th, 18th, 14th, goth, 21st,
22d, 23d and the 18th, which is his
ONu QiSLllSt. lie CdHc WIIIIL dI ace
of defeating Tammany in the Sd AS
sembly District and in the 7th. Shall
lex, Ills campaign manager, in spite of
three fractured ribs, numerous scalp
wounds, an injured back, bullet scar
across his chest and other injuries
which he suffered at the polling booth
at Seventeenth Street and First Ave
nue., asserted that he had obtained
evidence in his visit which convinced
him that there was an opportunity for
crooked work in Murphy's district.
"They didn't kill me, though they
tried to-" said Shallek yesterday at the
Marlborough Hotel. 81 will help to put
some of those men in jail yet. l shall
be able to recognize them. Hines won
and l am confident that his name will