The New York herald., 1921-09-24
SEES THEFT OF 1900
S.1OO Other Votes Taken
Away From Him by Crook
edness, Is Charge.
DENIALs By TAMMANY
Contends That Only ABB Gain
Over Miller Is Shown in
-. 431 Districts.

The Hines managers abruptly ended
yesterday the examination of ballots
cast in the Democratic primary last
week. They said there was no use in
gong further because they had al.
ready gathered sufficient evidence OF
astensive fraud on which to ask the
Supreme Court TO order a complete
recount of the vote for the nomination
FOR Manhattan Borough President.
Vincent $. Lippe, chief of Illness
counsel, said the application for a re-
count probably would be handed tc
Justice Isidor Wasservogel on Mon
day. The only thing that was bother
ing Hines, he said, was the cost OF
the recount, which would be about
$4,000. He wasn't sure that so much
money could be made available.
The two factions-Hines and Tam
naanyr-differ srotesquely as to what
was brought to light by inspection OF
the ballots, which went on for two days
at l15 Leonard street. Lippe, talking
for Hines. said last night:
sTfhe ballots of 450 election districts
that Hines was counted out was found
on every hand. julius Miller the Tam
many candidate, was credited outright
with $500 votes he was not entitled to;
2.SS votes were taken away from Hines
directly and 2.7so Hines ballots were de-
hoerately voided by means of Illegal
n arkings. And our examination did not
nc, ude the ballots classified by the cleo
ZION inspectors as void. protested and
blank They are in the hands OF the
county Clerk and will be looked over
AZ our leisure
s.~.4Tammapy View of Recount.
ON the other hand. George Ovany.
'Tammany lawyev acting as counsel for
julius Miller. gave this as the result of
the two days study of the ballots:
.s."The ballots of l21 elec ton districts
were examined. The ga1n for Hines
over the official count. of the primary
) 49, At this rate thS total ga.n for
lines if all the borough'S 1-He election
districts were recounted wosld be little
over 1000. Miller's plurality Tas more
shan $500
Yesterday. after he had enough mate
rial for afiidavits to be presera.ed to
Justice Wasservocel Hines sent a s1uad
sof his scouts over to the Board of A'ec-
tons offices in the Municipal Buldtng
10 compare signatures of voters in the
enrolment books and the books IL,
which the names were supposed to be
written at the polls on primary day.
His managers say that astonishing dis
crtpancies in handwriting were found.
In the primary book of a certain down
49, tla saf htrfxr nre
sppeared in the same chirography. An
election inspector. explaining this peculi-
arity, had naively written after each
name: Poor eyesight: can't read"
Maybe these voters came from q
blind mems home.'' said Lippe. But
IT, seems that despite poor eyesisht
they were able to put their X-marks
in front OF the name OF Julius Miller"
olvany. the Tammany lawyer. con-
ceded that yesterdays recount" gave
Hines a gain of 1874 votes in Charles
T. Murphys Assembly district the
Twelfth, and a gam of two in Murphy's
election district. .Lippc. however, con-
tended that in one election district
alone, the Nineteenth, the crosses on
twelve Hines ballots had been erased
and Miller crosses substituted that on
thirty six ballots votes for Hines had
bern invaldated by the placing of
crosses against Miller's name toe. and
that the seal OF the ballot box was
broken.
In fact" said Lippe. "ifty ballo;
boxes out Of tie whole number inspected
by us had been tampered with. Nine.
teen Of them either had broken seals OF
we're unlocked. In some cases there was
evidence OF hurried repairing. We shall
inform Justice Wasservogel that both the
civil and criminal laws have been yio-
lated.
~Here is 4 sample OF what went on
According TO the tally sheet of one oi
tlse election districts In the First Assem-
bly, district twenty-five OF the ballots de-
posted in the hox by voters were blanlcs
and twenty-five were void. But on look
Ing at the contents OF this box to-day
We found no blanks at all and twenty
FIVE void Isn't it a fair supposition tina,
somebody got at the ballots after tho
blank ballots for Miller? Is 1t not
peculiar that most of the voIdcd ballots
had apparently been voted for Hines"
Partly as a joke on Hines and partly
because they really wanted to know
what would develop. the Tammany man.
ayers tried for two days TO get look al
somc OF the ballots from Illness owr
Assembly district, the Eleventh. They
Anally succeeded Under the Wasscr-
called for were TO be produced at the
place OF inspection. He did not call for
those of the Eleventh But somehow d
truck brought the boxes of the Eleventh
downtown along with others. Somehow
they were lugged to the tables where
the inspectors and watchers sat. This
happened twice and each time the Hines
managers put them aside. insisting that
they must not be opened. Nevertheless
near the close OF the day. when most
OF Hines's chief yoemen had gone. one
~ these was opened and the ballots
we're examined. IL was the Twenty.
seventh Election district OF the Eleventh
Assembly district The recount as tab.
,llatcd by Tammany, netted Miller a
gain OF Ave votes.
The examination, so fer as IL went
cost Hines pretty penny. His owr
watchers were volunteers. but he mus
pay for the fifty extra men hired by tho
Board Of Elections at So day for two
days lie also must pay for the truck
age or the boxes from police stations e
f15 Leonard street and bacK. lie hac
deposited a guaranty of $500 with ~,
Board Of Elections. BY stopping tho
Inspection yesterday he probably saved
about half Of this If he should win or
4 recount he would get his money tacl
and Miller would have 70 pay the ttl.
Joseph Shaleck. campaign manager
for Hines. said last night that William
!. Fallon. his attorney. would appear
Before District Attorney Swami to-day
II II o'clock and make formal COM
plant IN reference 60 the assault on