Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
OHIO LEGISLA LATURE.

Having seen conflicting statements in regard to
the political complexion OF the Legislature OF Ohio
we condense from the estate Journal the SUBJ
joined view Of the subject:
THE LEGIsLAruRE.--We several days since announced
the result OF The election in this State by which
tanned that in the Senate there will be tie between the
two pates and that in the House Of Representatives here
is probably Wing majority Of four. Conemporaneous
were given by neghbor OF the Statesman by which
these results far parties concerned, reversed We
propose TO put readers in possession of the facts
In out list OF members elect to the HOUSE, by which
orty of four is counted for the Wings included the TWO
members chosen in the first district Hamilton County The
law apportions to the county Of Hamilton Senators and
five Representatives and provides that " much OF said
county Hamilton is comprised within the limits as
constituted OF the first second third, fourth, fifth, syth,
seventh and eighth wards Of the city Cincinnati shall
pose the first district and shall be entitled Senator ani
two Representatives the Senator be elected in the years
1919 and s5l and much said county of Hamilton as
not included in The first district shall compose the second
district and shall be entitled Senator and hee Repre-
sentavehe Senator 10 be elected in the years and
$780, Unier the provisions o. this law the elections
held but the Locofoco party chose disregard provision
Of the law which constituted elective districts the coun
W and cast their throughout the county one Senator
and FIVE Representatives. The to regulate elections
passed February s, 1884, provides that If ballot should
be found to contain greater number of Names for any
Office, than the numter Of persons required fill such office,
shall he considered fraudulent the whole o the names
designated TO fill such rffice bot no further"
Such the law in the And under the provisions OF
these laws, Mr. Oliver NJ Spencer received as q candidote
Tor Representative from the first district, d534 yoes Mr.
George w. Runyan like received Tor the same Off &c
4, voies-his being clear majority Of ell toe
in that district The other ballots contained cach five
for Representatives and were in the language Of the statute
" fraudulent to the whole o the designated TO m
such oce-and being fraudulent, should have been re-
cced But i said that Clerk OF the Court of Common
Plea Of Hamilton county has taken upon himself to regal
the law consr'ing two elective districts Hamilton county
unconst utiona and to give certificates election the
FIVE Iocofoco candidates from that county Ard upon this
hghhanded Of the Clerk, the Statesman claims suy
the voice Of the people OF the first district and kindly fur
nsh them with representatives who have been hy themselves
rejected And he writes il down :" Deuocratic!"
In Clinton county, which gave majority Of Sal for Ford,
the Statesman claims TO have elected Democratic Repre-
sentaye-not by any that he got majority Of the
peoples votes bu because the people voted for the individual
who the day Of the election held the office Of sheriff Of
the county And is said that Clerk Of that county has
already given certificate OF election to whom the peo
pie by emphatic vote refused to elect
like result and for the same reason, claimed in the
district composeJ Of the counties Of ScOo and Lawrence
cept that the Clerk will probably srtelp manufacture
Democratic Representative out of candidate for whom
large majority OF the people have refused 10
In Portage county the people elected DAVID L. Rockwell,
Wing, by maturity Of some 60 Geo. Sheldon,
Locofoco but he Clerk the townships by inadve
tence, no doub in certifying to the county Clerk the
christian name Daniel instead OF David Rejecting the
Of that township, (which for David r. Rockwell
left him in minority and The county Clerk being Loco
foco, Issued the certificate TO Sheldon.
Thus is accounted for the discrepancies between our re-
count Of the result of the late election and that given by the
Statesman and thus does neghbcr attempt cobbe up
Democratic msouty, against the known and clearly
pressed will Of the people Of the respective election discs