Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-15
OHIO.

Columbus, October a. There is still intense
excitement here over the election news. and much
figuring is being done. The dem do not expcc;
to dis ipate the aoiity cnt: Gig, but claim thai
it will nc very small The rep. figures are very
close but still rely on several thousand majority.
After very careful figuring Mr.. Wikotf, chair
man of the Republican State Committee, states
that GS counties reported give lO,60l majority
for Hayes. The 20 counties not heard from gave
democratic majority of 5,27l in 1878.
The democrats here claim a gain of l402 in l6
Of these counties, and the republicans gain of
1000 in of them. This would Lave net ma
jofity Of 1884 for Hayes. The democrats concede
the State to the republicans.
Additional retuin do not materially change the
result for governor Some sharp correspondence
has been added to the amenities of the Ohio cam
pajgn The following despatch is dated at Co.
lumbus, Oct. IL -
To Hon. Hendrick b. Wright, chairman Of the
State democratic committee, Philadelphia
The state has gone for Hayes by small maj.
The returns indicate that the democracy poled
larger than ever cast for any man elected gov
ernor. Our defeat was the result of the most
lavish expenditure of money that has ever charac
torized a political contest, the colonization Of
fraudulent votes and the introduction Of false
issues on the public schools, which excited the
prejudice and bisotry Of religious hate.
JonN G.. THOMPSON,
For the democratic executive committee.
The republican committee, to show the other
side of the question, sent the following despatch,
dated Columbus, Oct. IL:
To Hon. Henry lloyt, chairman of the republl-
can central state committee, Philadelphia
The despatch of John &, Thompson, chan man
Of the Ohio democratic committee, of this date TO
the chairman of the Pam. dem. committee, so far
as it relates 10 frauds perpetrated by the republi
Of this state, is falsehood, and he knew it
VIXEN he signed it.
(S!gnedl II /. WICK0FF, Chairman,
j. c. DONALDSON, Secretary,
GEO h. MAST, Treasurer,
CHARLES F. WALCUTT,
CHARLES H. MOORE,
JOHN LITTLE,
Republican State executive committee.
Returns considered reliable from s. counties re-
ceived by the rep. state central committee. show
majority OF 1868 for Hayes The countie, of
Wood, Carroll and Delaware are yet to be heard
from. They are ordinarily considered republican
counties but Wood has gone dem. this year, and
it is thought that the DEM gain there will neutral
ize the rep. g Ans in Delaware and Carroll coun-
ties so to make the maj for Hayes substan-
tally above. The dems concede the house of
representatives to the reps by good maj. but
claim the election of one senator in the Toledo
district, which gives them the senate by maj.
Cincinnati, October IA. Nothing more definite
is known at this time 2.lj p. m.) regarding the
election. 1t is generally conceded that Hayes
has carried the State by at least 1000 ma ority.
So intense is the excitement altering on the gov
ernorship that the Legislature is not thought Of
The Times Columbus special says that all the
returns are IN except from Two COUNTIES ii lnese
two poll the same vote as in 1873, Haye will have
$500 maj
The chairman of the dem. committee says if
Hayes is not elected BY over 1000 maj. and the
dems get either branch of the general assembly,
he roposes to contest Hayes election on ground
of fraud in Cuyahuga county.
LATEST.
Columbus October l4.-midnight. The rep
headquarters close up without iull returns, but
careful calculation on all Il counties except Car
roll aud Wood give Hayes 1884 maj. The dem.
committee say Hayes maj. will be $500. The
reps have Il maj. the house of representatives.
The senate is yet in doubt but the dens concede
it to the reps by maj Have no figures the
state officers, other than governor, and Official re-
turns must determine who is elected.