The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-14
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
4 CHANGE ~ THE COMPILATION or
RETJRNS FROM OHIO.
Hayes's Majority Reduced to Less than $500
The Democrats Charging Fraud on the
Ballet Box In the City of Cincinnati.

Hayes's Majority Reduced TO Less than ., 800
The Democrats Charging Fraud on the
Ballet Box In the City of Cincinnati.
Columns, Oct. 13.-Of1icial figures have
been received from sixty counties OF the State
to-day. T. dicatlng that Hayes and the entire
Republican State ticket have been elected by
small majorites, estimated by tho Republican
managers OF from FIVE to six thousand, and by
the Democratic managers at not more than
twenty 1ve hundred. One fact worthy Of note
in the campaign Is that the Prohibition party Of
ultra temperance people united With the Re-
publicans, ignoring their own ticket TO defeat
the Democrats. Another noteworthy TACT
Ia the political revolution that appears TO have
come over the cities OF Cleveland and Ctnctn-
natl In the f9rner cry tne hepnoiican I, , ns U,im
lty Of 6,lOO, gain OF $500, over the vote OF lo,3
In Cincinnati they have carried the city aud
county by $40. a loss to the Democrats OF more
than 1900 since 1874.
These cities with Columbus defeated Gov.
Allen. There can be no doubt either that their
majoritlcs were procured partly, II not wholly,
by frauds on the b Hot box, or colonizng votes
from nerhboring States and by repeaiers.
perpeirated TS % by the State conr,mittes, but by
the agency Of Washington Influences, just as
Baltimore 10y the same influence. The Legs
ature, 1t Is believed, Will be Republican In both
The Democratic State Executive Committee
IL. IL. W rlgnt. tne CHAIRMAN Oh ine OInte
cratic Committee Of Iennsylyania.
ne Rs agdrs g,o.t 9Sras Cas a. 20 100.
The Stltc has for Hayes by a enlat m1jOrty.
The returns indicate that the Democracy poed vote
s Srse @ & Our s' e ss 1 S e y resn Of .s
mott lavish eApenditurc Of money which ever charac
lent votes and the Introduction Of the false on
The pSef % rso. see nse 9'a os me anu
Chairman Democratic Executive Committee.
CINCINNATI Oct. 13.--The returns OF the city
and - ~ nlff0 ri 70 n
| jority over Allen Dem). For LeuteniBt- Gov
crnor. Young liep) gets 299l votes, over Carey
| In this county bv an average majority of 800:
There are hfty-four counties heard from and
>they give Hayea about 5000 majority over Allen.
| There thirty counties vet to hear from.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
CoIT'MuUs, Oct. bat noon to-day the
| Democrats conceded the state to the kepub-
cans by from ten to hlteen thousand' put
| which considerably changed their Il cures, stead
| ily cutting down Hayes's prosucctive majority;
This evening the Democratic Committee close
| their headquarters 70 outsiders and have since
been figuring on the result, and now claim TINT
| HAYES " elected at all, will not have over 2,bOO
majority TINS result the committee claim Is
! re ched from the figures received from their
private correspondents in ffty-three counties
and thirty.nve counties q helr from. Mr.
Thompson. the Democratic chairman, says they
vet hope to prove Aliens election 10y a smd
Inc news has spread like widnre, and men
who were confident to-day and jHbi,ant over
| II iVes's election, now nll the t,publican Com
mittce rooms anxious for news.
| Hamilton county gives Hayes 40 majority
The Republicans Claim the election of tneir can
didates for the Legislature by an average ma
jority OF 2.0D. The whole Republican county
Il, ket Il probably elected.
A. i. MiKuh, Chairman Of the Republican
Committee, admits that his news OF thi. after
noon will cut down Hayes's prospective IN ijori
ty. but claims that ho has no news at All in keep
ing with the news at the Democratic rooms
lie declares he cannot see how It Is possible L
overcome Hayes's majority. Republican figures
give the Republicans nine majority In I'll,
House, not counting four considered doubtful
and three majority In the Senate. with four ye
in doubt.
The latest from the Democratic Central Com
mittee Is to the effect that returns have come u
from % counties and estimates of the other
This includes the returns of 900 Hepublica
majority In Cuyatosa and l.ltO IN HamIlto
counties. John G.. Thompson, Chairman OF tn
committee, regards both these returns as to
large, but, taking them for granted to Toe tru,
he says, 1t cannot give Hayes more than 20
majority.
Mr. Wikor, Chairman OF the Republlca
Committee, vs. he has Yet to hear from
counties. which are considered kepuhlicas
, aud 10 Democratic. and ~ is unable to Civ
definite figures. Returns frpm 81 counties not
! show net Republican gain OF 1,i1S