New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-13
FEATURES OF THE ELECTION.
AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SCRATCHING DELAY
IN COUNTING THE NOTES.-THE TEMPERANCE
PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED BY THE sMALLNEss OF

An UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SCRATCHING DELAY
IN COUNTING THE vorEs-rHE TEMPERANCE
PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED BY THE sMALLNEss OF
THEIR VOTE.
CoLUMBUs. Ohio. Oct. 12.-The election returns
came in slowly last night on account of the almost
unparalleled amount OF scratching on both the
State and local tickc In some wards IN tins city
Fosters name was substituted for Bookwalters and
Bookwatcr's for Fosters. Every candidate on the
State ticket suffered in the way. Private dis
patches to the political headquarters the press and
individuals bear uniform testimony to this
fact. Up to noon to-day it was almost
impossible to give any definite news. The
Republicans have made gains in Democratic
counties and the Democrats in Republican counties.
Fosters loss in Republican counties is attributed
to the temperance sentiment and the church
influence his name being scratched" for Book
walters because Of the failure of the LegSla-
ture last winter to pass additional hgnor laws;
Bookwal.er lost in Democratic counties because Oh
hIs brief connection with the party.
CINCINNATI, Oct 12.--For many years Cincinnati
has been noted for the amount of " scratching
done on election days but never in its history were
the tickets on both sides 50 badly scratched" as
on Yesterday The scratching" has affect d the
judicial candidates more than the legislative noml-
nees. There are 100 precincts in Hamilton County
SO in Cincinnati and "a outside the city. AT
nearly all elections heretofore returns have been
obtained in time for tho morni & papers, either
from ALI the precincts or all except half dozen.
At o'clock this evening returns from only l0 OF
the 90 city precincts aud 20 of the A country pre-
cncts had been obtained. Returns from the other
precincts were not ubtanable, because the officers
of election had been unable to get through counting
on account of the great amount OF " scratchlng.,
At % pm. only 63 precincts had been heard from
The judges and clerks up all night, and many
of them continued work until late tins morning
The temperance vote in the state disappointed tio
friends of the party by Its snailness.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct ia special dispatch TO Inc
Times from Columbus Ohio, says: "The elections
passed off quietly and were lacking in interest ana
excitement. A large temperance vote was polled'
A large falling off in the Republican vote was ex-
pected. The temperance vote will reach loOOO OF
10000. moro than double that of any her election
The vote over 100 900 short of what II was year
ago, when it was 72I,967 The returns have come
in slowly on account OF local complications and the
vast amount of scratching but out OF 2,232 pre-
cincts in the State One-fOurth are being u'hehu-
cally heard FROM showing n net Democratic gam oil
500. This will not change the result much trom
that of last October.
"The Republicans claim the State for Foster by
$1,000 majority. and the Democrats concede MS
election over Bookwalter by 10000. The Republic
cans claim both branches of the Legislature by
close shave and the Democrats consider IL III
doubt. The Republicans in oil tho Democratic
counties had the drift IN their favor, but they lost
all their stronghods by the temperance vote. both
lost about equally from the falling of In the vote.
1t is generally believed that had General uarhel1
lived the Republicans would have had big sweep
in the State; but there no indorsement called
for and most of the agitation in the campaign was
effected by the temperance speakers Inc result ls
better than the Republicans expected, and Is looked
upon as the final blow to temperance politics In TINS
State"
SCATTERING RETURNS.