Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-13
THE OHIO ELECTION.
A VICTORY IN BELMONT.

Special Dispatch to the Register.
| ST CLAIRsvILLE, October IL.
The whole Democratic county tickel
in Belmont is elected, except the Prose
cutting Attorney. Fosters majority In
the county is l44. Bellaire removal vote
in the county is 1850.
An Unprecedented Amount ofScratchinR
| COLUMBUS, O., October 12.-The re.
turns came in slowly last night on &C.
count Of the almost unparalleled scratch.
ing OF the State and local tickets ia this
city. In some wards Foster was
scratched and Bookwalter substituted,
and vice versa. There was not candi.
date in the State but what suffered in
the same way. Private dispatches ia
POLITICAL headquarters and to the local
fpfess and individuals bear uniform tes-
timony to this fact. At late hour
the Republican headquarters were un-
able to say what the result would be
except that the Republicans had carried
the State. 1t was extremely difficult to
give anything reliable or definite at
noon to day. The smoke has cleared
away, and the chairman OF the Republi-
can State Central Committee claims
Fosters majority 5000, and the chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee comedies that claim. The
Republicans say they have certainly
control OF the House OF Representatives
without the aid of Hamilton county,
and they
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Republican Representatives are elect.
ed in the following Democratic
countless Clermont, Henry, Vinton
and Wayne. Also in the following
counties, which were considered doubt.
full: Delaware, Erie, Harden, Knox,
Madison, Muskingum, Portage, Ross,
Scioto, and one in Stark, Summit and
Van Vert, the other member from
Stark county, is in doubt. Anderson,
Republican for State Senate, is elected
in Butler.h arren district by 100 or $50
the election OF Paul, Republican, to the
Senate from Miami, Darke district, and
Neil, Republican, to the Senate from
Franklin, Pickway district. Local Dem.
ocrats OF good political standing con.
cede Neil the election. 1t is believed
by Republicans that the Senate beyond
doubt is Republican. The chairman OF
the Democratic Central Committee says
the Legislature is in doubt, and that the
result in Hamilton county must decide
| it. He claims gain OF one Representa-
| tive in the Republican county OF Jeffer-
son, and admits loss OF one in the
Democratic county of Henry, and that
the election of a Republican Represen-
tative in the Democratic county Of Knox
is a reelection.
Foster Elected, But the Legislature in
Doubt.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, October l2.-The
Republicans claim that Foster is elected
by 10000 to $1,000 in the State, and
claim a majority in the House OF Repre-.
sentatives. The Democrats concede
Foster 10000 majority, and say that the
| complexion of the State General Assem-
bly, is doubtful and will depend entirely
on the result in Hamilton county. Gin
cinnati for many years has been noted
for the amount OF scratching done on
both tickets, but never in the history Of
elections were tickets on both sides
scratched as much as they were yester.
day. The temperance vote in the State
| disappointed the expectations OF its
friends and opponents by its smallness.
The local ticket in Hamilton, is mixed.
At eleven this forenoon the figures could
not be given.
Returns From Hamilton County.
From Hamilton county twenty
five county aud nineteen city pre-.
cincts give Foster 5000 majority.
In the local ticket the Democrats will
probably elect the Treasurer, Probate
Judge and three out OF five Common
Pleas Judges. For the Senate and House
of Representatives, the race looks even.
The Republicans seem to have FIVE
members of the County Board OF Con-
troll and one County Commissioner.
Longworth Republican, for Supreme
Judge leads his ticket several hundred.
CINCINNATI, October l2.-Fifty-fve
precincts OF Hamilton county have been
heard from. Fifty remain to be heard
from. Fosters majority thus far is
1,5OO. The Republicans elect nine out
Of ten candidates on the Legislative
ticket and lose one, Robert Harlan, the
colored man, in whose stead the Demo.
Gratis elect General A. F. Devereuk. The
Republicans elect two State Senators
and lose one, namely, Walker NJ. Yeat-
man, while the Democrats probably
elect George E. Gault, Senator. The
Republicans elect Conner and Maxwell
Common Pleas Judges, and certainly
lose Cox and Crossley, while Bookwal-
ter is doubtful. The Democrats
elect as Common Pleas Judges
certainly Avery, and probably Mallon
and johnson. The Democrats elect
Isaac B. Matson as probate judge.
Never In ten years before was there a
failure TO have nearly all the returns OF
Hamilton county in by about four in
the morning after the election. The
cause this time is the great prevalence
OF ticket scratching, causing delay in
counting. No news from the vote else
where.
The election returns will probably not
be in from Hamilton county before late
in the afternoon or evening. The judges
and clerks were up all night, and many
OF them continued work till late this
morning. No news at all from any
adjoining counties.
Later returns from Hamilton county
are not likely to effect the result.
Democrats Win IN Butler County.
CINCINNATI, October l2.-By telephone
from Butler county, news comes that
the vote was full and the whole Demo.
cratic ticket was elected by the usual
majority.
Republican Legislative Claims.
COLUMBUS, October l2.-Chairman
Nash OF the State Republican Commit
tee, says the Republicans have b8 mem.
bers of the House and l6 members sf
the Senate without Hamilton county,
and two Senators in doubt Seventeen
is majority in the Senate. The Re-
pubiicans have the House.
The Election In Toledo.
TOLEDO, October l2.-Swann, o Re-
publican candidate for Representative,
has l55 majority. Quiggle, Republican