The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-20

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 Lieutenant -Governor-C Charles Jenkins
 Judge ofthe Supreme Court--Joseph Watson.
 AttorneyG yGeneral-GeorgeN N. Futile.
 1reasurer-William F. Gloyd.
 Member Board of Public Works-Henry l.. Morrison.
 The vote of the state in recent years has been:
 Years. office. Rep. Dem. Grbk 1ssl President ........375,e4s 9i0,s3l 6,456 1880 Governor......362,02 SiS,0l6 6,7Si 1879 Governor; ,;sS6 ,56l 3l91d 9l29 1878 Secy of State. ,120 270,966 3S,2S1
 The legislature last chosen had Repub- lican majority of 31 on joint ballot in a total membership of 151.
 THE VOTE.
 CINCINNATI, Oct. 11.-There is small pros- pect Of being able to give the returns from Hamilton county to night. At half past 10 not one precenct had been heard from in full, and only three or four had given re- ports as to the head of the ticket. These all indicate falling off in the total vote amounting to 15 to 20 per cent, with slight Republican gains. There is nothing what ever at this hour to base an estimate of the result in the county ticket except that more scratching was done by Republicans than Democrats.
 Returns have been received from the head of the ticket in Hamilton county from if teen of the ninety-tiye precincts. These
  this it is estimated Foster will have a ma. jority of 2,300 in the county. If this is reached there is probability that the Re publican legislative ticket may be elected, but of this no just estimate can be made now. No full returns have been received from any precinct in the city and none are expected before half past two or three o'clock. The scratching has been unprece- dented, but it affects the judicial candidates mo hon lafi iva HIa a,rot,. ,.,a, vote is lighter than was expected.
 COLUMBUS, Oct. 11.-Clark Irvine, chair man of the Democratic state central com mittee, says the indications now are that Fosters plurality will be about 5000 and that the complexion of the legislature will depend upon the result in Cincinnati and Hamilton county. 1;20a. m-Five hun dred and forty-three wards and precincts show net Democratic gain of 1 ,139 This ratio throughout the entire state will give Foster over 14,000 plurality. The Republi- cans claim three or four doubtful members of the legislature, and one if not both bran ches of that body. A very large Re- publican gain was made at the Soldiers home, Dayton.
 THE RESULT.
 The chairman of the Republican state central committee claims that Fosters ma iority is 15.0o0, and the chairman of the Democratic state central committee con- cedes that claim. The Republicans say they have certainly control of the house of representatives without the aid of Hamilton county, and they hope to have control of the senate. Republican representatives are elected in the following Democratic coun- ties: Clrmont, Henry, Vinton and Wayne. Also in the following counties, which were considered doubtful: Delaware, Erie, Har- din, Knox, Madison, Muskingum, Portage, Ross, Scioto, one in Stark, Summit, and Van Vert; the other member from Stark is in doubt. Anderson, Republican, for sen ator, is elected in Butler, Warren district, by 100 or 150 majority. Unofficial returns strongly indicate the election of Paul, Re- publican to the senate from Miami, Darke district, and Neil, Republican. to the senate from Franklin, Pickaway district. Local Democrats of good political, standing con- cede Neil's election. It is believed by Re- publicans 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 a gain of one representative in the Republican county of Jefferson, and admits loss of one in the Democratic county of Henry, and that the election of a Republican representative in the Democratic county of Knox is a re election.
 A feature of the election consisted of Democratic gains in Republican counties and vice versa. This is attributed to the fact that in several Republican counties where the temperance sentiment is very strong and where the church influence made itself particularly felt, the Republi- cans scratched for Foster on account of the failure of the legislature last winter to give additional liquor legislation. The legisla- ture attempted to give this legislation but could not on account of the variety of plans offered. Fosters gain in Democratic counties offsetting the loss in Republican counties is attributed to Bookwalter's brief connection with the Democratic party, failure to poll a full Democratic vote in these counties, and a stronger poll of Re- publicans there than in reliable Republican counties is deemed in political circles to have been Fosters main stay.
 Chairman Nash of the state Republican committe says the Republicans have 5S members of the house and l6 members of the senate without Hamilton county, and two senators to doubt. Seventeen is a ma jority in the senate. The Republicans have thehouse.