Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-20
THE LEGISLATURE SAFE.
ny 4 M1JORITY or THREE TOTEs
ON JOINT BALLOT,
without Any Aid From Hamilton County
Some Good Democrats WIN DO We'll u
They Escape the o. P.-Intsrsst,ng Talk
with Chairman Ru an nell.

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some Good Democrats WIN DO We'll II
They Escape the .. P.-Intersst,ng Talk
| win Chairman Bushnell.
| From Morning Edtton.l
| Capt. Bushnell stated to a GLOBE REPUBLIC
reporter last night that since his return from
| Columbus at ; p. m. he had received tele-
gram stating that the two republican mem
bers OF the legislature whose election was
considered in doubt because OF the frauds
which had been perpetrated, had been de-
clared elected, and would Ne duly certifcated
This gives he republicans ffty-eight MEM
bers OF the house of representatives., which,
with the seventeen republican senators who
have been elected, gives the republicans clear
majority Of three on joint ballot, with strong
| hopes OF additional members and senators
from Hamilton county. Capt. Bushnell
| represents the feeling in Columbus against
| the perpetrators Of the frauds as intense,
| among both republicans and democrats. Al
len o. Myers, especially, who is the scape-
| goat for all the democratic sins in that por-
ton of the state, is very loud in his denunci-
alton OF this crime against the ballot boxes
The county commissioners have offered re-
ward for the apprehension of the perpetra-
tors. 1t is intimated that the authorities will
not be under the necessity Of going very far
after the criminals if they are really 10 earn
est in their desire to punish the crime. A
gentleman who happened to be in the vicin-
ity of the court house at late
hour, Sunday night, states that
he saw half dc zen of the leading democrat
ic politicians OF Columbus coming out of the
| building. Just what their business could
have been in the court house at tia, midnight
hour the developments OF today indicate
pretty strongly. The fraud was attempted in
this wise; In one precinct where about 700
votes had been cast, sos were tor Foraker and
u little over 200 for Hoadly at least this 10
what the tally sheet showed last Tuesday
night. But upon canvassiug the vote it ap-
| peared thas Hoadly had more than 500 votes.
| The figure "2" in the footing of Hcadly' g
vote had been changed to 49," and the
sheet had been Tailed out to correspond,
but so bunglingly had the work been
| done that the ink OF the fraudulent
I tallies was OF different shade, and evidently
written with a pen different from that which
WAS used on election night. 1t Is quite prob
able that the criminal will be found end pun
shed. Capt. Bnshnell states that, judging
from the way both demo rats and republic
ans talked. the discovery of this attempt to
plptp he hall, nj hot vii nj aIl i'm,
petus to the growing tendency to republican
ism in Franklin county. The canvassers
acted very sensiby in ignoring the fraudu-
lent statement OF the vote. Even the demo-
| cratic judge OF election in the precinct re-
terred to, when shown the returns, denounced
the fraud, and stated that the tally sheet had
been altered since it left his hands on election
night.
AS TO Hamilton county, Capt. Bushnell
stated that he had strong hopes that the re-
suit in Franklin county, which was quickly
teegrsphed to Cir CnBati, would have de-
terren' effect upon the fraud ring there, and
that All honest count would b, had which
would show the elt cton Of all the members
the republicans have claimed from Hamilton
county. There cannot be now the same in-
ducement to fraud that existed before the
| declaration OF the result in Franklin county,
rs the republicans evidently have msjority
on joint ballot, and can elect the United
States senator with, ut single vote from Ham-
Iton county. But the state senate il
still prize TO be fought for by the coal-olers
ms it is the key to future legislation In order
to control the senate the republicans mus
have two senators from Hamilton county, and
these, Capt. Bushnell believes will be forth
coming, if a 'air Couat is had