The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
THE OHIO ELECTION.

ESTIMATED at ZO,OOO-The vote on the
Legislative Ticket Very Close, and the
lists Poll 23, 900 Votes Views of Governor
Hoadly and DIR. Leonard.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 15.-Unofficial re-
turns received up to two a. m. from nearly
all the precincts canvassed since midnight
with the rest of the ticket likely to eX-
ceed that, and give the Prohibitionists
$4,000 votes and the Greenbackers
1000, on a total vote of over 7OO,-
600. The State Committee claims that
the Legislature is Republican on joint ballot
without the fourteen members from Hamil-
ton County by at least five and probably
nine. If Hamilton County is Democratic
the Senate would likely have one Demo
cratic majority. With Hamilton County
the Republicans would have strong ma
jority on joint ballot and working ma.
jority in each branch.
There are strong indications that there
will be trouble and attempts at fraud in
connection with the majority in tile next
Legislature. Both the Democratic and Re-
publican State Executive Committees have
been at their respective headquarters all
day, each claiming that they have a
majority OH joint ballot. The Dem
ocratic committee claims fifty-six men,
bers in the House and twenty-one in
the Senate sure, while the Republican COM
mittee says it has positive information that
its party has fifty nine in the House and
seventeen in the Senate, not counting Ham,
ilton County and a number of other doubt
full counties and districts.
In the scheming which is going on in re-
gard to the Legislature the State ticket has
been lost sight of, though there seems to
hn q hat fba
mitteeS that Foraker's plurality will be
somewhere between $4,000 and 10000,
while the Prohibition vote will probably
reach 1000 in the State.
The following Senatorial Districts have
been carried by Democrats: Second
Fourth, Ninth, Tenth. Twelfth, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Qwo); Seventeenth and
Twenty-eighth (one); Eighteenth and
Nineteenth (two); Thirtieth, Thirty first,
Thirty-second (two); Thirty-third two):
Total sixteen. The Republicans have car
ried the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
Eighth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fourteenth
Twenty-third, Twenty-fOurth (two): Twen
ty-fifth (two); Twenty-seventh and Twenty
ninth (one). Total seventeen. Doubtful
Hamilton County, four.
CINCINNATI, o., Oct 15.-The Times
Star claims the county for Foraker, and
places the totals of all precincts, save four
as follows: Foraker, 80, ,4S7; Hoadly, 3d.
5S4; Leonard, $50; making Forakers plural
ity 1908. 1t is claimed by the Republican:
that they have elected all their Legislative
candidates save, possibly, Robert Harlan
but they concede that the Democrats hav,
elected their candidates for County Clerk
Prosecuting Attorney and member of tn,
Board of Control.
CLEVELAND, Oct 15.-The result il
this city gives the election of full Re
publican county ticket by an average ma
jority of 1000. The State ticket carrie
figures shows why the Democrats wer
beaten, and if the same thing holds good al
through the State some new light is let il
on the subject In 1883 Foraker received il
this county 19, 1865 votes. This year he re
ceived 1887, gain of twelve. In 1SS
Hoadly received 10, ,726, and this year l5,
sos, loss of 4,251. Of those registered il
this city, 5,2S4 did not appear at the poll
at all.
TOLEDO, O., Oct. 15.-Thirty-seven o
the fOrty-three precincts in Lucas County
including this city, and remaining six esti
| mated at the vote of two years ago. give
Republican majority on the State ticket Q
200 to 800. The Republicans elect one Rer
resentative, the Democrats the other. Th
Senatorial ticket las about the same ma
jority as the State ticket
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 15.--In an interview
last night Governor HOadly stated that h
felt proud of the vote he received, and h
by no means considered the result as re
buke of his course. The Governor said h
would be inclined to charge the resul
chiefly to the fact that ohio is Reput
lican State, and that it was the History q
political contests that a State generall
goes the next year after a Presidential
election the same as it had gone before
| In the second place he considered one Q
| the principal causes which led to Demo
| cratic defeat the fact that the Republican
| had this year nominated in nearly all tn
counties containing cities men who wer
| friendly to the liquor interests, ah(
| in a great many cases, saloon me
| had been named by the Republican
| for the Legislature. Two years ago til
| Democrats had this element with them, an
| a large percentage of the Republican liquo
men voted with the Democrats for the res
son that they feared prohibition or hig
| tax. This year the force of this argumeI
was taken away BY the fact of the pecuiia
nominations which were made, and the ST
| loon men could not be made to believe tbs
these men would work against their interest
| ~ lllllu tiCtECII VI uClCdt, tllC SONSlht
| thought, was the general apathy on til
| part of the Democrats and the detection q
| Democrats to the prohibition cause. Thi
| latter he considered one of the most IT
markable features of the vote. To prov
| that there was a large Stay-at-hOnl
| Democratic VOTE he cited the falling o
| from his handsome majorities in Cincil
natl, Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus all
| other cities of the State two years ago. I'll
Governor was asked if lie thought Clevl
lands civilservice policy had anything
do with the result, and he was emphatic i
the statement that it was the least of a
the causes, if il had anything to do with il
| In his canvass there was nothing which h
| could say that would meet with SO muc
| favor and applause as an Endorsement {
the Administration of President Cleveland
| The Governor said that personally, h
did not care anything about the office, br
| felt that it was his duty to accept the nom
nation when it was proffered him and max
| the canvass, and, OF course he wanted
| make as gOou a showing as he could. II
did not think the plurality of his Opponer
would be more than 1000 or 5000.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Oct 15.-Dr. Leonart
Prohibition candidate for Governor, say
that the Prohibition vote was as larg
as could be expected, and is lars
| 6uOuSu u HOlu tilb DdldllC6 VI pONcl III III
| future. ''The next Prohibition campaig
in Ohio begins to-day" said he.
|
Death of Noted Humorist.
| MONTEREY, Cal, Oct. 15.-Henry "
| Shaw, better known as "Josh Billings,
| died at ten o'clock yesterday morning G
| apopleXv, at the age of about siXty-se'
en- years. Shortly after nine o'clock
complained of pain in his chest and sent ft
| physician. When the doctor arrived NJ
shaw jested with him about the pain, an
| said, as he ran his hand through h
long hair and threw himself back in tn
chair: "My doctors in the East ordered re-
| of the brain, but you can see l don't hay
| to work my brain much for simple lectu
ing-that comes spontaneously" As
spoke the last word he fell over on the fiot
unconscious He was carried to his room
| and in three minutes life was extinct.
Trade In the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct 15.-The GlOl