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THE OHIO ELECTION.


Proceedings In Hamilton County Which
May Result in Giving the Republican
Senators the Coveted Seats-The Cincin-
natl Chief of Police On Trial.
CINCINNATI, o., November Stu the
Circuit Court yesterday the relator in the
erection mandamus case filed reply to
the answer, 10 which the defense de-
INJURED, but argument was waived and
the court proceeded to a hearing of tes-
timony. 1t first took up the quest = OF
alleged disagreement between the Sotal
votes accredited to Senatorial candidates
and the total number of, names on the
poll books. This involves an, inspection
of the returns, and will prolong the
hearing.
The inspection Of the returns in the
Hamilton County senatorial case before
the Circuit Court, disclosed some re-
markable discrepancies during the eX-
animation and cross-examination OF
County Clerk Dalton yesterday afternoon
which, in all probability, will result in
the election of the entire Republican
ticket. The case is, as yet, in an incom.
pleted condition, but the indications
after yesterdays proceedings point to
changes in the county Republican instead
of Democratic. The testimony was given
altogether by County Clerk Dalton and
referred to discrepancies between the
total votes credited to Senatorial candi.
dates and the total number of names on
the poll-book. Thus, in some precincts,
the total vote on Senator's, as returned
by Dalton, would exceed by score OF
more votes the total number of voters
registered.
The Court has not yet decided how to
count such precincts, whether to throw
out the vote of the entire precinct or
only the excessive vote, or to divide the
loss on the excessive vote pro rata be.
tween each candidate. Assuming the
excessive vote only be taken from the
Democratic candidates, the result of yes
| terday's examinations will be about as
| follows:
In ten disputed precincts, the Republic
cans gain l58 votes. In precinct A OF
the Fourth Ward, the Democrats lose
342 votes, and if the whole precinct is
thrown out, 926 votes. The total Repub.
lican vote in this precinct was forty
| eight. These changes alone would suffice
| 10 elect the Republican Senators. But
testimony was also taken in regard to
! precinct of the Ninth Ward where the
returns were sent in on a DuckworLb
Club sheet, and in very loose manner.
| According 10 a decision of the court
few days ago this entire precinct, which
| is Democratic, will be thrown out on
yesterdays testimony, as the court in this
| decision announced that in case the ale.
cations then set forth by Republicans as
TO irregularities in this precinct were
proven, the vote would be thrown out.
Precinct Il of the Eighteenth Ward
will be similarly treated, as Dalton's
testimony substantially supports the
charges of the Republicans that the
counting was not commenced until sew
eral nights after the election, and that
the returns were handed in 10
Dalton IN an unsealed envelope while he
was making the official count. This pre-.
ciuct Is also Democratic.
Thus it will be seen that changes
sufficient to wipe out the Democratic
majority have already been discovered,
and it now remains for the investigation
to proceed still further. In case the
court decides the case in favor of the
Republicans, the Republican candidates
on the entire county ticket will contest,
as all but two or three were credited by
Dalton with as many votes as were the
Senators. The investigation is being
conducted with caution, and may not end
for q week.
A recapitulation of the changes made
so far in the inspection of returns in.
dicates net Republican gain over the
figures as reported by Clerk Dalton,
of from GOO to LOO, When the court
decides as to the manner of counting the
precincts in which discrepancies are
found, the Republican gain will then be
determined definitely. According TO the
decisions already made this gain can moi
be less than 600, which elects two Re-
publican Senators. Six hundred and
five would elect the third, and 7+0 the
fourth. A gain of l,l00 would elect the
entire Republican county ticket, with
probably two exceptions.
Superintendent of Police Edwin Hud-
son was placed on trial yesterday for
contempt of court and neglect OF duty.
Seven warrants were sworn out few
days previous to the election, charging
different men with illegal registering.
These warrants were not served and the
Superintendent was brought to court on
the charge of purposely evading his duty.
The case was continued until next Sat-
urday.