New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS.
THE INVESTIGATION IN CINCINNATI.
COUNTY CLERK DALTON OBLIGED TO DISCLOSE HI
METHOD OF COUNTING VOTES.

COUNTY CLERK DALTON OBLIGED TO DISCLOSE HIS
METHOD OF COUNTING VOTES.
CIYCIYNATI Nov. Tin the Circuit Court to-
day tho rclator in the election mdndamus case hied
reply to the answer which the defence demurred Du
argument waived and the court proceeded TO hear
Testimony. 1t rsttook up the question OF the alleged
disagreement between the votes accredited to the
senatorial candidates aid the total number OF names OH
the poll books
The inspcction of the returns in the Hamilton County
Senate case before circuit Court disclosed some le
markablc discrepancies in the examination and cross
examination Of County Clerk Dalton this afternoon.
which in all probability viii result in the election of the
entire Republican ticket AT the session OF court today
the testimony given altO;ether by County Clerk
Dalton and referred to discrepancies between the total
votes credited Senate candidates and the total number
OF names on the poll book Thus: In some precincts
the total vote on Senators by Dalton would
exceed by score more votes the total number OF
registered The Court has not yet decided how to
such precincts whether to throw out the vote OF
the entire rrccuct only the excessive vote. or 20
divide the loss tho excessive vote pro rata Getween
each each candidate Assuming ihaI INC nU1
only be taken from the Democratic cHhuuateS nt ieS
OF to-days examinations VII! b. aunut as lol,pSs III
ten disputed precincts inc WI ' neroc,ts Iosc
In Precinct ~ the tCiTth ward te @ az 5G
$40 yot6s and the whole precinct Is throw" ou ~
was As Jh, Sc changes alone would suffice to
eject the Republican senators But testimony was also
in caraicss manner According to decision Of the
ocratic viii he thrown to-lay's testimony To-
days testimony. is thought Will result IN iS ACTON
although yet been formally decided Precinct
L of tho Eighteenth Ward w!ll be similarly tI'atcd' az
Dalion's testimony substantially SUPPORTS tne char-eS
OF The Republicans that the counting was not begun
until several nights after the election ana tha the re-
turns were handed In 10 Dalton III an uus SSi
envelope while he was making Inc OWcia
II the court decides the case favor the Republicans
the Republican candi ateS on the entire county uckct
Dalton with as many votes as were tho Senators. TIE
Investigation is being conducted Win caution ana may
4 recarituation of the changes made today in the
inspection OF returns indicates net kpno1f tam Ea n
TO LOO When the Court decides 40 10 the manner 81
counting the precincts in which discrepancies are found
the Republican gain viii then be determined definitely
According to decisions already made TINS gam cannot
DO less than 600 which elects two Republican senator
hundred and five would elect the third ana 14o the
folrtn gain eleven huntroj would elect the cntrc
Republican county ticket with probably two exceptions
RETURNS FROM FIFTY-STVEN COUNTIES.
HILLS PLURALITY N THE STATE 1O,771-PRoHI-
mIION GAINS AND GREKNBACE LOSSES.
Full returns from lifty-seven of the sixty
counties in the state give Hill DEM, l7,C9s
pluraity for Governor The other three
counties give net plurality of 6,327
for Davenport Gep) leaving IIilrs plurality in the
State at lO77l Corrections in the votes already re-
ported continue 20 be made daily, and any compilation
made before the State Board of Canvassers declare the
result will subject 10 corrections because Of errors
in reporting the returns and because of the I'M
perfect votes allowed 10y the state Board. These
changes however, will probably not modify IIfs
p urdlty given above materially The methods OF
reporting the vote improve each year. but they
are SIN far perfect. In TIE hity-seyen cUCn-
ties reporting the fun vote Davenport rms behind
Is!aine 696li votes. and HI runs behind
Cleveland Co lG9 Fifty-two counties report the Poo
Inhibition vote at 25OO5. 2i93 moro than IN 1854.
Twelve counties report f7G GreenbacR yotcs 3o3l less
than lSSi. The totals for each candidate Tor Gov
ernor are cOmuared below with the OF the
counties IN 1881:
G.rgyoT 1SS1,I TbfSi9ent 1881.
5Ira Day4uU0-t lEepl 10 81 James Blaine Rjig 2Ol
David b. Hill DEM 4N765j bIOycT Cleveland D. J4tr5
i'll clay Rascon Pro- - 0ej John r. 81 John I'fo 2llH3
tCcorsc Jones fGbkb 4f4 amin f. butter Co 4.llO
Deai plur..-...... I1,U35 Dem. pur S,Oz@
81 counties I 80 counties Il counties.