Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-15
The ELECTION,
Foraker's Plurality
Probably 10000.
The Returns From Hamilton
County Indicate a Full
Republican Ticket.
The Democratic Committee
Maintaining a DOgged
PerSistency in Claim
ing the LegiSla-
ture.

CINCINNATI, Oct. IA.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning the re-
turns from Hamilton county and even Gin
cinnatl are not all in. This fact is cited by
both parties as evidence of fraud and both
the Commercial Gazette and Enquirer openly
charge the opposite party with fraudulent
practice. The Enquirer claims that the
democrats have carried Hamilton county by
over 1000 majority, including all three can
ddates for the legislature and county officers,
and the republicans claim it by larger
ma jority.
The Times-Star has returns from all the
city precincts except four which put differ
ent phase upon Hamilton county. The totals
are, Foraker, 30, 4S7; Hoadly, 30,5S4 Leon
ard. $50. If this is accurate, and it has con-
irmation from at least one other source, it
would show that the republicans have carried
their entire legislative ticket with the poss-
BILE exception of Robert Harlan, who runs
behind the others.
The democratic State committee estimates
the election of 81 members of the House of
Representatives certain, and II doubtful, and
2l sure in the Senate. The figures gwen for
Hamilton county in a previous dispatch have
been further verified, and it is now confident
ly claimed by the republicans that they have
elected the entire legislative ticket in Hamil-
tou county except possibly Robert Harlan for
representative, and that the democrats have
elected clerk, prosecuting attorney and a
member of the board of control. Complete
returns from the county are not made. 1t is
charged that in one precinct there are 200
more votes than registered voters.
The estimates made here on the legislature,
excluding Hamilton county, give the republi-
cans IL senators and so representatives The
legislature is composed of 81 senators and
10 representatives, of which "a would be
a majority on joint ballot. This would make
the legislature republican without Hamilton
county. Chairman Bushnell of the republi-
can state committee estimates as follows :
Senate Il republicans with four close dis
tricts to hear from; House, 5S representa-
tives, with six close counties to hear from.
This excludes Hamilton county.
TOLEDO, Oct. IA.
Thirty seven of the 43 precincts in Lucas
county. including Toledo entire, and the re-
naming SIX estimated at the vote of two years
ago, give a republican majority on the state
ticket of between 200 and 800. The repub-
licans elect one representative and the demo-
Gratis the other. The senatorial ticket has
about the same majority as the State ticket.
The republicans will probably elect all the
county officers except the sheriff and COM
missioner.
CINCINNATI, Oct, IA
In the following named counties accord
ing to the returns now received, the republic
ans have elected representatives: Adams,
Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont CD, Carroll,
Champaign, Clarke, Clinton, Columbia (2),
Cuyahogs (6), Delaware (2), Fayette, Frank
lin (2), Fulton. Gallia Lake, Greene. Guern-
sey, Hancock, Hurdin, Harrison, Highland,
Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence,
Logan. Lorain, Lucas, Madison. Mahonng,
Medina, Meigs, Miami, Morgan. Musking (2),
Noble, Portage, Preble, Ross, Sciota, Starks,
Summit, Trumbull (2), Union. Van Vert,
Warren, Wood, Washington, Vinton.-total,
61.
The democrats elect representatives in the
following counties: Allen, Ashland, Au-
glaize, Brown, Butler Clermont, Coshocton.
Crawford, Darke, Defiance. Psulding. Erie,
Fairfield, Franklin. Heary, Hooking, Holmes,
Licking, Lucas. Marion, Mercer Monroe,
Montgomery (3). Ottawa, Perry, Pickaway,
Pike, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca,
Shelby. Stark, Tuscarawas, Williams, Wy
andote.-total, 80.
Doubtful or not heard from-Belmont t2),
Hamilton Q0), Marrow and Wayne-l4.
The following Senatorial districts have
been carried by the democrats I'd, 4th, 9th,
10th, 18th, 18th. 10th (2), 18th, 2sth Q,
18th and 10Th (2), Both, 3lst, 32d (2), 33rd
(2). Total l6.
The republicans carry the 3rd, 5th, 9th,
eth. sth, llth, 18th, l4th, 20th, 2lst, 22d,
23rd. oath (2), 25th (2), 26th and 29th (D.
Total II.
Decentralization county ~.
COLUMBUS, Oct. IA.
The democratic state executive committee
claim the legislature on joint ballot by ma
jority of 5. They say they have positive in
formation OF the election of 56 members of
the House and 81 in the Senate, with six
doubtful.
The republican committee claim SO men,
bers of the House and IL members of the
Senate outside of Hamilton county, with five
close districts to hear from.
CINCINNATI, Oct. II.
The counting of the returns of yesterdays
election is in a chAntic state. In precinct
of the 10Th ward where the count had pro-
ceeded so far last night that 2S4 unscratched
democratic tickets and Sc unscratched repub-
lican tickets had been counted the judges
stopped their work and it has not been re-
sumed In precinct ID the box has not been
opened since the polls closed last night be-
cause one of the judges holding the key can
not be found. There are 242 votes in this
box according to the dial. These two pre-
cincts and one in the country are missing
from the tables, from which it appears that
Foraker has majority Of 537 in Hamilton
county precinct which is missing. Last year
it gave q republican majority of IL. The
total vote in precinct F of the 18th ward is
454. From these data the republicans claim
Foraker carries the county. Returns on the
legislative ticket are not nearly 90 complete
but it appears that it runs ahead of Foraker