Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-16
THE OHIO ELECTION.
A RAINY DAY But FULL vote.
Few Arrests for Fraudulent Attempts to
Vots--SOme Minor Disturbances but in
General a Peaceable Election-Both
sides Confident.


CINCINNATI, oct. 13-The election
in this city began without any disor.
ders. Up to 10 am. no arrests had
been made. Two causes contribute to
this result division of precincts SO
that no more than three or four hun.
dred voters are in any one, and the
rain which prevents crowds from col
Letting. All the judges are provided
with printed lists Of what are consid-
cred fraudulent registries, and voting
is watched with care. Rain is report
ed almost over the State last night and
to-day. This will doubtless have an
effect to cause a light vote throughout
the State. The election is for State
and county officers, for 81 senators
ITO representatives of the general as
sembly and for four amendments to
the constitution of the State, three Of
which relate to changing the State
election from October to November
and one to changing the term Of office
for township trustees. There are q
OH voting precincts in the State.
Comparison will be made with the
vote for governor in 1888 when Gov.
Hoadly was elected by a plurality of
1880 over Foraker.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-Rain ceased
here between IL and IL o'clock.
$50 p.m.-Returns from sixty wards
and precincts show Foraker 1858,
Hoadly 6.039, Leonard 697; net Repub-
lican gain 948. The vote for Leonard
is irregular, large gains in some pre-
cincts with no vote at all in others.
9p.m. = Ssventy-eight wards and
precints give Foraker a total vote Of
1884, Hoadly 1928, Leonard 1856; net
Republican gain Of 979.
CINCINNATI, Oct, 13-One hundred
and twenty-five precincts gave Foraker
25.093; Hoadly, Fl, 0O9;Leonard, 1877;
net Republican gain 2,499. Up to
this time little has been heard from
the legislators. A Republican senator
has been elected in the twenty.second
district, and two Republican repre-
sentatives in Columbiana county and
one in Meigs. A Democratic repre-.
sentative in Tuscarowas and one in
Cosbocton is elected.
CINCINNATI, Oct, 13-It is impossi-
BILE to compare the sources of gain of
the Prohibition candidate, but a cur
sorry examination Of the returns SO far
received, indicate Democratic losses
where there are Prohibition gains.
In other wards, so far as can be seen
the Prohibition vote is drawn from
both parties. One hundred and thirty
n precincts give Foraker 20,375;
Hoadly, 1879; Leonard, 2,l3l; net
Republican gain 2,13I.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-Elghty-fve
precincts from Hamilton county show
a Republican majority Of 1859. The
Republican gain in Erie county, three
fourths of which has been heard from,
is 600. In Champaign county, one
half heard from, the Republican gain
is l25. In Auglaise county, eight pre-
cincts, 1901. Clarke county, eve
precincts, 249. Two precincts of Luz
cas- county show a Republican gain Of
200.
CINCINNATI, Oct, IS, 9:25 pm
Ninety-six wards and precincts give
Foraker 1852; Hoadly, 1885:
Leonard, 1,l34; net Republican gain
l4l4. Full returns from one ward in
Cincinnati, the 9th, shows same ma
jority as in 1888.
CINCINNATI, Oct, 13-One hundred
and fourteen wards and precincts give
Foraker, 1852; Hoadley, 1878;
Leonard, 1921; net Republican gain
1871.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-Three hundred
and thirty precincts in the State show
a net Republican gain Of 1927.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-One hundred
and ninety-eight precincts show a net
Republican gain of 1904. This is
nearly one-tenth Of the voting precincts
Of the State.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-The afternoon
in Cincinnati was free from rain and
so far as a now he told nearly the
full registered vote was polled. There
were some arrests for fraudulent at
tempts to vote and some minor dis.
turbances, but in general it was a
peaceable election. The first returns
received by the Associated Press indi-
cate gains for Foraker, When twenty
precincts had been heard from he had
a net gain of $50. The Prohibition
vote gives indications Of considerable
gains.
CINCINNATI, Oct, 13-Five hundred
and four wards and precincts in the
State give a net Republican gain of
7,777. If the same ratio is obtained
in the remaining precincts Foraker's
majority will be about $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-The Republi-
can State central committee claims to
have elected representatives in Madi-
son, Adams, Delaware, Morrow, Nor
gan, Washington and Ross counties,
and senators in the 18th, 21st, 9th
and 29th districts. Ten precincts from
Richland county including three wards
in Mansfield, give a Republican gain
Of 48. Postage county, seven pre-
cincts, 80 Democratic gain. Sandusky
county, seven precincts, $50 Republi-
oan OSin. Scioto countv 16 nrenincts