Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
THE OHIO ELECTION.

Doubt, Owing 10 Juggling In the Count
in Hamilton County, Which the Commit
tee of One Hundred Will Investigate.
CINCINNATI, o., October 15.-The
counting OF the returns of Tuesdays
election is in a chaotic state. In Prec iDct
F of the Nineteenth Ward, when the
count had proceeded so far Tuesd ay
night that 2s4 unscratched Democratic
tickets and fifty-six unscratched Repub.
lican tickets had been counted, the
Judges stopped their work and
it has not yet been opened since the
polls closed last night because one OF
the Judges holding the key can not be
| found There are 242 votes In this box
| according to the list. 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.
| The country precinct, which is missing,
| last year gave Republican majority OF
seventeen. The total vote in Precinct
f (Nineteenth Ward) is 454. From
these data the Republicans claim that
| Foraker carries the county. The returns
/ on the legislative ticket are not nearly
| SO complete, but it appears that IL
| runs ahead of Foraker at the rate OF two
| to a precinct. This would make the
| Legislative vote about 200 greater than
| fOTakcF. NObHluy eau NC ooASiy -
| 2icted upon this county until the oHclai
! pount is made.
4 The fact that in one precinct the judges
| found more than 200 votes in excess
| of the whole number of registered
voters, coupled with the Irregularities
with reference to the two precincts
| above mentioned, has caused deep
| feeling of Indignation. This found ex-
preston at the meeting of the Committee
| >f I'D of
| men of all parties. Action was taken
| looking to prompt and fearless
| prosecution of all offenders One man
| begged the committee to omit nothing
| that should be done for want OF money,
| as he would meet all bills, even to the
extent of $50, 900 If necessary, to punish
| and prevent frauds against the ballot.
CINCINNATI, O., October 15.-The sit
uation in Hamilton County is changed,
and the jublant spirits of the local Re-
publicans have somewhat subsidized.
While it appeared early yesterday after.
noon as if the major portion of the Re.
publican were elected, and members oil
the Duckworth Club had conceded the
victory to the other side, later re.
turns indicate the election of the
entire Democratic Legislative and
County ticket by pluralities rang
ing from 100 to 700, with the single
exception of Kuhl for County Commits
sioner. The returns, however, are in
complete, and there is a growing dispo-
sition on the part of Republicans to con.
test the election If the official count does
not change the result. The following
telegram was received this evening from
the Prohibition candidate for Governor:
"The Prohibition vote is all that could
reasona bly, be expected, and is large
enough to hold balance of power in fu-
ture elections. The Prohibition party is
the only one that shows an increase
over the vote of last fall. 1t has multi:
piled its vote by three, and will continue
to grow. The next Prohibition campaign
in Ohio begins to-day.
TSignedl A. B. LEONARD"
The Enquirer this morning says:
The Republican State ticket is elected
by plurality much smaller than the first
claims of the Republican managers.
Hamilton County is Democratic, not
withstanding the frauds committed by
Republican leaders. The Democratic
ticket is elected, with the posi-
BILE exception of Treasurer, and
Commissioner. The State Senate is
Democratic and there is a strong proba-
bility that the Democrats will have the
Legislature on joint ballot though the
majority will be small"
PITTSBURGH, Pa, October ia Gin.
cnnati Commercial Gazette special says:
"Cleveland and its county are solidly Re-
publican, a terrible blow to the Payne
party. The whole of the Republican
ticket in the State is elected by
an average of $4,000 votes to
spare. In Cincinnati aud it's coun.
ty of Hamilton the Democratic
managers are holding back certain re.
turns with the hope of doing things in
such a way as to count in certain Demo.
cratic Senators aud House members.
believed the result will probably
stand in this county that the
Republican Senator and Representatives
are elected with one exception, which
will give both Houses of 'the Legisla,
ture to the Republican party, with John
Sherman for United States Senator. Ir
this county, on the county ticket, the
Democrats are successful in the most
important Offices"
COLUMBUS, O., October 15.-The
Chairman and other members of the
Democratic and Republican State Exec
utive Committees were at their respec.
tive headquarters all day endeavoring tc
CIPHER out ma jority on either side in
the Legislature. There has been moth
ing unusual in the proceedings with the
exception that each has claimed conf
IDENTITY that they have a majority on joint
ballot.
The Democratic Committee steadily
claim they have carried the legislative
ticket in Hamilton County, notwithstand.
ing the figures sent out from Cincinnati,
which indicate that the Republicans have
elected their entire ticket with the ex.
ception of Harlan for Repre- sentative.
Counting Hamilton County solid, the
Democratic Committee claim the Legis-
lature on joint ballot, with fifty-six mem.
bers In the House and twenty one in the
Senate. They give nothing but general
figures, and refuse to name the counties
in which il is claimed by the Republican
Committee the contests have been close.
The Republican Committee claim
majority on joint ballot without Hamil-
ton County, and also working major
ity in each branch. Counting Hamilton
County for the Republican legislative
ticket, and including half the other
doubtful counties and districts, the Re-
publican Committee say the House will
stand seventy-one Republicans to thirty
nine Democrats, and the Senate twenty.
four Republicans to thirteen Democrats.
The Result of High Rents.
WARRINGTON ID. c. October l5-COn-