The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-15
The OHIO ELECTION.
sorH SIDES CLAIM A VICTORY
For Their Legislative Ticket. but Vera
ker Eleeted Governor Fraudulent
Practices Openly Charged by
Both Parties, on Account
ofMixed-up Ballots.
At Cinciunati.

BOTH SIDES CLAIMING THE kLEcrIoN
CIScINNArI, Oct. H.--At 10 O'clock
this morning returns from Hamilton
county and ssyen from Cincinnati ara
not in. This fact is cited by both par
ties rs evidence OF fraud, and both The
Commercial-Gazette and ENQUIRER
openly charge the opposite party with
fraudulent practices.
Tho Enquirer claims that the Demo.
Gratis have carried Hamilton county
by over 1000 majority, elecsing all
their candidates for the Legislature q
and county officers. 1t claims that the
Legislature will be Democratic in
botn branches by msjorlty large
enough to remove all dagger and dis
pute.
Unofficial footings from l75 ofthe Dos
precincts in Hamilton county siva
Foraker Sl,O05; Iioadlv, 2S,976; I.eor.
ard, S6l
This evenings Times. Star has re-.
turns from all the city precinc,s sx-
cspt four, which puts different phase
upon Hamilton county. The totals
are: Foraker, 32l4S7; Hoadly, 80 5s4:
Leonard, SS6 III this is accurate, and
II has confirmation from at least one
other source, IL would show that ihe
Republicans nave carried their entire
legislative ticket, with the possible
exception OF Robert Harlan, who runs
behind the others.
IN A MIXED CONDITION,
CINCINNATI, Oct. H.-Tne counting
Oh lh9 returns OF yesterday continues,
The returns ara In chaotic state. In
precnot Of" Of the Nineteenth ward.
when the ,upt had procseded 40 lar
last night that 2Si nnscratched Demo-
cratic Tickets aud So unscrstched Rs
publican tickets had been counted. The
judges stopped tneir work and it has
rot been resumed. In pre-
cinct "D," the boxe mas
not yet been opened since the
polls closed las! night because one of
the judges holding the key cannot be
found. There were 242 votes in this
boX,accotdtpg to the poll sheet. Those
Two products and one in the country
are missing from the tables, from
which 1t appears Foraker has a ma
jority OF 537 in Hamilton county. Tne
couutry precinct that Is missing last
year gave Republican molority OF
| IL. The total vote In tha
precincts or Tho Nineteenth ward IL
i54. From these data Republicans
claim that Foraker carries the county.
The returns on the legislative ticket
are by 10 means so complete, but it
appears that 1t runs ahead OF Foraker
at the rate of two to u precinct. This
would make the legislative vote
about 400 greater thaa Fcr-
aker's. There IL no % ssihil-
| ity of a complete repor:
| from Hamilton county tonight, and
indeed, nothing can De safely predic set,
IN this county until the official count
Is made. The fact thst in ono nrecinct
the judges found more than 200 votes
in excess OF the whole number of reg
istered voters, coupled withthe irrogu.
lsrittes with fsferonce TO the two
precincts abots mentioned, has
caused doep feeling of indignation
This found expression this afternoon
at the meeting OF the Committee OF
Ono Hundred, composed of prominent
business men I AL paries. Action
was taken lookiug 60 "a prompt and
ieGrlesa prosecution of all offend ers
Quo msu begged the committee TO
omit nosbing tO be done for want OF
money, as he would meet all bills,
even 10 tho ext5nt of s5O,000 II neces.
sary, and prevent frauds against the
ballot.