The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-09
TAE ELIcrioas.
Remarkable Discrepancies discover
ed in the Hamilton County,
ohio, Returns,
Which May Result In the Election OF
the Entife Republican Ticket:
Notes From the Contests in other
States.

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 7.-An inspection OF
the returns of the Hamilton county senatorl,
al case, before the Circuit Court, dlsclosed
some remarkable discrepancies during tne e
examination OF County Clerk Dalton TINS az.
ternoon; which Id all probability. will result
in the election Of the entire Republican tlcK-
ct. At the session today testimony was glv,
en- altogether by County Clerk Dalton, ana
referred to discrepancies between the totai
votes credited to senatorial candidates ana
the total number of names on the poll book.
Thus, in some precincts, the total yote on
senators, as returned by Dalton, woulu ex-
ceed by score or more votes, the total nun.
ber of voters registered. The court mas not
decided how to count such precincts, Wnetn-
er to throw out the vote of the entire pre-
cinct or only the excessive vote, or to qlVlde
the loss on the excessive vote pro rata Pc
tween each candidate. Assuming that Ihe
excessive vote will only be taken from tne
Democratic candidates, the result OF TO-DAY
examinations will be about as follows:
In ten of the disputed precincts the he
publicans gain 15S votes. In precinct A, 4th
ward, the Democrats lose 342 votes, and II
the whole precinct is thrown out, 826 votes.
The total Republican vote in this precinct
was 4S0
The changes above would suffice to elect
the Republican senators but testimony was
also taken in regard to precinct OF the 9Th
ward where returns were sent IN III very
loose manner. According to the decision OF
u. d
cinct, which is Democratic, will be thrown
out. as the court in its decision announced
that in case the allegations then set forth by
the Republicans as to irregularities IN this
precinct were proven, the vote would pc
thrown out. Today's testimony, 1t Is thought
will result iii this action; although it has not
vet been formally decided. Precinct E; 18th
ward; will be similarly treated, as Dalton's
testimony substantially supports the charge
of the Republicans that the counting was
election, and that the returns were handed
in to Dalton in an unsealed envelope, while
he was making the official count. This pre-
cinct is also Democratic. Thus it will be
seen that changes sufficient to wipe out the
Democratic majority have already been dis
covered, and it now remains for the investi-
CATION to proceed still farther.
In case the court decides III favor of the
Republicans, the Republican candidates on
the entire county ticket will contest, as all
but, two or three were credlted py DalTon
with as many votes as were the senators. The
Investigation is being conducted with cau-
tion, and may not end for week.
ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 7.-Reports received
at the Capital up to noon today, indicate
that Jones's plurality over Carr for Lieuten-
ant Governor will be 1900.
RICHMOND, Va, Noy. 7.--Complete re-
State show the complexion of the next legis-
lature to be as follows: Senate-Democrats
80; Republicans TO- Democrats; 20;
Republicans, 3e Democratic majority on
joint ballot, 60.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Nov. Thomas
Trotter, judge of elections in the third pre-
cinct of the seventh assembly district, last
Tuesday, was arrested this morning on
warrant issued by Judge Stillings, for adj
journing the board before the votes had been
canvassed. Trotter gave bail to await the
action of the grand jury. Warrants are out
for the remaining members of the board.
Flynn. comprising the election board in the
9Th precinct of the second assembly district,
Jersey City, have been arrested for adjourn
ing before canyassing the count. They gave
bail for trial.