Daily Republican., 1885-10-17
The Great Frauds.
ALMOST A RIOT IN COLUMBUS,
OhHO-THE LATEsT RETURNs
OF THE ELECTION,
THAT " BLOODY SHIRT" !"

AhhA DLOODA CuINl.
Full unoficial returns from all the
counties In Ohio, including Hamilton,
which gives 300 plurality for Hoadlv
show plurality for Foraker, Repubii.
can, Of IL .68S. The Legislative ticke,
remains uncertain, owing TO the |, OK OF
returns frem Hamilton County. Omit.
ting that county. the returns Of which
are not yet given. and doubtful dis
trict in Stark County, the Republicans,
on the face OF the returns, have / ma
jority In the Senate and II In the
House. The Republicans claim (
Senators and Represent tatives from
n amilton County, while the Democrats
claim the whole delegation from that
county, 4 Senators and 10 Representa-.
tives.
The executive committee OF the Citi.
zens' Committee of One Hundred OF
Cincinnati, yesterday sent q letter IA
the President Judge of the Common
Pleas asking him to Immediately sum
mon q special Grand Jury TO examine
into violations of the election laws In
Hamilton county, and to indict all per
sons against whom q reasonable amour,
Of evidence shall be adduced. "The
|committee, discouraged about getting
warrants faithfully served by the pres.
ent police force, have determined to
move against election offenders through
warrants sworn out before magistrates
and served by coustables." Money ia
being subscribed freely 10 the committee
about $1,000 having already been receiv
cd.
There was great excitement yester-
dey afternoon in front of the Democratic
headquarters on Broad street, In
Columb bus, Ohio, and riot wa,
threatened. 1t appears that somebod y
about the heaoquarters." eau sed TO be
strung across the street, In large form
a bloody shirt, with the inscription
New North. new South, new asa
the last Of the bloody shirt" A Grand
Army man called and gave the comm it
tee half hour to have the shirt taken
down, and by or Ter offs mem ber of the
committee it was being done, when q
man from the Republican headquarter,
grabbed the garment and after soaking
1t with coal oil returned and burned
the shirt in front OF the Democratic
headquarters A crowd OF several
hundred gathered and the greatest
excitement prevailed. The counsels Of
cooler heads prevailed and finally the
crowd dispersed. "The Republicans
denounce 1t as an insult, and both sides
are condemned by better citizens for
participating in q move which in the
present political fever might have led
to great loss Of life and property
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. l6 Returns
on tho legislative ticket continue indefi
mite owing to the uncertainty as to the
result in Hamilton County. The Re-
publicaps claim four senators and nine
representatives In this county, and the
Democrats claim the whole delegation,
tour senators and ten representatives
Only the Official count can determine.
| OmittipR Hamilton County, tn,
closest analysis that can be NJ ade is tha
the Republicans have elected to tn,
House B M mbers and the Democrats
Al doubtful, Stark County, 1. Tb,
Senate (omitting Hamilton County
returns show that the Republican,
have elected II mem bers and the Demo
cras l6. The Twenty first Dis rict,
which Is given to the Republicans In
the above count. Ii not conceded by the
Democrats.
Complete unofficisl returns have no y
been received. The counties not given
last night are: Brown, 800 plurality
for Hoadlv Hamilton, 800 for Hoadly
Ottawa 1859 for Hoadly. This make,
n total OF o., ,20i for Foraker and 80, 81:
for Hoadly. ForakeI's net plurality