New-York tribune., 1886-04-28
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DESPERATE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
THEIR SCHEME TO CAPTURE THE SENATE.
REPORTS on TIE HAMILTON COUNTY FRAUDS TO
MADE IO-n q MnnnnM

REPORTS on TIE HAMILTON COUNTY FRAUDS TO
BE MADE TODAY OR TOMORROW.
! COLUMBrs, o., April 81 SpeciaD. Interest
IN the Senatorial struggle increases since IL learned
that both sides of the partisan committee have pre-
pared reports and will present them to Senate To-
morrow or Ihursday. The democratic report considers
the case of each Senator separately and makes tho
astonishing conclusion that each Demociatic Senator
from Hamilton County elected by larger raOritics
than they were allowed by tho Democratic clerk, Dan
Dalton. This arkabe result is founded the claims
/ of Republican fraud which cited Offset tue ad-
mite fraud IN the Democratic side. After review Of
the testimony the report reads:
We ind by reason OF Justification OF the returns in
certain Kepun!ican precincts by ncmbers OF the Election
bp"Id Vnal oJt Solcs are given To republican 'ahu
dates TO which they not entltlea that under the
appca,1h VI Tue EEL Prhcic agreed 10 inc 81 m M
crS oI eieciion oncors are hot prlna facie evidence
OF the res llt We apply to four Democratic precincts
and nine kepuncan precincts this same principle ana
We dscrei alike the certificate Of tho election on Ger
who shliully and iDceHiousy committed fraud III one
precinct and the election officer who clun,y committed
it in another. In the Light OF the priuciple applied
these f,-ihca ions of the by the election boards
dir red only in character and extent by being ingenious
III some precincts and III others bold and brutal
This is Democratic argument and apology combined
apology for the Fourth Ward forgery and an argu
ment that frauds committed in Republican
precincts by experts while the Democratic frauds were
by bunging blacksmtbs After referring To Rel ubcan
rdscalty tho report advises that precincts giving
Republican mtorities be thrown entirely. with tour
Democratic precincts To the surprise o. Republicans
and Democrats alike the report repudiaes the infamous
Fourth Ward forgery which has heretofore been de-
Tended By gang Democrats. rhe entire voe-92G for
the Democratic candidates and 4s FOR Rcpublccns-is
thrown out thus diSregardins tho alidavs OF
ls0 voters who assert that they voted the straight Re
publican ticket. The report says that this SOFT OF
testimony is not competent or admissible. The coz
clusion OF this remarkable report finds that the four
Democratic Senators from Hamilton County are entitled
to their seats by maoritcs greater than those originally
given them by the Election Board. To hedge on the
side of popular favor the report works in severe exit
icsm of Democratic methods in Cincinnati aud admin
istcrs singing rebuke to the gang politicians OF
Hepu blicans included in thu criticism. but
the burden OF fraud is laid upon the Democratic side
The Republican report will not be finished before TO-
morrow but it is generally known that IL vii claim tho
frauds by the Demoea party and insist that
four Republican Senators elected by 1000
plurality Specifications OF fraud will be cited in the
Fourth, Ninth. Sixth and Nineteenth Wards enough to
warrant throwing them ont entirely This alone wodld
make a change of ls00 votes in fasOr Of the Re-
publican candidates. To this must be added nearly
1000 votes to have been cast by voters whose
review in caustic language the last election in Cincinnati
aud the outrageous frauds committed by the Dcnoc ats
1t wi he like that made TO the House by the
Poorman Committee. hut IL Will be more complete aud
make more dehuits exposure of gang methods.
To carry out their designs the Democrats Threaten 10
fill the Senate Chamber with armed rufnans and TO
toerce not only Republicans but some Of their own sen
ators who are reported 10 be weakening hho "hS Ls
the Republicans have been advised TO project he sen
atOrs and the States reputation by calling on tho
Governor afford military aid OF trouble IL Is
probable that ecia policemen will be swornn 10y the
Adjutant General Crowds of politicians are pourine
into the city the struggle Leading Democratic
and Republican attorneys here in consultation with
the S,n.ioIs. Warner " Bateman. OF Cincinnati,
representing the National Republican Committee, Is AT
the head of tho Republican counsel. The national
interest due to the fact that gain OF
Republican CGLgrcssIncn in OhiO Is possible II the
four Republican -cndtors seated.
MisfDrtunes never come smgly. Senator HOpple, one
Of the ragged edge Democratic st csmen from Gin
cnDat whose seat is In danger was day informed
tiof AMI Al haI
Hamilton County Grand Jury for selling goods TO the
bills