New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-12
ONO STILL IN DOCBT.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT ONLY WILL DECIDE THE
RE:ULT-EACH SIDE CLAIMS ABOUT
PTTRAIITY.

REsULT-EACH SIDE CLAIMS ABOUT
1000 PLURALITY.
Columbus. Ohio. Nov. II (specal.-The Republican
State Committee is gathering in Trustworthy returns
from all parts OF the state. and IS receiving reports
Of the results Of the official count as fast as 1t Is
completed. The count in the two most important
counties OF the state Hamilton and CuyahOga will not
be completed until tomorrow. and the exact result
cannot be known until then. but with only half
dozen counties to be heard from officially and all coun
ties reported either officially or semi officially.
the Republican plurality has Increased until 1t Is
now placed at a little than 1000
1t is improbable that there will be enough changes
In the counts sn out to overcome this plurality.
but II Is expected that IL will be reduced and ths
result can stiu be considered uncertain. 1t Is dis
covered through study Of the few Official abstracts
Of the votes in the few counties received up 70 date
by the secretary OF State that there Is wide dis
crepancy between the vote for the leading Prcsi.
cential electors each ticket and that Tor his col
leagues Til. discrepancy is due 10 the ignorance or
careessness Of voters, who, instead Of making the
cross in the circle above the party ticket on the
tanlct ballot placed the opposite tAe first name
on tie RepIlIcan uciet. The first nams
on the Republican ticket Lorenzo
Danford, and on Tie Democratic ticket that
Of James y. Seward, both electoral candidates.
Because Of this marking the other Republican electoral
candidates run far behind Danford, and Seward runs
mistakes made in the counties reported should prevail
throughout The State. the Republican plurality would
lave o be al least 277S TO overcome the advantage
gained by seward through this mistake. The indi-
cations are that the Republican plurality will be less
than 1900 aud in that event seward will be one OF
the electors and possibly II the result is very close
several other Democratic electors may pun through.
Chairman Dick OF tie Republican Committee.
claims the election OF the Republican State ticket
by over LOO plurality. and that the lowest OF the
Hari isOn electors will have go The Democrats
claim 1000 plurality for the Cleveland electors, but
do not offer details 10 counties.
Governor Mckinley in reply to request from an
Associated Press reporter, declined to say anything
concerning the recent political whrllsig. lie will
speak on the 18th instant at the annual banquet OF
the Garfield Club in Youngstown. and it Is understood
that he viii then discuss the cause and effect o..
Tuesdays election.
Cincinnati. Nov. III is little better than idle TO
undertake TO .ay before the Official count IS received
how Ohio stand, either as % the Presidential the
state ticIet. The compltrtion, mad By the state
Ok al AID IN most couuUs, upon partly estimated
p ports. The only 'isng they do show nith certainty
true situation rhr Commer,ial-Gazei,e, of this
cit. gives The Cleveland ccctor, plurality Of 40,
hut t says ti, is based Official and semi-oricial
returns from eighty counties ana estimates from
the remaining seven counties. on the other hand.
" The Enquirer" state, tnat the Democratic experts
hayo the Ollie al figures from fifty four counties aud
rave received telccrlphic alviceS from the remain
Ing thirNfonr couaic and that the result IS favor
able the pIblcaus but they decline 70 give any
further sStlmatrs. The Republican claim upon tho
same basis Is the election o! Taylor l.cp. as aecrc-
tary OF state. by l.49o.
As an INSTANCE Of the violent changes from last
wears vote the XNIth ConsI s,onal D,tlict. which
Last year had n Republican plurality OF l,33i this
year elects Pearson 1'em) by from 100 TO 23o, ac-
CondIng - unofficial reports The lNti District Which
gave Mckinley 7'iy. elect, chie Drm) by majority
of IA. The NvIilth District, which IN i39l gave
Mckinley plurality of 2.3o9 votes, elected Kart
(Deml this year b" II reported majority OF 1000.
Washington. Nov. 1l.-SacIetary Charles L ster this
afternoon received TELEGRAM from +. q. Raihbone
TO the effect that The Republican electors In Ohio
probably have plurality OF 1,ljC votes.