New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-08
MKINLEY SWEEPS OHIO.
u1S PLURALITY MAY BE $1,000.
vononY ESTIMATES IT AT LESS THAN
10000.
aorH BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE OVER
4 WHELMINGLY REPUBIICAN-THE WAY
THE RETURNS WE'RE RECEIvED-A
DAY OF QUIET ENTHUSIASM.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEl

columbus. Ohio Nov. THE outlook from
rartial returns is that the Republicans have car
r,ed Ohio by plurality of from 10000 to 15'ooo
The day was fine one. This. combined with
.be intense interest in the election brought out
an enormous Republican vote. While both
ctate and local elections were hotly and even
,ciously contested there were no disorders, and
aside from an unusual enthusiasm that mani
tested itself in uproarious street demonstra-
t,ons tonight the day and night passed of
rood-naturedy and as quietly as If the occasion
were general holiday.
The only unpleasant thing reported was the
springing of a forged letter at Toledo, in which
the Governors name was used. The e1ort was
nipped in the bud. and Toledo gave Repuollcan
gains.
The election was trebly important, as being
tbe first general election after the naugura-
ton of President Cleveland. as involving the Sc
lection of State officers and the members of
both branches of the General Assembly, and as
he;ng marked by bitter contests for local offices.
In addition to this. two propositions to amend
the State Constitution were submitted to vote,
one giving the General Assembly full power
70 tax corporate franchises and intangible
nroperty and the other changing the method of
legislative representation. The State officers
20 be elected were: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor State Treasurer Attorney General,
1udge of the Supreme Court, Member of the
BOARD of Public Works, and Food and Dairy
Commissioner.
The Republican and Democratic State COM
mittees both received returns the latter at their
headquarters: the former in the City Hail. Gov
ernor Mckinley had a private wire In MS olce
and surrounded by all the State of1cials ana
number Of notables, among them Congressman
Boutelle of Maine, and ex-Congrcssman Horr'
of Michigan and the Governors brother, Ab-
ner Mckinley received teegraphc bulletins re-
specting the election in all the States. A num-
ber of ladies occupied an adjoining apartment
and the public offices were crowded from an
early hour in the evening until long past mid
night.
All estimates Of gains and losses were based
upon the vote Of last year, when HARRISON
plurality in the State was only 1,o12, but even
on this small basis the gains from the first in
dicated an enormous Republican plurality, ana
both the Governor and Chairman Dick at an
early hour felt justified in claiming larger
plurality in the State than the Governor haa
two years ago. when he carried the state with
a plurality of 21511. The first returns showed
Republicans gains varying only in NUMBERS
With 100 precincts heard from, only one showed
q Democratic gain. The net Republican gain
was 1882 or about 25 1-3 to the precinct There
are 2,S72 precincts in the State, and had this ra
ito of increase held throughout the State NC
Kinleys plurality would have been 10000. but
1t is history in Ohio that heavy gains are re-
ported first and the gains then fall on TWO
years ago the first indications were discour-
aging to the Republicans. and last year, when
the State narrowly escaped going Democratic
the first returns indicated Republican gains
But tonight the Republican gains were so
heavy and universal that there could be no
discountng the result.
Hamilton County. the seat Of the Republican
opposition to Governor Mckinley, not only held
it's own in a Republican sense. but made heavy
gains, with one-third of the county heard from,
the chairman of the Rep lblican Committee tele-
graphed Chairman Dick, Of the State Commit
tee that net Republican gain of 700 over the
vote of two years ago had been reported. Two
years ago Mckinley carried Hamilton County
by 5770.
Franklin County, Democratic stronghold,
whose seat is the State capital, showed phe-
non enal Republican gains, indicating that Nc
Kinley had carried the county. and that most OF
the Republican county ticket had for the first
time been elected.
At 10 o'clock tonight Chairman Dick. Of the
Republican State Executive Committee claims
that McKinley's plurality in the State will be
more than $4,000
Both branches of the General Assembly are
Overwhelmingly Republican.