Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-06
BUCKEYE NEWS.
Rev and Interesting Happenings within
Our Dordcrs.
The OHIO ELECTION.

Dushnelrs Plurality VIII Exceed 2S,0OO-
The Legislature Still Claimed by Both
Democrats and Republicans.
COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 5.--Many talk
about II crisis in Ohio Some believe
that a crisis is impending. The talk
about combine in the legislature
against Senator Hanna has subsidized,
pending the interest in the official
counting of the vote in close counties.
As the official canvas of the vote in the
IS counties proceeded Thursday the
republican plurality on the state ticket
increased and on the legislative tickets
it appeared to be getting toward very
close shave.
While the republican plurality on the
state ticket exceeds $4,000, the vote on
the legislative ticket is almost as close
as it could be. For this reason there
is still unusual anxiety at the rcspec-
tive state headquarters of both parties.
Chairman Nash said Thursday night
that the republicans have Il safe major
ity of five on joint ballot in the legisla-
ture. He admits that the pluralities
are small in some counties but claims
they are safe. He has no doubt of the
result in any of the counties
which he claims except possibly
Wood county. and in the event of the
loss of that representative, he says the
legislature would still stand "a repub-
licans to II democrats and have ma.
jority of three on joint ballot for sen.
ator. Chairman Nash said the returns
from the Thirteenth district showed
that the republicans had a plurality OF
432, SO that there is no longer any OF
the state senators in doubt, and the
senate will stand 10 democrats to II
republicans. AT republican state head.
quarters Summit county is not consid.
cred as doubtful as heretofore, and its
two representatives are being conceded
to the democrats. This should make
the house 5S republicans and 81 demo.
Gratis.
Chairman McConvillc does not admit
that the republicans have carried the
Thirteenth district for their candidate
for state senator, and he still claims
the representatives from Noble, Della
ware, Wood, Muskingum and other
counties claimed by the republicans
He also expects the official count to
give the democrats two of the l2 mem
bers of the legislature from Cuyahoga
county. In all these counties and in
others he says there will be contests
for the seats in the event of the certifi-
Gates of election being given to the re-
publicans.
Chairman McConville charges fraud
in the close counties and in some re-
publican counties. lie says nearly all
the close counties have gone republican
and the republicans still
have the machinery in those counties.
He says the returns have been held
back and it looks suspicious. Other
have completed their count
ing while the doubtful counties are
still at it.
Late Thursday night it became
known that the courts would be re-
sorted to for the purpose of preventing
boards of election from issuing certif-
Gates to the republican candidates
in certain counties. The cases
will be brought in the lower
courts and thence to the supreme
court as soon as possible. The repub-
lican state committee already has law.
yers preparing cases of contest. The
get three representatives
on the face of the returns from Della
ware, Noble and Wood counties whose
pluralities aggregate only 142 and a
change of 70 votes would have given
The democrats control of the legisla-
ture. The republicans claim that
the democrats also elected mem
oers of the legislature on close
margins, that there were ten counties
in the state that gave less than 100
each for their candidates for
The legislature and that the democrats
secured as many members on these
small pluralities as the republicans
Both sides are preparing for contests