The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-04
A Close Republican Legislative
Plurality Probable.
.-usr~.s-
BUSHNELL A SURE WINNER.
The Republican Governors Plural
hy Is 26,52O.
THE CLOSE VOTE IN MARYLAND.
Republican State Ticket Has a
~..... Plurality Of 6,346. go.

And the Republican State Chairman
Gives Figures to Sustain His Claim
to a Plurality Of Seven Or Nine In
the Legislature on Joint Ballot-In
New York State the Democratic
Candidate For Chief Judge Has Over
$4,000 Plurality, and Van Wyck's
Plurality Over Low Is s1,5ds-The
Triumph of Fusion in Nebraska Con-
lrmed.
Columbus, O., Nov. 4.-Yesterday was
q day of anxiety with the Ohio poll
tcians. 1t opened with the Republi-
cans and Democrats both claiming the
election of their state tickets, and
majority of the members Of the legis-
lature Before noon the Democrats
conceded the election of Governor
Bushnell and the state ticket by 2e,52o
plurality. Last night the Democratic
state committee announced no definite
claims on the Legislature, and the Re-
publican state committee raised It's
claims to a majority Of five on joint
ballot. On the returns complete at Re-
publican state headquarters the Demo-
gratis will have majority Of two in the
senate, and the Republicans of seven
In the house.
In these claims the fusionists from
Cincinnati are all counted as Demo-
cratic. The Republicans can organize
the house without fusion. There is only
pne of the four senators elected on the
a
Republican, and he now becomes u
factor. If Senator VOight, of Cincinnati,
who is q Republican, elected on the
fusion ticket, should vote with the Re-
publicans on the organization of the
senate, or on anything else, that body
will be tie, with Lieutenant Governor
Jones' Republican, having the deciding
vote.
Chairman McConville, of the Demo-
cratic state committee, comedies the
defeat of his state ticket but states
that they have reduced the Republican
plurality of 81 GOO Of last year by over
one-half Although others at Demo-
cratic state headquarters concede that
the legislature will be Republican on a
riose majority, one or more, Chairman
NcConvlle does not concede the con-
troll Of that body to the Republicans.
The Republicans now expect two or
more of the fusion Republicans to vote
with them for senator, in which event
they claim a majority of seven on joint
ballot, with II Republicans and GS DEM
ocrats. None OF the fusion votes for
senator were counted on by the Re
publican managers in event they would
4. Ial Lxr tI,A p1orf
their nominee, but now many specula-
tions are made about the fusion votes
When it was thought that control of
the legislature might depend upon one
vote, there was apprehension OF trouble
In some counties. Emissares were sent
out from state headquarters to close
counties to watch the counting. The
Ohio law provides that mot less than
one nor more than five days from the
date of election the deputy state super
yisors in each county shall begin the
of1cial canvass of the vote and con-
tinue from day to day until completed
In event Of protracted contests in close
counties, the suspense might have con-
tinued till the legislature met next
January.
Since the change of the claims at
Democratic state headquarters on the
complexion of the legislature two i'm
portant rumors have been vigorously
circulated. One Is that John r. Nc
Lean will be pressed by the Ohio De-
mocracy for the nomination Of presi-
dent in 1900, and that Senator Hanna
Will have opposition in his own party
for election to the senate. It is claimed
By thoge advocating Mclean for the
presidential nomination that he de"
serves credit for the reduction of the
Republican plurality to less than half
of what 1t was last year, ard of the
Republican majority in the legislature
from so on joint ballot to g. And the
Democrats claim that the majority on
Joint ballot would oe the other way
II they had an equal chance on con-
tests. There are SO members of the
state senate, and only one or two of
these districts are so close or doubtful
az to admit Of contests on which Re.
publicanNsenators could be unseated.
On the other hand there are 100 menu
berg OF the house, in which the Rcpub-
Ncuns claim a majority Of 7, willie the
Democrats have q majority Of in the
senate. And there are several coun-
ties so close that several seats could
be changed In that body. In the set
Element CT contested seats the Ropub-
ltcans would have such an advantage
In the house ever the Democrats in
the senate that II is not likely that ths
latter will be asgress0rs in that mat
ter. And this may allow the close mar
Gin Of the Republicans on joint ballot
for senator to so uncontcStel in any cf