The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03

COLUMBUS, O.. Nov S.-Shortly at-
ter3a m. Chairman Nash claimed tha'
the Republicans would have majority
Of two on Joint ballot for senator and
congratulated Hanna accordingly ihe
cfoseness OF the vote 10 expected to
cause trouble in some of the doubtful
counties. and the state headquarters oil
both parties will kept open all week OIL
until the official count is completed In
oil tho counties The count will be con-
tested with the secretary OF state the
state returning board and probably IN
the courts.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. s.-The result
in Ohio Is SO close that It may require
the official count to determine the re-
Hult. especially on the political complex
,op OF the legislature. The Republicans
and the Democrats are both claiming
the state and the legislature with such
perslstency that It will require the off,
clai count ut least to get one or the
other TO concode defeat. Incomplete res
turns indicate the election of the Repub-
IIuap state ticket by from 10000 to 1900.
hut the result on the legislature is go
close that no definite figures can ba
given on It tonight. The Democrats
claim confidently a majority In both
branches OF the legislature, but give no
figures on the number Of state senator's
or representatives,.
The Republicans claim flfty-four rep-
resentatlves and seventeen senators. or
seventy-one on joint ballot, seventy
three being necessary to elect senator.
They also claim all OF the twelve repre-
sentatives whose counties hayo not been
definitely heard from and all OF which
are in the doubtful list out OF the Ave
state senator's yet to hear from they
claim three, 80 thai the result on the
legislature cannot be determined till all
the counties and districts are heard
from. Both sides are watching the
count very carefully. especially on the
legislative candidates that are in doubt.
The change from the result OF last
year shows that the Democrats have
gained in all OF the cities largely except
in Cleveland. The gains in Cincinnati
and Columbus were very large. The
Republicans gained in the rural dis
tricts but most OF the changes were due
TO the stay-at-home vote in the rural
districts, which was fully fifteen per
cent.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3.-At 12 o'clock
Chairman Mcconyillo made the follow
ing statement;
ITO the Associated Press:
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. al claim the
legislature as Democratic by safe ma
jorlties In both branches and that the
entire Democratic state ticket Is elected
by good plurality.
tSigned} DANIEL McCoNv1LLE.
Chairman"
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 3.--Slnce mid
night the following was given out from
the Republican state headquarters:
To the Associated Press
think Bushnell has been reelected
governor By from twelve TO flftean thou
sand plurality We have elected flfty-
four OF the 100 representatives and
seventeen out OF the thirty-Hix state
senators certain. assuring US OF geyenty-
one votes on the joint ballot, seventy
three votes being necessary TO elect n
senator We have twelve doubtful
counties unheard from in which we ex-
pcct to elect twelve more representa-
tiyos There are also three doubtful
senatorial districts unhehrd from in
which five state senators are 10 be elect
ed ana from which wn viii certainly
cleei three senators. We claim tho cleo.
tlon ot the entire Republican state tick
ct aud q majority In cuch branch OF the
general assembly
tsignod) GEORGE K. NASH,
Chairman.