Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04

five on joint ballot, aud to insure them
! a United States Senator 10 succeed
| Senator German. Official returns may
be necessary to deDide the position of
some of the counties, and theee may
alter the result, but. from the best OBJ
! tainable figures at this time, the Dsmo'
crnts appear to have total of 81 LeRis-
lative votes, while the Republicans have
Sc. The State Senate will be Rspubli-
tan by probable majority Of fnur,
| while the Democrats appear to have
captured the lower house by majority
| OF nine.
The Republicans have elected their
| municipal ticket in Baltimore by ma
iorities ranging from 1000 to 6,000.
CLOSE IN OHIO.
Columbus, o., Nov. B. The result in
Ohio is 80 close that it may require the
official count to determine the resut.
especially on the political compilation
Of tina Legislature. The Republicans
ami tho Democrats are both claiming
the State and the Legislature with such
persistence that it will require the
Official count at lenst to get one or the
other to concade defeat Incomplete
returns indicate the election OF the
Republican State ticket by from 10, goo
to u, 600, but tho result on the liegjs-
lature is 10 close that no definite figures
can be given out The Democrats claim
confidently majority in both branches
OF the Legislature, but give no figures
on the numhur vt Representatives and
Senators. The Republicans claim five
Representatives and II Senators sure.
or IL votes ON JOINT ballot, Is being
necessary to elect Senator. They also
claim all the IL Representatives whose
counties have not been definitely heard
from, and all of which are 10 tho doubt
full list. Out of the five state Senators
yet to hear from, they claim three, 30
that the result op ths Legislature can.
not be- determined until all the doubtful
counties aud diatricti are heard from,
Both sdes arc watching the count very
carefully, especially on the Legislative
candidates that ure 10 daubt.
Tine change from the result OF last
year shows that tho Democrats gained
10 all of the citias largely, except in
Cleveland. The gains in Cincinnati and
Columbus are very large. The Ropul.
licsns gained in tho rural districts hut
most OF the changes were due to thu
stay at home ynte In the rural districts,
which was fully Is per cent.
MANIFULATIoN OF RETURNS.
Cincinnati, o.. Nov. 3. Tho Enquirer,
D., does not concede the election OF
either Bushnell or The Republican Leg
islature. 1t charges manipulation Of
tho returns by the Republicans for the
purpose of assisting in what it calls
dirty work" in close counties. Its
claim for ths Legislature being Demo-
cratic is bused on the election OF Demo-
cratic representatives in Lucas county
(Toedo) and On the election Of 8 of IL
ia Cuyahoga county. On the other
hand, the Commercial Tribune, F.,
claims Bushuell's election by 20, 600,
aui says the Legislature is Republican.
Naither paper publiHhea speci ticationa
OF what counties are claimed for the
; Legislature.
HANNA CLAIMING MAJORITY
! Cleveland, q. /, Nov. 3. Senator Hanna,
early this morning, claimed majority
OF tina Legislature on joint ballot. or
the result he said: II am not surprised
J that the result Of the election has BEEN
victory for the Republican party. l
hnve confidently believed from the be-
ginning to tbs end that the people OF
Ohio would sac no reason to alter the
| NtTulCi tHB1 nv bnlHhhbtCully
, ons year ago, and / wac certain on the
the othsr hand that they would see
! many reasons why they should endorse
THAR own decision. Tho majority given
TO the State ticket is marked evidence
J of the appreciation the Republicans OF
tho stats feel Cor Gov. Bushnell's capa-
BILE administration of State affairs.
} "Ihe effect of Ohio'H decision will
he, in my opinion, con tirmation of
] tho expression of the nation on the
issue OF free coinage nf silver at tina
ratio of l6 to /. There ia in this result
go far an | can see, no announcement
; for the continuance of that agitation as
a political issue.
ut Ia a full and unqualified endorse
msnt OF tbs national administration,
and vote OF confidence in President
, Mckinley"
REPUBLICAN, VICTORY IN IOWA,
Des Moines. Ia. Nov. 3.--The latest
returns on the Legislative tickets give
the Republicans 40 out of 30 Senators
and 81 out OF 100 Rspresen tatives.
Chairman McMillan's claim is 80, GOO
plurality for Shaw, r., for Governor.
cLARK's CLOSE CALL,
Oult Iuhbi Oihnt tSVF. D. - MS IFlbune
! claims the election of Clark, Citizens
Reform candidate for mayor, by a plur
ality OF 30 votes.
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN NEW jersey
, Trenton, N. j., Nov. 3.-The New
Jersey Assembly. which elccts q sue.
i cessor 10 unita1 Stntns Senator james
Smith, D., will have Republican
majority of 81 on joint ballot The
latest figures from tue different coun.
ties ahe Ssnd tnas ine Democrats have
erdnp, Middlasex, Passaic and Sussex
, counties, and that Robert =. Hand, II. /,
. is elected Senator from Cape May by
I about $50 majority. With tho hold over