Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-11-03
OHIO is STILL IN DOUBT
Probabilities Are That the Republic
ans Have Carried State by Large
Iy Reduced Majorities.
LEGISLATURE UNC0MF0RTABLY CLOSE
Maryland Legislature is Democratic
Kentucky Has Returned to Demo-
cratic Fold-Iowa Has Gone
Republican.
LEGISLATURE UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE

Columbus, O., Nov. 3,--The result of
the election in Ohio is still in doubt, and
it will require an official count to satisfy
the contestants. The closeness of the
election has caused intense feeling and
the cry of fraud. When the result was in
doubt in 1886 it was discovered that many
tally sheets were forged. Last night the
Republicans telegraphed to all their coun-
ty committees to beware of the frauds of
1885, and, when the Republicans were
claiming the Legislature by only one OR
two majority on a JOINT ballot, the Dem
ocrats telegraphed their county commit
tees to beware of fraud and to remember
that it was majority of one by which the
great crime of 1877 was committed and
that defeated Tilden. State headquarters
will be kept open until the official counts
are made IN all of the SO counties. 1t is
expected that there will be trouble in
some of the close counties.
Democrats claim the election of Chap
man for governot, and their entire state
ticket on such close margin that it will
require the official figures to determine
the plurality. Chairman McConville
claims that the Democrats will have
ma jority of seven IN the legislature on
joint ballot. The Republicans claim
Bushnell for governor and that the rest
of the Republican state ticket has been
elected by 5000 plurality, and that the
Republicans will have majority of two
on joint ballot. Republicans also claim
II out of 36 senators, with Is conceded to
the Democrats and one doubtful. They
claim 81 members of the house, conceding
4S to the Democrats with four doubtful.
1t the Democrats should secure all five
doubtful members, the Republicans still
claim majority of two on joint ballot.
dispatch in an independent paper,
which has specials from all the close
counties, makes the legislature on joint
ballot stand 70 Republicans to 72 Dem
ocrats, and claims there is no doubt about
this result.
CLAIMED BY BOTH SIDES.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 3.-The Enquirer
(Denocrat) does not concede the election
of either Bushnell or Republican legis
lature. 1t charges manipulation of the
returns by the Republicans for the pur-
pose of assisting in what it calls "dirty
work" in the close counties. Its claim
for the Legislature being Democratic is
based on the election of Democratic rep
resentatives in Lucas county (Toledo)
and the election of nine out of IL in Gu
yahoga.
On the other hand the Commercial
Tribune (Republcan) claims Bushnells
election by 10000 and the Legislature.
The total vote in Hamilton county was
S1,l76. The only candidate elected on the
straight Republican ticket was a county
infirmarY director for whom only the coun-
ty outside of Cincinnati has the right to
vote. The average ajorlty of the Fusion
senators was 1873; for ten Fusion rep
resentatives, the average majority was
1928.
JOHN R. M'LEAN CLAIMS EVERYTHING.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-The following
statement has been made by j. R. Nc
Lean upon request:
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-Melville E. Stone,
Chicago.-The Democrats believe they
have elected the executive and legislative
tickets. Honest returns will show it.
.(Signed) j. R. MCLEAN.
HANNA's CHANCES.
Columbus, O., Nov. 3.-Allen O. Myers,
of emocratic state headquarters, says:
"Not one of the fusion Cincinnati ticket
will vote for Hanna"
Republican says that two of the Re-
publican representatives elected will not
vote for Hanna. He can be elected with
out them if the Republicans have "a on
the joint ballot as claimed.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY oHEERFUL.
Canton, o., Nov. 3.-President McKn.
ley left this morning east bound, but with
a scheduled stop or two before reaching
the White house.
Plttsburg, Nov. 81 am well pleased |
with the results of the election, as it in
dicates fealty to the Republican party and |
that the principles it represents are
strong as ever," SO spoke President Mo
KiUley to a representative of the Associ
ated Press this morning He made no
effort to disguise his interest in the sue
cess of Seuator Hanna.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS.
Columbus, O, Nov 3.-This afternoon
the Dem ocratio state committee no longer
claims the election of its state ticket, but
announce that the Democratic majority
in the Legislature on joint ballot will not
be less than six, and may possibly be
nine. Chairman Nash states the Repub.
lican plurality on the state ticket will be
from $4,000 to $4,000, and the Republic.
ans will have at least three ma ority in
the legislature on joint ballot for senator.
The Evening Dispatch (Ind.) gives the
Republicans majority over all of two ON
joint ballot of the legislature, making
that body stand "a Republicans and II
Democrats. The Republicans claim the
house will stand So to 81. There is no
change in the senate, which stands 10
Democrats to II Republicans on esti.
mates made later.
Allen W. Thurman, who has been fig.
uring closely on the legislature, says the
Democrats will have majority over all
on joint ballot, of six.
SENATOR HANNA HOPEFUL.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 3.-Senator M. A.
Hanna today dictated the following mes
sage:
Cleveland, O., Nov. 3.-To Melville E.
Stone, general manager Associated Press:
From returns which are authentic and re-
liable claim the Republicans have
maj sjority of three on joint ballot.
Maryland Legislature Democratic.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 3.-With semi
official returns from all the counties in
the state except ". Mary's and Calvert,
and fairly good estimates from there, the
Democrats appear to have elected enough
of the next legislature to give
them majority Of five on the joint bal
lot and insure them United States sen.
ator to succeed German. The senate will
be Republican by probably a majority