The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
IN DISPUTE.
Ohio Claimed by Both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans.
VIII Take the Official Count to
Decide
In MANY COUNTIES.
Republicans Say They Will
Have Majority of Two
On Joint Ballot in Legislature
and Elect Hanna.

Columbus, o., Nov. 3.-The result of
the elections in Ohio is still in doubt.
With more complete returns today
than were Obtainable last night, it is
evident that it viii require the official
count to satisfy the contestants. The
more the respective parties figure on
their returns, the smaller their plural
tiles seem to become. while their claims
increase in opposite directions. The
closeness of the vote has caused in
tense feeling and the usual cry of fraud.
When the result was in doubt in 1885,
it was discovered that the tally sheets
were forged. Last night the Republi-
cans telegraphed to all their county
committees to beware of the frauds of
1885. And when the Republicans were
claiming the legislature by only one or
two majority on joint ballot, the Dem
Ocrats telegraphed their county COM
mittees to beware of all sorts of fraud
and to remember that it was a majority
of one by which the great crime of 1877
was committed that defeated Tilden.
The state headquarters will be kept
open all week, or until the official counts
are made in all of the IS counties of
the state.
1t is expected that there will be
trouble in some of the close counties.
There viii no doubt be much agitation
in all of them today.
Meantime the managers at both the
democratic and Republican state head
quarters are today claiming the state.
The Democrats claim the election of
Chapman for governor and their state
ticket on such a close margin that it
will require the official figures to de-
termine the plurality.
Chairman McCOnville claims that the
Democrats will have a majority of sew
en- in the legislature on joint ballot for
senator. He says the Republicans are
claiming counties that are doubtful and
others that the Democrats have carried
by small pluralitieS. The Republicans
claim that Bushnell for governor and
the rest of the Republican state ticket
has been elected by good 5000 l51Ural-
ity, and that the Republicans will have
q majority of two on the joint ballot of
the legislature for senator.
The Republicans cOncede that they
will not have a majority in the state
senate, which would prevent the pass
age of what is known as ''ripperS,'' or
any other partisan legislation. The Re
publicans claim Il of the SO senators,
with IS conceded to the Democrats, and
one doubtful. They claim that 81 mem
bers of the house are theirs, cOnceding
4S Democrats, with four doubtful. If
the Democrats should secure all of these
four doubtful members, the RepubH-
cans still claim a majority of two on
joint ballot.
CIeyeland O., Nov. 3.-The Plain
dealer in an extra edition this morning
gives Bushnell a plurality IT 4,S53 in
this (CuyahOga) county and says he
Will have plurality not to exceed 1O,-
900 in the state. 1t is conceded that the
entire Republican legislative ticket for
this district well as the Republican
county ticket, is elected by small plu-
ralities.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 3.-The Enquirer
CDem.) does not cOncede the election of
either Bushnell or the Republican leg
islature. 1t charges manipulation of
the returns by the Republicans for the
purpose of assisting in what it calls
dirty work" in close counties. Its
claim for the legislature being Demo-
cratic is based on the election of Dem
ocratic representatives in Lucas cOun-
ty (ToledO) and on the election of nine
of the u in Cuyahoga.
On the other hand the Commercial
Tribune CRep) claims Bushnells cleo
ton by 10000, and that the legislature
is Republican. Neither paper publishes
specifications of what counties are
claimed for the legislature.
Cincinnati, O., Nov 3.-The total vote
cast yesterday in Hamilton county was
81 176 OF this 66,504 votes were in Gin
cinnati and 14,672 in the county exclu-
sive of Cincinnati. The only candidate
elected on the straight Republican tick
ct was county infirmary director, for
whom only the county outside of Gin
cinnati has the right to vote
The average majOrities of the fusion
senators was 1 ,673; for the ten fusion
representatives the average was :, ,223
The highest majority on the fusion
ticket for county offices was that for
board of control, 1896; the next high
est was for prosecuting attorney, 5,230