The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-04
M'CONVlLLECRIES FRAUD.
But Democrats Generally Concede Loss of
Legislature.

But Democrats Generally Concede Loss of
Legislature.
Columbus, Ohio, November 3.-At both
the Republican and the Democratic state
headquarters figures are belng substitu-
ted for the claims of last night and to-
day. Chairman McConville of the Demo
cratic state committee, comedies the de-
feat Of his state ticket, but states that
they have reduced the Republican plu-
rIality of 81 900 of last year by over one
half
Although others at Democratic state
headq quarters concede that the legislature
will be Republican, on q close majority
OF one or more, Chairman McConville
to the Republicans. After II p. M, he
reviewed the claims of the Republicans
on the legislature. Mr.. McConville said
the Republicans claimed the legislature
by rs to 20. He struck the representatives
from Wood and Noble counties from the
list, also the senator from the Marion
Logan district, and said these three
changes would make the legislature
stand 70 Democrats to 72 Republicans,
and that he would never give either of
these three doubtful members up till
the official count was completed. He
also contests the election of two of the
IL members from Cuyahoga county, which
would make the legislature stand rs
Democrats and 20 Republicans. Chair
man MoConville says he believes the
Democratic representatives were elected
in three other counties which he does
not mean to name, pending investigation
of alleged frauds. He charges fraud in
Noble and Wood counties, and in the
Marion. Lodge district. In the event of
the Republicans securing the legislature
on as close margin, as is now claimed
by them, and not conceded by the Demo-
Gratis, Chairman McConville predicts that
Senator Hanna will secure the caucus
nomination, but fail of election, as did
DIR. Godfrey Hunter at Frankfort, KY,
last winter, and that the session of the
Ohio legislature the coming winter would
break the record for factional fighting
and disturbances of the session of the
Kentucky legislature last winter.
At Republican state headquarters to-
night the list of the districts are given
in which it is claimed that the Republi-
cans have II and the Democrats 10. The
only districts disputed by the Democratic
managers is that which include Marion
and Logan counties and which would
make the Senate stand 16 Republicans
to 90 Democrats. The Republicans con-
cede that the Democrats will have two
majority in the Senate and that no "trip
PERI bill re organizing the cities or mu-
nicipal boards can therefore be passed.
The Republican claim that the organiza-
tion of the Senate depends upon the at
titude of Senator Voight of Cincinnati,
who is Fusion Republican.
The Republican state committee claims
that the two representatives from Sum
nit county are the only ones in doubt
tonight and that the returns show the
House to stand SO Republicans, 40 Demo
Gratis and two doubtful and that in their
claims of rs to 70, with a majority of
five on joint ballot for senator, they have
so far conceded Summit county to the
Democrats, although they expect the
official count to give them at least one
of the two representatives as from the