The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-06
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Courts in Ohio and Maryland Will
Be Appealed To.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT IN OHIO.

1t Gives tho Republicans Plurality,
but Democrats viii FIeht-In Mary
land Democratic Supervisor. Rc-
fuses to Sign the Election Certificate
Columbus, O., Nov 6.-The Ohio leg
lslature stands "A Republicans, 70 Dem
ocrats and l doubtful on the official
returns thus far received. With a
dozen or more Of the SS counties very
close there have been no material
changes except In Wood county, which
will be claimed by both parties till the
courts pass on the action of the super
vlsors. There has been no unusual pro-
ceedlngs before the returning boards
Of any of the counties except that of
Wood, although both parties have had
their representatives and attorneys in
the county seats wherever the vote was
close.
Chairman McConvile, Of the Demo-
cratic state committee, has not changed
his claims of Democratic majority on
Joint ballot, and will not do so until
the official returns of all counties are in
and shows the final results to differ
from those he has at hand.
Chairman Nash insists that the leg
lslature stands rs Republicans to 70
Democrats, and that the majority on
Joint ballot for senator will not be less
than five. He says he is satisfied with
the situation in Wood county. What
he feared was that the official count
might wipe out the small Republican
plurality in that county. Since the
face of the official tally sheets show
plurality of 81 for the Republican repre-
sentative Judge Nash is willing and
ready to have any court pass on the
ease He says the law provides that
the members of the board of election
cannot go behind the returns, and the
supreme court has held that they have
no magisterial powers whatever, can
not hear evidence or use their discretion
In throwing out any votes. That is left
to the courts and to each branch Of
the legislature in passing on the ere
dentials of its members.
In Wood county yesterday Norris, the
Republican candidate for representa-
tive, filed a protest against the board
counting the vote of Freedom town.
Bhp because the ballot should be tall
lied in blocks Of five. This precinct
gave Norris 151 and Mears, the Demo-
cratic candidate for representative, 1868.
IL the vote of the township had been
thrown out it would have decreased the
vote of Norris by 112, but i t was
counted. The Republicans insist that
Norris will be declared elected in Wood
county. and that the Legislature stands
Is to 70.
Counsel for both the Democratic and
the Republican committees, at Bowl
ing Green yesterday, agreed to submit
the Wood county case at once to the
circuit court, and the lawyers on both
sides went to Toledo for that purpose.
The court will be asked to decide
whether the election board can go be-
hind the returns. 1t will be left for
proceedings in contest in the house to
decide whether the vote of Centre
township shall be counted.
Information has been received at Re-
publican headquarters of protest to the
Soldiers Home vote at Dayton, on the
ground that the voting precincts were
not in the proper place. If that vote
ould be thrown out the Democrats
neuld gain two representatives from
Montgomery county and one senator
enough, on the claims of the Repub-
l!cans, to make the legislature stand 73
Democrats and 70 Republicans on joint
ballot.