Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-04
CANvAssING THE VOTE.

CANVAssING THE VOTE.
Both Partie. in Ohio Watching the
Official Count.
By Associated Iress. - 81
COLUMBUS. Ohio, November A. The
canvass of the official vote is in progress
In most of the counties of the state today.
The result will be watched carefully and
awaited anxiously in the close counties and
also in the Marfon-Began senatorial dis
trict-
The democrat and the republican state
headquarters will be kept open to get the
official figures from the close counties.
Some of the disputed counties very
close. with piuralites on the legislative
candidates of less than 100. No further in
terest is taken in the state ticket since the
complete unofficial returns at republican
state headquarters last night showed a
pub.,can plurality in the state of over
$4,000.
Rival Party Statements
With local complications in Cincinnati.
Columbus. Toledo and other cities. and
with rain on election day, the republicans
express no surprise at the result.
The democrats call attention to the Sc
publican majority in the last legislature
and to the close margin of the new general
assembly also to- the majority of 81 100
for Mckinley for President being reduced
One-half.~ q.
The contest between Marcus A. Hanna
and John R. Mclean for the legislature is
pending. The republicans today confident
ly claim a majority of five on joint ballot,
and say that Summit county is the only
one in doubt. and that its two representa-
tive have been put in the democratic or
doubtful column till the official count is
completed
Republican Claims.
The republicans claim the election of
fifty-eight representatives and concede
forty-nine to the democrats.
Counting the two doubtful representa-
tives from Summit county as democrats,
the house stands. ffty-eight republicans
and fifty-one democrats The only state
senator in dispute is in the Marion-Logan
district, but the republicans confidently
claim that district and that the senate
stands. nineteen democrats and seventeen
republicans. This makes the legislature
consist of seventy-five republicans and sew
enty democrats, with majority of five on
joint ballot for United States senator.
Chairman MeConville still maintains that
the democrats elected a majority in the
legislature He contests the republican
claims to Noble and Wood counties. and
to the Marion-Logan district, which would
make the legislature stand % democrats to
70 republicans on joint ballot.
He claims two of the twelve representa-
tives from Cuyahoga county and three
from other counties. not named. pending
the Investigation of alleged frauds.
combine between anti-Hanna members of
the legislature and the democratic MEM
hers to defeat Hanna for the Senate has
caused quite sensation in political Cir
C'sS-
fractional Treaehery Charged.
1t is claimed that there was factional
treachery during the campaign. and that
with more of a margin than five or six
on joint ballot. enough republican members
Can be found to go with the democratic
members to elect Gov Bushnell some
other republican than Mr.. Hanna to the
Senate. IL is stated that there have been
frequent conferences On this proposition,
al d that ii may cause nsational ses-
sion of the legislature. Senator Hanna
was Endorsed by the last republican state
convention for senator, the same as Sena-
tor Foraker Endorsed two years ago,
ard therefore will have no opposition for
the caucus nomination, but ii is said that
efforts Will be made to keep enough repub-
Ecans out of the caucus to defeat him for
election
Protests Being Filed.
Up to noon the state committees had not
.. changed their respective claims. Their
advices from close counties indicated that
protests were being filed today, in an
ticipation of contests for about a dozen
seats in the legislature. The republican
state committee on revised figures given
out at noon claim republican plurality
Of IDS for Bushnell for governor. The
Dispatch Gnd-) makes the republican plu-
rality in the state 2S.+4S.
While the state ticket is longer in dis
rute, the interest in the vote of close coun-
ties on members of the legislature is in
creasing- The first close vote to be received
officially today was that of Delaware coun-
ty, which gave Bushnell republican plu-
rality OF S23, and Smith, the republican can
didate for representative. plurality of
only -.
The pIuralities in Wood and Noble coun,
ties are also close and in Wood county Ii
Is thought to be less than in Delaware
Representatives of the democratic state
committee are in these counties watching
the official count, and have filed protests TO
the counting of certain precincts and other
those receiving certificates of election.
Democrats Cry Fraud.
The democratic state committee charges
fraud in these three counties and In
Adams. Pike. Belmont Hancock. Mahon-
ing, Morgan. Muskingum and Williams
counties, where 1T is said the official count
is alsS being watched and investigated
1t Is learned today that the republican
state comLIittee has begun Investigations
or alleged frauds in Van Vert. Hooking
Nihton, Summit. Tuscarawas, Perry Pauld-
irg and Knox counties. and that informal
ton is being secured for charges on which
contests will be carried into the legisla-
ture- The republicans charge that gross
frauds have already been committed in the
above counties. and that additional frauds
are being attempted today.
Railway Brotherhoods to Federate.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, November &c
H. Wilkins. assistant chief of the Order of
Railway Conductors, has arrived from
headquarters in Chicago. He says he be-
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