The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-06
No DOUBT ABOUT OHIO NOW.
MAJORITY or JOINT BALLOT OF
NOT LESS THAN FIVE.
"ood County Gives the Republicans
Plurality of Stiff the Demo
Gratis Resort 10 Technicaiftfes
They VIII BE Checkmnted.

COLUMBUS. Nov s-The Ohio IegsSia-
trre stands "a Republicans. % Democrats
and doubtful on tha ofIcsal returns re-
cslyea up 70 tonight. With a dozen or
more CT the eighty-eight counties very
close There have been no material
changes except IN Weed county. which
viii ne claimed By both parties until the
courts pass on the action OF the super
visors- There have been no unusual pro-
ceeeirgs before the returning boards az
any Of the counties. except that 90 Wood.
although both parties have had thesr rep
resentafives and attorneys IN their county
seats. wherever the vote was close
Chairman McConvilie, Of the Demo-
cratic state committee. has not changed
his claim % Democratic majority on
joint ballot. and viii not do SO until tha
official returns cf all counties are In. and
show the final result 20 differ from those
ne has az hand. McConySlie and others
from the Democratic state headquarters
went 70 Cincinnati TODAY 20 confer with
Joan r. Mclean and other party leaders
regarding the contests that are 20 be made
in the close counties
Chairman Nash insists tonight that the
legislature stands IS Republicans 20 20
Democrats. with a majority on joint ball
lot for senator OF rot less thar FIVE. He
says he Is satisfied with the situation in
Wood county. What he feared was that
small Republican plurality In that coun-
". Since the official tally sheets show
plurality OF 81 for ths Republican repre-
sentative, Nash says he Is ready TO have
any court pass upon the case. He says
the law provides that the members OF the
board OF election cannot go behind the re-
turns. and the supreme court has held that
they have no ministerial powers what
ever and cannot hear evidence or use their
discretion - throwing out any votes. That
Is left 10 the courts. and to each branch Of
the legislature I'm passing on the creden-
tails OF its members.
In Wood county today Norris. Republic
an candidate for representative, filed a
protest against the board counting the
vote OF Freedom township. because the
ballots had been tailed IN blocks of five.
This precinct gave Norris Isl and Mears.
Democratic candidate. 263. IL the vote OF
the township had been thrown out IL
would have increased the plurality OF Nor
ris by liz. but it was counted. The Re
puhlcans insist that Norris will be de-
clared elected in Wood county and that
the legislature will stand IS to 20.
IL Is learned here tonight that counsel
for both Democratic and Republican COM
mittees at Bowling Green today agreed TO
submit the Wood county case at once TO
the circuit court and that the lawyers on
both sides went TO Toledo for that pur-
pose. The court Will be asked to decide
whether the election board can go behind
the returns. or course 1t viii be left for
proceedings from the contest In the house
TO decide whether the vote of Center town.
ship shall be counted.
Information has been received at Repub-
lican headquarters of protests TO the Sol
diers' Home vote at Dayton. on the ground
that the voting precincts We're not In the
proper place. If that vote should be
thrown out the Democrats would gain two
representatives from Montgomery county
and one senator. enough. on the claims OF
the Republicans, to make the legislature
stand IS Democrats 10 70 Republicans on
joint ballot. Chairman Nash says there
are about forty precincts in the state
where these technical points on the loca-
ton Of the polls can be raised. and IL 1t
Is made an issue Of contest It will work
both ways. with 10 one knowing the final
result.