Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
WILL BE SETTLED IN COURT
both Political Parties Awaiting Re-
suit of Official Count.

by Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 5.-The
contest for control of the legislature will
likely be carried into the courts The Off
cial returns of about une-fourth of the
eighty-eight counties have been received
by the secretary of state. To the returns
OF close counties protests have been made
1t Is proposed now to prevent the issue of
eertincates of election to certain legisla-
tive candidates if the courts will so order
Today interest centers in the official
counting OF the vote of Wood county at
Bowling Green. The republican pluralitv
IN that county for representative was re-
duced yesterday to IS and today it is an
nounced as %. The democrats claim the
representative by a plurality of D. IncIud-
ing WOOD countys representative the re-
pupilcans claim the legislature by rs to 10
II Wood county should finally be put in
the democratic list by the official figures
the legislature would stand "A republicans
TO al democrats.
Majority Required by Law.
The law requires 13 votes or a majority
of all the 145 members to elect a senator
on joint ballot. With only "A republicans
In the legislature, the death of a republi-
can member or republican vacancy from
any cause would leave a bare majority. and
If Wood county should elect a democrat
startling developments.
The proposed legal proceedings are be-
heved to be held in abeyance awaiting the
completion of the official canvass of the
vote in Wood county
There are ten counties In the state that
give a plurality each of less than 100 on
their respective legislative candidates ard
OF these close counties both parties are al
most equally the beneficiaries. The repub-
licans claim the following piuraIfties in
three counties that have been most hotIv
contested:
Margin Very Small.
Delaware. 20; Noble. IS; Wood, %. This
is a total Of 139 plurality for representatives
In the three counties. A change of 30
votes properly distributed, would have
changed the Ohio legislature to 73 demo-
Gratis and - republicans, and perhaps have
changed the political complexion of the
United States Senate. 1t is what is at
stake as well as the close shave that causes
the managers of both parties to fight it ont
with every possible effort that can be
made.
There were over one million votes cast
In Ohio last year. and 1t was estimated
that there were 100000 votes cast last
Tuesday. OF which the deciding seventy
votes is an infinitesimal per cent In
Hooking and Vinton counties the demo-
Gratis elect their representative by a pI,,-
rality of 70 and by about the same plu-
rality in Van Vert county, while in Sum-
sentatives on pluralities that are said to
be as close as those of Wood and Della
ware counties The republicans claim that
change OF less than 200 votes would give
them four more representatives In the
counties OF Summit, Van Vert Hockino
and Viaton. -o
Omciai Count Proceeding.
The only trouble reported from III.
boards making the official counts yester.
day were in Noble and Wood counties and
those were simply animated discussions
Thee official counts are proceeding In the
counties again today. No disturbances are
apprehended anywhere, but both sides viii,
fight to a finish before the returnina
boards. then In the courts and finally in
the organization Of the legislature
Since the republican plurality on the
state ticket has approached 5000 no in
terest L taken in those returns.
Trouble fn Wood County.
Information was received at the state
headquarters Of both parties this after
noon that when the board Of elections took
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