The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-10
GOV. BUSHNELL.
claim it.


can state headquarters the democrats
will have a majority of two in the
senate and the republicans of seven in
house. In these claims the fusionists
from Cincinnati are all counted as
democrats. The republicans can or
ganize the house without fusion. There
is only one of the four senator's elected
on the fusion ticket in Cincinnati who
is a republican and he now becomes a
factor. II Senator Voight, of Cincin-
natl, who is a republican elected on
the fusion ticket, should vote with the
republicans on the organization of the
senate or on anything else that body
will be tie, with Lieut.. Gov. Jones,
rep, having the deciding vote. If the
democrats had secured majority of
the legislature or the fusionists held
the balance of power it is said that the
fusionists would have voted with the
democrats.
The republicans now expect two or
more of the fusion republicans to vote
with them for senator, in which event
they claim majority of nine on joint
ballot, with n republicans and 6S dem
ocrats. None of the fusion votes for
senator were counted on by the repub-
lican managers in the event that they
would be needed by the democrats to
elect their nominee, but now many
speculations are made about the fu-
sion votes
Since the change of the claims at
democratic headquarters on the COM
plexion of the legislature, two impor-
tant rumors have been vigorously cir
culated. One is that John r. Mclean
will be pressed by the Ohio democracy
for the democratic nomination for
president in 1900, and that Senator
Hanna will have opposition in his own
party for election to the senate. 1t is
claimed by those advocating Mclean
for the presidential nomination that
he deserves credit for the reduction of
the republican plurality to less than
half of what it was last year and of
the republican majority in the legisla-
ture from so on joint ballot to five.
The democrats claim that the majority
on joint ballot would be five the other
way if they had an equal chance on
contests. There are 80 members OF
the state senate and only one or two
of the districts are 80 close or doubtful
as to admit of contests on which re-
publican senators could be unseate6.
There is anotheS alleged movement
which is causing more comment and
that is the rumor that Gov. Bushnell
will be brought out for senator against
Hanna. Gov. Bushnell and all in
volved in this movement deay any
knowledge of it or that they would
have anything to do with it.
Cincinnati, Nov 4.-The four repub-
licans elected on the fusion ticket for
the house in Hamilton county are:
Charles F. Droste, John c. Otis, DR.. R.
w. Laue and Frank II. Kemper
The Times-Star prints interviews
with all four, in which Kemper says
he will vote for the republican caucus
nominee. Otis will oppose Hanna, but
is otherwise non-committal. Lane is
q free silver man and will probably
vote with the democrats on local
measures; is unpledged for senatorial
candidate. Droste is for free silver
and says he will vote for senatorial
candidate who agrees with him.
Voight, the fusion republican senator,
has not been interviewed.
A careful compilation of the vote for
governor made from the returns re-
ceived from all sources indicates q
plurality for Bushnell Of 20, $40. Full
returns will not materially change
these figures.
Cleveland, Nov 4. = In Cuyahoga
county Bushnell has 1900 plurality