Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-06
HOPEFUL M'CONv|LLE
Refuses 10 Give Up the Ohio Leg.
isIature Until the Official Re.
turns Are at Hand.
COUNT Is HOW A COMPLETED FACT,

announcer D1mcu1ty Raised About ~
Votes 81 Soldiers af the Dayton Home
Trouble In Maryland Also.
Columbus. o.. Nov. 6-The Ohio leg
islature stands "a Republicans, 20 DEM
ocrats. and one doubtful on the official
returns received up to this writing.
with dozen or more Of the eighty
eight counties very close there have
been no material changes except in
Wood county. which will be claimed by
Doth parties till the courts pass on
the action Of the supervisors. There
have been no unusual proceedings be-
Tore the returning boards Of any OF the
counties except that of Wood, although
both parties have had their representa-
tives and attorneys In the county seats
wherever the vote was close. Chairman
McConville. OF the Democratic state
mittee, has not changed his claim of
a Democratic majority on joint ballet,
and will not do so till the official re-
turns Of all counties are In and show
the results to differ from those he has
at hand. Chairman McConviile and
others from the Democratic state head
quarters went to Cincinnati last night
to confer with Mr.. John r. Mclean ard
other party leaders regarding the con-
tests that are to be made In the close
counties.
Nash Claims the Odd Number.
Chairman Nash insists that the legis-
lature stands IS Republicans to 20 DEM
ocrats. and thct the majority on Joint
ballot for senator will not be less than
.. He says he is satisfied with the sit
uation 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 Of
ficial tally sheets shows a plurality Of
81 for the Republican representative
Judge Nash says he Is willing and ready
to have any court pass on the case.
He says the law provides that the MEM
bers Of boards Of election cannot go be-
hind the returns. and the supreme court
has held that they have no ministerial
powers whatever, and cannot hear evil
dence or use their discretion In throw.
ing out any votes.
Wood County Case Submitted to Court
In Wood county Norris. the Repub-
iican candidate for representative, fled
protest against the board counting
the vote OF Freedom township because
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five. This precinct gave Norris Isl ana
Mears, the Democratic candidate for
representative. 263. II the vote Of the
township had been thrown out II would
have increased the plurality OF Norris
by liz. but 1t was counted. The Repub-
leans Insist that Norris will be de-
clared elected in Wood county and that
the legislature stands IS to 70. Counse,
for both the Democratic and the Re-
publican committees at Bowling Green
have agreed to submit the Wood couu.
ty 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 behind the returns,
Another Danger for Hanna,
Information has been received at Re.
publican headquarters of protestsagainst
the soldiers home vote at Dayton on
the ground that the voting precincts
were not in the proper place. II that vote
should be thrown out the Democrats
would gain two representatives from
Montgomery county and one senator.
enough Con the claims Of the Republic
ans) to make the legislature stand "a
Democrats to 72 Republicans on 1o.nt
ballot. Chairman Nash says there are
about forty precincts in the state where
these technical points on the location
OF the polls can be raised, and IL IL Ia
made an issue of contest IL will work
both ways with no one knowing the
final result.