Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-03

Mckinley Sc, 146 and Bryan 36.749,
gives Bushnell SO, ,o25, Chapman IS, 52s.
BULLETIN 1888 A. M.
RS Precincts outside Hamilton and
Cuyahoga counties gave Mckinley
147,007, Bryan 1872, ,660, give Bushnell
100, 2O4 and Chapman 112, 439.
The election of Tuesday throughout
the State of Ohio was one of the most
terrific political battles ever waged in
the state and in point of defniteness
the news of the result is the most un-
satisfactory of that of any election
held in recent years. At this hour,
three o'clock a. M, it appears abso-
lutely certain that Governor Bushnell
is elected by safe plurality of any
where from ten Thousand to twenty
thousand votes.
He carries Hamilton county by over
1900 and Cuyahoga county by oyer
5000. Throughout the State the Demo-
Gratis have made large gains through
the stay-at-home Republican vote, but
it seems certain that the Republicans
have carried every thing by small plur-
alities, including the State Legislature
on joint ballot.
The entire Republican county ticket
is elected by pluralities ranging from
$50 to 600. The severe assaults upon
Leeper and Hadley resulted in cutting
them down several hundred votes, but
they are both elected beyond doubt.
Colonel Riley and Capt. Cable also
come in for scratching by misguided
Republicans who want a Democrat
for Senator and the result in the dis
trict cannot be predicted, as it is i'm
possible to hear from the other
counties.
The returns were received by the
Republicans at Electric Power Hall
and the Democrats at Hagan 81 Schads
new hall on Second street Large
crowds were in attendance at each
place and eagerly awaited every scrap
of news. There was nothing in the
bulletins to cheer either side and as
a rule the reports We're received with
comparative silence. AS we go to
press the strain is still on and scarcely
anyone knows exactly where he is at.
The first bulletin received stated
that all comparisons would be made
with the vote of 1906, when Mckinley
had 81, 100 plurality. 1t also brought
the unwelcome news that the first two
precincts in Hamilton county gave a
net Democratic gain Of IS.
At 80 second bulletin from C,n-
clnnati brought the concession of the
Times Star that the entire Fusion
ticket was elected. Fifteen minutes
later the Times Star conceded the
election Of Chapman for Governor
which news, based on returns from &
precincts, was incredulously received
by both republicans and Democrats
When the first news arrived from /;
precincts outside of Cincinnati SHOWING
Democratic gains of comparative in
significance, the smiles came back II
Republican coun aenances and th
shades of disappointment began Il
creep over the faces of the Chapman
people.
Hamilton county kept the ball NOV
ing with report from one-fourth O
the precincts showing Democrat
gains of only 1000, indicating that tn
county was Repu blican by about 8, OO(
Bulletins from Hamilton county a.
indicated the same proportion of Dem
ooratic gains and close figuring at tel
o'clock gave the county to the Reput
licans by 1000,
Close estimates on Cuyahoga count,
give Republican plurality of 5000
electing the state Senators and min,
Representatives.
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