The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-04
Mr.. M'CONVILLE HOLDS OUT STOUTLY.
Comedies BushnelPs Election, But Has Hopes
of the House and Senate.
Plans Already Being Formed to Defeat the Party
Boss by a Democratic Anti Hanna
Combination

as a fusionist, some of the powers Of
his office.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. S.-The four
Republicans elected on the fusion
ticket for the house in Hamilton coun-
ty are Charles F. Droste, John G. Otis,
DR.. B. W. Lane and Frank H. KEEPER.
The Times-Star prints interviews with
ell four, in which Helper says he will
vote for the Republican caucus nomi-
nee; Otis will oppose Hanna, but is
otherwise non-commital; Lane is a free
silver man, and will probably vote with
the Democrats on local measures, is
unpledged for senatorial candidate;
Droste is free silver and says he will
vote for a senatorial candidate who
agrees with him. Voight, the fusion
Republican senator, has not been in
terVieWed.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. S.-This has
been q day of anxiety with the Ohio
politicians. It opened with the Repub-
licans and Democrats both claiming the
election Of their state tickets and a
majority Of the members of the legis-
lature. Before noon the Democrats
conceded the election of the Republi-
can state ticket by larger pluralities
than were given last night in the ear
liest of these dispatches as the claims
Of the Republicans. Tonight the DEM
ocratic state committee announced no
definite claims on the legislature, and
the Republican state committee raised
0P inf
ballot, as follows: Senate, IL Republi-
cans, 10 Democrats; house, 58 Republf-
cans, 81 Democrats; totals, rs Republi-
cans, 70 Democrats.
Wood county had been conceded to
the Democrats until tonight. when the
complete returns caused the Republi-
cans to claim 1t. On the returns, COM
plete at Republican state headquar-
ters, the Democrats will have a ma
jority Of two In the senate, and the
Republicans Of seven in the house. In
these claims the fusionists from Gin
cinnati are all counted as Democrats.
The Republicans can organize the
house without fusion. One of the four
senators elected on the fusion ticket
in Cincinnati is a Republican. and he
now becomes g. factor. If Senator
Voight, Of Cincinnati, who is Re-
publican, elected on the fusion ticket,
should vote with the Republicans on
the organization of the senate or on
anything else, that body will be a tie,
with Lieut. Gov. Jones Rep.) having
the deciding vote.
If the Democrats had secured a ma
jority of the legislature, or the fusion
lists had held the balance Of power, it
is said that the fusionists would have
voted with the Democrats. The Re-
publicans now expect two or more fu-
sion Republicans to vote with them for
senator. in which event they claim a
majority Of nine on joint ballot, with
seventy-seven Republicans and sixty
eight Democrats. None of the fusion
votes for senator were counted on by
the Republican managers In the event
they would be needed by the Demo-
Gratis to elect their nominee. but now
many speculations are made about the
fusion votes.
When it was thought today that con-
troll of the legislature might depend
upon one vote. there was apprehen-
sion Of trouble In some counties. Emil
sarries were sent out from state head
quarters to close counties to watch the
counting. The Ohio law provides that,
not less than one nor more than five
days from the date of election, the dep
uty state supervisors in each county
shall begin the official canvas of the
vote and continue from day to day
until completed. In the event of pro-
tracted contests in the close counties
the suspense of today might have con-
tinued until the legislature met next
January.
Since the change Of the claims at
Democratic state headquarters to-
night on the complexion of the legis-
lature two important rumors have
been vigorously circulated. One is
that John R. Mclean will be pressed
by the Ohio Democracy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president in 1900.
and that Senator Hanna will have op-
position in his own party for election
to the senate. 1t is claimed by those
advocating Mclean for the presiden-
tial nomination that he deserves credit
for the reduction of the Republican
plurality to less than half of what 1t
was last year and of the Republican
majority in the legislature from 80
on joint ballot to five. And the Demo-
Gratis claim that the majority on Joint
ballot would show the other way if
they had an equal chance on contests.
There are thirty-siX members Of the
state senate and only one or two of
the districts are so close or doubtful
as to admit Of contests on which the
Republican senators could be unseat-
ed On the other hand there are 1O9
members Of the house in which the
Republicans claim majority Of seven,
while the Democrats have a majority
of two in the senate. And there are
several counties so close on the vote
for representatives. that several seats
could be changed in that body. In the
settlement of contested seats the Re-
publicans would have such an advan-
tage in the house over the Democrats
in the senate that it is not likely that
the latter will be aggressors in that
matter. And this may allow the close
margin of the Republicans on Joint
ballot for senator to be uncontested in
the very close counties or before the
committees on election in the general
assembly.
There is another alleged movement
which is causing much more comment
and that is the rumor that Gov. Bush
nell will be brought out for senator
against Marcus A. Hanna. L. o. Mey-
ers, one Of the managers at Demo-
cratic state headquarters, announced
tonight that Senator Hanna would
never be elected to the senate on the
close joint majority that is claimed,
although Hanna had been tndorSed for