The herald., 1897-11-04
.BELATED
RETURNS
FROM OHIO
Leave the Election Results
Still Doubtful
REPUBLICANS CLAIMS
Are Conceded Only on the
State Ticket
HANNA'S SENATORIAL CINCH
NOT SURE ENOUGH TO BE VERY
SATISFACTORY
cratic National Chairman Jones
Express Their Satisfaction
With the Result
HANNA'S SENATORIAL CINCH
NOT SURE ENOUGH TO BE VERY
SATISFACTORY
Silver Champion Bryan and Demo-
cratic National Chairman Jones
Express Their Satisfaction
With the Result

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3.-This has
iticians. 1t opened with the Republic
ans and Democrats both claiming the
election Of their state tickets and ma
jority Of the legislature. This fore
noon the Democrats conceded the elec-
tion Of the Republican state ticket by
a larger plurality than was given last
night in the earliest of these dispatches.
Tonight the Democratic state commits
tee announces no definite claims on the
legislature and the Republican state
committee raised it's claim to a major
ity Of five on joint ballot as follows: Ser
ate, II Republicans, 10 Democrats;
house, SO Republicans, 81 Democrats.
total, Is Republicans, 10 Democra is.
Wood county had been conceded to the
Democrats until tonight, until the conf
plete returns caused the Republicans to
claim it.
On the returns complete at Republican
headquarters, the Democrats will have
a majority Of two in the senate and the
Republicans seven in the house. The
Fusionists from Cincinnati are all
counted as Democrats. The Republic-
ans can organize the house without
them. Senator Voight is the only one of
the four senators elected on the Fusion
ticket in Cincinnati who is Republican
and he now becomes a factor. If Sem
ator Voight should vote with the Re-
publicans on the organization of the
senate or anything else, the vote would
be a tie vote with the lieutenant gov-
ernor, a Republican. having the decid-
ing vote.
The Republicans now expect two more
Of the Fusionists to vote with them for
senator, in which event they claim q
majority of seven in joint ballot, with
n Republicans and 6S Democrats.
When it was thought today that con-
troll Of the legislature might depend
upon one vote, there was apprehension
Of trouble in some counties. Ennis
saries were sent out from state head
quarters to close counties to watch the
counting. The Ohio law provides that
mot less than one or more than five days
from the date of election the deputy
supervisors in each county shall begin
the official canvass of the vote and con-
tinue from day to day until completed"
In the event of protracted contests in
the close counties the suspense today
might have continued until the legisla-
ture met next January.
Since the change of the claims at
Democratic state headquarters on the
completion Of the legislature, two i'm
portant rumors have been vigorously
circulated. One is that John r. Mclean
will be pressed by the Ohio Democracy
for the Democratic nomination for pres
ident 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 de-
serves it for the reduction of the Repub-
lican plurality to less than half Of what
it was last year, and of the Republican
majority in the legislature from eighty
on joint ballot to five. And the Demo.
Gratis claim that the majority on joint
ballot would be five the other way If they
had an equal chance at contests. There
are sixty-six members of the state sen.
ate and there are only one or two of the
senatorial districts that are so close or
so doubtful as to admit Of contests on
which Republican senators could be un-
seated.
On the other hand there are 100 mem.
bers of the house, in which the Repub-
licans claim a majority Of seven while
the Democrats have majority of two
in the senate. There are several coun-
ties so close on the vote for representa-.
tives that several seats could be changed
in that body. In the settlement of con.
tested seats, the Republicans would
have such an advantage in the house
over the Democrats in the senate that
it is not likely the latter will be aggres.
sors in the matter. And this may al.
low the close margin of the Republicans
on joint ballot for senator to go uncon.
tested in any of the close counties OF
before the committee on elections in the
general assembly.
There is another alleged movement
which is causing much more comment,
and that Is the rumor that Governor
Bushnell will be brought out for sena-
tor against Marcus A. Hanna. Allen O.
Myers, one Of the authorities at Demo.
cratic state headquarters announced
tonight that Senator Hanna would new.
er be elected to the senate on the clost
Joint majority that is claimed. Mr..
Myers said II the close call on the legis-
lature went against the Democrats IL
the ofIicial count Of the close countieo
that the Democrats in the legislatnFt