The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-11-06
THE ELECTIONS.
The Official Count Required to Deter
mine the Ohio Contest.
VOTE IN MARYLAND CLOSE.
Republicans Win in Massachusetts and
PennsylVania-IOwa Republican by 3d.
OOO-ColoradO In DOubt-NebrasIa
Claimed by Fusionists.

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! PennsyIVania-Iowa Republican by 3d.
OOO-COI0radO In Doubt-Nebraska
Claimed by Fusionists.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3..-The result of
tie election in Ohio is still in doubt
and it is evident that it will require
the official count to satisfy the con-
testants. The more the respective
parties figure on their returns the
smaller their pluralities seem to be-
come, while their claims increase in
opposite directions. The closeness of
the vote has caused intense feeling and
the usual cry of fraud. Meantime the
managers of both the democratic and
republican state headquarters are
claiming the state. The democrats
claim the election of Chapman for gov
ernor and their state ticket on such q
close margin that it will require the
| official figures to determine the plu-
rality. Chairman McConville claims
that the democrats will have a ma jor-
! ity of seven in the Legislature on joint
ballot for senator. He says the repub-
licans are claiming counties that are
doubtful and others that the demo-
Gratis have carried by small pluralities.
The republicans claim that Bushnell
for governor and the rest of the repub-
lican state ticket are elected by a good
5000 plurality and that the republic
ans will have a majority of two on the
joint ballot of the Legislature for sem
ator. The republicans concede that
| they will not have n majority in the
senate, which would prevent the pas
sage of what are known as ''rippers." or
any partisan legislation. The repub-
licans claim II of the 36 senators, with
IS conceded to the democrats and one
doubtful. They claim that 81 men,
bers of the house are theirs, conceding
4S to the democrats, with four doubt
full. If the democrats should secure
all these doubtful members the repub-
| licans still claim 4 majority of two on
| joint ballot.
The Dispatch, an independent paper,
has specials to-day from all the close
counties and it makes the legislature
on joint ballot stand 73 republicans
| to ~ democrats, and claims there is no
doubt about this result In the event
of the republicans controlling the leg
islature it is conceded that Senator
Marcus A. Hanna, of Cleveland, will
be returned to the senate. In the event
of the democrats controlling the legis-
lature it is probable that John r. Nc
Lean will be senator.
Maryland Very Close.
! BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 3.-The repub-
licans have elected their municipal
ticket in Baltimore by majorities rang
ing from 1000 to 5000. With semi
official returns from all the counties
in the state, except St Mary's and
Calvert, and fairly good estimates from
there, the democrats appear to have
elected enough members to the next
Legislature to give them a majority
of three on joint ballot and to
insure them a United States senator
to succeed Senator German. Official
returns may be necessary to decide the
position of some of the counties, and
these may alter the result, but from
the best obtainable figures at this
time, the democrats appear to have a
total of go Legislative seats, while the
republicans have 81. The state senate
will be republican by possible ma
jority of six, while the democrats ap-
pear to have captured the lower house
by majority of nine.
Chairman Scott, of the republican
state central committee, issued the fol-
lowing statement: | am very well sat
isfied with the result, SO far as heard
from. We have carried Baltimore
city, including the three legislative
districts, by ut least 5000 majority,
and our advices from the state indicate
that the republicans will send a sue
cessor to Mr.. German to the United
States senate.
Republicans Win In Massachusetts.
Boston, Nov. 3.-At the elections
yesterday the republicans swept the
state by a substantial majority, elect
ing their entire ticket as well as three
quarters of the members of both
branches of the legislature. The
apathy which marked the entire cam
paign extended to the election, al
though the stormy weather which pre-
vailed all day probably accounted for
a considerable portion of the decrease
in the vote. The tremendous majority
which last year elected Gov. Wolcott
fell off considerably, while George
Fred Williams the democratic leader,
also suffered, but not nearly SO much.
The total vote of the city on gov
ernor was: Everett mat. dem.), 1851;
Williams (dem.), "A, ssS; Woleott (rep.),
SO, $40; plurality for Wolcott, 5,y63.
The single chamber amendment to the
city charter was defeated by a
majority of 5,735. The vote stands:
Yes, 25,O64; no, 80, 799. VOL
colts vote this year shows
decrease of so per cent. from that
given him last year, while the Will
liams' vote of "a, 500 shows less than 20
per cent decrease.
Corrected returns from 34S cities and
towns in the state, including the com
plete vote of Boston, give Everett A.,
O4G; Williams, 40, 1913; Wolcott, 1854, 1876.
The same cities and towns last year
gave Prince l4,24S; Williams, 1O3, 457;
Wolcott, 255, ,767.
Iowa Republican by 10000.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 3.-Returns
were slow in reaching the headquarters
of the state central committee, but
Chairman Mcmillan, of the republican
committee, contends that Shaw's plu-
rality will be 80, 900. Reports received
from so counties give Shaw plurality
of 20, $40 and the estimate of the repub-
lican committee is that the other 40
will do as well. 1t is expected that
the plurality will be from IL, 900 to Ii,
900 more when returns are received
from the entire state. AS to the legis-
Tic oo III bhC
house out of 100 and 40 out of 30 in the
senate.
Chairman McMillan's estimate of the
vote is: Republican, 100000; demo-
cratic, 200, 900; prohibition, 1000; gold
Democratic 5000; populist, 5000.
The democratic state committee con-
cedes Shaw's election by $1,000, but
gains are claimed in the Legislature.
Chairman Walsh admits there will be
80 republicans in the senate, counting
the newly elected members and hold
overs. The democrats clam 3S men,
hers of the house and the republicans
concede them 81.
Republican Plurality In PennsyIVania.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-Complete 3. re-
turns from all of the wards in Phila-
delphia showed u plurality of Al, ,O19 for
Beacon (rep) for state treasurer. The
rest of the republican ticket had ap-
proXimately the same plurality. The
vote of Swallow (pro.) was 1886. The
vote of Thompson Gnd. rep.) was
slightly over 5000. The majority in