The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-06
Official. Returns From the
Ohio Election.
MAJORITY OF S CLAIMED.
Democrats Will Not COncede Re-
publican Success.
RETURN CERTIFICATE REFUSED

Columbus, o.. Nov 6.-The Ohio leg
islature stands "a Republicans. 20 Demo
Gratis and one doubtful according TO the
official returns. With a dozen or more
OF the SIS counties very close, there have
been no material changes except in
Wood county, which will he claimed by
both parties until the courts pass on the
action Of the supervisors.
Chairman McConville of the Demo-
cratic state committee has not changed
his claims of a democratic majority on
Joint ballot. and will not do so until the
official returns are all in and show the
final results to differ from those he has
at hand. He and other leaders went 10
Cincinnati to confer with Mr.. Mclean
and others regarding the contests that
are to be made In the close counties.
Chairman Nash insists that the legis-
lature stands s75Repubicans rs 10 20 Demo
Gratis. and that the majority on Joint
ballot for senator will not be less than
five. He says he is satisfied with the
situation In Wood county. What he
feared was that the official count might
wipe out the small Republican plural
official tally sheets showed plurality
OF 81 for the Republican representative
Judge Nash Is ready TO have any court
pass on the case. He says the law pro-
vides that the members Of the board Of
election cannot go behind the returns
and the supreme court has held that
they have no ministerial powers what
ever-they cannot hear evidence or use
their discretion in throwing out any
vote. That Is left 10 the courts and to
each branch OF the legislature in pass
Ing on the credentials Of its members.
In Wood county yesterday. Norris, the
Republican candidate for representa-
tive, filed protest against the board
counting the vote OF Freedom township
because the ballots should be tailed In
blocks OF five. This precinct gave Norris
lol and Mears. the Democratic candi-
date, .153. If the vote of the township
had been thrown out 1t would have in
creased the plurality OF Norris by. 1l2.
but IL was counted. The Republicans
insist that Norris will be declared elected
In Wood county, and that the legislature
stands IS to 70.
Counsel for both the Democratic and
h'BubI'dH committees at bowling
G.Sen have agreed TO submit the Wood
county case ut once TO the circuit court.
The court Will be asked to decide whether
the election board can go behind tn.
returns. IL will be left for the pro-
ceedings. in the contest in the house to
decide whether the vote of Center town
chip shall be counted.
Information has been received at Re-
publican headquarters OF protests To the
soldiers home vote at Dayton on the
ground that the voting precincts were
not In the proper place. If that vote
should be thrown out. the Democrats
would gain two representatives from
Montgomery county and one senator.
enough, according to the claims origin
ally advanced by the Republicans. 10
make the legislature stand 7S Democrats
to 72 Republicans on joint ballot. Chair
man Nash says there are about 40 pre-
cincts In the state where the technical
points on the location Of the polls can be
raised, and II 1t is made an issue Of tho
contest II will work both ways, with no
one knowing the final result