The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-05
WILL HANNA LOSE T0GA?
REPUBLICAN OHIO LEGISLATURE
 MAY NOT INDORSE HIM,

ate-Legislature is Undoubtedly R epub- lican, but it Is Very Close-Oficial Count
 Will Probably be Finished To-day.
 Columbus, O., Nov. 4-Many talk about g. crisis in Ohio. Some believe that Q crisis is pending. The talk about a combine in the legislature against Senator Hanna has subsided, pending the interest in the official counting of the vote in close counties. AS the official canvass of the vote in the eighty weight counties proceeded to- day the republican plurality on the state ticket increased, and on the legis- lative tickets it appeared to be getting toward a very close shave.
 While the republican plurality on the state ticket exceeds 2S,OOO the vote on the leeislative ticket is almost as close as it could be. For this reason there is still unusual anxiety at the respective state headquarters of both parties.
 The republicans claim that the legis- lature stands 75 republicans to 70 dem- ocrats on joint ballot for senator; that their candidates for representatives in three of the close counties have been elected by the following pluralities: Delaware county, 29; Wood county, 2S; Noble county, S5-a total of 142 in the plurality of these three counties. A change of 72 votes, properly distributed in these three counties, would therefore have turned the result of the legisla- ture by giving these representatives to the democrats. Then the legislature would have stood 72 republicans and 7S democrats on joint ballot for senator.
 When it is remembered that the total vote last year was over one million, it is readily seen that seventy-one is such a small percentage that it cannot be clearly expressed in figures or language, and this is what makes the state con- mittee continue to claim the state legis- lature. The official count of Delaware is in, but with protests and notices of contests from the democrats; and the same is true of Noble county. The otfl- cial count of Wood county may not be completed until Saturday, although the officials expect to get through to-mor- row.
 In Noble county there was long contest over twenty-seven scratched tickets that were finally thrown out because they were not properly mark ed. This was republican loss. Every point is being contested in the official count of the close counties. st,@'
 Chairman Nash said tonight that the republicans have a safe majority Of five on joint ballot in the legislature. He admits that the pluralities are small in some counties, but claims they are safe He has no doubt of the result in many of the counties which he claims except possibly Wood county, and in the event of the loss of that county he says the legislature would stand "A re- publicans to 71 democrats, and have a majority of three on joint ballot for senator.
 Chairman Nash said that the returns from the Thirteenth district showed that the republicans had plurality of 432, so that there is no longer any of the state senators in doubt, and the senate will stand 19 democrats to 17 re- publicans.
 At republican state headquarters Summit county is not considered as doubtful as heretofore, and it's two rep resentatives are being conceded to the democrats. This would make the house 5S republicans and 51 democrats.
 Chairman McConnville does not ad- init that the republicans have carried the Thirteenth district for their candi- date for state senator, and he still claims the representatives from Noble, Delaware Wood, Muskingum and other counties claimed by the republicans. He also expects the official count to give the democrats two of the twelve members of the legislature from Cuya- hoga county. In all these counties, and in others, he says there will be contests for the seats in the event of certificates of election being given to the republi- cans.
 Chairman McConrville charges fraud in the close counties and in some re- publican counties. He says nearly all the close counties have gone republican heretofore, and the republicans still have the machinery in these counties. He says the returns have been held back, and it looks suspicious. Other counties have completed their counting, while the doubtful counties are still at it. He says the result was known defi- nitely in Cincinnati yesterday morning, and he cannot get definite results to- night from Cleveland, where he expects the vote to be very close on two or three members of the legislature Chairman McConnville will remain here until the official count of all the coun- ties are completed.
 Cincinnati, Nov. 4-Senator- yoight one of the independent republi- cans elected in Hamilton county, was asked how he stood on political mat ters. Mr. Voight replied: q am a re- publican, a sound money man and a supporter of the present national ad- ministration."
 How will you vote on United States senator?"
 sI shall vote for a republican" "Will you vote for Hanna?' '"That I will not say nor will I say for whom I shall vote"
 twill you attend the republican cau- cus?"