The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-06
CLOSE SHAVE IN OHIO
Republicans Seventy.four, Democrats
Seventy, Doubtful One.
NUMBER OF CONTESTS TO Be MADE
And When the Courts Get Through
May Be- Another Result.
M'cONvILLE DOESN'T GIVE UP.
1t VIII Take Ofacisl Count to SAT-
isfy Him That Hanna
Has Any show.
NUMBER OF CONTESTS TO BE MADE
M'cONvILLE DOESN'T GIVE UP.

Columbus, Ohio, November 6.-The Ohio
legislature stands seventy -four republicans,
seventy democrats and one doubtful on
With dozen or more Of the eighty eight
counties very close, there have been no
material changes except in Wood county.
which will be claimed by both parties
until the courts pass on the vote.
There have been no unusual proceedings
before the returning boards of any OF the
counties except that of Wood, although
both parties have had their representatives
and attorneys in the county seats
wherever the vote was close.
Chairman McConville of the democratic
State committee has not changed his
claims of democratic majority on joint
ballot, and will not do so until the Off
cial returns of all the counties are in and
show the final results TO differ from those
he has at hand.
Mr.. McConville and others from the dem
ocratic State headquarters went to Gin
cinnati tonight to confer with John r. Nc
Lean and other party leaders regarding
the contests that are to be made in the
close counties
Chairman Nash (repubican) insists to-
night that the legislature stands seventy
FIVE republicans to seventy democrats and
that the majority on joint ballot for sena-
tor will not sbe less than five. He says
| tonight he is satisfied with the situation
| in Wood county. What he feared was that
| the official count might wipe out the small
! the face OF the official tally sheets show
a plurality OF thirty-one for the repub-
| lican representative, Judge Nash says he
is willing and ready to have any court
| pass on the case. He says the law pro-
vides that the members of boards of cleo
| ton can not go behind the returns and the
supreme court has held that they have n;
| ministerial powers whatever can not hear
| evidence or use their discretion In throw
| ing cut any votes. That is left to the
courts and to each branch Of the legisla
ture in passing on the credentials of 1T
members.
In Wood county today Norris, the re
publican candidate for representative, fllst
a protest against the board counting thu
vote of Freedom Township because tn,
ballot had been tailed in blocks of FIVE
This precinct gave Norris l5l and Meara
the democrat. 1858. II the vote OF thu
| township had been thrown out 1t would
have increased the plurality of Norris b!
49, but 1t was counted. The republican;
| insist that Norris Will be declared elected
in Wood county and that the Legislature
stands IS to TO-
II Is learned here tonight that counse
for both the democratic and the republican
committees at Bowling Green today agree'
TO submit the Wood county case at ono
to the circuit court and the lawyers OIL
Information has been received al repub
lican headquarters OF protests from tn
soldiers from the Soldiers Home at Day
ton on the ground that the voting pre-
eincts were not in the proper place. l
that vote should be thrown out the demo
Gratis would gain two representatives frcn
Montgomery county and one senator
enough to make the legislature stand sew
enty three democrats to seyenty-two re
publcsns on joint ballot Chairman Nasl
says there are about forty precincts in tn
State where these technical points on tn
location OF the polls can be raised and /
it is made an issue of contesta 1T will wor
beth ways, with no one knowing tho fina
results