New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
SAFE FOR THE REPUBLICANS
THE CONTEST FOR THE CONTROL OF THE
OHIO LEGISLATURE ENDED-JUDGE
PARKER'S DECISION AT TOLEDO.

Columbus Ohio. Nov. 6.-The contest for control
Of the Ohio Legislature Is considered ended to-day
The official counting in some counties Will continue
next week but there has been such close watching
that material changes are expected. The indl-
cations are that the Senate will stand 10 Demo-
Gratis and II Republicans, and the House 81 Demo-
Gratis and IS Republicans. with a majority OF hve
Republicans on joint ballot There may be several
contested seats. but these cannot be considered
Till the Legislature meets the first Monday In jan
uary next.
Since I, seems to be settled that the Republicans
have a small majority joint ballot. the ruInors
revived OF combination Of certain Repuohcah
members with the seventy Democratic members ioi
the election OF some one other than senator fan"'
on the Joint ballot When Senator Foraker was
Endorsed by the Republican State Convention TWO
years ago for his present place In the Senate there
Uas no legislative caucus. 1t is announced now
that there will be a Republican Senatorial caucus
when the Legislature convenes next January oeh-
ator Hanna Endorsed at the last stare coh-
yention for the Senate but the old factionai nsht
that formerly existed between Sherman ana fora-
ker's following and later, between the iriehds Oh
Mckinley and Foraker has been revived this year
with more intense feeling than heretofore. III is
said that there about a dozen OF the hepuo-
can members who had some for bar nomn9tons
who do not feel kindly toward the junior oi'io
There has been so much talk of combines that II
Is certain that the Republicans Will hoid a 3Uin'
tor and senator Hanna viii no doubt be the eau
aus nominee. 1t Is thought that as me resuIlai
nominee there will be trouble abopt ms etvG
ion as none Of the Republican emGeT 20 W s0ier
the caucus or to support its nominee. IheIs ~
como Republicans who are not meH,peIs 81 t an
c TnG are bH none Of the
known 10 favor such movement. ., Cav
Governor Bushnell Will have a DenloCIdtiU 81.
ate on which 10 depend for the continuation OF ms
appointments. and no partisan legislation can NC
passed. , 49,, no,ot Counting the
representatives OF candidates are ou, III ri CO.. tho
oficee et The organization of both branches, ana
the Senatorial question will enter larRe! my ~ ny
organization of both branches, as wei as li'o '"o
.,rhe Dispatch to-day prints an interview with
Allen O. Myers OF the Democratic state headquar-
ters In which Mr. Myers says: H., ,,or ,h.
Il stand to-day where stood the day al n uhe
elections with Judge Nash chairman OF inc ttePuU,
lican State Committee. who says the Senate VIII
be seventeen Republican and nineteen Den n ss,w
one Democrats giving the Republicans a majority
Of five on Joint ballot for United States senator.
Mr. MYERS in the report. does not say directE
but intmates that nothing Will come OF the eiio'S
10 get UP contests In the LEGISLATURE
Toledo. Ohio. Nov. G.-Judge Parker OF the Ninth
Circuit Court decided to-day that the Wood Coun-
~ Board OF Supervisors must certify returns OF
Centre Township. This elects MOTIFS fepuDhcah
candidate for Representatives
Judge Parker holds that the functions OF the
Board of Elections are simply ministerial that they
must certify TO the vote as they find II, without
going behind the returns that the question as 10
Whether the provisions of the law were not com
piled with in having the polling booth OUTSIDE the
boundaries Of Centre Township precinct, anu
must be decided by the courts or by the Legislature
Itself,