The Portland daily press., 1897-11-03
MR.. NASH'S CLAIMS.

Columbus, Ohio, November 3.-Since
midnight the following was given out
from the Republican state headquarters:
10 the Associated Press:-1 think
Bushnell has teen reelected governor by
from $4,000 to 900 plurality. We have
elected 81 of the lO9 representatives and
IL OF the 36 state senators certain, assur-
Ing US Il votes on the joint BALLOT, 70
votes being necessary to elect senator.
We have u doubtful counties unheard
from in which we expect to elect IL
more Republicans There are three
heard from in which five state senators
are to be elected and from which we will
certainly elect three senator's. We claim
the election of the entire Republican
state ticket and q majority In each
branch of the general assembly.
(Signed)
Geo. <. Nash, chairman.
aNsHOw THE PRESIDENT VOTED.
Canton, Ohio, November AIT 1880
o. clock ~ President Mckinley left his
mothers home TO vote. 1t was five blocks
precinct G. ffrst ward, which was in
carpenter shop. On the way Judge Kicks
and his old neighbor, Judge Mccarthy,
joined the PRESIDENT, who entered the
precinct voting place at 1G.40. The Presi-
dent was In the booth one 'T2fnute> Snd 20
SECONDS ana put MS cross on Ghe DlaNSA
sheet Australian ballot with eighS>,
tickets, with the curtain of the booth
resting on his shoulders, the President
being in plain sight of the rowd that
had gathered.
M'CONVILLE'S CLAIM.
Columbus, Ohio, November AIT
twelve O'Clock Chairman McConville
made the following statement to the As
sociated Press: claim the legislature
as Democratic by snfe majorities in both
state ticket is elected by good plurality.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS.
Columbus, Ohio, November 2.-10 p.
m.-The Democratic state committee
claimed the election of their state ticket
majority of the legislature on joint bal
lot for United States senator. No figures
were given on the Sc state senators and
109 representatives. but it was claimed
that the Republican loss of IA members
of the legislature in Hamilton county
legislature Fhe Democrats also claim
the 12 members of the legislature from
Cuyahoga county, which includes Cleve-
land, the home of Senator Hanna. The
Republicans at this hour do not concede
the loss of their state or of the control
or the legislature, DuI aulnlG Untib Un0 re-
suit will be very close on both sides.
Cincinnati, November 2.-Returns
from 215 precincts outside of Hamilton
and Cuyahoga counties. give Bushnell
3,172 majority, Democratic gain of
2, $50. This total of gain would give
Bushnell 25, 900 majority.
Cleveland, November 2.-Six precincts
In this city show net Democratic gain
of fourteen If this ratio holds good it
will cut the Republican plurality to 5000
| in the county.
One hundred and seventysix precincts
outside of 270 in Hamilton county, give
Chapman 656 majority. Same give Co.
hen, Fusion, 3,1s2. The county ticket is
| about the same as Cohen.
THE CLEVELAND LEADER SAYS.
Cleveland, November 2.-The Leader
says: Governor Bushnell has carried Ohio
by a majority from co. 900 to 90, ,ee9.-This
insures the election of a Republican ma
jority in the general assembly and the re-
turn of Marcus a. Hanna to the United
States Senate. In this city and Cuyahoga
county the Republican ticket has ma
| iority of from four to five thousand and
the three Republican Senators and Re-
publican representatives in the legislature
are elected.