Evening journal., 1897-11-06
HOW IT STANDS NOW
Both Parties Claim Joint Bal
lot Majority In Ohio.
LATE RETURNS FAVOR REPUBLICANS
Chairman Mcconvsiie OF the Democratic
Party. However, WIN Not Give UP
Untn the omcial Returns
Arc All In.

COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 6.-Late re-
turns show that the Ohio legislature
stands "a Republicans, 20 Democrats
and l doubtful With a dozen or more
Of the So counties very close, there have
been no material changes except IN
Wood county. which win be claimed by
both parties until the courts pass on
the action of the supervisors. There
have been no unusual proceedings before
the returning boards of any OF the coun-
ties 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 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
Anal results to differ from those he has
at hand. He and others Of the Demo-
cratic state headquarters havs gone TO
Cincinnati to confer with Mr.. Mclean
and other party leaders regarding the
contests that are to be made in the close
counties
Chairman Nash insists that the leg
islature stands rs Republicans to 20
Democrats 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 plurality
in that county. Since the faces Of the
official tally sheets show a plurality OF
81 for the Republican representative,
Judge Nash is ready to have any court
pass on the case. He says the law pro-
vldes 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 and cannot hear evidence or use
discretion In throwing out any votes
That IL left to the courts and 70 each
branch OF sthe legislature In passing on
the credentials Of its members.
In Wood county Norris, the Republi-
can candidate for representatives, filed
a protest against the board counting
the vote OF Freedom township because
the ballots should be tailed In blocks
OF five. This precinct gave Norris lbl
and Mears. the Democratic candidate
263 II the vote OF the township had
been thrown out II would have IN
creased the plurality of Norris by III
but Il was counted. The Republicans
insist that MOTIFS VIII De utclaieu oicNe'
ed In Wood county and that the legis-
lature stands 75 TO 70.
II was learned here later that counse
for both the Democratic and the Re
publican committees at Bowling Greer
have agreed to submit the Wood county
case at once 10 the circuit court. anc
the lawyers on both sides went to To
ledo for that purpose. The court VII
be asked to decide whether the election
board can go behind the returns II vii
be left for proceedings In the house e
decide whether the vote of Center town
ship shall be counted.
Information has been received at Re
publican headquarters Of protests to tn
Soldiers home vote at Dayton on tn
ground tliht the voting precincts wer
not in the proper place. II that vot
should be thrown out. the Democrat
would gain two representatives from
Montgomery county and one senator
enough. on the claims Of the Republic
ans. 10 make the legislature stand Z
Democrats to 70 Republicans on join
ballot. Chairman Nash says there ar
about 40 precincts in the state wher
these technical points on the location
OF the polls can be raised. and II II
made an issue OF contest Il viii wor
both ways, with no one knowing tn
final result