The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-10
Official Canvass In Close Counties
Anxiously Awaited.
LBeIsLATURB BANGS FIRE
Preliminary Steps Taken by Both
Parties For Contests.
BUsHNELL's PLURALITY GROWS.
latest Facts ana Figures About the Ohio
Injection Gossip Apout an Anti
Hanna Combine and
Other Points.

eCO1u4nDuSs O.s NOV. z4s--Ihea canvass
OF the official vote is in progress In
most of the counties of the state.
The result viii be watched carefully
and awaited anxiously in the close.
counties, and also in the Marion=Lo-
gan senatorial district
The Democratic and the Republican
state headquarters will be kept open
to get the oficial tigures from the close
counties. Some of the disputed coun-'
ties are very close, with pluralities on
the legislative candidates OF less tlan
100.
No further interest is taken In the
state ticket since the complete un--
official returns at Republican state
headquarters showed a Republican
plurality in the state of over $4,000.
With local complications in Cincin-
natl, Columbus, Toledo and other cities
and with rain on election day the Re
publicans express surprise at the re-
suit. The Democrats call attention to
the Sc Republican majority in the last
legislature and to the close margin of
the new general assembly, also to the
majority of 81. .109 for Mckinley for
president being reduced one-half
The contest between Marcus A.
Hanna and John r. Mclean for the
legislature is pending. The Republic
ans confidently claim a majority of
five on joint ballot and say that Sum
NIT county is the only one in doubt,
and that its two representatives have
been put in the Democratic or doubt
full column till the official count is
completed.
Counting the two doubtful repre-
sentatives from Summit county as
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publicans and 81 Democrats. The only
Marion-Logan district, but the Repub-
1icans confidently claim that district
and say that the senate stands 19
Democrats and IL Republicans.
This makes the legislature consist
of 75 Republicans and 70 Democrats.
with majority of five on joint ballot
fer United States senator.
Chairman McConville still main
tains that the Democrats elected a ma
jority in the legislature, He contests
the Republican claims of Noble and
Wood counties and to the Marion
Logan district, which would make the
legislature stand 73 Democrats to 70
Republicans on joint ballot.
He claims two of the IL representa-
tives from Cuyahoga county and three
from other counties not named pend
ing the investigation of alleged frauds.
The publication of movement to
form combine between anti-Hanna
members of the legislature and the
Democratic members to defeat Hanna
for the senate has caused quite SEN
sation in political circles.
1t is claimed that there was factional
treaehery during the campaign and
that with no more of margin than
five or six on joint ballot enough Re
publican members can be found to go
with the Democratic members to elect
Governor Bushnell or some other Re
publicanthan Mr. Hanna to the senate.
It is stated that there have been fre-
quent conferences on this proposition
and that it may cause a sensational
session of the legislature.
Senator Hanna was Endorsed by the
last Republican state convention for
senator, the same as Senator Foraker
was indorsed two years ago. and will
therefore have no opposition for the
caucus nomination.
watching the Vote.
Up to noon the state committees had
not changed their respective claims.
Their advices from close counties tndi-
Gated that protests were being FLED in
anticipation of contests for about
dozen seats in the legislature. The
Republican state committee on revised
figures given out at noon claim Re
publican plurality of 27,79S for Bush
nell for governor
While the state ticket is no longer
in dispute, the interest in the vote of
close counties on members of the leg
islature is increasing.
The first close. vote to be received
oficiaIly was that of Delaware county,
which gave Bushnell Republican
plurality of 325, and Smith, the Re
publican candidate for representative,
a plurality of only 20.
The pIuralfties in Wood and Noble
counties are also close, and in Wood
county it is though to be less than in
Delaware.
Representatives of the Democratic
state committee are in these counties
watching the official count, and have
filed protests to the counting of certain
precincts and otherwise prepared for
contesting the seats of those receiving
certificates of election.
The Democratic state committee
charges fraud in these three counties
and in Adams, Pike. Belmont, Han
cock, Mahoning, Morgan, Muskingum
and Williams counties, where, it is
said, the ofhciaI count is also being
watched and investigated
The Republican state committee has
begun Investigations of alleged frauds
N Van Vert, Hooking, Vinton, Sum
init. Tuscatawas, Perry, PauIding and
Knox counties. and Information Is
being secured for charges on which
contests will be carried into the legfs-
lature.
Az oFF YEAR
Senator Hanna Says the weather and
Good Times Did II.
Cleveland, Nov. z-senator Hanna
sent the following telegram to New
York paper.
They tell me ann sure OF q re-elee-
tion. That is all know about It It
Is am on year, and compared with
elections that IIeT1<, fIIy ff1Ilnxr Slrazidefi-