The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-06
THE MIDDLE IN OHIO.
Both Parties Still Claim a Maj.
GRITTY in the Legislature.
MAY RESORT TOTHE COURTS.
In wood County the Democratic Flee
tisn Managers Refuse TO Sign the
FINAL Count Wanted one
District Thrown Out

Columbus. Nov. 5.--A contest for the
control Of the legislature will likely be
carried into the courts Official returns
Of about one-fourth the IS counties
have been received by the secretary OF
state and TO returns OF close counties
protests have been made II Is pro-
posed now 10 prevent the Issue OF GER
tlheates Of election TO certain leglsla-
tive candidates II the courts will 20
order. Interest now centers In the OIL
elAl counting at Bowling Green Of the
vote Of Wood county. The Republican
plurality In that county Tor representa-
tive was reduced Thursday TO 2s and
Is now announced as %. Democrats
claim the election Of their representa-
tive by a plurality Of Ave. Including
the Wood county representative the
Republicans claim the legislature by
rs to 10. II Wood county should finally
be put In the Democratic list by Official
figures the legislature would stand ~
Republicans to II Democrats. While
this ls a mathematical majority oil
three. ia constitutional surplus is only
one. Il requires 70 votes or a majority
Of an ilb members TO elect a senator on
Joint ballot. With only a representa-
tivos In the legislature the death OF a
Republican member or a Republican
vacancy from any cause would leave q
bare majority. and II Wood county
should elect a Democratic representa-
tive there would no doubt BE- startling
Developments In at least two other
counties. Proposed legal proceedings
are believed TO be In statu quo. waiting
the completing Of the Official canvass In
Wood county.
Information vas received al the state
headquarters Of both parties early this
afternoon that the Republicans claimed
the election Of their representative N
Wood county by q and the Democrats
claimed their man had a plurality Of
lil. When the board Of elections tool
Us noon recess at Bowling Green tive
Democratic members o. the board o.
elections refused 20 sign the oilcia
canvass Of the vote Of Wood count!
unless the vote Of one precinct in Cen
ter township was thrown ont The voi
Of this precinct makes a difference o
a. votes on the Wood county repre-
sentative. II Il Is counted the Rcpuh
iIcan representatives will have a pin
rallty o. 2s and II Il is thrown out th
Democratic representative will have
plurality Of it
Asit Is believed a deadlock. two 9
two. will continue In the board OF eleS
tlons. Congressman Burton Clovelan
and other attorneys for the Republic
ans have prepared their mandarin
case and will 90 before the eirclt eoul
Tor an order TO compel the Wood coui
" board Of elections TO sign the tall
sheets a. they have been made on ia'
" returns.
The Republicans counsel claim
county board Of elections have AZ
power to 20 behind the returns AZ
that the face Of the returns gives the
representative a plurality OF 2S
the event Of the court not granting q
order Il seems probable that a R,pu
ilean member Of Wood county will
sworn In. a. the Republicans have
majority OF six In the house witho
Wood county.
l Hon. Charles r. KurtI. chairman
Republican state committee In 1895 Al
j 1896. says there Il nothing whatever
= the talk about certain members Of {
Republican legislature combining vi
the Democrats TO elect Governor Bus
nell or any other man TO defeat Ser
tor Hanna. who was endorsed by
last Republican state convention
both the short aud full terms Tor y
aior. As Chairman Kurti admits
Il unfriendly to Senator Hanna hi
self. this statement IL IL believed '
be the last that will be heard Of
combine against Hanna a. the asp
lleans' nominee.