The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-04

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. o.-UnoIlcld1
but complete returns show Repub-
lican plurality of 26,520 In Ohio. Both
sides still claim a majority Of the leg
islature, Republicans by s, Democrats
by 8,
At both the Republican and the
Democratic state headquarters tonight
figures are being substituted for the
claims of last night and today. Chair
man McConville, of the Democratic
state committee, comedies the defeat
Of his state ticket, but states that they
have reduced the Republican plurality
of $1,000 last year by over one-half.
Although others at Democratic state
headquarters concede that the legis-
lature will be Republican, on close
majority of one or more, Chairman NC
Conville does not concede the control OF
that body to the Republicans. After
II D. M, he reviewed the claims Of the
Republicans on the legislature. Mr.
McConville said the Republicans claim
ed the legislature by 75 to 10. He
struck the representatives from Wood
and Noble counties from their list, also
the senator from the Marion-Logan
district and said these changes would
make the legislature stand 73 Demo-
Gratis to 72 Republicans, and he would
never give either Of these doubtful
members up until the official count
was completed. He also contests the
election of two Of the twelve members
WI
make the legislature stand rs Demo-
Gratis and 70 Republicans. Chairman
McConville says he believes the Demo-
cratic representatives were elected In
three other counties which he does not
want to name pending Investigation OF
alleged frauds. He charges frauds IN
Noble and Wood counties and In the
Marion-Logan district.
In the event Of the Republicans Sc
curing the legislature on as close mar
gin as Is now claimed by them, ana
not conceded by the Democrats, Chalr-
man McConville predicts that Senator
Hanna will secure the caucus nom1na-
ton, but fail Of election, as did DR..
Godfrey Hunter at Frankfort, KY, last
winter, and that the session Of the
Ohio legislature the coming winter
would break the record for factfonal
fighting and disturbances Of the ses-
sion of the Kentucky legislature last
winter.
There are reports tonight that Ger
tain anti-Hanna Republicans and the
Democratic managers have held con-
Ferences for a combine to bring out
another man If Gov Bushnell refuses
to allow the use Of his name for sena-
tor.
At Republican state headquarters to-
night a list Of senatorial districts was
given, in which it was claimed that
the Republicans have II and the Demo-
Gratis 10. The only list disputed
Inv the Democratic managers Is that
which includes Marion and Logan
counties; that would make the
senate stand 16 Republicans to ~
Democrats. The Republicans eoncede
that the Democrats will have two ma
ioritv In the senate, and no ripper
hills reorganizing the cities or any
municipal boards can therefore De
passed. The Republicans claim tha'
the organization of the senate depends
unon the attitude Of Senator Vo1ght,
of Cincinnati, who is a fusion Repub-
lican.
The Republican state committee
claims that the two representatives
from Summit county are the only ones
in doubt tonight, and that the returns
show that the house stands 90 Repub-
licans. 40 Democrats and two doubtful,
and that in their claims of 70 to ~,
with a majority of five on joint pallot
for senator, they have so far concedeu
| Summit county to the Democrats al
though they expect the official count
to give them at least one OF the TWO
| representatives from that county.
The Republican state committee mas
| complete returns from e1ghty-s1x
counties tonight on the vote on the
state ticket. and the other two coun-
ties of the state, Stark and Vinton,
are estimated. In giving the plural
,ties by counties the plurality for
Rushnell for governor and the rest OF
| the Republican state ticket is placed
| at 26.520 The plurality In Ohio last
wear for Mckinley was 51,1O9. Hamil-
| ton county gave Mckinley plurality
of 1870, and it gave Bushnell (Rep.)
this year a plurality of only 1910, a
| Republican loss in that county Of IS,
| 290, while the Republican loss in the
whole state on pluralities is 24,5S9.
Chairman Nash says there were fac
tional troubles in other cities than Gin
cinnati, notably Columbus and Toledo
and that the rainy weather and other
| reasons on Tuesday caused an unus-
| ually large stay-at-home vote. He
states that the official count will show
| that the vote was much smaller in the
rural districts than expected and that
| the Republicans carried more counties
| than were carried last year on the
presidential vote. While the Republi-
cans carried Hamilton county by 1,50C
on the state ticket they lost their coun-
ty ticket, including fourteen members
| Of the legislature by several thousand
| The Republicans claim that their legis-
| lative tickets suffered defeat in Hamil-
| ton county because Of the fear by the
| reform Republicans or the fusionists
| that a strongly Republican legislature
| would reorganize Cincinnati or some OF
| its municipal boards and take from
| Mayor Tafel Oem.), recently elected