The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-05
THERE IS NO
CRISIS IN OHIO
Chairman Nash Saws the Republicans
Have Safe Majority.
CONTEST WAS A CLOSE ONE
Protests riied by DemScfats--Casss viii
be Carried lnto the confts ShsN
Elected Ia loNa.
CONTEST WAS A CLOSE ONE

NNlNfNhANt 'Aif"t WV Rf~~t'ff'Ft NFfs-
about the crisis IN onto. Some bc,ieyc
mat a crisis Is impending. Tho talk
about the combin" in tho legislature
against Senator Hanrn hns subpIdod.
pending the in,ercs, In tho ofrlcal count.
ing Of the vote In the closr counties.
~ the oniciai canvass OF the vote In -
counties proceeded today the republican
plurality on thc state ticket incrcaHci
and on the legislative tickets It appeared
10 be getting down 20 a very close shave
White the republican plurality on the
state tickle, excccah g.ooo. the vote IN
tho Legislature a almos, us close as It
could DC. Fur this reason there Is an
unusual activity At tho state hcadqunrf.
CT. Of both parties.
The republicans s,ni claim that the
legislature stands 70 rcpuhlclns to 70
democrats on joint ballc, for senator
"'iH NitAN Nl'l' '-tffN''AA''H 'Hl ''p''F'A- B
,Auyes In tho three cioso counties have
bcyn elected by the following pluraiites:
Delaware county. %. Wood county. y;
Noble county. s5. q total os ~ on the
piuraii,loh OF the three counties THE
change " :! votes properly distributed
In these three counties. woud therefore
have turned the rcsul, IN the lcgiao ure
by giving these three representa- ;atlvcs 10
the democrats Then The igishturo
would have stood q republicans to -
domocrugT on Joint baIo, for major
Thr official coun, Of Delaware county ls
ln bus wi,h protests and notice. or
contest from the democrats and the same
is true Of noble county.
Tho ofiiciui count Of Wood county viii
no, be completed Nv Saturday. although
they expect TO get through tomorrow.
In Wood county today the democrats
protested against the counting Of tho
vote Of. the precinct whore the place Of
voting was outside the precinct. but
withln the ward Had this prcc!nc, been
thrown out It would have dected the
democratic candidate for representative
by plurality OF 8. instead OF thc repub-
llcan candidate by Is The vote OF the
precinct was counted and the democrats
protest alcd. Other technicalucs are ex-
pcc,cd In the process OF the vote In the
county tomorrow,
In Noble county there was a long con-
tcst over q scratched tickets that were
finally thrown out because they were
not properly marked. This was ropub-
ican county, Every point is being con
tested In the Official count OF the close
counu,r, Chairman Nash says tonight
that the republicans have a safe major
ity OF four on joint ballot in the legis-
lAllIt' nc AhNhltS tHdt NHt IlN'Wl'Aes
are small in some counties but claims
they are safe, He has no doubt OF the
result In any counties which ne claims
except. possibly, Wood county. and In
tho event OF the loss Of that representa-
tive. he says the legislature would still
stand "A republicans to Il democrats. a
have a majority Of three on a joint bal.
lot for senator.
Cincinnati, Nov 4.-Senator- elect Lewis
II. Volght one of the independent re-
pulSicans elected In Hamilton county
was asked how he stood on postical mat
tiers. Ho replied:
IL am republican, q sound money
man, and furthermore I am supporter
OF the national administration"
"Ipow will you vote on senator?"
Il shall vote for a republican"
"Wnl you vote for Hanna?"
THAT win not say; nor win say
for whom l shall vote"
"Wn you attend the republican eau
Gus "
II will not"
"In the event Hanna is the choice oil
the republican caucus for United state'
. senator. will you vote for him."
THAT | Will uot say; l repeat that
shail vote for republican for Unitet
States senator but win not so farthe
than that until the time comes to vote