The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-05

Senator.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 4.-Many
talk about q crisis In Ohio. Some be-
lleye that a crisis is impending. The
talk about a combine in the legislature
against Senator Hanna has subsidized,
pending the interest in the official
counting OF the vote in close counties
As the official canvass OF the vote In
the lightweight counties proceeded to-
day the Republican plurality on the
state ticket Increased and on the legis-
lutlve tickets 1t appeared to be getting
toward a very close shave.
While the Republican plurality on
state ticket exceeds $4,000. the vote on
the legislative ticket is almost AZ close
as 1t could be, For this reason there is
still unusual anxiety at the respective
state headquarters of both parties.
The Republicans still claim that the
legislature stands seventy-five Repuo-
Ilcans to seventy Democrats on Joint
ballot for senator, and that their can
dIdates for representative IN t~hreeofthe
close counties have been elected by the
following pluralities:
Delaware county 20: Wood county rs;
Noble county So; n total OF 142 In the
pluralities OF these three counties. A
change Of sepenty-tRo votes, properly
distributed In these three counties
would therefore, have turned h result
In the legislature by giving these three
representatives to the Democrats. Then
the legislature would have stood sew
enty-two Republicans and seventy
three Democrats on joint ballot for
senator.
sMALLNEss OF PLURALITIEs.
When It is remembered that the to-
cal vote of Ohio last year was over one
million and Is almost one million this
year, It is readily seen that seyenty-one
IS such a shai psfsenlasa haiti can
nsi b. etesry expressed In figures or
FACTIONS or language. Hnd.thIs IS what
makes the Democratic state committee
continue 10 claim the legislature and
the Republican state committee to be
50 closely IN guard in watching the
counting In the close counties. The Off
cIal count OF Delaware county IS In,
but with protests and notices OF con-
tests from the Democrats and the same
is true OF Noble county. The official
count Of Wood county mag not be
completed TIL Saturday, although they
expect to get through tomorrow.
In Wood county to-day the Demo-
Gratis protested against counting the
vote OF a precinct where the place Of
voting was outside OF the precinct. but
within the ward. Had this precinct
been thrown out II would have elected
the Democratic candidate for represen-
tatlve by n plurality OF five instead OF
the Republican candidate by twenty
eight. The vote Of the precinct wns
counted and the Democratic protest FL
ed. other technicalitles are expected In
the progress OF the vote in that county
tomorrow. In Noble county there was
n long contest over twenty-Eeven
scratched tickets that were finally
thrown out because they we're not pro-
rerly marked, This was n Republican
loss. Every point Is being contested In
the official count Of the close counties.
CHAIRMAN NASH's CLAIM.
Chairman Nash says tonight that
the Republicans have a safe majority
Of Ave on Joint ballot in the legislature.
He admits that the pluralltles are
small In some counties. but claims they
are safe, He has no doubt OF the result
In any Of the counties which he claims
except possibly, Wood county, and In
the event OF the loss Of that representa-
tive, he says the legislature would still
stand s~eventy-four Republicans to sew.
enty-one Democrats and have n major
ity OF three on Joint ballot for senator.
Chairman Nash said the reforms from
the Thirteenth district showed that the
Republicans had n plurality OF i32, so
that there Is no longer any Of the state
senators In doubt. and the senate will
stand nineteen Democrats to seventeen
Republicans.
At Republican state headquarters,
Summit county Ia not considered 80
doubtful as heretofore and it's two rep
fesentntiyes are being conceded to the
Democrats This would make the house
fttysclght Republicans and nfty-one
Democrats. Chairman McConvllla does
not admit that the Republicans have
carried the Thirteenth district for their
candidate for state senator md no still
claims the Representatives from Noble.
Delaware, Wood, Mupklngim and
other counties claimed bg the Rcpub-
llcanB. He also expects the official
count to giYr the Democrats two of tho
twelve members Of Che legislature from
Cuyahogn county. In all ihorn %counltos
and In others he sees th0rt win be con.
tests for the seats In the event OF lilo
oertincutes OF election being piycn To
the Republicans.
M'coNvtLLE CRIES FRAUD.
Chairman McConvlllo charges rrnud
ln the Sosc counties ana Ia some Ro.
publican counties, He n1ys nearlv NH
Hhe olosc counties have rsbn ua.,,t,
llCnn heretofore and the RopuliIrang
sun have the machinery In th6ao com.
Ties lHe says the returns have bron
held back ana II looks HuHplcInun. Othor
counties have completed their cnnpilpr
white the doubtful counties arr 8ull M
H. lie says the result was knowu de-,
Ohltoly In Cincinnati Yesterday mprp.
INK and ho cannot get dr1uitk rralItr
oven to-night from Cleveland. ttbrfs
Tho expects the vote 10 bt vurN OJ5Ha on
two OR three members N enc irr..ir'
inro. Chairman MCCoHylllc WIN pouilp
hero on duty until the oiloinl cynnl nf
hll the counties IN completed
COURT MAY BE APPEALED no
Lulc tonight II became known thnl
'ho courts would be- rc1ortod To for tho
uuflOHc " preventing bpnrda Of .olbc.
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