Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03

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drove to a special train. In waiting NJ
the depot. All were greatly interested
In the returns, and none retired until
| late hour
Returns from the outlying districts Oh
4 Starkc county Indicate decided Demo-
| cratic losses over last year. more than
| counterbalancing the Republican decrease
! In the cities The indications are mat
Williams. Snyder. and Jones, Repubican
| legislators. are elected.
DEMOCRATS YIELD NOTHING.
COLUMBUS, o., November AIT H;5o
O'Clock tonight the Democratic managers
| at their State headquarters had not
| changed their earlier claims on the cleo
ton of Chapman as Governor. and on Sc
curing a majority on joint ballot In the
Legislature for senator. No dennlte ns-
ures were given out, and II was concedeu
that some doubtful counties ana seHa-
torial districts had not been heard from
on the vote for members of the Leglsla-
ture
Chairman Nash, at Republican head
quarters, would not give out any state
ment. but his assistants who were taDu-
lating the returns. announced that Bush
nell was elected Governor, and that the
entire Republican ticket was elected by
from 5000 TO 1900.
The first returns came from the cities
and the Republicans claimed almost uni
form gains from he rural districts
AT Republican headquarters at this hour
they are more confident OF victory, by
most decisive plurality. on the STATE
ticket and claim a majority OF the lV'
representatives. but no definite figures are
given, either for representatives or for
| the senatorial districts.
This county CTranklin) gave Mckinney
a plurality OF 200 last year. 1t gives the
| Democratic State ticket this year plu-
rality of 900 and elects the entire Demo-
cratic ticket, the only close vote being
for Sheriff.
HAMILTON COUNTY COMPLETE.
CINCINNATI, o., November 1.-The FOL
lowing are the complete returns from an
the precincts of Hamilton county 10 the
border:
Bushnell Republican), for Governor
n.12t: Chapman DemocraD, for Cover
nor. S9.6li. Bushnelrs plurality, l,ool.
on the legislative ticket Cohen fu-
slonisD received Al. 395 votes. Harris OH
the senatorial ticket. was the hignest
Republican on the ticket. with $500
votes. Cohen's majority, 1871. Inc otner
Fusion candidates on the legislative
ticket ran very nearly up to Cohen's ma
jorIty.
The candidates on the Fusionists' coun-
ty ticket had majorities Of from 1000 10
upwards of 5000.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CLAIM.
CINCINNATI. o., November ITO the
Associated Press: Governor Bushnell ana
the entire Republican ticket is elected IN
Ohio by about 25,Oc0 plurality. Later IN
formation may increase the figures given
The LEGISLATURE is absolutely sale lot
the Republicans OH joint ballot, thus IN
surfing the reelection of Mark Hanna 10
the Senate, and conceding the Democrats
everything which they claim In the Legs
lature outside of Cleveland, the Republic
cans still have a majority on joint ballot
of seven votes The Republican majority
I'm the LEGISLATURE will be from twelve 10
thirty-six."
DEMOCRATS CLAIM SUCCESS.
COLUMBUS. o., November AT IL
o'clock Chairman McConville made the
following statement:
'"ro the Associated Press: j claim the
LEGISLATURE as Democratic by safe ma
jorities in both branches. and that the
entire Democratic state ticket Is elected
by a good plurality.
(SgnedD DANIEL MCONVlLLE'
Chairman"
REPUBLICAN CLAIM.
cOIJrNBIrS. O.. November after
midnight the following was given out
from Republican State headquarters:
"To the Associated Press: think Bush
nell has been reelected Governor by from
1900 to 1900 plurality. We have elected
foIry-fve of the ffty-nine representatives,
and seventeen OF the thirty-six state SEN
ators. certain. assuring us or 62 votes
on joint ballot 70 votes being necessary
to elect n senator.
1--WE have twelve doubtful counties I'M
heard from, in which we expect to elect
twelve more Republicans. There are
three more doubtful senatorial districts
unheard from, i'm which five state scna-
tors are 10 be elected. and from which
we will certainly elect three senator's. we
claim the election of the entire Repuol-
can State ticket. and majority in each
branch OF the General Assembly
LICKING COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
NEWARK. O.. November Licking
county has gone Democratic by from 100
to 1 400 williams DemocraU for rep
resentative, is elected. Finick Demo
crat. and Miller DemOcraD, for sena-
tors are undoubtedly elected.
sHERMAN's COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
MANSFIELD, o., November 2.-Returns
from the outlying townships indicate that
Chapman has carried this (Sherman's)
county by 700. a Democratic gain Of
about 100. electing the Democratic legis-
lative ticket.
RESULT VERY CLOSE
COLUMBUS. o.. November 1.-THE re-
suit in Ohio is so close that 1t may re-
quire the official count to determine the
result, especially on the political com
plexion of the Legislature. Both parties
are claiming State and Legislature with
such perslstency that il Will require the
official count at least to get one or the
other to concedc defeat. incomplete re-
turns indicate the election OF the Re-
publican State ticket by 1900 but the
result on the Legislature is so close that
no definite figures can be given out to-
night. The Democrats claim confidently
a majority i'm both branches or the
Legislature, but give no figures on the
number of Representatives or Senators.
The Republicans claim "a Representa-
tives and II Senators sure. or II votes on
Joint ballot, 70 being necessary 10 elect
a senator.
out OF the five State senators yet to
be heard from the Republicans claim
three. so that the result on the Legis-
lature cannot be determined unui all
the doubtful counties and districts are
heard from. Both sides are watching the
count very carefully, especially on the
legislative candidates that are In doubt.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS LARGE.
The change from the result Of last