New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
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OHIO LEGISLATURE CLOSE.
THE REPUBLICANS CLAIM A MAJORITY
OF FIVE ON JOINT BALLOT.
THE CLAIM NOT CONCEDED By THE DEMO-
cRArs-rALK ABOUT COMBINE AGAINST
HANNA sUBsIDEs-CHARGEs OF FRAUD
MADE BY THE DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMAN


MADE BY THE DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMAN.
Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 4.-The talk about q
combine In the Legislature against Senator
hanna has subsided pending the interest In
the official counting Of the vote In close counties
AS the official canvass OF the vote In the eighty.
eight counties proceeded to-day the Republican
plurality on the State ticket increased, and on
the legislative tickets It appeared to be getting
toward very close shave While the Republi-
can plurality on the State ticket exceeds 2S OOO.
the vote on the legislative ticket is almost az
close as 1t could be. For this reason there IA
still unusual anxiety at the respective state
headquarters Of both parties
The Republicans assert that the reg,s,atur.
stands 20 Republicans to 20 Democrats on Joint
ballot for Senator. and their candidates for Rep.
resentatives in three OF the close counties have
peen elected by the following pluralties: Della
ware County. 20; Wood County 2S: Noble
County. 80; total Of 142 in the plurality OF
these three counties change Of - votes
properly distributed In these three counties
would. therefore have turned the result In
the Legislature by giving these Representatives
TO the Democrats. Then the Legislature would
have stood ~ Republicans and 73 Democrats
on joint ballot
"hen 1t Is remembered that the total vote
OF ONO last year was over 100000 and il
almost as large this year. 1t is readily seen
'hdt - Is 4 very small percentage and this
Is what makes the Democratic State Committee
continue to claim the Legislature and the Re-
publican State Committee to be so closely on
guard In watching the counting In the close
counties. The official count OF Delaware County
Is In, but with protests and notices OF con-
test from the Democrats and the same is trus
or Noble County. The official count OF Wood
County may not be completed until Saturday
although they expect to get through tomorrow
In wood County to-day the Democrats pro.
tested against counting the vote Of precinct
"here the place OF voting was outside the pre-.
clhct, but within the ward. Had this precinct
peen thrown out. II would have elected the
Democratic candidate for Representative by a
plurality Of five. instead OF the Republican can.
didate by twenty-eight. The vote Of the pre-
cinct was counted. and the Democratic protest
hled. Other technicaties expected In the
progress OF the vote in that county Tomorrow.
In Noble County there was long contest over
twenty-seven scratched tickets that were finally
thrown out because they were no, properly
marked This a Republican loss Every
point Is being contested in the official count of
the close counties
licans have safe majority OF five on joint
ballot in the Legislature. He admits that the
pluralities small in some counties but saws
they are safe He has no doubt OF the result
in many OF the counties which he claims except
possibly Wood County, and in the event OF the
| loss Of that county's Representative. ne says
the Legislature would stand seventyfo Re-
| publicans to seventy-one Democrats. and the
! Republicans have majority Of three on Joint
haTf NaCh hat he rAft frnr
| the Thirteenth District showed that the Repub-
| licans had plurality of 1922 so that there are
no longer any OF the State Senator's in doubt.
and the Senate Will stand nineteen Democrats
70 seventeen Republicans.
At Republican State headquarters Summit
County IS not considered to be as doubtful as
heretofore, and It's two Representatives be-
| ing conceded TO the Democrats This would
make the House IS Republicans and II Demo-
Gratis Chairman McConville does not admit
that the Republicans have carried the XIIIth
| District for their candidate for Senator. and he
still claims the Representatives from Noble.
Delaware. Wood. Muskingum and other counties
claimed by the Republicans. He also expects
the official count to give the Democrats two OF
the twelve members of the Legislature from
Cuyahoga County. In all these counties and
in others ne says there will be contests for the
seats in the event Of certificates OF election be-
ing given to the Republicans
Mr. McCOnve charges fraud in the close
counties, and In so ne Republican counties. He
says that nearly all the close counties have
gone Republican heretofore. and the Republ-
cans still have the machinery in these counties.
He declares that the returns have been held
back and that 1t looks suspicious. Other coun-
ties have completed their counting. while the
doubtful counties still at II. He says the
suit was known definitely In Cincinnati yes
terday morning. and he cannot get definite re-
suits even tonight from Cleveland. where he
expects the vote to be very close two
three me- nbers Of the Legislature. Mr. McCon-
vile will remain here until the official count
Of all the counties is completed.
Late tonight IL became known that the courts
would be resorted to for the purpose OF pre-
venting Boards Of Election from issuing
certificates to the Republican candidates In GER
tain counties. The cases will he brought in ths
lower courts and thence taken 10 the Supreme
Court soon possible The Republican
State Committee also has lawyers preparing
cases Of contest AS each branch Of the Legis-
lature Is the tribunal of last resort In Judging Of
the qualifications Of its own members. the Re.
publicans have an advantage In their control OF
the House over the Democrats. who control the
Senat,. There thlrty-sx Senators, with
only two or three contests possible In that body.
In the House there are 100 members, with a
dozen more seats that can he contested and
the Republicans claim n majority Of seven In
that body so that more Democrats could be un-
seated In the House than Republicans In the
Senate
VOIGHT WILL VOTE f Or A REPUBLICAN.
Cincinnati Nov. 4-Senat or-elect Louis Voight,
one Of the Independent Republicans elected in Ham,
matters He replied: II am Republican. a sound