The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
VERY CLOSE VOTE IN OHIO
The Republican state Ticket wlns-Leg-
i~slaturc in Doubt.

stature in Doubt.
| Columns. Tho. Nov. l.-The result
Of the election in Ohio Is still In doubt,
II is evident that IL will require the
official count to satisfy the contest
ants. The more the respective parties
figure on their returns the smaller
their pluralities seem to become, while
their claims increase In opposite d.
r~ections.
The closcness Of the vote has caused
intense feeling and the usual cry Of
fraud. When the result was in doubt
in 1885 IL was discovered that the tally
sheets were forged. Last night the
Republicans telegraphed TO all their
county committees to beware Of the
frauds OF 1885 And when the Repub-
licans were claiming the legislature
by only n or two majority on joint
ballot tho Democrats telegraphed
their county committees TO beware Of
all sorts OF fraud, and TO remember
that It was a majority OF one by which
the great crime OF 1877 was committed
that defeated Tilden.
Tho state headquarters will DO kept
open all week, or until the official
counts shall be made In all Of the
lightweight counties of the state. II
in some of the close counties.
Meantime the managers Of both the
Democratic and Republican stats
headquarters are to-day claiming tho
state The Democrats claim the cleo.
ton OF Chapman for governor and
their state ticket on such n close mar
gin that II will require the official fig
urrs TO determine the plurality.
Chairman McConville claims that tho
Democrats will have a majority Of 7
In the Legislature on joint ballot for
senator. lie says the Republicans are
claiming counties that are doubtful
and others that the Democrats have
carried by small pluralities
The Republicans claim that Bush
nell for governor and the rest Of the
Republican state ticket are elected by
a good 5000 plurality and that the
Republicans will have q majority Of
two on the joint ballot Of the legisla.
ture for Senator. The Republicans
concede that they will not have q
majority in the senate, which
would prevent the passage Of what
arc known As ''rlppers" or any
other partisan legislation. TIE Re.
publicans claim seventeen OF the
t~hirty-six senators, with eighteen ION.
ceded TO the Democrats and one
doubtful. They claim that fifty-seven
members Of the house are theirs, ION
ceding forty-eight to the Democrats,
with four doubtful. II the Democrats
should secure all Of these Ave doubt
full members the Republicans still
claim q majority Of two on joint
ballot.
The c%loscncss OF the vote is expected
to cause trouble in some Of tho Doubt
full counties. Tho count will ne con-
tested with the secretary Of state, the
state returning board and probably in
the courts.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Nov. 4.-The En-
1uirer, Democrat, does not concede
the election Of either Bushnell or the
Republican legislature. II charges
manipulations OF returns by the Re-
publicans for the purpose Of assisting
in what it calls dirty work" in close
counties. Its eeim for the legislature
being Democratic is based upon the
election Of Democratic representatives
In Lucas county (Toledo) and upon the
election OF nine OF the twelve In Guy
ahoga.
On the other hand the Commercial
Tribune, Republican, claims Bushnell's
election by 10000 and that tho legis.
lature is Republican. f'either pape,
publishes specifications Of what coun.
ties are claimed by the legislature.