Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-04
Maryland in Doubtful Column, Both
Parties Still Claiming It.
Van Wyck's Plurality Remains About
$4,000 Parker Defeats Wallace.
No Change in the Situation Previously Re
ported from Other States.

| COiumDuS, ONO. NOV. 3.-InlS mas
been a day of anxiety with the Ohio
politicians. 1t opened with the Repub-
licans and Democrats both claiming
the election of their state tickets and a
majority of the members of the Leg
| islature.
| Before noon the Democrats conceded
| the election of the Republican state
ticket, by larger pluralitieS than were
given. last night, in the earliest dis
patches as the claims of the Republic
cans. Tonight, the Democratic state
| committee announced no definiate
claims on the Legislature and the Re-
publican state committee made its
claim to a majority of five on joint bal
lot as follows:
| Senate, Il; Republicans, 10: Demo-
Gratis. House. IS Republicans; 81 Demo-
Gratis. Totals, rs Republicans, 70 Demo-
Gratis.
Wood county had been conceded to
the Democrats until. tonight, when the
complete returns caused the Republic
cans to claim it.
On the returns complete at Republic
can state headquarters the Democrats
will have majority of two in the Sem
ate and the Republicans of seven in
the House.
| In these claims the Fusionists from
Cincinnati are all counted as Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans can organize
the House without fusion. There is
only one of the four senators elected
on the fusion ticket in Cincinnati, who
is a Republican and he now becomes a
factor.
If Senator Voigle of Cincinnati, who
is Republican elected on the Fusion
| ticket, should vote with the Republic
cans on the organization of the Senate
or anything else, that body will be a
tie with Lieut.. Gov. Jones, Rep, hav-
ing the deciding vote. If the Demo-
Gratis had secured a majority of the
Legislature or the Fusionists held the
| balance of power, it is said that the
| Fusionists would hove voted with the
Democrats.
The Republicans now expect two or
more of the Fusion Republicans to
| vote with them for senator in which
event. they claim majority of on
| joint ballot. with a Republicans AMI
IS Democrats. None of the Fusion
| votes for senator was counted on by
the Republican managers in event they
would be needed by the Democrats to
elect their nominee, but now many
| Speculations are made about the Fus-
ion votes.
When it was thought, today, that the
control of the Legislature might de-
pend upon one vote there was appre-
hension of trouble in some counties,
| emissaries were sent from state
headquarters to close counties, to
| watch the counting.
The Ohio law provides that mot less
than one nor more than five days from
the date of election, the deputy state
supervisors in each county shall begin
the official canvass of the vote and
continue from day to day until COM
pleted." In event of protested con-
tests in the close counties the suspense
of today might have continued until
the Legislature meets, next January,
Since the change of the claims at
Democratic state headquarters, to-.
night. on the complexion of the Legis-
latures, two important rumors have
been vigorously circulated. One is
that John r. Mclean will be pressed
by the Ohio Democracy for the NOM
lHdlloHl IOr freSluenl In 19UO, and that
Senator Hanna will have opposition in
his own party for election to the SEN
ate. 1t is claimed by those advocating
Mclean for the Presidential nomina-
ton that he deserves credit for reduc-
ton Of the Republican plurality to less
than half of what it was last year, and
of the Republican majority in the Leg
islature from 80 on joint ballot to 5.
And the Democrats claim that thu
majority on joint ballot would be the
other way, II they had an equal chance
an contests. There are &c members of
the state Senate and only one or two
of these districts are so close or doubt
full as to admit of contests on which
Republican senators could be unseated.
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