Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

the Democrats. Then the ISEisiS
would have stood ~ Republicans and
73 Democrats on joint ballot for Sem
ator.
When it is remembered that the to-
tai vote of Ohio last year was over
one million, and is almost one million
this year, it is readily seen that I'll Is
such a small percentage that 1t can
not be clearly expressed in figures or
fractions or language. And this is
what makes the Democratic State
Committee continue to claim the Leg
islature and the Republican State
Cimmottee to be SO closely on guard
in watching the counting in the close
counties. The official count of Della
ware county is in, but with protests
and notices of contests from the Dem
ocrats, and the same Is true of Noble
county. The official count of Wood
county may not be coiNpleiad till Sat-
urday, although they expI
through tomorrow.
In Wood county to-day, the Demo-
Gratis protested against counting thdv
vote Of precinct where the place on
voting was outside of the precinct bur
within the ward Had this precinct
the Democratic candidate for represdnK
tative by a plurality of five unsteady
the Republican candidate by %.
vote of the precinct was counted
the Democratic protest filed. OF
technicalities are expected in the D
gress of the vote in that county
morrow. In Noble county there va a
long contest over n scratched tic :ts
al d.. ftfff
they were not properly marked. Yhis
was a Republican loss. Every point
is being contested In the offleiaH count
OF the close counties.
Chairman Nash says tonight that
the Republicans have safe majority
of five on Joint ballot In the Legisla-
ture. He admits that the pluralities
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 coun-
ty. and in the event OF the loss OF
that representative. he says the Leg
islature would still stand IA Repub-
licans TO II Democrats, and have ma
jority of three on Joint ballot for Sem
ator. Chairman Nash said the re-
turns from the Thirteenth district
showed that the Republicans had a
plurality Of 432, SO that there Is no
longer any of the State Senator'S In
doubt, and the Senate will stand 10
Democrats to IL Republicans.
At Republican State headquarters,
Summit county is not considered 10
doubtful as heretofore and its two
representatives are being conceded TO
the Democrats. This would make the
House IS Republicans and 81 Demo-
Gratis. Chairman McconviIle does not
admit that the Republicans have car
ried the Thirteenth district for their
candidate for State Senator, and he
stiIl claims the representatives from
Noble, Delaware. Wood, Muskingum
and other counties claimed by the Re-
publicans. He also expects the Off
cial count TO give the Democrats two
of the twelve members Of the Legigla-
ture from Cuyahoga county. In all
these counties and in others he says
there will be contests for the seats In
the event OF the certificates OF election
being given TO the Republicans
Chairman McConyflle charges fraud
In the close counties and In some Re-
publican counties. He says nearly all
the close counties have gone pe2rNI IcaEx
heretofer and the Republic
the machinery in shQSe p
SAYS the returns h
and it looks suspic
have completed
the doubtful COT
He says the result