The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-11-11

Both Parties Are Claiming the
Ohio Legislature.
Gov. Bushnell Reelected by a Ma
jority Of About 10000.
Shackelford is Elected Clerk of the Ken
tucky Court OF Appeals by ~ Handsome
acknowledgements viii Control
the Kentucky Legislature.


COLUMBUS. O., Nov. 4-Wednesday night
the democratic state committee announced no
definite claims on the legislature and the re-
publican state committee raised its claims to
majority of five on joint ballot as follows:
Sei ate, Il republicans, 10 democrats house,
bs republicans, 81 democrats: totals. 75 repub-
1icans 20 democrats. Wood county had been
conceded to the democrats until Wednesday
night when the complete returns caused the
republicans to claim it, On the returns
complete ut republican state headquarters, the
democrats will have majority OF two in the
senate and the republicans of seven in the
house. In these claims the fusionsts from
Cincinnati are all counted as democratic. 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 republican, and he now
becomes factor. II Senator Voight of Gin
cinnati, who is republican elected on the
fusion ticket. should vote with the republicans
on the organization of the senate on any
thing else, that body will be tic with Lieut..
Gov. Jones, republican. having the deciding
Ing vote. If the democrats had secured ma
jority of the legislature or the fusionists held
the balance Of power it is said that the fusion-
lists would have 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 seven on joint ballot. with a republicans and
60 democrats None of the fusion votes for sem
ator were counted on by the republican mana
gers In event they would be needed by the DEM
Ocrats to elect their nominee, but now many
9peculations are made about the fusion votes.
There is an alleged movement which is caus-
ing much comment. and that is the rumor that
Gov. Bushnell will be brought out for senator
against Marcus A. Hanna. Gov. Bushnell and
all others involved in this movement deny all
knowledge Of it, or that they would have any
thing to do with it.
SPRINGFIELD. O., Nov. 4--Gov. Bushnell ar
rived home Wednesday evening. On learning
OF his return an impromptu parade was imme-
diately formed and. headed by band, marched
to the Bushnell mansion Thousands of citi-
zens crowded on the lawn and were addressed
by the governor from the porch. He thanked
them for their cordial greeting and said the
victory was significant as it was the second
time in 80 years Ohio had gone republican in
the rirst election after presidential election.
He believed the result will increase confidence
and give greater activity in business Ohio
will sound the key note in national politics for
the next ten years. After the speech a display
OF fireworks was made on fountain square.
COLUMBUS. Nov. At was reported here
wednesday night II at a number of republicans
have pledged themselves not to go into caucus
Or to vote for Hanna under any circumstances.
II Is stated upon good authority that Gov.
Bushnell will be the choice of the opposition
for senator This movement will have the sup
port OF Lieut.. Gov. Jones and his friends, as he
will succeed Gov. Bushnell.
COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 4.--Unofcial but COM
plete returns show republican plurality of 26,-
$50 in Ohio. Both sides still claim majority of
the legislatures, republicans by five, democrats
by three majority.
CINCINNATI. Nov 3--The county fusion
ticket with the exception of infirmary director.
has been elected in Hamilton county by ma
jority estimated at from 1000 to 5000. The
vote on governor, Bushnell. r. 4l12l: Chapman
d.. 3961l. Gov Bushnell ran long way ahead
OF his ticket. closely followed by Capt. Mon
fort. Very little scratching appears TO have
been done. and aside from the votes cast for
Gov. Bushnell, the straight ticket seems to
have been voted. with few exceptions.
The complete returns show that. in addition
TO the majority given to Gov. Bushnell, Cand-
date Menu on the republican ticket for county
1ntirmary director, will be elected by u major
1ty of about 1000
The democratic state committee Wednesday
afternoon gave out the following:
I'VE have carried the following senatorial
districts:
.Willams district, 2; Lucas, 8, Miami, 1;
Butler. l. Ottawa, 1. Seneca, 1; Marion. ];
Licking ]; Knox. Il Tuscarawas. /; Hamilton.
4; Franklin, 2; total. 10
I'VE have carried the following counties sure
for the legislature
Franklin, 81 Hamilton, 10; Lucas, 2; Lick
ing, g: Summit. 2; Adams and Pike.
!; Allen, Ashland Auglaize. Brown, Butler,
Clermont. CoShocton. Crawford. Darke,
Defiance, Delaware, Fairfield, Hardin.
Henry. Hooking. Vinton. Knox, Logan.
Marion and Morrow. Mercer, Monroe, Ottawa,
Paulding. Perry. Pickaway. Putnam, Sandus-
ky, Shelby, Turcarawas, Van Vert, Wayne,
Williams. Wood. Wyandotte, each total 81.
The following counties are IN doubt: Bel
mont, Erie. Guernsey. Madison, Morgan,
Auskngum, Noble, Preble, Stark, Union, one
each, Cuyahoga Q. Mahoning 2: totol 81
On these claims the democrats would have
n on joint ballot, 73 being necessary for o
choice OF United States senator or the 81
members in doubt the democrats claim they
will secure a majority.
When the democratic state committee put
Cuyahoga county, the home Of Senator Hanna,
In the doubtful list. special efforts were made
by the republicans to get the vote on each OF
the l2 members from that county. On the re-
turns received the republicans claim that theii
lowest candidate for the legislature in Cuya-
hoga county has plurality OF SO and that the
s average OF the IL members is l.5O0.