The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-05
STILL CONFIDENT
Ohio Republicans Hold to Their
Claim of a Majority on
Joint Ballot.
Returns From Some Counties.
However, Show Very Nar.
row Margins.
Contests Will Probably Be In
stituted in a Dozen
Districts.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 5.-The canvass
Of the official vote is in progress in most
Of the counties of the state. The result
will be watched carefully and awaited
anxiously in the close counties and also
in the Marion Logan senatorial district.
The Democratic and Republican head
quarters will be kept open to get the
official figures from the close counties.
Some of the disputed counties are very
close, with pluralities on the legislative
candidates of less than 100. No further
interest is taken in the state ticket since
the complete unofficial returns at Re-
publican state headquarters showed
q Republican plurality in the state OF
over 26, 900.
The Republicans confidently claim a
majority of five on joint ballot in the
legislature and say that Summit county
is the only enc in doubt, and that its
two representatives have been put in in
the Democratic or doubtful column till
the official count is completed.
Chairman McConville still maintains
that the Democrats elected majority
in the legislature. He contests the Re.
publican claim to Noble and Wood
counties, and to the Marion.Logan dis
trict, which would make the legislature
stand 73 Democrats to u Republicans
on joint ballot.
He claims two of the twelve repre-
sentatives elected from Cuyahoga
county and three from other counties
not named, pending the investigation
of alleged frauds.
Report Cansed a Sensation.
The publication of movement to
form combine between anti Hanna
members of the legislature and the
Democratic members to defeat Hanna
for the senate has caused quite sem
sation in political circles. 1t is claimed
that there was factional treachery dur
ing the campaign and that with no
more margin than five or six on joint.
enough Republican m embers can be
Nsnd to go with the Democratic mem.
bh4s to elect Governor Bushnell or some
other Republican than Mr.. Hanna to
the senate. It is stated that there have
been frequent conferences on this prop
osition and that may cause sensa-
tional session of the legislature. Sena.
tor Hapna was endorsed by the last
Republican state convention for SEN
ator, the same as Senator Foraker was
endorsed two years ago, and therefore
will have no opposition for the caucus
nomination, but it is said that efforts
will be made to keep enough Republi
cans out Of the caucus to- defeat him
for election.
Filing Protests Now.
Up to noon the state committees ha6
not changed their respective claims
Their advices from close counties indi
Gated that protests were being filed in
anticipation of contests for about {
dozen seats in the legislature. The Re
publican state committee on revised
figures given out at noon admits Re
publican plurality Of ,:9s for, Bush
nell for governor, While the stat
ticket is no longer in dispute, the inter
est in the vote in close counties 0,
members of the legislature is increasing
The first close vote to be received om
cially was that OF Delaware county
which gave Bushnell Republican plu
rality Of 325, and Smith, the Republi
]. can candidate for representative,
plurality of only ~. The pluralities il
Wood and Noble counties are also close
and in Wood county it is thought to b