The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-11-12

state by %, 900 plurality for Bushnell's re-
election. and that the next legislature
would SHOW a majority OF s at ieas! ~ on
Hanna's continuance in the United States
senate.
The complete returns from all the pre-
cincts of Hamilton county to the board OF
elections give Bushnell, Rep, for COVER
nor. A.l2l; Chapman Dem, 1851. Bush
nelfs plurality 1,5ll. On the legislative
ticket Cohen. Fusionist. received Il, 1895
votes. Harris. the highest Republican On
the senatorial ticket, received 49, 44S votes.
Cohen's majority, 1,947. The other thir-
teen Fusionist candidates on the legisla-
tive ticket ran very nearly up TO Cohen's
majority, giving Hamilton county solid
anti-Hanna delegation in the legislature.
Candidates on the Fusionist county ticket
had matorties OF from 1900 TO upwards of
$1,000 The total vote of Hamilton county
with its go precincts was 5000 The votes
for other candidates than those on the
ticket of the two great parties was light.
The Democrats also claimed the twelve
members of the legislature from Cuya-
hoga county, which includes Cleveland.
the home of Senator Hanna. The Repub-
lican state committee conceded the loss OF
Hamilton county, but claimed the Cuya-
hoga delegation. With the loss of four
teen members Of the legislature in Haml-
ton county and also of twelve members In
Cuyahoga county, the Republicans fcould
not expect to carry the legislature. The
Republican state committee claims conf
IDENTIFY that they Will carry Cuyahoga
county and make gains in other counties.
They state that they had anticipated
losses in the cities on account of local
fights in bossism and other fractional
troubles, but that they had the best re-
ports from rural districts. The Republic
Democratic counties and the Democratic
gains from the Republican counties in
which the large cities are located.
1t VIII probably require an official count
yet to settle the status Of the Ohio legis-
lature. The later returns show that while
Gov. Bushnell is safely elected, by
about tne-half the Republican plurality
of last year, the Democrats have made
big gains in the election of legislators.
The Republicans lowered their claims to
a majority of five on joint ballot, as
follows:
Senate-l7 Republicans, 10 Democrats;
house, So Republicans, 81 Democrats.
Totals. 70 Republicans, 70 Democrats.
Wood county had been conceded TO the
Democrats but complete returns caused
the Republicans TO claim Il. The Repub-
leans in this claim give all of the fusion
votes to the Democrats but there Is one
of the four senators elected on the fusion
ticket in Cincinnati who is a Republican
Senator Noight-and If ne should vote
with the Republicans on the organization
of the senate or on anything else, that
body will be a tie with Lieut-Gov. Jones,
Republican. having the deciding vote.
With a majority of seven in the house
trouble and would have the advantage in
confess led seats.
Chairman McConville, of the Demo-
cratic state committee, viii not concede
the Republicans claims. He takes the
representatives from Wood and Noble
counties from their list, also the senator
from the Marion-Logan district, and said
these three changes would maze the leg
islature stand 70 Democrats 20 ~ Repub-
lcans, and he would never give either OF
these three doubtful members up till the
official count was completed. lie also
contests the election Of two of the u
members from Cuyahoga county which
would make the legislature stand 20 Dem
ocrlts end 70 Republicans.
The Eepdblcan state committee claims
that the two representatives from Summit
county are the only ones in doubt, and
that the returns show the house to stand
81 Republicans. 40 Democrats and two
doubtful, and that in their claims of rs
TO 40 with a majority Of on joint ballot
for senator, they have SO far conceded
Summi; county TO the Democrats, al
though they expect the official count TO
give them at least one of the two repre-
sentatiyes from that county.
Move to Throw Hanna Overheard.
In the event Of the Republicans secur-
ing the legislature on as close a margin
as is now claimed by them and not con-
ceded by the Democrats, Chairman Nc
Conville predicts that Senator Hanna will
secure the caucus nomination, but fail OF
election, and that the session of the Ohio
legislature the coming winter would
break the record for fractional fighting
are rumors that Gov. Bushnell will be
brought out for senator against Marcus
A. Hanna, although Hanna was Endorsed
for senator by the last Republican state
convention two years ago. Gov. BUSH
nell and all others involved i'm this move
ment deny any knowledge of il or that
they would have anything to do with 1t.
John II. Mclean for President.
Another rumor extant is that John r.
Mclean will be pressed by the Ohio De-
mocracy for the Democratic nomination
for president in 1900 1t is claimed by
those advocating Mclean for the pres-
Dental nomination that he deserves credit
for the reduction of the Republican plu-
rality to less than half of what it was
last year and Of the Republican major
ity in the legislature from 50 on joint bal.
lot to ..
Detroifs Warm Fight
1t was a unique situation which faced
the voters of the metropolis of the VOL
VERNE state throughout the two weeks
Immediately preceding election day When
the Supreme Court decided that Gov. PIN
gree had vacated the mayors chair at De-
trot by accepting the job of governor OF
Michigan VIM. {. Maybury, an eX-con-
gresham, was chosen mayor by the DEM
ocrats over a particular protege of the
governor. Mr.. Maybury filed the position
so satisfactorily that the Republi ans had
a hard hunt TO find candidate TO pit
against him. Finally, however, Clarence
A Black, a prominent citizen, agreed TO
accept and the citizens had to make a
difficult chsice between two men acknowl-
edged on all hands to be well worthy the
honor. However, when the votes were
counted it was found that Maybury was
elected by over 1900 plurality.
The common council will remain Re-
publican. Sixteen Republicans were left
over, they having had twenty-four votes
out of thrty-two in the last council. There
will be thirty-four aldermen in the next
council, but IL required the election Of only
two Republicans TO take the majority
away from the Democrats, and of the ten
aldermen elected at least eight are Re
publicans Deimel and Weller, Democrats.
against whom such a strenuous appeal
was made by the decent people of the
city TO the voters of the seventh and fifth
wards, are once more returned TO the
council and Weller says that his vote
was greater than ever. Their election
was brought about by the freest use Of
money.
In Other States.
With only minor officers to elect, Colo
RADIO gave Republican majorties.
Fuslonists downed the Republicans in
Nebraska for minor state officials.
Virginia, OF course, went Democratic
and United States Senator Daniels will
succeed himself.
With semi-ofiicial returns from all the
counties in Maryland, the Democrats APP
pear to have elected enough members TO
the next legislature to give them a ma
| jority Of five on joint ballot and to en-
sure them a United States senator to sue
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