Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-04
OHIO IS REPUBLICAN
Grand Old Party Wins 0ut in the Buckeye
State.
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MAJORITY OF FIVE IN THE LEGISLATURE
Republicans Can Easily Organize the House
Without Fusion.
SeNkTE DEMOCRATIC BY TWO MAJORITY
eNtTE DEMOCRATIC BY TWO MAJORITY
One Hamilton County Fusion Senator May
Vote with Republicans.
DEMOCRATS BOOM MLEAN FOR PRESIDENT
Rumor HIS IL TINT Governor Bushnell
Will Come Out ms Sem
atoriaI Candidate Against
Mark Hanna.

COLUMBUS. O., Nov. 3.-This has been a
day OF anxiety with the Ohio politicians. 1t
opened with the republicans and democrats
both claiming the election OF their state
tickets and majority of the members Of the
legislature. Before noon the democrats con-
ceded the election of the republican state
ticket by larger pluralities than we're given
last night in the earliest of these dispatches
as the claims OF the republicans. Tonight
the democratic state committee announced
no definite claims on the legislature and the
republican state committee raised Its claims
to a majority of five on joint ballot fol-
lows: Senate-17 republicans, 10 democrats,
House-5S republicans, 81 democrats. Total,
rs republicans. 70 democrats. Woods county
had been conceded to the democrats until
tonight when the complete returns caused
-ae republicans to claim it.
On the returns complete Mt republican
state headquarters the democrats will have
majority of two in the senate and the
republicans Of seven in the house. In the
claims the fusionists from Cincinnati are
all counted as democrats. The republicans
can organize the house without fusion.
There Is only one OF the four senator's
elected on the fusion ticket in Cincinnati
who is republican and he now becomes
factor. II Senator Voight Of Cincinnati who
is a republican elected on the fusion ticket,
should vote with the republicans on the
organization OF the senate or on anything
else that body will be tie with Lieutenant
Governor Jones, republican, having the de-
Gliding vote. II the democrats had secured
q majority of the legislature or the fusion
lists held the balance of power 1t is said
that the fusionists would have voted with
the democrats. The republicans now ex-
pect two or more Of the fusion republicans
to vote with them for senator in which
event they claim a majority OF seven on
joint ballot, with seventy-seven republicans
and sixty-eight democrats. None of the
fusion votes for senator were counted on by
the republican managers in the event they
would be needed by the democrats to elect
their nominee, but now many speculations
are made about the fusion votes.
When 1t was, thought today that control of
the legislature might depend upon one vote
there was apprehension Of trouble in some
counties. Emissaries were sent out 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 till completed" In the event of
q protracted contest in the close counties, the
suspense of today might have continued till
the legislature met next January.
MLEAN FOR PRESIDENT.
Since the change of the claims at dem
ocratic headquarters tonight on the complex
Ion of the Legislature two important rumors
have been vigorously circulated One is that
John r. Mclean will be pressed by the Ohio
democracy for the democratic nomination
for president in 1900, and that Senator Hanna
will have opposition in his own party for
election to the senate. 1t is claimed by these
advocating Mclean for the presidential NOM
ination that he deserves credit for the re-
duction of the republican plurality to less
than half OF what 1t was last year, and OF
the republican majority in the legislature
from so on joint ballot to s.
The democrats claim that the majority on
Joint ballot would be five the other way II
they had an equal chance contests. There
are thirty-six members of the state senate
and only one or two OF those districts are Sc
close or doubtful as to admit OF contests on
which republican senators could be unseated
On the other hand there are 109 members
OF the house. in which the republicans claim
a majority of seven, while the democrats
have a majority of two in the senate. And
there are several counties so close on the
vote for representatives that several seats
could be changed In that body. In the set
tlement OF contested seats the republicans
would have such an advantage In the house
over the democrats In the senate that 1t Is
not likely that the latter will be aggressors
in that matter. And this may allow the
close margin OF the republicans on Joint bal
lot for senator to go uncontested In any OF
the close counties or before the committee
on elections in the general assembly.
BUSHNELL FOR SENATOR.
There is another alleged movement which
Is causing much more comment, and tina
Is the rumor that Governor Bushnell viii
DO brought out for senator against Marcus
"A. Hanna. Allen o. Myers, one OF thu
managers at democratic state headquarters
announced tonight that Senator Hanna woulC
never be elected to the senate on the clos,
Joint majority that is claimed, although
Hanna had been endorsed for senator by tn,
last republican state eonventou, the same al
Foraker was endorsed by the republican
state convention two years ago Mr.. Myer,
said II the close call on the legislature wen
against the democluts In the official count o
the close counties, that the democrats in tn,
legislature would join with a dozen or more
reoubliean members OF that body in electins
Bushuell instead OF Hanna to the senate
Governor Bushnell and all others involved
In TINS movement deny any knowledge OF Il
or that they would have anything to dc
with II.
CHANGING THE FIGURES.
Az po'h the republican and the democratic
headquarters tonight figures are being sub.
stituted for the claims OF last night and TO.
day Chairman Mcconvile OF the democnatlc
state committee comedies the defeat OF his
state ticket, but states they have reduced
the republican plurality of 81 900 of las,
year py over one half Although others al