Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-11-13

Columbus. o., NOV. S.-The Ohio leg
islaturc ands - republicans, 20 dem
ocrats and l doubtful on the oficIal
returns received up to last night. VITA
a dozen or more of the IS counties
very close there have been no material
changes except in Wood county. which
will be claimed by both parties till the
courts pass on the action Of the super
yisurs.
There have been no unusual pro-
cecdings before the returning boards
of any Of the counties except that Of
Wood. although both parties have had
their representatives and attorneys in
the county seats wherever the vote
was close. Chairman McConvIlle OF
the democratic state committee, has
not changed his claims of a democratic
majority on joint ballot. and VIII not
do so until the Official returns Of all
counties are i'm and show The final
results % differ from those he mas at
hand.
Chairman McConvinc and others
from the democratic state hCadQuar-
tcrS wei. to Cincinnati last night to
confer with John i. Mclean and other
party leaders regarding the contests
that are 10 be made in The clos? coun-
ties.
Columbus, O., Nov. 5.-Onclal returns
from about one-fourih Of the lightly
eight counties have lcen received by
the secretary Of state. To the returns
Of the close counties protests have been
made. 1t is proposed t. ask the courts
to stop the issue OF certificates Of cleo
ton to legislative candidates OF these
counties. Today interest center. in the
official count Of Wood county, The re-
publican plurality in that county for
representative was reduced yesterday to
Is: today il is announced as p. The
democrats claim a plurality of .. In
Guiding Wood county's representative
the republicans claim the legislature by
70 TO 20. Ii Wood county is put IN the
democratic list the legislature stands
"A republicans t. - democrats. II re-
quires 70 votes 10 elect a senator on q
joint ballot.
Information was received at state
headquarters this afternoon that when
the board Of elections took a noon re-
cess at Bowling Green, the county seat
OF Wood county. the two demoeratic
members OF the board OF eiectlons re-
- 49,
in Center township was 'rnrewh DIV. III
it is counted the republican representa-
tive VII have a plural ~ Of 2S; If thrown
out the democratic representative viii
have a plurality Of IA.
The precinct in dispute includes n
portion of a township outside the cor
pnTatc limits Of Bowling Green, but for
the convenience of voters The polls are
located in Bowling Green. II has
in the same place for five years
without the legality of the location be-
questioned. As it is believed a
deadlock of two will continue in the
board of elections. the attorneys for
republicans will go before the
'ourt this afternoon for an order to
'ompcl the board 10 sign the tally
heets made out on the fact of the re-
urns on the ground that they have no
to 20 behind the returns.
In the event Of the court not grant
the order, il is probable the re-
member from Wood county
viii be sworn in, as The republicans
ave a majority of six without Wood
ounty.
Official returns from delaware coun-
y give the republican representative
plurality of 80 instead of 20, as
claimed last night.
Hon. Chas. II. Kurtz, chairman Of
The republican state committee OF 1895
and 1896, says there is nothing what
ever in the talk about certain repub-
members of the legislature com
with the democrats " elect
Governor Bushnell or any other man
to the senate in the place Of Hanna.
Kurtz was defeated for reelection as
chairman and admits that he is UNI
friendly to Hanna.
Columbus, O., Nov. 5.--Many talk
about n crisis in Ohio. Some believe
that Il crisis is impending. The talk
about Il combine in the legislature
against Hanna has subsidized, pending
the interest in the official counting of
the vote in close counties. AS. the otii-
cial canvass of the vote in the 90 coun-
ties proceeded the republican plural
ity on the state ticket increased and
on the Legislative tickets it appeared
TO be getting toward n very close
shave.
While the republican plurality on
the state ticket exceeds $4,000 the vote
on the Legislative ticket Is almost as
close as it could he. For this reason
there is still Unusual anxiety at the
respective state headquarters of both
parties. The republicans still claim
that the Legislature stands IS republic,
ans to 70 democrats on joint ballot fol
senator and that their candidates fol
representatives in three Of the close
counties have been elected by the fol
loving ~pluralities: Delaware county
20; Wood county, 20: Noble
county, SIS, total vote o.
142 In the %pluralities of these three
counties. A change of ~ votes prop
erly distributed in these counties
,.ould therefore have turned the resul
in the Legislature by giving these thre,
representatives to the democrats
Then the legislature would nave stoos
72 republicans and 70 democrats OF
joint ballot for senator.