The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-04
CLAIMING EVERYTHING.
Anyway Byran Has Not Gained Much
of a Boom In ohio.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov 4. 1s97.-The cam
vass of the official vote is in progress in
most of the counties of the State today.
The result will be watched carefully and
awaited anxiously in the close counties
and also in the Marion-Logan Senatorial
district The Democratic and the Repub-
lcan State headquarters 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 re-
turns at Republican State headquarters
last night showed a Republican plurality
in the State of over $4,000. With local
complications in Cincinnati, Columbus,
Toledo and other cities and with rain on
Election Day, the Republicans express
surprise at the results. The Democrats
call attention to the eighty-six Republi-
can majority in the last Legislature and
to the close margin of the new General
Assembly, also to the majority of s., 1O9
for Mckinley for President being reduced
one-half.
The contest between Marcus A. Hanna
and John R. Mclean for the Legislature
is pending. The Republicans today con-
fidently claim majority of five on joint
ballot and say that Summit county is
the only one in doubt and that its two
Representatives. have been put in the
Democratic or doubtful column till the
official count Is completed. The Republi-
cans claim the election of the Repre-
sentatives from the following countless
Adams and Pike; Carroll and Harrison,
Geauga and Lake, Ashtabula, Athens,
Belmont, 2; Champaign, Clarke, 2; Clin-
ton, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, 8; Delaware,
Erie, Fayette, Fulton, Gallia, Greene.
Guernsey, Hancock, Highland, Huron,
jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lorain,
Madison, Mahoning, Q; Medina, Meigs,
Miami, Montgomery, Q; Morgan, Musk
ingum, Noble, Portage, Preble, Ross, Sci
oto, Stark, 2; Trumbull, Union, Warren,
Washington, Williams, Wood. Total, IS.
The following counties are conceded by
the Republican State Committee to the
Democrats:-Hocking and Yinton. Marion
and Morrow, Allen, Ashland. Anglaise,
Brown, Butler, Claremont, Coshocton,
Crawford, Darke, Definace, Fairfield,
Franklin, 3; Hamilton. 10; Hardin, Henry,
Mercer, Monroe, ottawa, Paulding, Perry,
Pickaway, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky
Seneca, Shelby, Tuscarawas, Van Vert
Wayne, Wyandot. Total, 40.
Counting the two doubtful Representa-
tiyes from Summit county as Democrats
the House stands IS Republicans and 81
Democrats. The only State Senator in
dispute is in the Marion-Logan district.
The Republicans claim this, and that the
Senate stands 10 Democrats and II Repub-
licans. This makes the Legislature con-
sist of IS Republicans and 20 Democrats,
with a majority of 5 on joint ballot for
United States Senator.
Chairman McConville still maintains
that the Democrats elected majority in
the Legislature. He contests the Repub-
lican claims to Noble and Wood counties
and to the Marion-Logan district, which
would make the Legislature stand "a
Democrats to 72 Republicans on joint bal
lot
He claims two of the 12 Representatives
+, N Cuyahoga county and three from
other counties not named pending the in
yestigation of alleged frauds.
The publication of movement to form
a combine between anti-Hanna members
Of the Legislature and the Democratic
Jnenaoers to defeat Hanna for the Senate
has caused quite sensation IN political
circles.
treachery during the campaign and that
with no more of a margin than five or
six on joint ballot. enough Republican
members can be found to. go with the
Bushnell or some other Republican than
Mr.. Hanna to the Sezate. It IS stated