The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-05
TALK ABOUT A CRISIS.
Senator Hanna's Fate Still In Cloud OF
Uncertainty.


Columbus. O.. Nov. 5.-Many talk
about crisis in Ohio. Some believe that
a crisis is impending. The talk about a
combine in the legislature against Sena-
tor Hanna has subsided, pending the in
terest In the official counting OF the vote
I'm close counties As the official can
vass OF the vote in the IS counties pro-
ceeded yesterday the Republican plu-
rality on the state ticket Increased. and
on the legislative tickets II appeared to
be getting toward a very close shave.
While the Republican plurality on the
state ticket exceeds 2s,000 the vote on
the legislative ticket is almost as close
as 1t could be. For this reason there is
still unusual anxiety at the respective
state headquarters OF both parties.
The Republicans claim that the legis-
lature stands 70 Republicans TO 20 Dem
ocrats on joint ballot for senator, and
that their candidates for representa-
tives in three of the close.counties have
been elected by the following pluralties:
Delaware county. 20; Wood county, 2s;
Noble county, s5, a total Of 142 in the
plurality OF these three counties A
change of 70 votes properly distributed
have turned the result In the legislature
by giving these representatives to the
Democrats. Then the legislature would
have stood 70 Republicans'and 70 Demo-
Gratis on joint ballot for senator.
When IL Is remembered that the total
vote OF Ohio last year was over 900. 900.
and is almost 100000 this year. It Is
readily seen that II is sue. a small per-
centage that 1t cannot be clearly ex-
pressed in figures or language, and this
Is what makes the state committees con-
tinue to claim the legislature and both
sides to be so closely on guard in watch
inS the counting in the close counties.
The official count OF Delaware is in. hut
with protests and notices of contests
from the Democrats, and the same is
true OF Noble county. The official cour,
OF Wood county may not be completed
until Saturday. althugh the officials ex-
pect TO get through today In Noble
county there was long contut over
q scratched tickets that were finally
thrown out because they were not prop
erly marked. This was o Republican
loss. Every point is being contested in
the official count OF the close counties.
Chairman Nash says that the Republi-
cans have safe majority of Ave on Joint
ballot in the legislature. He admits that
the pluralities are small in some coun-
Nes. but claims they are safe. lie has
no doubt OF the result I'm any OF the coun-
ties which he claims except possibly
Wood county. and In the event of the loss
OF that county's representative he says
the legislature would stand ~ Republi-
cans TO II Democrats. The returns from
the Thirteenth district showed that the
Republicans had plurality cf 432. so
that there is no longer any OF the state
senators in doubt. and the senate Will
stand 10 Democrats TO II Republicans.
Summit county Is not considered as
doubtful as heretofore and its two rep
resentatlves are being conceded To the
Democrats. This would make the house
~ Republicans aud q penDcruts.
Chairman McCoueille does not admit
that the kepublicans have csriisd the
fhirteenth distrio, FOR their candidate
for senator. AMI hs still claims the rep
resentstives from Noble Delaware.
Weed. Muskinsua and ctner counties