Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-05
OHIO SITUATION.
Eagle Eyes Are on the Count
in the Close Counties.
BushneIl's Election Conceded--Dem-
ocrats Fighting for Legislature.
Republican Majority on Joint Ballot In Mary
land-Corman Goes Out.

about crisis in Ohio. SOM" beilcVe
that a crisis is impending. the talk
about a combine in the Legislature
against Senator Hanna has subsidized,
pending the interest in the oflclal
counting of the vote in close counties.
AS the official canvass of the vote in
the So counties proceeded, today, the
Republican plurality on the state ticket
increases and on the Legislative tickets
it appeared to be getting toward 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 be. For this reason
there is still unusual anxiety at the
respective state headquarters OF both
parties.
The Republicans claim that the Leg
islature stands IS Republicans to 20
Democrats on joint ballot for senator,
and that their candidate for represen-
tativeS in three of the close counties
have been elected by the following plu-
ralities: Delaware county, 20; Wood
county, 2S; Noble county. IS; total of
142 in the plurality of these three coun-
ties.
A change of q votes properly dis
tributed in these three counties would
therefore have turned the result in the
Legislature by giving these represen-
tatives to the Democrats. Then the
Legislature would have stood ~ Re-
publicans and 80 Democrats on joint
ballot for senator.
| When it is remembered that the total
vote of Ohio, last year, was over 1,0O0,-
| 600 and is almost 100000 this year, it
is readily seen that II is such a small
percentage that it cannot be clearly
expressed in figures or language, and
| this is what makes the state committee
| continue to claim the Legislature and
| both sides to be so closely on guard in
watching the counting in the close
counties.
| The official count of Delaware county
is in but with protests and notices Of
contesting Democrats and the same is
| true Of Noble county. The official count
of Wood county may not be completed
till Saturday, although the officials ex-
pect to get through. tomorrow.
Chairman Nash said, tonight, that
the Republicans have a safe majority
of 5 on joint ballot in the Legislature.
He admits that the pluralities are
small in some counties, but claims they
are safe. He has no doubt of the result
in many of the counties 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 "A Republicans
to II Democrats and have a majority
tlf = on inirt ha11nt
Chairman Nash said the returns from
the 18th district showed that the Re
publicans had plurality of 1872, so
that there is no longer any of the
state senators in doubt and the SEN
ate will stand 10 Democrats to II Re-
publicans
At Republican state headquarters.
Sumit county is not considered as
doubtful as heretofore and it's two rep
resentatives are being conceded to the
Democrats. This would make the
House 5S Republicans and 81 Demo-
Gratis.
Chairman McConville does not ad-
init that the Republicans have car
ried the 18th district for their candi-
date for state senator, and he still
claims the representatives from Noble
Delaware, Wood, Muskingua and other
counties claimed by the Republicans
He also expects the official account to
give the Democrats two of the II men,
bers of the Legislature from Cuyahoga
county. In all these counties and in
others. he says that there will be con-
tests for the seats in the event Of the
certificates of election being given to
the Republicans.
Chairman McConville charges fraud
in the close counties, and in some Re-
publican counties. He says nearly all
the close counties have gone Republic
can heretofore and the Republicans
still have the machinery in these coun-
ties. He says the returns have been
held back and it looks suspicious.
Other counties have completed their
counting, while the doubtful counties
are still at it. He says the result was
known definitely in Cincinnati yester-
day morning. and he cannot get def
mite results even tonight, from Cleve-
land, where he expects the vote to be
very close on two or three members Of
the Legislature.
Chairman McConville will remain
here until the official count of all the
counties are completed.