The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-04

duced the republican plurality of 81, 600 Of
last year by over one half. Although
others at democratic state headquarters
concede that the legislature will be repub-
hcan on close majority of one or more,
Chairman McConville does not concede
the control of that body to the republi-
cans. After II D. m, he reviewed the
claims on the legislature.
Mr.. McConville said the republicans
claimed the legislature by rs to 20. He
struck the representatives from Wood and
Noble counties from their list, also the
senator from the Marion-Logan district,
and said these three changes would make
the legislature stand 70 democrats to 72
republicans, and he would never give
either of these three doubtful members
up till the official count was completed.
He also contests the election of two of the
twelve members from Cuyahoga county,
which would make the legislature stand
70 democrats and 70 republicans.
Chairman McConVille says he believes
the democratic representatives were elect
ed in three other counties. which he does
not want to name pending investigation of
alleged frauds He charges frauds In No
Bile and Wood counties, and in the Marion
Logan district In the event of the re-
publicans securing the legislature on as
close a margin as now claimed by them,
and not conceded by the democrats, Chair
man McConville predicts that Senator
Hanna will secure the caucus nomination,
but fail of election, as did DR.. Godfrey
Hunter at Frankfort, KY, last winter,
and that the session of the Ohio legisla-
ture the coming winter would break the
record for factional fighting and disturb
ances of the session of the Kentucky leg
islature last winter
There are reports tonight that certain
anti Hanna republicans and democratic
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combine to bring out another man IL Gov.
Bushnell refuses to allow the use OF his
name for senator.
At the republican state headquarters to-
night the list of the districts are given in
which it is claimed that the republicans
have II and the DEMOCRATS 10 senators. The
only districts disputed by the democratic
managers is that which includes Marion
and Logan counties, and which would
make the Senate stand 16 republicans and
20 democrats.
The republicans concede that the demo-
Gratis Will have two majority in the SEN
ate, and that no ripper bill reorganiz-
ing the cities or any municipal boards can
therefore be passed.
The republicans claim that the organiza-
tion of the Senate depends upon the at
titude of Senator Voight of Cincinnati,
who is fusion republican.
The republican state committee claims
that the two representatives from Summit
county are the only ones in doubt to-
night and that the returns show that the
House stands 5S republicans, 40 demo-
Gratis and doubtful, and that in their
claims of rs to 70, a majority of on joint
ballot, for senator they have so far con-
ceded Summit county to the democrats,
although they expect the official count to
give them at least one of the two repre-
sentatives from that county.
The republican state committee has
complete returns from eight-six counties
| tonight on thesvote on the state ticket,
and the other two counties of the state,
Stark and Vinton, are estimated In CIV
ing the pluraIities by counties, the plu-
ra9ity for Bushnell for governor and the
rest of the republican state ticket is
placed at 26,520. The plurality in Ohio last
year for Mckinley was 81, 100.