The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
NOW ALLEGING FRAUD
OHIO DEMOCRATS ACCUSING REPUB-
LICANs OF WRONG DOING.
They Assert There Is Reason for Sus-
piciOn Because Revision of Returns
in a Few Counties Is DELAYED.
LEGISLATURE is VERY CLOSE
But REPUBLICANS SEEM TO HAVE A
CLEAR MAJORITY OF FIVE.
Protests and Notices of Contest Filed
by Democrats in Noble. Delaware
and Wood Counties.
LEWIS VOIGHT'S ATTITUDE
AN ANTI-BOSS REPUBLICAN WHO
WILL NOT GO INTO CAUCUS.
Features of the Campaign Discussed
by Perry $. Heath-Much Dirt
and Mud Singing.
Protests and Notices of Contest Filed
by Democrats i'm Noble. Delaware
and Wood Counties.
LEWIS VOIGHT'S ATTITUDE
AN ANTI-BOSS REPUBLICAN WHO
WILL NOT GO INTO CAUCUS.
Features of the Campaign Discussed
by Perry $. Heath-Much Dirt
and Mud Singing.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 4.-There is much
talk about a political crisis in Ohio, and
some people really believe that a crisis is
impending. The talk about a combine in the
Legislature against Senator Hanna has SUBJ
sided, however, pending the interest in the
official counting of the vote in close coun-
ties. AS the official canvass of the vote in
the lightweight counties proceeded to-day
the Republican plurality 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 $4,000, the vote on the
legislative ticket is almost as close as it
could be. For this reason there is still un-
usual anxiety at the respective state head
quarters of both parties. The Republicans
still claim that the Legislature stands sew
enty-five Republicans to seventy Democrats
on joint ballot for senator, and that their
candidates for representatives in three of
the close counties have been elected by the
following pluralities: Delaware county, 20;
Wood county, 49, Noble county, S5-a total
of 142 in the pluralites of these three coun>
ties. A change of 72 votes, properly dis
tributed in these three counties, would,
therefore, have turned the result in the Leg
islature by giving these three representa-
tives to the Democrats. Then the Legis>
lature would have stood seventy-two Re-
publicans and seventy-three Democrats on
joint ballot for senator.
When it is remembered that the vote of
Ohio last year was over one million and is
almost one million this year, it is readily
seen that II is such small percentage
that it cannot be clearly expressed in
figures or fractions or language. And this
is what makes the Democratic state COM
mittee continue to claim the Legislature
and the Republican state committee to be
so closely on guard in watching the count
ing in the close counties The official count
of Delaware county is in, but with protests
and notices of contests from the Democrats,
and the same is true of Noble county. The
official count of Wood county will not be
completed until Saturday. In Wood county
to-day the Democrats protested against
counting the vote of a precinct where the
place of voting was outside of the precinct,
but within the ward. Had this precinct
been thrown out it would have elected the
Democratic candidate for representative by
a plurality of s, instead of the Republican
candidate by %. The vote of the precinct
was counted and the Democratic protest
filed. Other techncalties are expected in
the progress of the count Tomorrow. In
Noble county there was long contest over
twenty-seven scratched tickets, Cnat were
finally thrown out because they were not
properly marked. This was a Republican
loss Every point is being contested in the
official count OF the close counties
Chairman Nash says tonight that the
Republicans have safe majority of on
joint ballot in the Legislature. He admits
that the pluralites are small in some coun.
ties, but claims they are safe He has no
doubt of the result in any of the counties
which he claims, except, possibly, Wood
county, and, in the event of the loss Of that
representative, he says the Legislature
would still stand seventy-four Republicans
to seventy-one Democrats, and the former
would have majority of on Joint bal
lot for senator. Chairman Nash said the
returns from the Thirteenth district showed
that the Republicans had plurality of 432
so there is no longer any of the state SEN
ators in doubt, and the Senate will stand
nineteen Democrats to seventeen Republic
ans. At Republican state headquarters
Summit county is not considered SO doubt
full as heretofore, and its two representa-
tives are being conceded to the Democrats
This would make the House ffty-eight Re-
publicans and fifty-one Democrats.
Chairman McConville does not admit that
the Republicans have carried the Thirteenth
district for their candidate for state sena-
tor, and he still claims the representatives
from Noble, Delaware, Wood, Muskingum
and other counties claimed by the Repub-
licans He also expects the official count
to give the Democrats two of the twelve
members of the Legislature from Cuyahoga
county. In all these counties and in Others
he says there will be contests 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 Republican
counties. He says nearly all the close coun-
ties have gone Republican heretofore, and
the Republicans still have the machinery III
those counties. He says the returns have
been held back. and it looks suspicious.
Other counties have completed their count
ing, while the doubtful counties are still
at it. He says the result was known def
nitey in Cincinnati yesterday morning. ana
he cannot get definite results even tonight
from Cleveland, where he expects the vote
to be very close on two or three members
of the Legislature. Chairman McConvilIe
will remain here on duty until the official
count of all the counties is completed.
VIII Appeal to the Courts.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 4.-Late tonight it
hecau kn0uu that fha eOurfa would ha ra-