The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-05
COUNTING OHIO'S. VOTE
Three Very Close Counties in tho
6s.- Buckeye State.
TALK OF AN IMPENDING CRISIS.

Democratic State Chairman Charges
Fraud IN the Close Counties, and
Every Point is Being Contested.
Fushneh's Plurality Over $4,000.
Columbus, O.. Nov. 5-Many talk
about crisis in Ohio. Some believe
that crisis is impending. The talk
about combine in the Legislature
against Senator Hanna has subsidized
pending the interest in the official
counting Of the vote in close counties.
As the official canvass of the vote in
the 88 counties proceeded yesterday
the Republican plurality on the state
ticket increased, and on the legislative
tickets 1t appeared to be getting to-
ward o close shave.
While the Republican plurality on the
state ticket exceeds 2s,000, the vote OH
the legislative ticket is almost as close
as it could be. For this reason there
- still unusual anxiety at the rcspec-
tive state headquarters Of both parties.
The Republicans still claim that the
legislature stands rs Republicans to 20
Democrats on joint ballot for senator,
and that their candidates for repre-
sentatives In three of the close coun-
ties-Delaware, Wood and Nobe--have
been elected by small pluralities. A
change Of ~ votes properly dsir,n
uted, In these three counties would
have given these three representatives
20 the Democrats. Then the legislature
A would have stood 70 Republicans and 70
Democrats on joint ballot for senator.
When 1t Is remembered that the total
tN0te Of Ohio last year was over a mil
Hon, and is almost a million this year,
. y is readily seen that II is such small
percentage that 1t cannot be clearly
oppressed In figures or language, and
\ this Ii what makes the Democratic
mate committee continue to claim the
legislature and the Republican state
committee to be so closely on guard in
watching the counting in close counties
The official count of Delaware county
Ii in, but with protests and notices Of
contest from the Democrats. and the
same Is true Of Noble county. The Of
flcial count of Wood county may not
be completed until tomorrow, although
they expect to get through today.
M In Wood county the Democrats pro-
eested against counting the vote of u
precinct where the place of voting was
Nptside Of the precinct, but within the
ward. Had this precinct been thrown
out 1t would have elected the DEM
Ocratic candidate for representative by
o plurality of S, instead Of the Republi-
carr candidate by 2S. The vote of the
precinct was counted. and the Demo-
cratic protest was filed. Other techni-
calites are expected in the progress OF
the vote In that county. In Noble coun-
ty there was q long contest over q
scratched tickets that were finally
thrown out because they were not prop
erly marked. This was Republican
loss. Every point is being contested in
The official count Of the close counties.
Chairman Nash says that the Re
publicans have a safe majority Of five
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,
except possibly in Wood county, and in
the event of the loss of fhat representa-
tye, he says, the Legislature would still
Seiand IA Republicans to II Democrats,
md have majority of three on joint
ballot for senator. Chairman Nash
nays there are no longer any of the
state senator's in doubt, and the SEN
ate will stand 10 Democrats to II Re-
pubhcans.
At Republican state headquarters
Summit county Is not considered as
doubtful as heretofore, and it's two
Representatives are being conceded
to the Democrats. This would make
the house 5s Republicans and 81 Demo-
nrats.
Chairman McConville does not ad-
init that the Republicans have carried
the Thirteenth district for their cam
didate for state senator and he still
claims the representatives from Noble,
Delaware, Wood, Muskingum and other
counties claimed by the Republicans.
He also expects the official count to
give the Democrats two Of the Il mem
bers of the legislature from Cuyahoga
county. In all these counties and in
others, he says, there viii be contests
for the seats in the event Of certificates
of election being granted to the Repub-
hcans.
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
arc still at it. He says the result was
known definitely in Cincinnati Wednes-
day morning, and he cannot get definite
results even today from Cleveland,
where he expects the vote to be very
close on two or three members of the
legislature. Chairman McConvile will
remain here until the official count Of
Mi the counties is completed.
Late last night 1t became known that
the court would be resorted to for the
purpose of preventing boards of cleo
tipns from issuing certificates to the
Republican candidates in certain coun-
ties. The cases will be brought in the
lower courts and thence to the supreme
court as soon as possible The RcpuD-
lican state committee has also law
ytf preparing cases of contest.