The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-04

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. this has
been a day of gaicty with the Ohio
politicians. II opened with the repub-
licaDs and democrats both claiming
the election of their state tickets and
a majority of the Legislature. This
forenoon the democrats conceded the
election uf the republican state ticket
by larger pluraliiics than were given
last night In the earliest of these dis
patches as the claims of the repub-
licans. Tonight the democratic state
committee announced no definite claims
on the Legislature and the republican
state committee raised It's claims 90 a
majority of iive on joint ballot. as fol-
lows. Senate. IL republicans. ~ demo-
crats: house. ~ republicans: 81 demo-
crats; total, - republicans: 20 demo-
Gratis. Woods county had been con-
ceded To the democrats until Tonight.
when the complete returns caused the
rcprblica to claim it,
TN the returns complete al repub-
lican state headquarters the democrats
viii nave "A majority of two In the sem
ate and the republicans of seven In the
house. The fusionists from Cincinnati
ale all counted as democratic. The ie-
publicans can organize the house With
out them. Senator Noight Is the only
one Of the four senator's elected on the
fusion ticket In Cincinnati who H. a re-
publican, and he now becomes "A fac
tor. III senator Noight should vote
with the republicans on the organiza-
tion OF the senate ar on anything else,
that body will I've tie. with Lieuten-
ant Governor Jones. republican. hav-
ing the deciding vote.
The republicans now expect Two or
moie Of the fusionists To vote with
them for senator, in which event they
claim majority OF seven ON joint bal
lot, with ~ republicans and 6s demo-
Gratis. When IL was thought to-day
that the control OF the legislature
might depend upon one vote, there was
apprehension Of the doubt in some
counties. Emissaries were sent out
from state headquarters to close coun-
ties 10 watch the counting The Ohio
law provides that mot less than one
nor more than five days from the date
of election the deputy state supervis-
oIs In each county shall begin the ofii-
cial canvass of the vote and continue
from day Ia day until completed" In
the event of a protracted contest IN
close counties. the suspense Of to-day
might have continued until the legis-
l2turc met next January.
Since The change of the claims at the
democratic state headquarters Tonight
on the complexion Of the legislature.
two important rumors have been Wig
orously circulated. One Is that John
II. Mclean Will be pressed by the Ohio
democracy for the democratic nomIna
tion for president In 1900. and that Sem
ator Hanna VIII have opposition In his
own party for election TO the senate
IL is claimed by those advocating Mo
Lean for the presidential nomination.
that he deserves credit for the reduc-
tion of the republican plurality TO less
than half of what II was last year, and
Of the republican majority in the leg
islature from ~ on joint ballot 10 five.
The democrats claim that the major
iiy on joint ballot would be five the
other way " they had an equal chance
on contests. There are IS members of
the state senate and there are only
one or two of the senatorial district
that are so close as 10 admit of contest $
on which republican senators could be-
unseated.
On the other hand there are l0s mem-
bers OF the house. In which the repub-
licans claim majority Of seven. wnile
the democrats have a majority of iva
In the senate. There are several coun-
ties so close on the vote for representa-
tiNes that several seats could be
changed I'm that body. In the settle
ment of contested seats republicans
would have such an advantage In the
house over the democrats In the senate
that II ls not likely that the latter viii
be the aggressors in that matter. And
this may allow the close margin Of re-
4.
go uncontested In any ~ the close
counties or before the committee ON
elections In the general assembly.
There is another alleged movement
which Is causing much more comment.
and that Is the ruE,-r that Governor
Bushnell viii be brought out for sena-
tor against Marcus A. Hanna Allen
g Myers, one ~ the managers Al dem
ocratic state headquarters. announced
tonight that senator Hanna would
never De elected tV the senate vn The