Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

The counting OF the ballots was rather
slow and the reports from rural districts
were late in coming in, but from the first
u was apparent that the battle was a
close one. For several hours after the
closing of the polls the Democrats
claimed the state legislature and declared
that Chapman bad Il good show for the
governors chair The Republicans re-
fused 10 concede anything, however, and
maintained that they mad carried the
state by 5000 plural ~ for Bushnelrs re-
election, and that the next legislature
would show a majority OF at least IL on
a Joint ballot which insured Senator
Hanna's continuance I'm the United States
senate.
The complete returns from all the pre-
clncts OF Hamilton county TO the board of
elections give Bushnell, Rep, for COVER
nor. Al ,l2l; Chapman. Dem. 39,6ll. Bush
nell's plurality 1,5ll. On the legislative
ticket Cohen. Fusionist received Al 395
votes. Harris. the highest Republican on
the senatorial ticket, received 30, i4S votes.
Cohens majority, 1947. The other thir-
teen Fusionist candidates on the legisla-
tive ticket ran very nearly up to Cohen's
majority, giving Hamilton county a solid
anti Hanna delegation in the legislature.
Candidates on the Fusionist county ticket
had majorities OF from 1900 to upwards of
5000. The total vote of Hamilton county
with its go precincts was 1000. The votes
for other candidates than those on the
ticket or the two great parties was light.
The Democrats also claimed the twelve
members of the legislature from Cuya-
hoga county. which includes Cleveland.
the home of Senator Hanna. The Repub-
lican state committee conceded the loss of
Hamilton county, but claimed the Cuya-
hoga delegation. With the loss of four
teen members OF the legislature in Haml-
ton county and also of twelve members In
Cuyahoga county. the Republicans could
not expect to carry the legislature. The
Republican state committee claims conf
IDENTIFY that they will carry Cuyahoga
county and make gains In other counties:
They state that they had anticipated
losses In the cities on account or local
lights in bossism and other factional
troubles, but that they had the best re-
ports from rural districts. The Republi-
can gains seemed to come from the rural
Democratic counties and the Democratic
gains from the Republican counties in
which the large cities are located.
1t will probably require an official count
yet to settle the status of the Ohio legis-
lature. The later return5 show that while
Gov. Bushnell is safely elected, by
about tne-half the Republican plurality
of last year. the Democrats have made
big gains in the election of legislators.
The Republicans lowered their claims TO
a majority Of five on joint ballot, as
Senate--17 Republicans, 10 Democrats;
house, IS Republicans, 81 Democrats
Totals, 70 Republicans 20 Democrats.
Wood county had been conceded to the
Democrats but complete returns caused
the Republicans to claim 1t. The Repub-
licans in this claim give all of the fusion
votes TO the Democrats, but there is one
of the four senators elected on the fusion
ticket in Cincinnati who is Republican
Senator Voight-and If he should vote
with the Republicans on the organization
of the senate or on anything else, that
body will be a tie, with Lieut.. Gov. Jones,
Republican, having the deciding vote.
With "A majority of seven in the house
the Republicans can organize 1t without
trouble and would have the advantage in
contested seats.
| Chairman McConville, of the Demo-
cratic state committee, will not concede
! the Republicans claims. He takes the
! representatives, from Wood and Noble
| counties from their list, also the senator
| from the Marion-Logan district, and said
! these three changes would maze the leg
| islature stand 70 Democrats to " Repub-
| leans. 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 II
| members from Cuyahoga county, which
| would make the legislature stand 20 Dem
! ocrats and 20 Republicans
The Republican state committee claims
! that the two representatives from Summit
| county are the only ones in doubt, and
that the returns show the house to stand
! IS Republicans, 20 Democrats and two
! doubtful. and that in their claims OF 70
| to 40 with a majority of on joint ballot
| for senator. they have so far conceded
Summit county to the Democrats, al
! though they expect the official count to
! give them at least one of the two repre-