The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-05
HANNA WILL
Be RETURNED.
Republicans Have the Legislature
on Joint Ballot.
CLOSE CALL FOR THE PR ESIDENT-
MAKER-RE-ELEC OF GOV
ERNOR BUSHNELL CONCEDED BY
HIS OPPONENTS.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov g. Yesterday
was day CT anxiety with the Ohio pol
iticians. 1t opened with the Republi-
cans and Democrats both claiming the
election of their State tickets and ma
jority of the II embers of the legislature
Before noon the Democrats conceded the
election of the Republican State ticket
in the earliest dispatches as the claims of
the Republicans. At night the Demo
cratic State committee announced no
definite claims on the legislature, and
the Republican State committee raised
its claims to Il majority of five on Join,
ballots, as follows:
Senate-l7 Republicans, 10 Democrats
House-5S Republicans, 81 Democrats
Totals-75 Republicans, 70 Democrats.
Wood county had been conceded to the
Democrats until last night, when the
complete returns caused the Republicans
&c claim it. On the returns complete mt
Republican State headquarters the Dem
ocrats will have majority of two in the
senate, and the Republicans of seven in
the house.
In these claims the fusionists from
Cincinnati are all counted as Democratic.
The Republicans eau organize the house
without fusion. There is only one of the
four senators, elected ON the fusion
ticket in Cincinnati, who is n Republi-
can, and he now becomes factor. If
Senator Voight, of Cincinnati, who is
Republican, and elected on the fusion
ticket, should vote with the Republicans
on the organization or the senate or on
anything else, that body will be tic,
with Lieutenant Governor Jones, Repub.
lican, having the deciding vote. If the
Democrats had secured majority of the
Legislature or the fusionists held the
balance of power, it is said that the
fusionists would have voted with the
Democrats.
The Republicans now expect two or
more of the fusion Republicans to vote
with them for senator, in which event
they claim majority of on joint ballot,
with II Republicans and 6S Democrats.
None of the fusion votes for senator
were counted on by the Republican nan
ayers in the event they would he needed
by the Democrats to elect their nominee,
but now many speculations are made
about the fusion votes
There is an alleged movement which is
causing much more comment, and that
is the rumor that Governor Bushnell will
be brought out for Senator against Mar
Gus A. Hanna. Allen O. Myers, one of
the managers Mt Democratic State head
quarters, announced that Senator Hanna
would never be elected to the Senate on
the close joint majority that is claimed,
although Hanna had been Endorsed for
Senator by the last Republican State con-
vention, the same as Foraker was in
dorsed by the Republican State conven
ton two years ago. Mr.. Myers said If
the close call on the legislature went
against the Democrats in the official count
in the Legislature would join with dozen
or more Republican members of that
body in electing Bushnell instead of
Hanna to the Senate. Governor Bushnell
and all others involved in this movement
leny any knowledge of it or that they
would have anything to 90 with it,
REWARD OFFERED-If the party
who has my wheel, Crescent,
Will return ut once fair reward will be
PAID and no questions asked. G. t.
JEN NlNGS, manager Roanoke Music
Company.