The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-06
Nothing to Show Ohio Legislature
Is Not Republican.
RETURNS SHOW MAJORITY OF
FOUR WITH ONE DOUBTFUL.
Wood County Will Be Claimed BY Both
Parties Until Legislature Passes On 1t
Chairman Nash Satisfied 1t VIII Be
Given to Republicans.

Chairman Nash Satisfied 1t VIII Be
Given to Republicans.
Columbus, Ohio, November 5.-Ihe
ONO legislature stands "A Republicans, ~
Democrats and one doubtful in the
otncial returns received up to tonight.
with dozen or more of the 8S counties
very close there have been no material
ohanges except in Wood county, which
Will be claimed by both parties until the
courts pass on the action of the super
visors.
Chairman McConville of the Democratic
state committee has not changed his
oialms OF Democratic majority on joint
ballot and will not do so until the official
returns are all in and show the final re-
Suits to differ from those he has at hand.
Chairman Nash insists tonight that the
legislature stands rs Republicans to 20
democrats and majority on joint ballot
for Senator will no be less than five. He
says ne is tonight satisfied with the situa-
t1on In Wood county He says the law
provides that the members of the board
OF election cannot go behind the returns
and the Supreme court has held that they
have no ministerial powers whatever,
cannot hear evidence or use their discre-
tlon In throwing out any vote. That is
left to the courts and to each branch of
the legislature in passing on the credentials
OF its members. In Wood county today
Norris, the Republican candidate for
representative filed a protest against the
board counting the vote of Freedom town
ship because the ballot should be tailed
in blocks of five. This precinct gave
Norris 15l and Mears. the Democratic
candidate 1868. Ii the vote of the town
ship had been thrown out it would have
increased the plurality of Norris by l12,
but it was counted. The Republicans
insist that Norris will be declared elected
in Wood county and that the legislature
stands rs to 20.
GETTING IN THEIR DIRTY WORK.
Baltimore, November 5.-The Evening
News, independent Democrat), today
publishes a report to the effect that one
OF the Democratic supervisors of election
in Somerset county refuses to sign the
returns from that county thus making it
possible for the Republicans to lose the
three members of the legislature who
were elected from that county on Tues
day last. The report has caused consid-
cradle uneasineSs at Republican state
headquarters, although the Republicans
will be able to organize the House with
out Somerset county's vote. Murray Van
Viver chairman of the Democratic stata
committee, today admitted Senator Cor
mans defeat on the face of the returns
and added that he was convinced of their
correctness.
SEVENTY COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., November 5.-Complcte
official and unofficial returns from 70
counties gives Sullivan, Fusion, for Su-
preme Court judge, 5,S07; Post, ,Republi-
can, "a, ,092; estimates based on last years
vote in the remaining counties would
make Sullivan's plurality in the state
IL, 2,165.
CROKER DIDN'T DIE.
New York, November 5.-The rumor
circulation in all quarters of the city
from early morning until late this eve
ming. 1t also spread throughout the
country and inquiries as to the truth OF
the report were received from points as
far distant as San Francisco.
The Tammany leader has simply a
slight cold and will probably be well
enough tomorrow TO starb on TRIP TO
Virginia. Tie is at the Murray Hill hotel
here and did not leave his room today.
He had chill on Tuesday night at Tam
many hall and on Thursday complained
of not feeling we'll. Prof VIM. f.
Fluhrer, who was called in said that MIR.
Croker was simply suffering from stomach
trouble, the result of overwork, and is
not in the slightest danger of serious
trouble.
Tohp 9 Choaban Nathan Stra11as and
Andrew Freeman had talks with Mr..
Croker this afternoon. He is able to sit
I'D in bed and did not think it worth
while to inform his wife and children Of
his indisposftion.
At the Murray Hill hotel tonight it was
positively stated that Mr.. Croker is re-
covering from his cold and stomach