Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04

-uplt was in doubt ia 1886 it was discov-
yered that the tally sheets were forged.
The Republicans have ~telegraphed to
all their county committees to beware
4of the frauds of 1855. And when the
Republicans were claiming the legisia-
ture by only one or two majority On
Joint ballot the Democrats telegraphed
their county committees to beware Of
all sorts of fraud and to remember that
it was a majority of one by which the
great crime of 1876 was committed that
defeated Tilden. The state headquar-
tiers will be kept open all week or until
the official counts are made in all of the
IS counties of the state. 1t is expected
that there will be trouble in some of the
close counties. There will, 40 doubt,
be much agitation in all Of them.
Meantime Both Sides Make Claims.
Meantime the managers at both the
Democratic and the Republican state
headquarters arc claiming the state.
The Democrats claim the election of
Chapman for governor and their state
ticket on such a close margin that it
will require the official figures TO deter
mine the plurality.
The Republicans claim that Bushnell
for governor and the rest of the Repub-
lican state ticket has been elected By q
good 5000 plurality and that the Re
publicans Will have a majority of two
on the joint ballot of the legislature for
senator. The Republicans concede that
they viii not have q majority in the
state senate which would prevent the
passage Of what are known as 'rippers;''
or any other partisan legislation. The
Republicans claim IL OF the so senators
with Is conceded TO the Democrats ana
/ doubtful. They claim that 81 mem
bers of the house are theirs, conceding
As to the Democrats with 4 doubtful. If
the Democrats should secure all of
these 8 doubtful members the Republic
cans still claim a majority OF 2 on joint
ballot.
The Dispatch, an independent paper,
has specials from all the close counties
and it makes the legislature on joint
ballot stand 70 Republicans to ~ Demo-
Gratis and claims there is no doubt about
this result. In the event of the Repnb-
licans controlling the Legislature ii is
conceded that Hanna will be returned
TO the senate. In the event of the DEM
ocrats controlling, it is almost equally
certain that John n. Mclean will he
made senator. The residences of the
former in Cleveland and of the latter in
Cincinnati are in constant communion
ton with their respectiye -headouarterS
in this city.
Democrats Concede the st tie Ticket.
During the afternoon the Democratic
state committee abandoned claims to
the election of their state ticket, but
announce that their majority in legis-
lature ga JOINT ballot will not be less
than six and may possibly be nine as
predicted earlier i'll the day by Chair
man McConnville. Chairman Nash
states that the Republican plurality on
the state ticket will be from IL, to
1900 and that the Republicans
will have at least thrce ma
jority in the legislature on
joint ballot for senator. Among the
doubtful ones has been Delaware county,
which has now reported the election Ct
the R~epIblica. representative by 20
plurality. Chairman Nash announced
that the Legislature would stand 10 Re-
publican aud 10 Democratic. Tne Even
ing Dispatch Qnd which has advicss
from all close connties. has a special
confirming the election Of Republican