The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-04

Is only one of the four senators elected
ON 1he fusion ticket in Cincinnati who
is a republican and he now becomes a
factor. If Senator Voight, of Cincinnati
who is a republican, elected on the fu-
sion ticket, should vote with the repub-
licans on the organization of the senate
or on anything else that body will be q
tie with Lieut.-Gov. Jones, republican,
having the deciding vote. If the demo-
Gratis had secured majority of the leg
islature or if the fusionists had held the
balance of power 1T lis said 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 sewn on joint
ballot, with n republicans and 6s demo-
Gratis. None cf the fusion votss for
senator were counted on by the repub-
lcan managers in the event they would
b. needed by the democrats to elect their
nominee, but now many speculations are
made about the fusion votes.
watching the Count
When it was thought today that con-
trog of the legislature might depend up
on one vote there was apprehension of
trouble In some counties. Emissaries
were sent out from state headquarters to
close counties to watch the counting.
This Ohio law provides that mot less
than one nor more than five days from
the date of election the deputy state su-
pervisors in eal5h county shall begin the
official canvass of the vote and continue
from day to day until completed" In
event of protracted contents in border
counties the suspense of today might
have continued until the legislature met
next January.
Mclean For President
Since tbs change of claims at demo-
cratic headquarters tonight on the COM
plexion of the legislature two rumors
have been vigorously circulated. One is
that John r. Mclean will be pressed by
the Ohio democracy for the nomination
for president in 1900 and that Senator
Hanna will have opposition in his own
party for election to the senate. 1t is
claimed by those advocating McLean for
the presidential nomination that he de-
rveS credit for the reduction Of the re-
publican plurality TO less than half of
what it was last year, and the republi-
can ma jority IN the legislature from so
on Joint ballot to five. And the demo-
Gratis claim that the majority on joint
ballot would be five the other way If
they had an equal chance on contests
There are tllirty-six members of the
state senate and only one or two of the
districts that are close or doubtful to
admit of contests in which republican
senator's could b. unseated.
On tile other hand, There are 109 MEM
bers of the house, in which the republi-
cams claim majority of 7. white the
d,.mocrats have a majority of in the
senate. There are several counties so
close ON vote for representatives ahat
several seats could he changed i'm that
body. In tfe settlement of contested
seats the republicans would have such
am advantage in the house over tine
democrats in the senate that Vt is not
likely that the latter will be aggressors
in that matter. And this may allow tha
close margin of THE republicans ON Joint
ballot for senator ITO go uncontes.ed in
amy of the close counties or before the
committees on election in the general
ass. .rnbly
Bushnell to Oppose Hanna
There is another ALLEGED movement,
which is causing much more commsrlt,
and THAT is the rumor hlhat Gov. Bush
NEIL will be brought out for senator
against Marcus A. Hanura. Allen o. N.Y.
ers one of tine managers at democratic
state headquarters, announced tonight
THAT Senator HANNA would never be
- n fn,t
majority that is claimed, although Han
ma has been indorsed for senator by the
last republican, state convention, the
same as Foraker WAS Endorsed by the
republican state convention two years
ago. Mr.. Myers says THAT If the close
call for the legislature went against the
democrats In l.ihe official count i'm close
countb.s that the democrats would JOHN
with a. dozen OF 1.-THE republican msmbers
of the legislature in electing Bushnell
instead of Hanna to the senate. Gov.
Bushnell and all others concerned in
this marter dl:ny all connection with 1t,
and they would have nothing to do with
1t.
The republican state committee has
complete returns from eghty-six coun-
ties tonight on the vote for the state
ticket and the other two counties of the
state, Stark and Vinto, are estimated.
In giving the pluralities by countess the
nlurartv for poveypor nd the rest of