The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-04
CONTEST
IN OHIOl
A Close Republican Legislative
Plurality Probable.
BUSHNELL A SURE WINNER.
Republican Governors Plurality Is
26,52O.
THE CLOSE VOTE IN MARYLAND.
Republican State Ticket Has a
Plurality Of 6,346.
CLOSE VOTE IN MARYLAND.

AuAUA41J VI pIOHOt
Aud the Republican state Chairman
Gives Figures to Sustain His Claim
to a Plurality of Seven or Nine In
the LEGISLATURE on Joint Ballot-In
New York state the Democratic
Candidate For Chief Judge Has over
$4,000 Plurality, and Van wyck's
Plurality over Low Is s1,54s-The
Triumph of Fusion In Nebraska Com
hrined.
Columbus, o., Nov. yesterday was
a day of anxiety with the Ohio poll
ticians. 1t opened with the Republi-
cans and Democrats both claiming the
election Of their state tickets, and a
majority of the members of the legis-
lature. Before noon the Democrats
conceded the election of Governor
Bushnell and the state ticket by 26.52O
plurality. Last night the Democratic
state committee announced no definite
claims on the Legislature, and the Re
publican state committee raised its
claims to a majority of five on joint
pAlAOAs OAl NAAG AGLuAAAo CbllAPlGAE al ut
publican state headquarters the Demo-
Gratis will have a majority of two in the
senate, and the Republicans Of sever
in the house.
In these claims the ~fusionists from
Cincinnati are all counted as Demo-
cratic. The Republicans can organize
the house without fusion. There is only
one of the four senators elected on the
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
fusion ticket. should vote with the Re
publicans ON the organization of the
senate, or on anything else, hat body
will be a tie, with Lieutenant Governor
Jones, Republican, having the deciding
vote.
Chairman McConville, Of the Demo-
cratic state committee, comedies the
defeat of his state ticket, but states
that they have reduced the Republican
plurality of 81 900 Of last "a by over
one-half Although others at Demo-
cratic state headquarters concede that
the Legislature will be Republican on q
close majority, one or more, Chairman
McConville does not concede the con-
troll of thai body to the Republicans.
The Republicans now expect two or
more of the fusion Republicans to vote
with them for senator, in which event
they claim a majority OF seven on joint
ballot, with n Republicans and 68 DEM
ocrats. None of the fusion votes for
senator were counted on by the Re
publican managers in event they would
be needed by the Democrats to elect
their nominee, but now many specula-
tions are made about the fusion votes,
When It was thought that control of
the Legislature might depend upon one
vote, there was apprehension of trouble
in some counties, Bmissaries were sent
out from state headquarters to close
counties to watch the counting, The
Ohio law provides that mot less than
one nor more han five days from the
date Of election the deputy state super,
vlsors in each county shall begin the
official canvass of the vote and on
tinue from day to day until completed"
In event of p%rotracted contests in close
| counties, the suspense might have con-
tlpued till the Legislature met next
January,
Since the change Of the claims at
Democratic state headquarters on the
complexion of the legislature two Inn
portant rumors have been vigorously
circulated. One is that John r., Mo-
Lean will be pressed by the Ohio De-
mooracy for the nomination of presi-
lent 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-
serves credit for the reduction OF the
Republican plurality to less than half
OF what It was last year and Of the
Republican majority In the legislature
from 80 on Joint ballot to 5. And the
Democrats claim that the majority on
Joint ballot would be 5 the other way
Il they had an equal chance on IN
tests, There are SO members Of the
state senate, and only n or two Of
these districts are 30 close or doubtful
as to admit of contests on which Re
publican senators could be u%nseated.
on the other hand there are 100 mem-
bers OF the house, In which the Repub-
licans claim a majority OF 7, whlla tho
Democrats have a majority OF 2 In the
senate. And there are several
ties so close that several seats could
be changed In that body, In the set
Element of contested seats the Repub-
licans would have such an advantage
IN the house over the Democrats in
the senate hat It is not likely that the
latter win be aggressors in that mat
ter. And this may allow the close mar
gin of the Republicans on joint ballot
for senator to go uncontested In any Of
the close counties or before the COM
mittees on elections IN the general as
Bembly.
There is another alleged movement
which is causing much comment. and
hat Is the rumOr that Governor Bush
nell will be brought out for senator
against Marcus A.. Hanna. Allen o,
Meyers, one of the managers at Demo-
cratic state headquarters, announced
that Senator Hanna would never be
elected to the senate on the close Joint
majority that he claimed, although
Hanna had been endorsed for senator
by the last Republican state I've
ton, the same as Foraker was endorsed
by the Republican state convention two