The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-16
OH 10.

Columbus, o., Nov. 9.-Additional re-
turns do not materially change the result
announced Tuesday night of over 90, 900 re-
publican plurality on the state ticket. and
10 republicans to democratic congress-
men. The republicans are celebrating the
election of as many congressman in what
is known as the off year as they elect
ed al the last presidential election, while
they moro than doubled the plurality of
5000 for Bushnell for governor last year.
In the odd years a governor and full state
ticket with members of the legislature
are elected every two years while in the
alternate, or even years, Onlya few minor
state officers with congressman are elect
ed as was the case Tuesday but the al
ternate or even years come once in four
years with the presidential campaign, so
that the on year comes only once in
four years, and always two years after the
presidential election.
The. republicans have historically lost
IN Ohio in these "oH years except when
Cleveland was president, when the dem
ocrats had the same experience because
Of disappointments, disatfection, etc
While the result may not be regarded as
specially significant. it is very surprising
to the politicians on both sides and the
state and other democratic managers say
that President Mckinley is the first re-
publican president to get the Endorsement
of this state in the off year of his ad-
ministration. Chairman Ddugherty of the
Republican state committee a tributes the
result to the sentiment for such indOrSe-
ment.
Chairman Blacker of the Democratic
state committee says the result was due
to the administration successfully con-
Quoting the war.
The democratic managers are rejoicing
over what they call sore spots of the
Nictors.' 1t is stated that none of the
state departments or institutions under
Gov, Bushnell contributed to the repub-
IiCan state committee, but to the defeat
of lluggins in this congressional district
while the plurality of Congressman WeaV-
er, of Springfield, in the Seventh district
the home of Gov. bushnell, was reduced
-. to ,.TNlN NJ.
day. When Gov. Bushnell. eX-Chairman
kurtZ, Mayor Mckisson and others were
leading Il republican bolt in the legisla-
ture, last January, against Senator Han
ma, Congressman Weaver headed a dele
cation of Springfield citizens who created
scene when they called on Gov. Bush
nell mere to protest against his course,
and the whole state Administered ton is said
TO nave been used in opposing Viewers
election.
Columbus, o.. Nov 9-Until noon the
returns indica;cd that the republicans had
carried the same 10 congressional districts
and the democrats the same six districts
as in the presidential election of 1886 but
now the democrats claim the election of
Zimmerman over Weaver in the Seventh
1t will require the official count TO de-
termine the result in that district.
Cleveland, O., Nov. IA contest will
probably result as to whether or not the
proposition to adopt voting machines in
this county CAIred at Tuesdays election
There were -GJn votes more cast against
the proposition, but 5000 voters failed to
vote on tho Question. The law provides
that a majority of all votes cast must ia
vor the adoption of machines before they
can be used.