The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-06
Legislature Is Republican and the Re-
turn of It. C. Platt to the Senate
Is Assured.
RETURNS FROM OTHER STATES
HEAVY REPUBLICAN PLURALITIES In
NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Democrats Routed in Former SiIverite
trOnghOlds-Latest Figures =
from Ohio.


the vote for Governor vary but little from
the unofficial reports. According to returns
made to the executive at Albany by the
several county clerks the plurality for Odell
is 12,ss7. Only three counties above the
Bronx were carried by the Democratic NOM
inee, the aggregate plurality for Coler in
these counties being 1,0l1. This and the
Greater New York plurality of 122.O74 given
to Coler was met and overcome by an up
State Republican plurality of 1882, the
difference being net plurality OF 1881
against Ill, ,l26 plurality for Odell in 1900.
Returns of the vote for other state Of
/ fcers are so meager that it is impossible
to say If the Democrats have been more
successful as regards the minor offices
than in the case Of the Governor. In some
quarters it is asserted that by reason of
his Endorsement by the Prohibitionists Gun
neen, the Democratic nominee for attor-
ney general, has made such gains over the
head of the ticket that he has been elected.
There are also claims that when the re-
turns for judge of the Court of Appeals
are all in it will be found that Judge Gray
has defeated his Republican opponent.
The State Legislature Is controlled by
the Republicans by reduced majority,
but one so large as to admit of no doubt of
the return of Mr.. Platt to the United States
/ Senate.
The New York delegation in the lower
house of the Fifty-eighth Congress will
number thirty-seven instead Of thirty-four,
as in the present Congress. 1t will scon-
tain twenty Republicans and seventeen
Democrats, whereas the present delegation
stood twenty-five Republicans and twelve
Democrats. All of the more noted men,
bers of the delegation have been returned,
included Senero F. Payne, chairman Of the
ways and means committee.
Notwithstanding returns to-day showed
the election of Governor Odell by over
1900 plurality, Bird s. Coler. his Demo-
cratic opponent, firmly refused to concede
! defeat, declaring that he wished to wait
for the official count of the vote Mr. CO.
ler's statement, which indicated that he
! was not satisfied with the returns as re-
ceived so far. contained the following:
Suppose the Democratic ticket had re-
| ceived say in the neighborhood of 10000
majority in Greater New York. there was
nothing to have stopped the Republicans
from claiming the upper section of the
This declaration by Mr.. Coler was fol-
lowed by a rather sensational announce
ment from Secretary Mason, of the state
! Democratic committee, that he refused to
concede Odelfs election; that fraud had
robbed Coler of many votes up the State
and that Senator Hill and Chairman Camp
| bell, of the state committee, would come
to New York this evening to decide on
plan of action About the time these state
| ments appeared rumor was circulated
| that Coler intended to make a contest in
the courts and simultaneously the Evening
Journal issued an extra edition, declaring
that former Senator Hill, Charles 8. Muir
election This report together with the
| statements made by Mr.. Coler and Secre-
| taryt Mason, caused considerable excite
ment in this city.
Mr.. Coler said to a number of reporters:
81 think, personally, it would be a good
thing to watch the official count up the
| State closely. Why don't they distribute
McCullagh men UP there as we'll as here
| in Greater New York. Suppose the Demo-
| cratic ticket had run, say in the neigh
borhood of 10000 majority in Greater New
York, there was nothing to have stopped
the Republicans from claiming the upper
section of the State by at least 200, ,0OO
What the Democratic party needs up the
State is tried and true material who will
look carefully after the party's interests
don't mean by anything l have said either
last night or this morning that L. in any
manner, concede the election of my op-
ponent. l want TO wait for the official
count. for my latest advices are that the
vote is very close. | am hopeful of re-
ceiving to-day news that will put new
complexion on affairs in this State.
John A. Mason. speaking for the state
committee issued the following statement:
simply a claim. We will not admit his
election until every defective ballot or al
legged defective ballot has been scrutinized,
and every vote that of right belongs to
our party is counted. The alleged de-
fective ballots uncounted for the Demo-
cratic ticket by the Republican inspectors
are more than enough to elect Coer. We
have evidences of wholesale debauchery
and corruption in Orange. Oneida, Albany
and Erie counties, and in the cities along
the lire of the New York Central The
defective ballots and the chickanery prac-
ticed in the three judicial districts where
the Republican state machine bent every
energy TO elect Attorney General Davies
is alone sufficient TO change the result We
shall contest every foot of ground"
Colonel Dunn, chairman of the Repub-
lican state committee, when informed of
the report that the Democrats threatened
anything of the kind will give them
all the contest they want right here in
New York county. and they will wish they
had never heard of contests"
ALBANY, n. ", Nov. 5.-Governor Odell
telephoned the following from Newbure
son, of the Democratic state committee:
LET them claim all they please. Let them
cry fraud. L am elected and that is all
there is about II.
William Barnes. jr.. chairman of the
executive committee of the Republican state
committee, said here: ANY statement tina,
Albany was purchased by the Republican,
is without foundation
Former Senator Hill refused positively tc
ne quoted about the result of the election
The State Board Of Canvassers that com.
piles the returns, consists of the secretary
of state. the controller. attorney general
D state treasurer and state engineer all Re.
publicans, and to them belongs the righr
to reject or accept any returns objected tt
by individuals or parties.