The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
REPUBLICANS IN CHIC
SWEPT THE STATE
They Elected Herrick and Control
the Legislature.

the Legislature.
Columbus, o., Nov. S.-The Repub-
licans broke their record in Ohio to-
day in pluralities for Governor by
electing Myron 7. Herrick, Republican,
over Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Demo-
crat. by considerably over 100000. The
plurality on joint ballot of over 100 in
ator Hanna more than doubles any
previous record.
On account of the vote on five con-
stitutional amendments. the counting
was delayed all over Ohio tonight, and
when returns were received they could
not be compared with those of any pre-
ceding state election, as the voting pre-
cincts in seventy-one municipalities
with 5000 population or over had been
changed, under the new municipal
code.
There was much talk among state
leaders of both parties about Mcclellan
going up in New York and Johnson go
ing down in Ohio having some effect on
the Democratic possibilities for next
year. There has been a precedent in
Ohio for the Democratic candidate for
Governor the year previous to national
conventions being made one of the dele
gates at large to the Democratic
national convention, and 1t is evident
from the talk tonight that the Demo-
Gratis who opposed johnson to-day VIII
continue their organization to prevent
him from controlling the next Demo-
cratic state convention for naming the
Ohio delegates at large to the national
convention.
n too
early abandoned its room tonight and
gave out no statements.
Chairman Dick of the Republican
committee said the result was due to
"the remarkable personality of Hanna,
popularity of Herrick, Endorsement OF
Roosevelt and the state administra-
tion," and these conditions brought
about harmony among the Republicans,
while the Democrats were divided into
factions and especially "one great fac
ton that repudiated the single tax
and other fads and isms of Tom john
SON.
The scenes at the City Hall. where
Chairman Dick, Secretary Malloy and
others received returns tonight,
were at times wild, as the bulletins an
nounced the election of Republican
members of the Legislature from such
close and Democratic counties as
ltOChlDB, NlHlOI, COSIuClOll, NHOAi
Ross, Paulding, Muskingum and Will
liams.
John H. Clarke, the Democratic op-
ponent of Hanna for senator, but re-
Gently removed from Youngstown.
Mahoning county, to Cleveland, and
when the returns showed that the Re
publicans had elected both members of
the Legislature from Mahoning county,
there was a great demonstration, as
there was when it was announced that
! the Johnson-Jones fusion at Toledo
had failed by the largest plurality ever
| known in Lucas county.
The greatest demonstrations were
over the announcements from Cleveland
that the Republicans had carried Guy
ahoga county, the home of Hanna,
Clarke, Herrick and Johnson, by de-
cisive plurality. 1t is believed that
the Republicans have carried three
fourths Of the lightweight counties in
the state.
Shortly before midnight Chairman
Dick announced that the Herrick plu-
rality for Governor would exceed 1885,
900 and that there would be over 100
of the 143 votes in the Legislature for
the reelection of Senator Hanna. 1t
is thought that the Republican ma
jority in the Legislature on joint ball
lot will exceed IS, or double that of
any previous Legislature.