The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-07
The Republicans Attempting to
Steal the Blue Grass State.
THE DEEP LAID SCHEME
To Send Bolter Breckenridge
to Congress ON Technically.
CARLISLE MAY GO TO SENATE
AS a Reward For. Boiling His Party
and Going With the t4annocrats
to Defeat Bryan and
Black burn
Blackburn.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 6.-The following
statement was handed the Associated
Press tonight by Urey Woodson, a mem
Der Of the Democratic National Commit
tee for Kentucky:
ITO Melville f. Stone Chicago, ILL.,:
Am more confident than / nave been
at any time since the election that the
Democratic electoral ticket was elected
in Kentucky, but there is abundant evil
dence that the Republicans Of the noun
tain counties, where Democrats are ex-
ceedingly scarce, have perpetrated the
gr0ssest frauds, both before and since
the polls closed on Tuesday.
'gThe Republican committee and the
press of Louisville have kept up q steady
claim the past three days Of a plurality
OF from 600 to 1000. During this time
they have been forced to acknowledge the
returns which reduced the claims to 500
in Fayette county, 633 in Hardin, 494 ia
Galloway, 331 in Kenton, 100 in Camp
bell, 100 in Scott, and enough in Chris
tian, Henderson, Davies, Mclean and
other counties to still further reduce their
claims more than 500.
THUS they have been compelled to
scale their calculations nearly 1900 votes
Wn1lG tuC GSAlOtIdlAN EsLilUdltb Ou kuEBE
counties have been practically unchanged,
but every time they have been forced to
acknowledge the truth, about one of these
central and western counties which, with
good telegraphic and telephone facilities,
were speedily covered by the news agen-
cies they have been able to draw on one
Of thes remote mountain counties for a
majority far SURPRISING anything ever
known in their history, and still they
claim the State by 600. The Republicans
at the outset claimed 11,600 in the
Eleventh (mountain) district, and have
gradually risen to $4,000 / am entirely
confident of the election of the Bryan
electors by a small but safe majority,
which win be shown on the final count.
Our people are collecting the evidence OF
these frauds.
DEEP LAID SCHEME.
Louisville, Ky, Nov. 6.-The most In
teresting developments in the Kentucky
situation is the probability that the en-
tire vote of Owen county will be thrown
out by the State canvassing board as a
result of a direct violation Of the election
law in that county Tuesday. A Demo
cratic primary was held with the gem
eral election, the Democratic election Of
ficers serving also as the primary Of
ficers. The Bryan plurality in this county
is 2,239 and if it is thrown out it means
the election Of Col. w. G. p. Breckenridge
in the Seventh district by a majority OF
200 votes. Breckenridge will contest the
seat OF his opponent, sertle, Democrat
ic, basing his contest on the Owen county
situation where he alleges gross frauds
were committed. His representatives
are already at work collecting evidence.
TO GET HIS PAY FOR BOLTING.
Louisville, Ky, Nov. 6.-The Times to-
day says: John G.. Carlisle win be J.
G.. S. Blackburn's successor as United
States Senator from Kentucky, if he will
accept. By Tuesdays election the Re
publican FGta il the legislature became
20 on joint ballot, which is sufficient to
elect but not a quorum. Thus the gold
standard Democrats are masters of the
situation. In addition, one Republican
member of the legislature, who was
elected Tuesday, owes his victory to a
pledge in writing that in consideration of
the support of the gold Democrats he
would vote for Carlisle for Senator"