The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC.
Majority VIII Re From Six to FiF-
teen Thousand.

Majority VIII Re From Six to FIJI
teen Thousand.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. "A large num-
Der of counties of Kentucky being in
accessible to telegraph or telephone, re-
turns are so delayed that it is difficult
to give a positive result on the only
state offices contested for, clerk of
court of appeals. However, enough is
known to show that Mr.. Bailey, the
Republican nominee, has made a
splendid race, but the latest indications
are that Shackelford, the free silver
Democratic nominee, will be elcc;pd
by $1,000 Mr.. Hindman the National
Democrat, got a light vote, and MI.
Parker, the Ponulist candidate. car
ried the strength of his nartys
Hon. A. J. Carroll, state chairman of
the National Democratic party, said
concerning today's election in Ken
lucky: ''It was as expected. Local issues
prevailed in Louisville. as well as in all
the large cities of the state. This
caused many local fusion tickets,
which prevented us from showing our
real strength"
K. j. Hampton, state chairman of the
Republican party. said: ''They. would
not let our forces vote the full
strength in Louisville. They prevented
it by delaying the opening of certain
polling places from a. m. until, in
some cases, as late as l p. H., while
others were not opened at all We
polled a splendid vote in the state.
The small vote for the National Denno-
cratic ticket is to us the redeeming
feature"
LEXINGTON, KY. Nov. Returns
received at the headquarters of the
Democratic central committee up to
12:30 o'clock indicate a Democratic ma
jority in the state of from $4,000 to
$4,000. Three hundred precincts give
Shackelford Oem) a majority of 10000
over Bailey Rep). Henry T. Martin.
fusion candidate for state senator from
the districts composed of Woodford,
Scott and Jessamine counties, was de-
feated by T. r. WEIGH Oem), by a
majority of 1000. Fayette county, with
eight precincts yet to hear from, gives
a Democratic majority of 1,063 The
local municipal Democratic ticket was
elected by 500 majority.
Maj. P. P. Johnston, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
gave the Associated Press correspon-
dent the following signed statement re-
lative to the result in the state based
on returns received up to midnight:
THE state Democratic ticket will be
elected by a majority of not less than
Il, 0C0. Seventy per cent of the 121 mem
bers of the legislature elected will be
Democratic. All of the old Democratic
counties and many of the Republican
counties elect Democratic officers
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2.-Reports
received at state Democratic head
quarters from seventy-four precincts
in the state fer clerk of the count Of
appeals are as follows: Bailey CRepJ,
7134; Shackelford (Dem.). G.622; Hind
man CNational Dem.), 46S
! For clerk, fifty-two precincts in the
city give shackelford (Sil. Dem.),
ALSO; Bailey CRep), 1910; EIindman
Gold Dem), 257.
Court appeals, clerk, $50 precincts in
country: Bailey (Rep.). 13, as; Shacllel-
ford Oem), 1884; Hindman CNat.
Dem), 1,031.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2.-The re-
turns from the state are meager. Ac-
| cording to these, Shackelford, silver
Democrat nominee for clerk of the
court of appeals, is leading Trailley
| (Rep). The National Democratic vote
is very light.