The age-herald., 1899-11-13
NARROWED DOWN TO CLOSE FINISH Uncertainty in Kentucky Gubof-
 RatOria| Race. THE '.I'|| z!.''' '''''' Everyp ssg Depends on the Off,
 CiaI Count. WORK IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY
WORK IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY
Both Sides Preparing for Bitter Legal Fight Which Will Soon Occur Before the State Board of
 Election Commissioners

AoulsNille, ny, NoVemDer 1z.-Ine SecQnd week of uncertainty regarding the result of the balloting for governor of Kentucky be- gins with little prospect of immediate relief The official count has been in progress two days and official returns from a large ma- Jority of the 119 counties have narrowed the contest down to a close finish. Each side claims the election of its ticket, but the estimated plurality of either does not ex- ceed 5000.
 Returns Favor TayIor
 While the returns GO far received favor Taylor, the result of the count may hinge on the decision given by the county election commissioners in several places where cons tests have been begun on the ground of al- legged irregularities. One of these contests, that in Nelson county, has been decided adversely to the republicans. It involved 119S votes, nearly as many as either side claims as its plurality.
 Democrats Will Contest
 The democrats will contest the votes of some of the mountain counties which re- tufIi ieu 6c IcpupllSdn piui ihO iuo5t important county involved is Knox. which gave Taylor 1,39S plurality. There are also contests in three precincts of Louisville which went republican.
 bitter contest before the legislature and the courts can be avoided. All the contests now being considered by the county election officers will have to be argued before the state board of election commissioners, which must meet at Frankfort within a month.
 Both Sides Preparing
 Both sides are preparing for this with all the legal talent at their command. Mean. while everything hangs on the official count, which may consume large portion of this week. Tn Jefferson county Uouis- ville), the work Is especially slow. Only one ward has been completed in the two days work.
 The Commercial tomorrow will print @ statement from Chairman George W. Long of the republican state campaign commit. tee claiming plurality of 3.111 for Taylor. These figures are based on the official re- turns of 11O county election boards upon returns signed by the precinct election off. cers in eight counties, moro Counties in which the county boards have not furnished tabulation and upon returns in one county in which the election officers refuse to cer- tify to the returns.
 The 110 counties giving official returns show pluralities of 27121 for Taylor and 29, ,9O5 for Goebel, a net plurality of PISA for Goebel In the eight counties not yet can vassed pluralities are shown amounting to 6,424 for Taylor and 1883 for Goebel The Commercial claims that these returns have been certified to by the precinct election officers and needs only to be tabulated. In the remaining county, Lewis, there is a plurality of 704 for Taylor, but the election officers body refuse to obey the law by cer- tifying to their returns.
 The Courier Journal will print a state ment from Mr. Goebel at Frankfort declar- ing there is no doubt of his election, but gives no figures, the announcement being made that no returns have been received since last night when GoebePs plurality was figured at 155.