The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
GREAT TANGLE IN KENTUCKY.
THE SITUATION STILL FAR FROM
BEING CLEARED UP.

Numerous Contests Have Caused
Much Delay In the COunt-TayIOr
Men SuII Claim Plurality OF
3,111-Goebel Men Also CInim the
Election, But Give No Figures.
Charge TO Federal Grand Jury ON
Election Frauds.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 1S.-The tangle re-
sulting from last weeks election grows
worse each day.
This was the third day of the official
count, but the work of the county boards
of canvassers disclosed little information
to clear the situation.
Chairman Long of the Republican Cam
paign Committee to-day repeated his claim
of a plurality of 3,1l1 for Taylor, based on
official returns from 40 counties and I'M
official returns from the remaining nine.
The Democratic papers and leaders here
have ceased to give figures, but specials
from Frankfort quote Candidate Goebel
and other party leaders as saying they are
confident of the success of the Kenton
county man.
The complexion of the returns to be pre-
sented 10 the State Board of Election Com
missioners, when it meets in Frankfort
next month, still depends upon the deter
mination of the contests which are being
raised in several parts of the state, not
ably the strongly Republican counties of
the Eleventh district. where the Demo-
Gratis claim tissue ballots were used.
Have Aroused Much Feeling.
These contests have aroused much feel
Hng in the localities affected. One of them
involves the vote of Knox county, which
gave Taylor 1888 plurality. To-day Bar
6ourville, the county seat, was visited by
hundreds of people interested in the re-
suit. their aVowed purpose being TO see
that justice is done. Counsel for Candi-
date Taylor began action in the Knox
county Circuit Court to compel the coun-
ty election officers to certify the vote to
the State Board of Election Commission
ers The contention IS over forty-tWo bal
lots from the First precinct but the pc
titon filed by Taylor's counsel asserts that
the election officers propose 10 throw out
the entire county. Judge Brown granted
a temporary injunction against such ac-
ton. Johnson and Lewis counties are
affected by the Democratic charges Of ir-
regularities, and there, too, legal compli-
cations are likely TO arise.
Contests Cause Delay.
At Hopllinsvllle a contest over pre-
einct which gave Taylor a plurality OF 95
IL QtldNllB Aild biltNldl return Ql lDe vote
of Christian county, which gave Taylor a
plurality of 750
Slow progress was made in the counting
of Louisville and Jefferson county to-day,
the commissioners being at work on he
Third ward when they adjourned until to-
morrow. Both sides are lighting every inch
of the ground
A number of precincts are in contro-
versy on the grounds Of alleged irregu-
Iarities In one such case the Seventh
precinct of the First ward, the anti-Gcebel
people to-day secured an order from Judge
Toney to compel the precinct officers 10
sign the tally sheets The Goebel people.
however. claim the ballot box had been
opened before it reached the county cleo
ton officers. The vote so far as canvass
ed shows little change from the unofficial
returns.
Federal Judges Charge.
The federal grand jury which was ad-
journed over the election, reconVened this
morning and was charged by Judge Evans
election violations, particularly
with reference to the intimidation of col
ored voters. He recited the charges which
had reached the ears of The court CescIib-
ed in detail the offenses upon which in
dictments should be found, and continued:
"Conspiracies may be hard to prove but
it Is by no means impossible to prove
them both by direct and clrcumstantial
evidence, end II you should ma the evil
dence and indict those who engaged in the
conspiracies, you would get at a class of
men most likely of higher, or at least of
more pretentious grade, than their tools.
This class Is far more dangerous to the
community and their punishment much
more desirable In every way than the oth-
ers However, both classes should be
indicted. The highest duty is imposed upon
you to vindicate the law, and you win the
more efficiently and commercially dis
charge that duty If you probe matters to
the bottom and without fear or favor,
indict every man, however prominent or
however obscure. who has engaged In any
conspiracy to perpetrate the wrongs de-
nounced by the statute.
1.-The court also suggests to you that il
is by no means impossible for officials or
high or low degree to engage in such
schemes and, where that Is the case the
demand for punishment is all the more inn
perative, because an example should be
set in the case of those VINO are charged
with the enforcement of the law who
make themselves the instrument of its VI
olaton."