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growing out of last weeks election
grows worse with each day. This was
the third day of the official count, but
the work of the County Boards of Can
vassers disclosed little information to
clear the situation
Chairman Long of the republican
Campaign Committee to-day repeated
his claim of plurality of Bill tor
Taylor, based on official returns from
110 counties and unofficial returns from
the remaining nine. The Democratic
papers and leaders here have ceased to
give figures, but specials from Frank
fort quote Candidate Goebel and other
party leaders as saying they are con-
fident of the success of the Kenton
County man.
The completion of the returns to be
presented to the State Board of Election
Commissioners when it meets at Frank
fort next month still depends upon the
determination of the contests which
are being raised in several parts of the
State, notably the strongly Republican
counties of the Eleventh District where
the Democrats claim tissue ballots were
used. These contests have aroused
much feeling in the localities involved.
One of them involves the vote of Knox
County, which gave Taylor ], 1893 plur-
atty
To-day Barboursville, the county seat,
was visited by hundreds of people in
terested in the result, their avowed
purpose being to see that justice is
DONE Counsel for Candidate Taylor
began action in the Knox County Dis
trict Court to compel the election Off
GERS TO certify the vote to the State
Board of Election Commissioners. The
contention is over forty-two ballots
from the First Precinct, but the petit
ton filed by Taylor's counsel asserts
that the election officers purpose ID
throw out the county. Judge Brown
granted a temporary injunction against
such action.
Johnson and Lewis Counties are af-
fected by the Democratic charge of ir-
Irregularities, and legal complications are
likely 10 arise
At Hophinsville contest of a pre-
cinct which gave Taylor a plurality of
ninety five is delaying the official re-
turn of the vote of Christian County
which gave Taylor a plurality of 100
Slow progress was made in the count
OF Louisville and jefferson County to-
day, the Commissioners being at work
on the Third Ward, when they adjourn
ed until tomorrow. Both sides are
fighting every inch of the ground.
A number of precincts are in contro-
Versy on the ground of the alleged ir-
Irregularities. In one such case. the
Seventh Precinct of the first Ward, thu
anti-Goebel people to-day secured an
order from Judge Toney to compel the
precinct officers to sign the tally sheets
The Goebel people, however, claim the
ballot box had been opened before it
reached the county election officers
The vote, so far as canvassed shows
little change from the unofficial figures
The Federal Grand Jury, which was
adjourned over the election, reconvened
this morning. and was charged by
Judge Evans regarding election vioa>
TONS particularly with reference to the
intimidation of colored voters He re-
cited the charges which had reached the
ears of the court, described in detail the
offenses upon which indictments should
be found, and continued:
Conspiracies may be hard to prove
but 1t is by no means impossible to
prove them, both by direct and circum-
stantial evidence, and if you should find
the evidence and indict those who en-
gage In those conspiracies, you would
get at class of men most likely Of
higher, or at least, more pretentious
grade than their tools. The class is far
more dangerous to the community and
their punishment much more desirable
In every way than the Others. However,
both classes should be indicted The
highest duty is imposed upon you 10
vindicate the law. and you will the
more efficiently and commercially dis
charge that duty if you shall 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 per-
petrate the wrongs denounced by the
Statute.
The court also suggests to you that
1t is by no means impossible for Off
Gals of high or low degree to engage in
such schemes, and where that is the
case the demand for punishment is all
the more imperative, because an ex-
ample should be set in the case of those
who are charged with the enforcement.
of the law who make themselves the in
strument of its violation"
RuMOR OF MARTIAL LAW
FRANKFORT, Nov Ex-senator
Goebel and the Democratic leaders are
still waiting on the final action of the
County Boards of Election in Jeffe~-
son. Christian, Knox, Johnson and
other counties. 1t is claimed that
enough fraudulent votes will be thrown
cut in these counties to give Goebel a
majority on the face of the returns.
The city is excited tonight over ru
NOR that the Governor intends TO de-
clare martial law in event that Knox