Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-18
LOUISVILLE ENTIRE VOTE,
And the Remainder Of the Votes Cast
in Jefferson County,


MAY BE THROWN OUT BECAUSE
OF THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OF
GOVERNOR BRADLEY AND THE
MILITIA CALLED OUT BY HIM.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF CANDI-
DATE GOEBEL GIVE NOTICE OF
DEMAND THAT THE ILLEGAL
LY CONDUCTED ELECTION BE
DECLARED VOID.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November IL
Attorneys for William Goebel to-day
filed notice with the local election board
asking that the vote of the city of
Louisville be thrown out. They claim
that the election officers and voters
were intimidated by the militia order
ed out by Governor Bradley on No
vemher Z. If the election board throws
out the vote OF Louisville Goebel will
have a safe plurality.
Budford S. Williams, Coleman Carr
and Wingate Thompson, Democratic
election officers of Franklin county,
were to-day indicted by the federal
grand jury on charges of conspiracy
and intimidation against colored vot-
ers.
The notice served on the commits
sioners is as follows:
For the Democratic candidates we
now give notice that, as the close of
the count and before any certificates
are issued, we will move the board and
all others authorities that may con-
slider this election, to declare null and
void the election held IN the city OF
Louisville on the seventh day Of No
Vember, 1899.
First, because Of the usurpation of
VIM. 0. Bradley in calling out and lille
gally using the militia and over-aweing
and intimidating the voters and Off
GERS OF and at said election, and inter-
fering with the progress of the said
election and with the duties of the Off
GERS of said election.
Second, because S. B. Toney unlaw-
fully usurped power in requesting said
VIM. o. Bradley to call out the militia
for said purpose, when said call was
entirely unnecessary and the civil au-
thorities were able and willing to exc
cute any order made by said court.
Third, because said militia was used
for the unlawful purpose aforesaid.
Fourth, because said election was
not civil election, but military cleo
ton.
Fifth, because the said use of the
said militia was unlawful in every re-
spect and criminal usurpation or
power by said named persons, and
thereby the civil power was subordl-
mated to the military power and an
overt act of reasonable nature
against the constitution of the State OF
Kentucky was committed
This action has been expected ever
since the official count began. 1t was
freely reported on election day that if
the militia was called out it would re-
suit in some such step. With Louis
Vile thrown out, Goebel would have a
safe plurality in the remainder Of the
State. This dispute will prolong and
aggravate the fight, for the Republi-
cans will make every effort in their
power to retain Taylor's plurality.
It is now said Senator Deboe's visit to
Frankfort last night was for the purpose
of ascertaining definitely to what extent
Governor Bradley will support Taylor in
the event that Goebel is given the certifi-
cate of election, based on this proceeding.
Senator Deboe and Governor Bradley are
not on speaking terms and third party
acted as a ''go-between.'
Deboe says he is satisfied Bradley will
stand by Taylor and will vigorously re-
sist Goebel. Senator Lindsay will be asked
to act as one of the attorneys for the anti
Goebel side, before the State election COM
mission.
The Republicans have found a prece-
dent, established by the State election COM
mission last year, in which the boar by a
unanimous vote decided it was merely a
canvassing board and had no power to
pass on contests. This was the case Of
Mordecai Williams, Democrat. who filed a
contest for the certificate of election as
Congressman in the Ninth district on the
ground that fraudulent votes had been
cast for Congressman Pugh. in several
counties The board declined to hear the
contest, on the grouid of lack Of jurisdic-
ton, and awarded the certificate of cleo
ton to Pugh on the face of the returns.
Taylor's lawyers now claim that under
this decision the vote of Johnson and Knox
counties, at least, must be counted as GER
tilted. They have not given an opinion as
to the bearing of this ruling on the Jeffer-
son county case
If jefferson county is thrown out the po-
litical complexion of the Legislature will
be affected, as one Senator and seven rep
resentatiyes will have to be elected under
a special election to be called by the Gov
ernor.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November 1.-THE
official count was received tonight from
Floyd and Knott counties. Floyd gives
Goebel 1856 and Knott gives him 40 plu-
rality. In the last tabulated returns. print
ed Wednesday morning, from Democratic
sources, Goebers plurality in the State
was figured at one vote. In this table
Floyd (unofficiaD gave Goebel 100 plural
ity, and Knott 4Ss plurality. The official
returns from these two counties show
net loss OF % from the unofficial.
MIDDLESBORO. KY, November IT.
John NJ. Tate, former representative
of Lee county, Virginia, was shot and
killed to-day by Deputy Sheriff Evan
Bledsoe, Of the same county. Tate was
a leading Democratic politician and
Bledsoe a leader among the Republi-
cans. Trouble over politics led to the
Killing