The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
CERTIFICATE GIVEN TAYLOR.
WAS DECLARED GOvERNoR-ELECr
OF KENTUCKY.

Previously Announced Programme
| Was Carried Out at Frankfort Yes
terday-COmmission Poyntz De-
clined TO Sign the Certificate-Goe-
bel Refused to Say whether He
Would Contest or NOt-TayIor Ex-
pected This Result.
Frankfort, Ky, Dec. AT 9:45 this
morning the election certificate of William
s. Taylor was signed by the election com
missioners and he was declared to be Gov
ernor-elect of Kentucky
The official figures Of the vote fl ed with
Secretary of State Finley are: Taylor, 1ss,-
ia; Goebel, 19l, 33l. Taylor's plurality g.
SSS.
The operation, which ended for the time
being at least the bitterly fought guberna-
toriel contest, was conducted in the m
pest manner The majority opinion of
Commissioners Prior and Ellis and the
minority opinion Of Commissioner Poyntz
which We're published this morning, were
not read, as was the original intention.
The three commissioners walked first to
the office of the clerk of the State Supreme
Court, where they filed two opinions
my NLSl pdSStQ 1IlNQ the ONCE OF the
secretary of state. Clerk Chenault of the
Board of Commissioners read the figures.
showing that the Republican candidates
for Noffice on the state ticket had received
the largest number of votes, and then Ger
tihcates of election were signed at once
that of Mr.. Taylor being first on the list.
Few People Present.
There were only fourteen persons in the
room at the time, and of this number only
HAr4a FFTI.-
no crowd around the building, and no in
terest was manifested in the work, save
by those engaged in 1t. The three COM
missioners were all apparently in good hui
NOR, although Commissioners Ellis and
Pryor. who had zone the most work in
preparing their dong and elaborate opinion,
looked worn and tired. The certificates,
as soon as signed, were filed with the
secretary of state. and commissions will
be Issued to the elected men at once by
Gov. Bradley
GOebel in Good HumOr.
Mr.. Goebel was apparently in the best
of humor after being told that Mr.. Tay-
lers certificate had been signed He
laughed and shook his head when asked if
he had anything to say.
Not thing; 1 am not talking"
when will you make a coutest?"
II have not decided yet, and 1, of course,
cannot discuss it when / do not know it
myself
The defeated candidate was game to the
last, and If there was any ill-humor in
him nobody knew it but himself. Mr..
Taylor was modest and reticent, as usual.
Il expected it, of course" he said. 81
knew that if the commissioners went by
the law and the evidence they could do
nothing else than decide the way they have
done"
Commissioner Poyntz declined to sign
IDraz. III
saying that he stood by the opinion he had
rendered and could not consistently do so.
He consented to sign the certificates of the
Railroad Commissioners however.
There VIII BE a Contest.
The scenes at the capitol shifted to-
day, interest over the contests for state
offices ending with the delivery of the GER
tihcates of election.
Tonight the arrangements for TayIor's
Inauguration Tuesday overshadows every
thing else. Goebel left for his home at
Covlngton at o'clock, and nearly all of
the Democrats left on to-night's trains.
Mr.. Goebel was accompanied to the train
by Senator Blackburn and others He
stated a few minutes before his train pull
ed out that the question whether he and
his associates on the de ga led ticket would
contest is still undecided, though Black
burn later maintained that the question
was settled affirmati lively
Former Senator Blackburn, as chairman
of the Goebel State Campaign Committee,
issued a call tonight for a meeting of the
committee here next Thursday, Dec. a.
Chairman Allie w. Young also issued
call for a meeting of the State Central
and State Executive Committees here on
the same day. This call does not state
in either case what the object of the con-
ference is, but it is known that the pur-
pose is to give official party Endorsement
to contests which shall be made by Goe-
bel and the candidates on the defeated
Democratic ticket Goebel and Blackburn
received many kilograms from Democrats
over the state, urging contests, and 1t is
said mass meetings will be held in vari-
GUS counties next week; for the purpose
Of working up sentiment on the subject.