New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-05
KENTUCKY ELECTION CONTEST.
STATE BOARD OF CANvAssERs TO TAKE
UP ALL THE QUESTIONS INVOLVED
IN THE RETURNS-MAY SEAT
GOEBEL.

Frankfort Ky. Dec. 4 (SpeciaD.-The first
day's work OF the State Election Board indicates
that IL will resolve itself into a board Of contest
and will not sit as simply a returning board
This means that all the alleged illegal methods
practised in Louisville and in several OF the
mountain counties will come before the Board
for adjudication. The Republicans have held
that the Board is simply ministerial In lts
powers, that 1t has no judicial power and that
all it could legally do was TO canvass the vote
as returned by the County Commissioners and
issue the certificates of election accordingly.
The Board sat in the office Of the Secretary
of State, as prescribed by law and the small
room was crowded TO suffocaton with inter-
ested men who wanted to see that the vote
was properly canvassed. In Bracken County
the initials OF two Democratic candidates had
been incorrectly given in one precinct. The
Republicans made no objections TO this belnS
corrected as the attorney for Taylor said this
is not board Of contest, but returning board
Judge Pryor. chairman OF the Board. quickly
said This Board has not so committed itself
as yet" This plainly showed that the Judge
intends to make II q board of contest. 1t was
agreed that counties in which there is a con-
test are TO go over until after all the counties
have been canvassed and passed on, and then
the contests are to be taken up and argued
before the Board by the attorneys for either
side. Before the Board adjourned this after
noon until tomorrow the members had can
vassed hfty-one counties, Of which five were
passed as contested These counties give Goe-
bel ~ 500 and Taylor 1903. while the official
count for the entire State as returned by the
County Commissioners and tabulated by the
Secretary of State gives Taylor a plurality of
. 435 There are sixty-eight more counties TO
canvass and II will be late tomorrow after
noon before the Board completes the work.
Then il will hear arguments on the contests.
and later will render it's decision.
About three hundred mOuntaneers, who had
joined the state Guard arrived here this morn
ing in a binding snowstOrm, and they spent the
day tramping the streets and taking cold. This
afternoon about fifty OF them returned to their
ONES disgusted with their first day OF soldier
H.. Cioebel and his followers declare they do
not want trouble, and will do all they can to
keep tn. peace. Tonight one Of Goebel's lead
ers declared that he expected TO see the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad torn up, very much
a the turnpike raiders destroyed toll gates in
Kentucky last year He said that should Tay-
Ior be seated It would be impossible to keep
desnerate Democrats from tearing up this rail-
road. -, -,
The weather Is bitter cold tonight, and all
tho fqhtInR spirit seems to have left the men
ubo wanted 10 fight few days ago. II Is freely
nredicted tonight that there Will be no trouble
aard that the Commission will give the certifi-
aata no Goebel but In that event II is believed
~, others that trouble will follow. Just where
:, ,s coming from nobody seems to know.