The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-14
THE DEMOCRATIC CLAIM
TITESB THROWN OUT GOEBEI
HAS A MAJORITY.
RUMORS HEARD OF COMING MARTIAL LAW
This ia the Event of Johnson and Knox Coun-
ties Being Thrown Out. The Report
Discredited. Little Change in
the Situation.

Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 13- Senator
Gocbel and the Democratic leaders are
still waiting on the final action of the
county board of elections in jefferson,
Christian. Knox, Johnson and other
counties 1t is claimed that enough
fraudulent votes will be thrown out i'll
these counties to give Goebel major
ity on the face of the returns. The city
is excited tonight over rlmor that
the Governor intends 10 declare mar
tial law in the event that Knox ana
Johnson counties are thrown out and
that he viii refuse to recognize Goebel
as Governor under such conditions This
rumor of martial law is not generally
credited.
THE TANGLE GROWS WORSE.
Louisville, Ky. Nov. 13-The tangle
resulting from last weeks election grows
worse each day This was the third
day of the official count, but the work -
the county boards of canvassers discioS-
ed little information to clear the situa-
ton. Chairman Long, of the Rcpnbli-
can Campaign Committee, today re-
peated his claim of a plurality of
day repeated his claims Of a plurality OF
Bill for Taylor, based on official re-
turns from 10 counties and unofficial
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 Ken
ton county man. The complexion of the
returns to he presented to the State
Board Of Election Commissioners. when
it meets in Frankfort next month, still
depends upon the determination of the
contests which are being raised in sew
eral 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 affected. One of them in
wolves the vote of Knox county, which
gave Taylor 1893 plurality. Today
Barboursyille. the county seat, was Wis
tied by hundreds of people interested in
the result, their avowed purpose being
to see sthat justice is done. Counsel for
Candidate Taylor began action in the
Knox County Circuit Court to compel
the county election officers to certify the
vote TO the STATE Board Of Election Com
misSion9rS. The contention is over IL
ballots from the first precinct, but the
petition filed by Taylor's counsel asserts
that the election officers propose to
throw out the entire county. Judge
Brown granted a temporary injunction
against such action. Johnson and Lewis
counties are affected by the Democratic
charges of Irregularities, and there, too,
legal complications are likely to arise
At BCpkinsville a contest oyen pre-
cinct which gave Taylor plurality of %
is delaying the official return of the votes
of Christian county, which gave Taylor
a plurality of 100.
Slow progress was made in the count
Of Louisville and Jefferson county today,
the commissioners being ut work on the
third ward when they adjourned until
tomorrow Both sides are fighting every
inch of the ground. A number of pre-
cIncts are IA controversy on the grounds
Of alleged irregularities. In one such
case. the seventh precinct of the iirst
ward the Anti-Goebel people today Sc
cured an order from Judge Toney 10
compel the precinct officers to sign the
tally sheets The Goebel people, how
ever claim she ballot box hail been open
cd before it reached the county election
officers. The vote so far as canvaSsed !
shows little change from the unofficial
returns.
EXCITING DAY AT VANCEBURG. G. |
Portsmouth, Ohio, Nov. 13-This was
an exciting day at Nanceburg Ky, |
county seat Of Lewis county. twenty |
miles below here. An effort was made |
to throw out the entire vote of the couu- |
ty which gave Taylor II plurality of |
600, on IA technicality, it being claimed |
the paper on which the ballots were
printed was too thin. On this ground |
the election board last week threw out
the vote OF Mowers and Burtonville pre-
c.ncts, which gave Taylor 200 plurality
and adjourned nntil today. Word was
passed through the county and today
about 2,000 citizens flocked into Vance
burg and gathered around the court
house when the election board met,
News reached the crowd that the
commissioners We're about TO throw out
the vote of another precinct and there
was an angry demonstration. Trouble
seemed imminent. when it was announc-
ed that the election board had recon
sidered its action by which the vote OF
certain precincts had been thrown out,
and that the entire vote of the county
would be counted MS cast
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