The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-04

which returned a plurality for Taylor of
1885. The contest there is based upon the
allega ton that the Republicans used It's
sue paper ballots, by which the secrecy of
the ballot was destroyed. In Johnson
county which returned a plurality for
Taylor of 1885, similar claim is made,
also in Lewis county, which gave $50 more
votes for Taylor than for Goebel. The
Republicans assert that similar ballots
were used by the Democrats in the coun-
ties of Graves, Ballard and Bath in
which the aggregate plurality for Goebal
was far in excess of the total Taylor
plurality in the counties of Knox, john
son and Lewis.
Mr.. Goebe declined to say anything at
all tonight and Mr.. Taylor contente1 him
self with the assertion: + am confident
the board will do its duty
Gov Bradley would express no opinion
regarding the probable outcome of the
work of the board. Il do not think there
will be any trouble he said, there is
no need OF looking ahead for trouble; we
will cross bridges as We come to them
Quite a number of Republicans from
Clay and Laurel counties arrived today
and reported that there would be others
in town In the morning. Men of both
parties are very quiet and there has been
practically no bluster or loud talk. 1t is
said that there will be a large crowd in
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county court day, which means an acces-
sion of about 1880 to the usual populal on
John Marshall, the Republican candi-
date for lieutenant governor, and a num-
Der of other candidates for state Offices
on the Republican ticket arrived tonight
to watch the canvass of the votes.
Helm Bruce and Augustus E. Wilson,
the attorneys from Louisville who will
have charge of the Republican interests
hnfn 46o oils o1~rixr ,icrlf
They had nothing to add to what has
been already limited about the case
Judge Thomas F. Hargis, of Louisville,
and R. F. Peak, of Shelbyville, will rep
resent the Democrats before the board.
REPUBLICAN CONTENTION.
The legal advisers of the Republican
candidates claim that there can be moth
ing in the point which, it is said, the
Democrats claim-that a construction of
the word examine may give the board
the right to consider anything else than
the certification of the returns made by
the different county boards.
Attorney Bruce said on this point: The
question of the power of the state can
Vassing board to hear evidence and de-
eide contests over county votes has been
practically settled by the court of ap-
peals. The language OF the statute as
to the duties Of this state board is sub
StantldIly the same as to the county can
VaSsing board, which in turn is the same
as under the law preceding the Goebel
law. Under that law it has been distinct
ly held more than once by the court of
appeals that the canvassing board has no
power to hear evidence and decide con-
tests. 1t can only certify the result as
shown on the face of the returns show
ing the number of votes cast. 1t must
be remembered that after this state can
vasSing board adjourns the law provides
that the same men shall constitute con-
test board for state officers other than
governor and lieutenant governor.
Now, if the canvaSSing board could
hear evidence and decide contests, there
would be nothing for the board to do
when it cOnvenes as contest board. Now
the canVassing board has nothing to do
with contests. That belongs to the leg
1slature in the cases of tho governor and
lieutenant governor and to this state
board when, hereafter, convened as a
contest board for other state officers.
There can be no contest under the law
until a certificate of election has been
issued by the canvassing board, after
which the law provides how contests can
has been given"
cided to swear in sixty extra policemen
tomorrow. This is not specially because of
the gubernatorial contest, but chiefly be-
cause of the crowd that will be brought
here by the monthly court day and by the
opening of the congressional campaign in
this district tomorrow.