The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-14
THE TANGLE In
KENTUCKY SEEMS
GROWING WORSE
Third Day Of the oacial Count Fails
to Clear the Political
Atmosphere.
CONTESTED PRECINCTS DELAY.
Federal Judge Evans Charges Jurors
Regarding Election Viola
lions and Penalties.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1s The
tangle growing out Of last weeks cleo
tion grows worse with each day. This
was the third day of the oalclal count.
but the work of the county boards of
canvassers disclosed little information
to clear the situation. Chairman Long,
Of the Republican campaign commit
tee. to-day repeated his claim Of a
plurality Of Sill for Taylor. based on
official returns from no counties and
unofficial returns from the remaining
nine. The Democratic papera and
leaders here have ceased to give figures,
but specials from Fronkfort quote Can
dldate Goebel and other party leaders
as saying they are confident Of the sue
cess of the Kenton county man.
The complexion Of the returns to be
presented to the state board Of elee-
tlon commissioners when 1t meets In
Frankfort next month still depends up
on the determination OF the contests
which are being raised In several rarts
Of the state, notably the strongly Re-
publican counties of the Eleventh dis
trict, where the Democrats claim tissue
ballots were used. These contests have
aroused much feeling in the localities
affected. One of them involves the
vote of Knox county. which gave Tay-
lor 1888 plurality. To-day, Barbour
Vile, the county seat. was visited by
hundreds Of people interested in the re-
suit, their avowed purpose being to see
that justice is done. Counsel for Can
didate Taylor began action in Knox
county circuit court to compel the
county election officers to certify the
vote to the state board Of election COM
missIoners. The contention is over AZ
ballots from the first precinct, but the
petition filed by Taylor's counsel as
serts 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
charge Of Irregularities, and there, too
legal complications are likely to arise.
Al Hopkinsvllle, a contes. over a pre-
cInct which gave Taylor plurality Of
95 is delaying the official return Of the
vote Of Christian county. which gave
Taylor a plurality of 75O. Slow pro-
gresu was made in the count Of Louis
Vile and Jefferson county to-day, the
commissioners being at work on the
Third ward when they adjourned until
tomorrow. Both sides are fighting
every inch of ground. A number of
precincts are in controversy on the
grounds Of alleged Irregularities. In
one such case, the Seventh precinct of
the First ward, the anti-Goebel people
to-day, secured an order from Judge
Toney to compel the precinct officials
to sign the tally sheets. The Goebel
people, however claim the bnllo; box
had been opened before It reached the
county election officers. The vote, so
far as canvased. shows little change
from the unofficial returns.
The federal grand jury, which was
adjourned over the election, recouvened
this morning, and was charged by
Judge Evans regarding election viola
tons, particularly with reference to the
intimidation OF colored voters. He re-
cited the charges which had reached
the ears Of the court, described in de-
tail the offenses upon which iadict-
ments should be found, and continued;
"Consplracles may be hard to prove,
but It is by no means impossible to
prove them, both by direct and cIrcum-
stantlal evidence, and II you should
fnd the evidence and indict those who
engaged IN these conspiracies, you
would get at class Of men most like
~ of higher. or at least more preten-
tious grade, than their tools. This
class is far more dangerous to the COM
munIty, and their punishment much
more desirable In every way than the
others. However. both classes should
be Indicted. The highest duty Is Inn
posed upon you to vindIcate the law,
and you will the more efficiently and
more commercially discharge that duty
II you shall probe matters to bottom.
without fear or favor. IndIct every
man. however prominent or however
obscure, who has engaged In any con-
splracy to perpetrnte the wrongs de-
nounCed by the statute.
"The court also suggests to you that
It is by no means impossible for OIL
clals OF high or low degree to engage
in such schemes. and. where that is the
case. the demand for punishment is
all the more imperative, because an
example should be set in the case OF
those who are charged with the en-
forcemcnt Of law who make themselves
the instrument OF Its violation"
Rumors Of Martial Law
FRANKFORT. KY. Nov. b. sena-
.o, f,nnhoi opd tho Democratic leaders