The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-14

Louisville, KY, Nov. fs.-The tangle
slowing out OF last weeks election grows
worse with each day. This was the third
lay Of the Official count, but the work of
he county boards OF canvassers disclosed
little information TO clear the situation.
Chairman Long. OF the Republican cam
paign committee. to-day repeated his
claims OF a plurality OF ALL for Taylor.
based on official returns from 10 counties
and unofficial returns from the remaining
8. The Democratic papers and leaders
here have ceased 70 give figures, but spe-
ciais from Frankfort quote Candidate
Goebel and other party leaders as saying
they are confident OF the success OF the
KsntOn County man.
The complexion Of the returns 10 be pre-
sented 20 the State board OF election COM
missioners. when it meets In Fra akfort
Eext month. stiil depends upon the deter
mination of the contests which are being
raised in several parts OF the State, not
ably the strongly Republican counties Of
the Eleventh district, where the Demo-
Gratis 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.
Excitement at Barboarville.
To-day Barbourville, the county seat,
was visited by hundreds Of people inter-
ested in the result, their avowed purpose
being 10 see that justice is done. Counsel
for Candidate Taylor began action in
Knox County Circuit Court TO compel the
county election officers 10 certify the vote
10 the State board OF election commission
ers. The contention is over forty-two bal
lots from the First precinct. but the pc
tition filIed by TayloTs 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 COundes are affected
by the Democratic charges Of irregulari-
ties, ana there, too. legal complications
are lI6ely to arise.
At Hopkinsyille, a contest over q pre-
cinct which gave Taylor plurality OF 20
is delaying the official return OF the vote
of Christian County. which gave Taylor
plurality of $50.
Slow progress was made in the count OF
Louisville and Jefferson County to-day
the commissioners being at work on the
third ward. when they adjourned until to-
morrow Both sides are fgfuing every
inch of the ground. A number of pre-
cincts 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 Sc
cured an order from Judge Toney to COM
pei the precinct officers TO sign the tally
sheets. The Goebel people, however,
claim the ballot box had been opened be-
fore 1t reached the county election officers.
The vote so far as canvassed shows little
change from the unofficial figures.
Charge TO Federal Grand Jury.
The Federal grand jury. which was ad-
1ourned over the election. Teconvened this
morning, and was charged by Judge Ev-
ans regarding election violations, particu-
laTly with reference to the intimidation of
colored voters. He Tecited the charges
which had reached the ears of the court,
described in detail the offenses upon
which indictments should be found and
continued:
'Conspiracies may be hard to prove, but
IL is by no means impossible to prove
them, both by direct and circumstantial
evidence, and IL you should find the evil
dence and indict those who engaged in
these conspiracies. you would get at Il
class of men most likely of higher, or at
least OF more pretentious grade than
their tools. This class is far more dan
serous TO the community, and their pun
ishment much more desirable in every
way than the others However both
classes should be indicted The highest
duty is imposed upon you to vindicate the
law, and you will the more efficiently and
commercially discharge that duty If you
shall probe matters to the bottom, and,
without fear or favor. indict, every man,
however prominent or however obscure,
who has engaged in any conspiracy to
perpetrate the wrongs denounced by the
statute.
The court also suggests TO you that it
is by no means impossible for officials OF
high or low degree 10 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 enforcement of the law who
make themselves the instrument Of its
violation"
Basis Of Goebers Claim.
Frankfort, KY, Nov. Ex-senator Goe-
bel and the Democratic leaders are stiIl
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 VIII
be thrown out in these counties TO give
Goebel majority On the face of the re-
turns.
The city is excited tonight over a ru-
aorsthat the governor intends TO declare
martial law in the event that Knox and
johnson counties are thrown out. and that
he will refuse TO recognize Goebel as gov
ernor under such conditions. This rumor
of martial Law is not generally credited.
Election Board Overawed.
Portsmouth. Ohio. Nov. l3.-This was
an exciting day at Eanceburg. Ky. coun-
ty seat Of Lewis County, twenty miles be-
low here. An effort was made TO throw
out the entire vote of the county. which
gave Taylor plurality OF coo, on a techni-
cality, IL being claimed the paper on
which the ballots were printed was too
thin. On this ground the election board
last week threw cut the vote OF Mowers
and Burtonville precincts. which gave
Taylor alS plurality. and adjourned TO-
day. Word was passed through the coun-
~. and to-day about 2.OoO citizens flocked
into Nanceburs and gathered around the
court house when the election board met
News reached the crowd shat the COM
missioners were about to throw out the
vote OF another precinct, and there WAS
an angry demonstration. Trouble seemed
imminent, when IL was announced that
the election board had recOnsidered us
action b. which the vote of certain pre-
cincts had been thrown out. and that the
eEtire vote OF the county would be count
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