The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
TAYLOR CLEARLY WINNER.
DEMOCRATS NOW CLAIM ONLY 100
PLURIIITY FOR GOEBET.


LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov 12.Although the
Goebsl organs still claim his election by tho
small plurality Of little over 100 votes. as tho
county Official votes are received 1t becomes
moro and mors certain that Taylor ia tho win
ner. That 10 to say. no will have a plurality on
the official count What the contest board OF
the Legislature at Frankfort will do Ia prob.
lematicsl. With only seven counties missing.
and allowing Gocbel his claim OF I 100 more
votes In Nelson county than he lie riehttully
entitled to. his plurality Is 2.87i. The seven
missing counties. according to the Democratic
figures. give Taylor 3. ga plurality. thus lsav-
ing him Anal winner BY exactly 700 votes
These figures allow TAYLOR only 2.U2S plural
ity In jefferson county, whereas the Republi-
cans claim 1925 and will probably get them.
This would run Tnylor's plurality un to
noarly thirteen hundred. and even more
II the missing counties show the same
rate OF increase that the other 1l2
counties have shown over the Democratic
original figures. The Increase has been at the
rate OF twenty TO a county. aud Ia probably ac-
counted for by the inaccurate figures OF
partisan and overzfalous correspondents OF
tho two Louisville Goebel newspapers. The
only claim OF the Democrats which Ia not al
lowed in the above calculations 10 in Knox
county. which gave Taylor O plurality OF
l.aS. On forty.two ballots John II.
Wilson's name. printed on clips OF paper. had
been pasted on the ballots rs candidate
, for Circuit Judge Tb... bnllo,. wnr. NOT only
n,...a -, =. c,,,.,,a,..i. b.. a.. CO., 80,
nissioners. but they asserted that they fur
nisAed grounds sufficient to throw out the
entiro county. The question was argued
hsatsdly for four hours. when the board finally
adjourned to meet tomorrow. To throw out
Knox county on this fiimsy excuse would not
only DO an act Of Injustice. but II would be
such ilaerant steal that it 10 not believed that
however. til. las, chance to d.'ea, Taylor and
the cOntss, will be made.
n 'na, suun" Ia "a' o anu 'n' MIS- IS.
ing pree, ., N |ener'oh COUNT si's .n'
ties, will be decided BY a plurality Of less than
100 VOTE. ont ~ IN. 35o OOo cns, With IN. 81,
oeption OF the Mckinley. Bryan race. which wa.
not decided for two weeks. the State has never
seen sueh ae'oss hnish
From OF counties in the state there
have come iu tho las, forty eight hours. indlg-
naO' protests at the hich-hasded methods o:
, yoao. ., the eG.H;! Stat. At, Central Com:
u.'ec INC NAueI ~ ."" H"llhs
attempts 10 get inc STATE He va"
ming. He ns. been in several eoan''e, In tho
p.r.anaI ins'ruc'ion. to tn. Election commi..
sioners. som-thlnz unhsard OF ia this State
riola,iSn ~ the nav Jaw Il. has sent !S men w ia
many ,soga,,:s; q !, q. ss.sS!.I: to s;i Il:
SsSi WI II g sSSo%n aud Ii"t asre W W" P
'lSI bf f" %! new. which ha. been suppressed
leaked out to-day. In Winchester. just az the
entered I'VE or thTee pr.einc,. and droyc "ni
the Rspa5l,ran lnspertor' Ihes" rtccinets
Theft was committed In Lewis coun-
1wS RI.eSsS' os sA .Ss nsh S'.s
lilo cSpiiia.cs had busted them W. This was
throw out the precinct When this was done
the BoaTl adjourned TO meet Monday. The
. M :ss' IL. cSp1n. r.. n .rs
county.
Sh, and the sraduat pS6ioStan 81 SIM? 'hs true
| figures, maLy heretofore ardent supporters
Of Gos9el are urging, i2r the sake OF the future
ccdod publicly in a manly. stril Sktiorward
party IN this State nsJ :. again united IN Il.
| next State campalgn. II II 10 not done AMI II
the nsht to win " means u contests before
years before the party regatns lis oId.;ims
strength Of 10000 or 10000 majority.
Gen. W. +. Taylor and his irisnls are con
siIsrabiy worked M over the attempts ~
! throw out ard steal the Republican vote already
east. Gen. TAYLOR warmed up a.. he sp9I. Of
! it and said that the people ~ Kentucky had
sp21seen md by their mos, .acred right, the
| Governor. II. added:
They stood by me. and am going 70 stand
Its election from me by fraud. force and theft,
but they will 10 foled In the vary act. From
| all over the state come assurances from Re-
| puhlicans and Democrats that the acts OF the
| Gosbsl gang are becoming intolerabe. Thoy
have s.il that they did not want TO roh. any
man OF his vote. but they are doing II. I am
glad my eountrymen have had the courage
| TO speak against such 10 famous met hyds. and
propose 70 stand 10y the erSpressos Of their
wiz 70 the bitter ems Thank God there
| nre still bravo kentuckians who love the right
and will dare 10 do ~! We VIII resist every at
~. end. 10 revolution: | denlors the condl;
| ton OF affairs. but these men must b. met
bIuarely, and We intend that they shall be"
Unfortunately Tor the kepub,,cans. tho
| Democrats have the Legislature well In hand:
eyon with the loss OF several close races be-
| tween legislative nominees, the Democrats
have majority on loint ballot oltwenty-eight