The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-14
COUNTY BOARDS CANVASSING THE PRE-
CINGT RETURNS.
BOTH SIDES CHARGING FRAUDS.
Each side still Claims Its Candidate
Elected Official Returns from the
Counties Not All Observation-Disclosures
lions for Contests Before state Boa
Some Changes by Omcial Canvass.
Charged with illuminating Negro
Voters.

~ bE ItInONGN IuE some time BOEh
sides still claim victory, the state
chairman of each party asserting that
mis- ticket has a plurality OF about 1000.
Newspaper returns from republican
sources give Taylor a plurality OF Sass
while those from democratic sources
make Goebel's plurality 81. These
latter cover all but thirty-nve pre-
cincts in the state, although several
reports from counties give estimated
~pluralities instead of actual. OF the
missing precincts five are in Louisville.
which went republican this year.
twenty are in strong republican coun-
ties and ten are in strong democratic
counties. Feeling among the factions
has been aggravated rather han al
layed by the developments since Tues
day. Excited meetings are being held
in many parts OF the state TO protest
against frauds, which it is alleged are
contemplated by the leaders. Nothing
short Of the official count will deter
min the result and it is a foregone
conclusion that the of
that u will simply change the
scene of conflict to the courts or the
legislature, where it will appear in the
form of a contest.
The tuatio has not changed mate
rally up to l o'clock p. m. The off,
cial count was begun today in all parts
of the state by the county boards OF
canvassers. In this city a large crowd
gathered at the court house, but there
was no disturbance.
The latest claim from newspaper re-
turns are a plurality of 1868 for Goebel
by The Times n a plurality of 1905
for Taylor, claimed by The Evening
Post.
Frankfort, KY, November 10.-Bu-
ford Williams, Wingate Thompson and
Coleman Carr, prominent democrats,
lave been arrested by a deputy United
States marshal on warrants charging
intimidation of colored voters on Tues
day. This makes nine warrants of this
kind issued by the federal court and
it is understood that probably a hum
dred more will be issued.
Cincinnati, O., November 10.-The
Western Union Telegraph Company to-
day issued it's last bulletin on the Ken
lucky election saying hat with COM
plete returns from ninety-four coun-
ties and nearly complete from twenty
three others, Taylor's plurality is 1882.
The two counties not reported, Les
lie and Martin, in 1897 gave a republic
can plurality Of 1,135.
Louisville, KY, November 10.-The
official count Of the = ballots cast on
Tuesday was begun today throughout
the state. In this city a large crowd
gathered at the court house. Repre-
sen-atives of all the parties were ad-
mitted by the commissioners and the
examination of the ballots proceeded
in an orderly manner. Judging from
the progress already made the official
count will show nc great variation
from the unofficial figures, which
give Louisville and Jefferson county
70 tho h1i0o~r NV N rl,,ra Iitxy nf
about 5000.
There was no change today in the
| claims of the party managers. The
democrats aver that Goebel will have
a plurality of 5000 while the nominee
himself places it at 1000. The republi-
can claim Taylor is elected by a plu-
rality of 1000.
The Times (Goebel, democrat) has
the following special from London, Ky.
t chairman A. w. Young, OF
the democratic campaign committee
is at Barboursville, seeking to hav.
the entire vote Of Knox county thrown
out. Numbers Of afidavits alleging
fraud and Irregularities are beins
filed with the county board. 1t is be
lieved Taylor's majority will be con.
siderably reduced, If the county is moi
thrown out entirely.
Official returns from Clay county
reduce Taylor's majority to 907.
mo changes have been made by the
canvassing board Of Laureat county sc
for Taylor's majority will remain
903 though the democrats will file aft
davits with the state election board a.
Frankfort next Tuesday, asking tina
three precincts be thrown out, which
will reduce it,"
The Times also has the following from
BardStown, KY, concerning the coun'
in progress there:
IA serious technical error in the vote
may increase Goebel's Nelson count,
plurality to 1856. In the official count
it is discovered hat in every precinc
except n w. P. instead OF w. S. Tay
lor was voted for. and the one precinct
New Hope, gives w. S. Taylor. the re
publican candidate only 70. leaving tn,
official vote as certified by the TIVE
democratic commissioners as follows
Goebel 1859, w. s. Taylor 70, William
P. Taylor 1,19S. The republican com
missioners refused to certify TO thes'
figures.
Frankfort, KY, November 10.-Th'
democratic state campaign commit
tee, with a score of clerks, is busy to
night ~tabulating returns as telegraph
ed from the various county ~canvassini
boards. Severe counties are still on
and in a number of those heard from
today the county boards will NEE
again tomorrow TO pass on CONTESTED
DdlIoNS WHlCH IHds undtcildig dAleI
the result.
The members of the committee CLAIM
that GoebeIs vote was slightly increas
ed by the official count today and still
claim his election by at least 1000. Tn
committee decline to give the vote b.
counties as received by ii, and Of
which the claim Of Goebels election
based. II is conceded on all hand
here that the result will not be def
nitely ascertained for at least tw
days and that no matter which candi
date may be declared elected, the legis
ture viii finally have TO settle a con
test which is certain to be institute
for possession of the office.
Louisville, November 10.-Reports re
ceived tonight by The Courier Journa
from counties where the official coun
was completed today show in mos
cases slight changes from the unoff
cial figures. In a few important In
stances, however, the changes ave
the republicans. Leslie county. in III
Eleventh district. which was not in
cluded at all in the table last nigh
which gave Goebel a plurality of 8,
in the state,is reported tonight a. hay
ing given Taylor a plurality OF 81
votes on the official count. Kento
rauuty which figured in last night