The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
GO[BEL'S COLORS
ARE YET FLYING
Blackburn Says Democrats
viii Contest,
CALLS TO COMMITTEES
DEMOCRATS ALI. OVER THE
STATE URGE CONTEST.
PREPARING FoRiTAYLoR's INAUGURATION
Meanwhile the Court of Appeals at Frankfort
Decides That in Case Where Tissue
Ballots Are Used the Election
is Invalid.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 9.--At 9:45 this
morning the election certificate of Viii
liam S. Taylor was signed by the election
commissioners and he was declared to be
Goyernoc-elect of Kentucky. The Off
cial figures of the vote filed with the
Secretary of State Finley are:
Taylor, 1887
tsoebel, 191, 331
Taylor's plurality, 2,3S3.
The operation, which ended for the
time beng at least the bitterly fought
gubernatorial contest, was conducted in
the simplest manner. The majority opin-
ion of Commissioners Pryor and Ellis and
the minority opinion of Commissioner
Poyntz which were published this morn
ing We're not read as was the original
Intention. The three commissioners walk
ed first to the office of the clerk of the
State Supreme Court, where they filed
two opinions. They then passed into the
office of the Secretary of State. Clerk
Ghenault of the Board of Commissioners,
read the figures showing that the Repub-
hcan candidates for Offices on the State
ticket had received the largest number
of votes and then certificates of election
being first on the list.
Mr.. Goebel was apparently in the best
of humDr after being told that Mr.. Tay-
3og's certificate had been signed. He
laughed and shook his head when asked
ii he had anything to say.
Not a thing; j ann not talking"
When will you make a contestT'
Il have not decided yet, and /, of
course, cannot discuss when [ do not
know it myself"
The defeated candidate was game to
the last and il there was amy ill-humor
III him nobody knew it Dut himself. Mr..
Taylor was modest and reticent as us
ual.
Il expected it, of course" he said. Il
knew that if the commissioners went by
the law and the evidence they could do
nothing else than decide the way they
haze DONE
Commissioners Poyntz declined to sign
the Republican certificates of election.
saying that he stood by the opinion he
had rendered and could not consistently
do so. He consented TO sign the certifi-
Gates of the railroad commissioners how
ever.
The scenes at the capitol shifted today,
interest over the contests for State Of
fees, ending with the delivery Of the GER
tificates of election. Tonight the ar
engagements for Taylon's inauguration
Tuesday overshadow everything else.
Goebel left for his home at Covington at
four o'clock and nearly all Of the Demo-
Gratis left ON tonight's trains. Mr.. Goe-
bel was accompanied to the train by Sem
ator Blackburn and others. He stated a
few minutes before his train pulled out
that the question whether he and his
associates on the defeated ticket would
contest is still undecided though Black
burn later maintained that the question
was settled affirmatiyely.
Former Senator Blackburn as Chair
man of the Goebel State Campaign Com
mittee, issued call tonight fer a meet
ing of the committee here next Thurs
day, December 18th.
Chairman Allie w. Young also issued a
cali for meeting of the State Central
and State Executive Committees here ON
the same day. This call does not state in
either case what the object of the COM
ference is, but it is known that the plIr-