Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11


ing on these figures plurality of 2,G51
for Taylor.
Louisville. Nov. 1O.-Thc official
count of the ballots cast on Tuesday
was begun yesterday throughout the
state. In this city Il large crowd gath
cred at the court house to witness the
count. Representatives of all the par
ties were admitted by the commission
erS, and the examination of the ballots
proceeded in an orderly manner. Judg-
ing from the progress already made the
official returns will show no great vari-
alton from the unofficial figures which
give Louisville and jefferson county to
the Republicans by plurality of
about 1900. There was no change in
the claims of the party manage The
Democrats assert that Goebel Will have
plurality OF 5000. while the nominee
himself places il at 1000. The Repub-
licanS claim that Taylor is elected by Il
plurality Of t.0JO.
Wants "A Whole County Thrown Out
The Times tGoebel Dem.l has the fol-
lowing special from London. Ky:
state Chairman y. w. Young. of the
Democratic campaign committee. is at
BarbourSvillp seeking to have the en-
tire vote of Knox county thrown out.
Numbers OF a1iidavits alleging fraud
and irregularities are being filed with
the county oard. II is believed Tay
lor's majority will he considerably re-
duced. if the county iS not thrown out
entirely. Official returns from Clay
reduces Taylor'S majority to 9OI. No
changes have been made by the can
vassing board of Laurel county so far.
Taylor'S majority Will remain 33l,
though the Democrats will Tile Ell
davits with the state election board, a.
Frankfort next Tuesday asking that
three precincts be thrown out which
will reduce it,
Bad Technical Error for Taylor
The Times also has the following
from BardstOwn. Ky. concerning the
count in progress there: "A serious
technical error in the vote may in
crease GoebelS Nelson county plural
ity 10 1.SS6. In the official count ii
was discovered that in every precinct
except one wv. p instead of wv s."
Taylor was voted for. and the one pre-
cinct. New Hope. gives Nv. *" Taylor.
the Republican candidate. only 13.
leaving the official vote. aS certified 10
10y the two Democratic commissioners.
as follows: Goebel. 1883: w. :. Taylor.
73; William L. Taylor. lbs. The Re
publican commissioners refused to GER
Iify TO these figures
Some Errors Corrected
Louisville Ky. Nov. 11.-Reports re-
ceived last night by The Courier Jour
nal from counties where the official
count was completed yesterday show in
most cases slight changes from the un-
official figures. In Il few important
instances. however. the changes favor
the Republicans. Leslie county, i'll the
Eleventh district. which was not i'll
cluded 1T all in the table Thursday
night. is reported as having given Tay
Ior purality of 9G2 votes on the of
fetal count. kentOn county. which
figured in Thursday nights table with
- 493 plurality for GOebel. is reduced
to about -. 100.
Oldham countyS Goebel plurality.
official comes to 90 instead of 1S5. as
reported Thursday night. In ii num-
Der of counties there are slight
changes. each candidate prOfiting. Re
ports to The Commercial Republican,
show gains of 561 for Goebel and 3tiS
for Taylor. on changes from the un-
official returns. This leaves Taylor'S
plurality. according to The CONNER
ciaTS adviceS. at 3.641. Reports TO
this paper from yesterday count cover
Us of the 119 counties in the state.