The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-13
TAYLOR GETS IT.
Awarded Certificate Of Election
a. Kentncky's Governor
NE CSssesG In fIse Blns Graas state Il
Deet1ed In FABSr Or de neP1bl1-
can CAn1I1ases - de Slafeas
EIeeuSn Comwin110nern.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. a,-The state
board OF elections last night gzFe out
its O@eial findings that " s. Taylor
for governor and the rest Of the re-
publican ticket have been elected on
the face Of the returns. Commission
erS Ellis and Pryor signed the ma
5OEitF report, IN which they bold that
a. beard Of eznEzHsenB they have no
right to 90 behiBd the returns Of the
county boards; that their duties are
purely ministerial as eanraEserss that
the face Of the returns ~ received BY
them from the counties show the cleo
tiO1 Of the republican state ticket, and
certificates of election were ordered
issued 20 each candidate thereon Com
missioner POyntz presents minority
report, which be CLOSES by SAYING Il
am unwilling to certify fraRd and to
turn Kentucky over 10 the control OF
the bayODe1. GAtiing gun and the
fHznduIent tissue ballots
The following iE the opinion of the
election commissioners in the guber-
rzrOrisI contest: -OeeuPFing a place
We did not seek, we would gladly es-
cape the discharge Of the delicate and
responsible duties which at the pres
en1 moment confront US But haFing
voluntarily assumed the responsible
ties of 30 important trust our duty
is plain We are not at liberty to de-
part from elementary principles, OF to
allow partisan zeal 10 force US 10 any
conclusion which Is not approved By
our Judgment and dssnesiOned by Law.
We consider 6rEt the question as
to whether or not the powers con
ferred on us as eanrassing board au-
th0r5zs us 10 exercise judicial powers
An appeal to the provisions Of the
statute ought to furnish . ready an
sper 20 this question Whatever
powers and Jurisdiction it has not con-
ferr1d we may not lawfully assume to
exercise After quoting extracts from
the new election law. defining the
powers Of the board. the opinion
reads 1t Is evident from the law
that the state board Of election com
rniss5OnerE. when sitting as a board of
contest. IL clothed with powers and
jurisdiction which IL does aOf possess
and cannot assume 10 exercise when
sitting. ss at present, in a mere min
iE-eTizl CAPACITY. As a board Of con-
test IL possesses the powers and func-
1SOns of court. Ii may set aside the
original returns. overthrow a prima
faese case. and Whea authorized by
the law and the eFjdeDee east out pre-
efnets or whole counties and award
the eer155ezte 20 the candidate other
than the one hsEing a majority upon
the face Of the returns But these
are pOwerx which the board can only
exercise Eben sitting as board Of
contest
The 5enocTztie candidates for the
minor Offices on the stare ticket act
ing On the belief that the commission.
erg' opinion viii contain implications
of frzwd- have determined 10 fight be
fore the state eontesting board for the
positions which they beliere them
selves entitled
The politicians Of both parties de-
parted from Frankfort in great NUN
bery during the day. All the demo
cratic and republican attorneys have
left for home. Col Jack Chinn, who
has BEEN attached to the Goebel head
quarters. left late in the afternoon
renarking with a laugh as he passed
through the hotel door Il guess II
Il all MP with us for this time"
There is 10 Indication Of trouble
There has beeE a great amount q
money bet On the election throughout
Ken11eky as 10 who would be the nexi
gorernor of the state and the betfOrI
are trying TO decide whether. If Taylor
- declared governor and later ouste1
by the legislature as not being ieg7
fneur1benr- be Was N fact. actually
governor ai an in the eyes Of the law
The Taylor bet-Ors eonstrue il on'
Wsy. the GOebel men figure it out diff