Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-05
Hard to Find Out Who's Cover
nor.Elect in Kentucky.
cANvAsslNG THE VOTE
State Board OF Election Cor III .ssioners at
Work. Wrangle With the Score.
tary OF State. Vocal Fire
works Come Later.
(By Telegraph.)

(By Telegrap h.)
FRAN ~ l.. Dec. Fifty
counties We're canvassed by the
Kentucky State Board OF Election
Commissioners today, o,lt OF a TOTAL OF
ll3 In the state OF these 81 counties.
immediately upon conclusion of the
work of the canvaSSing board.
The counties canvassed gave Goebel
Il total vote of I+,164 and Taylor 6s,97S.
The counties passed over are Christian
Fleming. Green, Harlan and Harrison,
Theboard met Dt 1880 in the Of.
tce Of the secretary of state. all three
members, eN-Chief Justice Pryor, OF
the State Supreme Court; W. r. Ellis
and G. 3. Poyntz, being present. There
VAS a clash between the commissioners
ard Secretary of State Finley who. by
virtue of his office. acted. as custodian
o. the certificates received from the
county boards of election
FINLEY sUCCUMBs
Finley ;us first refused to give up the
returns except by counties. but finally
yielded and gave them all up to the
Board.
This was practically the only argument
that occurred during the day and il
was carried on without bitterness or
GlscourteSy on either side. Once begun
the canvass went on rapidly. IL coun-
tics being disposed Of when the board
''N'J'I' il'll IL | . CLOCK LOT ulnIler.# 1T
l"conve1ed at $50 anc! within three,
hours is counties, including the five
thht We're passed over. We're canvassed.
The board will meet again at $3.50 to-
morrow morning
lhc first county over which any
trcGDi': arose was Christian which
gave ISIS votes to Goebel and 347l to
Taylor. 1t was passed on account Of
alleged irregularities in the precinct or
H@pklnsville. Fleming county was the
next county laid over for future argu-5
mant. -
SENT A SUBSTITUTE. Z
81 he county commissioners first ceI--s
tined to !. 9oI votes for G.oebel and 1 $50
TOR Taylor. Later they discovered err
rnrs in the county and sent a subst;-
t uute certlhcata giving Goebel l,7.1 and
Taylor 1865. Tie county was ma ssed
hy mutual consent Of Democrats ana
Republicans III.
Green and Harlan counties were pas
sed on accorn: Of alleged irregularities.
ne election commissioners ot Har-
.lsnn county had sent two certificates
IootlnS. up differently. because Of trou-
Die IN cynthiana. This was on account
Or an injunction issued against them
py JudSe klHbIOugh, ordering them 10
certify for all the Republican candi-
dases- The first certificate was filed in
injunction being dissolved later. the
second certificate was filed. making a
difference of 1913 votes in Taylor's comm
AT WORK AGAIN TODAY.
Will probably take the board the
greater part OF tomorrow to canvass
INC returns or the remaining countries
ara II Will then resolve itself into 4
cantesIiAS board. adjourn TO the large
nol III which the legislature meets n1
lor time vocal fireworks will be IN
cruer The real work that will cpunt
Tor the election Of Goetel or TAYLOR VIII
begin then and every inch will ba
fought fercely by both sides. There.
was nothing i'll the work today thar
VIII count for much unless it is the d..
els!"n OF the commissioners in the can
tas:; or Bracken county Here 1he
pnl's We're closed when % Democrats
and six Republicans were waiting TO
wore, All desiring to vote the straight
party tickets. They were at the polls
IN t!;ne TO vote. but the supply of reg
mar ballots had been exhausted and
thc!r votes We're refused The county
commissioners asked that the votes ~.
admitted. The board denied the re-
quest as 1t had no power ito go behind
ms certificate returns.
ne city was very quiet today. Tnera
was not a semblance Of row of any
kad during the day Mayor Dah,ney
s""re IN sixty extra policemen.