The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-10
Before the LegisIature-Each Side
Claims the Victory,
THE LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATIC.
But it is Questionable Whether They
Will Stand Together on the Con
test-Brys/i Sends Congratula-
tions to Senator Gocbel on
His Election 49, Fraud
Charged.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 9.-The con-
fusion Of claims and counter-claims TO
quiet which the official count, or, per-
haps a contest before the Legislature will
be necessary. IS all that is left OF Tues
DAVIS election. Above IL all vehement
cries Of fraud. committed or contem-
plated. are heard.
Each side claims the election OF its
ticket by a plurality Of four thousand
and present figures to back up the claim.
These figures in some counties vary wide
ly. and Il is impossible to tell which side
if either. has accurate returns.
Chairman Long, of the Republican Cam
naign Committee. when asked for an esti-
mate Of the vote on the Gubernatorial
race, said:
81 have no estimate 20 give, but 1 can
furnish the actual figures. on the face
OF the returns Taylor's plurality Is ilah.
All of the precincts have been heard from.
Twelve counties are not official. includ-
ing the returns from KentOn and Breath
itt."
SURE OF HIS ELECTION.
General TAYLOR said he was sure OF ms
election bv a majority that will not be
r,.ss than four thousand. General lay
lor said that official and semi-ohieial re-
turns from nearly every precinct IN the
State showed that he had been elected
A special from Frankfort quotes Gov
ernor Bradley as saying: Iaylor mas
been elected by at least lOco majority
and he will be- the next Governor oil Ken
tucky'
The county returning boards VIII meet
in all the counties tomorrow 10 canvass
The returns. and until then the result OF
Tf..sdav's election viii be In doubt. Both
sides are charging fraud.
Governor Bradley is being telegraphed
nv hundreds Of Republicans oifering 10
come 10 the state capital TO prevent ray
lor being counted out.
chairman Young. of the Democratic
state Central Committee, charges the
Rfpublicans with attempting to perpe-
tr,te fraud I'm the mountain districts,
where the heavy Republican vote les.
Young saws the official count hy county
returning boards will give Goebel over
coe He also says an candidates on the
state ticket win, though by less plurali-
ties than Gcebol ... .,,.,-.>.e,
FRYANS CCNfRATULAIloNS.
senator Goebcl received The following
telegram tonight from William Jennings
BrNan-
"Uare lust learned that returns are near
enough complete 90 insure your election.
concentrations. ] am sure your admins
tr3tion will strengthen the party.
Returns from Democratic sources show
q plurality ON the face of the returns Of
about 200 for Goe1el Mr. Goebel and
senator Blackburn bon interviews at Frank
fort to-day. openly charged the ReDub'i-
cans with fraimd in the Eleventh district
from which the returns are coming IN very
slowly.
The indications point more strongly
a. a ever 10 a contest before the Legis-
lature which there is no reasonable doubt
VIII be controlled by the Democrats.
Whether or not the members belonging
TO that party will stand together on ques-
tions affecting contest cannot now be
f1retold. The county boards of canvass
ers which meet tomorrow. simply count
and tabulate the returns. The State
BOARD of Election Commissioners then
reviews their work and decides all Ques-
tious affecting contested ballots. This
commission eertifes 90 the Secretary Of
State the election NJ officers receiving the
highest number Of votes after the de-
cisions of commissioners on contested re-
turns have been recorded. BY the Goebel
law. the duties of the Secretary Of State
are confined simply 10 making public the
result as found by the commissioners the
language Of the statute being:
THE STATUTE.
1T shall be the duty of the Secretary OF
State Immediately af'er the comparison
OF the returns 90 cause statement
therefrom of the votes given ln every
county for each candidate 10 be published
IN two newspapers
There Is mo- appel. from the findings Of
the State BOARD of Election Commission
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