Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-02
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Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 1.-The post
ponement of the official canvass of
kcntucky's Gubernatorinl vote until
Monday has for the time being, ut least.
cooled the sur-charged political atmos-
phere in very perceptible manner. 1t
is not likely now there will be any de-
velopments until the meeting of the
Election Commissioners. Although the
candidates for Governor are In town.,
they are keeping quiet and their friends
are emulating their example. There is
no talking. save in the direction of SUR
mise, regarding the possible action Of
the commissioners Monday There is
II deeply settled belief among both
Democrats and Republicans that the
commissioners will not turn the matter
over to the Legislature. but will surely
Issue a certificate to either Goebel or
Taylor. II 1t is given to The former 1t
is possible that the matter may end
there. az many of the conservative Re-
publlcans are of the opinion that In
view of the strong Democratic majority
in the Legislature it would be practl-
cally useless for the Republicans to look
for anything In that Quarter II the
certificates goes to Taylor 1t Is O cer-
tainty That tho matter will be taken, to
the Legislature, where Goebel may
finally win out.
The Republicans. however, are by no
means unit in favor of abandoning
tho fight at the door of the Legislature
Some of them are vehement in their as
scrtions that they will not abandon tho
fight until there is no possible chance
OF Taylor being Governor of the State.
Governor Bradley has evidently made
up his mind that somebody Will re-
ceive certificate of election, for he
n tr.,1 nit ~, n1rtv
up his private property In the State
House, preparatory to q return to nri-
vate life.
They are making my last days my
hardest days" he said, "but I guess
there will be no trouble. There are too
many sensible men on both sides to
prevent anything of that kind. / really
don't see how anything can be done to
keep Mr.. Taylor out OF the chair. He
will go in all right"
CUP TO U,"GENTLBMEN.
Among the suggestions made regard
ing their probable line of actinn,- Is
that, sitting as an election board, the
commissioners will Issue certificates of
election to all the minor Republican
officials, and then resolving themselves
into a contesting board, declare tho
Democratic claims OF election to these
Offices to be valid, and Gust all the Re-
nublicans to whom certificates have
been issued. 1t has already been held
that a contesting board Is powerIess to
decide n contest concerning n governor
or licutenant-g governor, and the fate OF
those twn officials will be turned over
to ihe Legislature, the commissioners
saying in effect to the Legislatures:
I'VE believe they are unlawful In
cumbents, but we have not the power
to remove them. It's up to you.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
A decision was rendered by Judge
Paynter OF the Court Of Appeals to-
day, which cost the Taylor faction
about 100 votes. n matter too small to
effect the final result.
Judge Paynter dissolved the tempo
rary injunction secured by Taylor's at
torneys restraining the election board
of Harrison county from certifying the
vote OF that county as made up by the
local board, one precinct having been
thrown out because of Irregularities.
The dissolution of the injunction Is a
Democratic success.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
]. w. Gayle, OF Owen county, was
nominated for Congress by the Sew
enth District Democratic Convention on
the sixty-sevcnth ballot.
Lexington, Ky. Dec. 1.-Former
Congressman w. c, Owens. who de-
feated Colonel Breckinridge in 1894,
and who bolted Goebel this year, was
nominated to-day by fusion of bolt
ing Democrats and Republicans to
succeed Congressman Settle. deceased
The fight will be wholly on State issues.
The silver question will not be consid-
| cred.