The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
rAYLoWs CEaTITIcATE SIGNED.
Commissi0ner Ellis Says Honestly
Could Do Nothing Else.

COulO nO NONMlnk ANAnus
FRANKFORT, Dec. 9---At 9:46 q. m. this
morning the election certificate of william
s. TAYLOR was signed by the election conf
missioners and he was declared governor.
the the vote filed with the secretary Of state
are: Taylor 1874; Goebel, 1881 Tay-
lor's plurality, 2,sS3. The operation. when
bitterly fought gubernatorial contest. was
conducted in the simplest manner. Inc
majority opinion OF Commissioners Pryor
Commissioner Poyntz, which were pub
lished this morning, were not read, ,a5 was
the original intention.
The three commissioners walked hfst 20
the office of the clerk of the state supreme
court, where they filed two opinions. They
then passed into the office. OF the score,
tary Of state. Clerk Chenault, OF the board
OF commissioners, read the figures, show
ing that the Republican candidates on the
state ticket had received the largest num-
Der of votes. and then certificates Of e,ec-
ton We're signed at once. The certificates,
as soon as signed, were MED with the sec
rotary OF state, and commissions Will pc
issued to the elected men at once by GOV.
Bradley.
Late last night, when the decision had
gone forth to the p u5,ldie, C ON ataf
ion had fallen, discussed the matter freely.
This has been a hard time for me-" said
he. his eyes infiamed by loss OF sleep, and
the heavy lines In his face bearing elo-
ouent witness to the truth of his state
Of f't us. Speaking for myself. he continued.
II saw frankly did not like to do this
thing. but under the law and evidence
there is nothing else I can do and be an
why, was an original Goebel man. I
was q. Goebel man long before he received
now and a Goebel partisan. 1t would give
me greater pleasure than can express to
be able to declare for the Democrats in
this thing, but ! cant 40 II: Inc proceed
ingly in favor of the Republicans, and they
had SO much the best Of the arguments
that It Is almost IDLE to Disc, DISCUSS the sat az.
Pryor. and myself only one thing TO do.
and that we have done"
The statement by Mr.. Ellis has been up
held by his conduct from first to last
throughout the canvass. He did all of the
questioning of the attorneys and seemed
at every stage to be most anxious to OBJ
tain the truth and be impartial to both
Sides
Mr. Goebel was apparently in the best
of humor after being told that Mr.. Tay-
laughed and shook his head when asked
IL he had anything to say.
mot thing. l am not talking"
when will you make a contest?"
II have not decided vet. and /, Of course.
cannot discuss when do not know It my
self"
last Indeed, II there was any ill-hurnor In
him nobody knew 1t but himself.
Mr.. Taylor was modest and reticent as
usual
Il expected II. of course" he said. IT
knew that IL the commissioners went by
the law and the evidence they could do
nothing else than decide the way they have
done"
Commissioner Poyntz declined 10 sign
the Republican certificates OF election
saying that he stood by the opinion he had
rendered and could not consistently do so
He consented to sign the certificates of
the railroad commissioners. however.
GOebeI VIII Not Contest.
HOT SPHINHs' Ark.' DEC. "a. Y.
committee Of Kentucky, who was Goebers
chief lieutenant In the gubernatorial cam
duties Of the. last two months. He said
that the decision of today win end tt~