The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
SURMISES ARE THICK
MANY REPUBLICANS ARE LOOK
ING FOR DEFEAT.
GoEBEL AND TAYLOR ARE IN FRANKFORT
Bradley, Who is Packing Up, Says Taylor is
All Right. J. W. Gayle Named by Dem
ocrats and W. c. Owens by Fusion
isis For Congress.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 1.-The post
ponement OF the Official canvass of
Kentucky's gubernatorial vote until
Monday has for the time being at leasr.
cooled the surcharged political atmos
nhere in very perceptible manner 1t
it not likely now there vii he any de-
yelopments until the meeting Of the
election commissioners. Although the
| candidates for Governor are III town,
they are keeping quiet and their friends
are emulating their example. There is
no talking. save in the direction of
sTmise regarding the possible action Of
the commissioners on Monday. There
| is deeply settled belief among both
Democrats and Republicans that the
| commissioners will not turn the matter
ever to the Legislature but will surely
Issue certificate to either Goebel or
Taylor. If it is given to the former it is
possible that the ng9tter may end there,
as many of the conservative Republic
cans are of the opinion that in view or
the strong Democratic majority in the
| Legislature ii would be practically use
less for the Republicans TO look for
| anything in that quarter. If the GER
tifcate goes to Taylor, it is certain
ty that the matter win be taken to the
Legislature where Goebel may finally
win ont. The Republicans, however, are
/ ~ no means q unit III favor Of abandon
ing the fight ut the door of the Legisla-
ture. Some Of them are vehement in
their assertions that they will not
abandom the fight until there is no
/ 1h. s.& A.
nor of the State. Governor Bradley has
evidently made up his mind that some
body will receive a certificate of elee-
tion, for he WAS busily engaged all day
| IN packing up his private property in the
Estate House, preparatory to Il return to
| private life.
They are making my last days my
| hardest days" he said. but | guess
there win be no trouble There are
too many sensible men on both sides 10
prevent anything Of that kind. 1 really
/ don't sec how anything can be done to
/ keep Mr.. Taylor from the chair. He
! will go in all right.
/ 1t as not likely that the election COM
misisonerS will finish their work before
Tuesday afternoon Among the sugges-
tlonS made regarding their probable line
| hoard, the commissioners will issue celti-
iicatos Of election TO all minor Republican
| officials. and then resolving themselves
into a contesting board declare the
1 Democratic claims Of election to these
offices to be valid, and oust all the Re
p1blicans to whom certificates have been
issued. 1t has already been held that
contesting board is powerless TO decide
4 contest concerning a Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. and the fate OF
those two officials will be turned over to
the Legislature, the commissioners say
ing in effect to the Legislature:
We believe they are unlawful in
cllmbents, but we hlave not the power to
remove them. It's up to you.
a decision was rendered by Judge
Paynter, of the Court of Appeals today.
which cost the Taylor faction about 130
| votes, matter TOO small to effect the
final result
Judge Paynter dissolved the temper
AIRY injunction secured by Taylor's at
torneys restraining the election board Of
Harrison county from certifying the
! vote of that county as made mp by the
local board, one precinct having been
! thrown out because of Irregularities
The dissolution of the injunction is a
Democratic success.
j. w. Gayle, of Owen county, was
nominated for Congress by the Seventh
district Democratic convention on the
sixty-seyenth ballot.
OWENS NOMINATED.
/ Lexington Ky, Dec. 1.--Former Con
gressman W. G. Owens, who defeated
Colonel Breckenridge in 1894, and who
bolted Goebel this year, was nominated
today by fusion of bolting Democrats
and Republicans to succeed Congress
man Settle. deceased. The fight will be
wholly on State issues. The silver ques
ton will moi be considered.