The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
Sounding the Legislature.

Frankfort, KY, Nov 16.-SecretaIy of
State Finley has received official returns
from fifty counties and lis tabulating them
for the State election Board. Candidates
for minor State offices ON both tickets
fear that the returns may show the head
of one ticket elected with candidates ON
the other ticket farming likewise. While
Goebel carries Campbell county, Burke,
Republican,, for superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction carries the same by over
1000 Goebel managers asert that the
whole Goebel ticket Will win. The report
today that Chairman Pryor of the State
Election Commission would resign be-
cause OF dissatisfaction over the GOebel
CoUlnty commissioners, is denied by
Pryor. Taylor's friends have begun a
quiet canvass of the members of the Leg
islature sounding them as to how they
would vote on a contest if the State cleo
ton boards should throw OU5 Knox,
Johnson or Pulaski counties and also l.
100 votes cast in Nelson for 'W. I" in
stead of w s. Taylor. Ut is said four
Democratic members of the House and
at least six Democratic Senators have
been follnd SO far who will not vote to
seat Goebel This movement ON lay
lor's side is construed to indicate the
opinion that GCe5el will lse given Il GER
tificate of election from the State Board.
The story that GOebal has decided to
abandon the fight and to enter a fight
against Blackburn for Senator is pro-
nounced absurd by friends Of both and
is laughed mt by both Goebel and Black
burn.
| RECORD OF VOTE INCOMPLETE.
Louisville. Ky, Nov. 16.-I'he work
of tabulating the election returns in
Louisville is progressing so slowly that
it is hardly probable that all Of the pre-
cincts of the city will be counted before
next Tuesday or Wednesday. The
| Democrats have given notice that they
will contest the vote in several precincts
on account of the fact that the Demo-
| cratic officers of the precincts, as well
as Democratic voters, had been intlm-
dated by soldiers. When the vote of the
| onTwentieth precinct of the Ninth ward
| Waa reached by the commissioners today
| it was found that there was no COM
plete record Of the vote. Judge Hargis,
! Democratic counsel, said that he would
produce affidayits to prove that the
| Democratic officers in this precinct were
| frightened from the voting places by the
report that Governor Bradley's soldiers
were coming. On this account they had
been unable to make out the returns.
Mr.. Kinkaid, for the Republicans, said
that he would produce evidence to show
that the soldiers were never within a
mile of the precinct and that the Demo
Gratis had other reasons for not signing
the returns The board voted to pass
the precinct until later.
BRADLEY A PUZZLE.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 16-Governor
Bradley has the members Of both par
ties guessing what hand he will take in
the event Of a collision between Goebel
and Taylor over the Governorship.
Bradley's close friends say he will not
recognize Goebel as Governor If the
State Beard goes behind the original re-
turns in order to obtain for him certifi-
cate of election.
The Governor himself will not talk,
but as he is in conference with Adiu-
tant General Collier almost constantly,
rumors of this kind are worrying the
Democratic leaders. No Governor will
be inaugurated December 18th, the date
prescribed by law. The State election
commission has not been convened to
canvass the returns. The law provides
that II must meet not later than Decem-
Der 18th.