Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-11
OFFICIAL COUNT UNDER WAY
Work of Determining the Result in
Kentucky Begun Yesterday.

Work of Determining the Result in
Kentucky Begun Yesterday.
SO FAR AS IT HAS GONE, 1T MAKES
NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE
RETURNS REPORTED UNOFFI-
CIALLY - THE WORK PRO-
CROSSING PEACEFULLY AND
QUIETLY IN LOUISvILLE-AN
ERROR IN ONE COUNTY THAT
MAY GREATLY HELP GOEBEL.
THE CONTEST CERTAIN TO BE
CARRIED INTO THE COURTS OR
THE LEGISLATURE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November TO-
The official count of the ballots cast on
Tuesday was begun to-day, throughout
the State. In this city large crowd
gathered at the Court House. Repre-
sentatiyes Of all the parties were ad-
mitted by the Commissioners and the
examination of the ballots proceeded in
an orderly manner. Judging from the
progress already made the official re-
turns will show no great variation from
the unofficial figures. which give Louis
vile and Jefferson county to the Re-
publicans by plurality of about 5000.
There was no change to-day in the
claims Of the party managers. The
Democrats assert that Goebel will have
a plurality of 5000, while the nominee
himself places it at seven thousand.
The Republicans claim Taylor is elect
ed by plurality of 4,000
The Times (Goebel DEM has the
following special from London KY:
state Chairman A. W. Young, of
the Democratic campaign committee,
is at Barboursville, seeking to have the
entire vote of Knox county thrown out.
Numbers Of affidavits, alleging fraud
and irregularities, are being filed with
the county board. 1t is believed Tay-
lor's majority will be considerably re-
duced, if the county Is not thrown out
entirely
Official returns from Clay reduces
Taylor's majority to GOT.
mo changes have been made by the
canvassing board of laureate county
SO far. Taylor's majority will remain
931, though the Democrats will file
affdayits with the State election board
at Frankfort next Tuesday asking that
three precincts be thrown, out which
will reduce it,
The Times also has the following
from Bardstown, KY. concerning the
county in progress there:
"A serious technical error in the vote
may increase Goebel's Nelson county
plurality to 1856. In the official count
it was discovered that in every precinct
except one, w. P, instead of w. S.
TAYLOR, was voted for, and the one pre-
cinqt, Newhope, gives w. S. Taylor, the
Republican candidate, only 73, leaving
the ioficial vote as certified to by the
two Democratic commissioners as fol-
lows: Goebel, 1859; w. S. Taylor, 10:
VIM P. Taylor 1913.
The Republican commissioners re-
fused to certify to these figures"
Uncertainty regarding the result Is
not likely to be removed for some time.
Feeling among the factions has been
aggravated rather than allayed by the
developments since Tuesday Excited
meetings are being held in many parts
of the State to protest against frauds
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by the leaders. Nothing short of the
official count will give the result, and
it is a foregone conclusion that the an
nouncement Of that count will simply
change the scene of conflict to the
courts or the legislature, where. it will
appear in the form of contest.
FRANKFORT, KY, November TO-
Budford Williams, Wingate Thampson
and Coleman Carr, prominent Demo-
Gratis, have been arrested by deputy
United States marshal on warrants
charging intimidation Of colored voters
on Tuesday. This makes total OF
nine warrants of this kind issued by
the Federal Court, and it is understood
that probably hundred more will be
issued.
FRANKFORT, KY, November 10
The Democratic State Campaign Com
mittee, with a score of clerks, is busy
tonight tabulating returns as tele-
graphed from the various county can
vassing boards. Several counties are
still out.
The members of the committee claim
that Goebels vote was slightly in
creased by the official count to-day and
still claims his election by at least 1000