The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

the Republicans have carried the dis
trict bv about the same figures as in
1895
The Goebel peoDle cling to their claim
of plurality of 5000 in the state, these
figures being the estimate made by the
nominee himself tonight.
At Republican headquarters in this
city Taylor's plurality is placed al
5000. In neither case is it possible to
get the figures unon which the claim
is based, each side evidently fearing
that giving publicity to the reports of
its agents throughout the state might
work TO the advantage of its opponent
in the event of a contest
Almost complete returns from Louis
Vile and Jefferson county do not change
last nights estimate of a Republican
plurality of a little over 5000.
Governor Bradley is still in the city
and announces that he will remain. here
for several days.
Legislature Is Democratic.
In view of the probability of con-
test over the vote for governor this
statement made bv Chairman Long of
the Republican state campaign COM
mittee. at II O'Clock tonight. is signifi-
cant Said Mr.. Long:
''The legislature is close. but I think
we have lost both houses. From semi
7fficial returns from all counties eX-
cept twelve, and careful estimates from
these. we have carried the state by
5000 plurality for Taylor
In the event Of q. contest it will come
eefore the legislature. This lies with
the offices onlY OF governor and lieu
tenant governor. The law covering
this point nrovides a board for deter
mining a c-1teSt for governor shall be
chosen in the legislature by lot. the
senate selecting three and the house
eight members. The decision of this
board is not final nor conclusive. 1t
must report to the general assembly,
where further action may be taken.
Tonight's developments bring the leg
islature into prominence because of the
probability that it ultimately viii have
TO determine who is to be the next gov
ernor of Kentucky. In all expressions
upon the result of the election coming
from Democratic headquarters, the leg
islature has been claimed as safe for
that party. No statement of its make
UP has been given, but it is probable
a number of members claimed by the
Democratic party are not Goebel men.
Prospects of Goebel.
If the strength of the two great par
ties is nearly equal these anti-Goebel
Democrats probably would hold the
balance of power, thus furnishing all
the elements for a repetition of the bit
Ter contest oI 1891. WHICH resulted IN
the defeat of Blackburn for the United
States senate.
While the returns on the head of the
ticket are incomplete. but little atten-
ton has been paid to the figures on
members of the legislature and until I
the contest between leaders is cleared /
up somewhat. it viii be hard to get an ]
accurate estimate of the relative !
strength OF the parties in the assem- /
bly,.
Returns received by the Courier Jour- !
nal up to ESQ q. m, give Goebel a plu- |
ralitv of 2.070 votes. These figures are (
based on returns from 1,791 out of 1853 4
precincts. OF the seventy-two missing /
preci$v> twenty are in the Republican i
Eleventh district, seven in the Repub- /
lican counties of the Tenth district, and I
thirty-one in the Democratic counties
of the Tenth district.
Frankfort, KY, Nov. S.-Senator Goe-
bel arrived here at S o'clock tonight.
and was met at the train by a crowd of
800 enthusiastic admirers. From the
balcony of the Capitol hotel. where his
Headquarters is located. Mr. Goebel
made a speech in which he said:
Will Have His Seat.
"I believe I have been elected; in
fact, I know ] have l see that my
friend. General Taylor, says he will as
sumo the office Of governor All have
to say is that if 1 have been elected,