Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
Complexion Of Returns Still Dependent
Upon This.
EVERY INCH OF GROUND FOUGHT.
Federal Judge Charges Jury With
Particular Reference TO Intimida-
ton of Negro voters-Antl-Demo D.
cratic Threat Of Martial Law.
cratic Threat of Martial Law.

| LOUISVILLE. KY, November 18-The
| tangle resulting from last weeks election
grows worse each day. This was the
| third day Of the official count, but the
work of the county boards Of canvass
ers disclosed little Information to clear
| tho situation. Chairman Long. Of the Re-
publican Campaign Committee, to day re-
peated his claim Of n plurality Of 3,111 for
| Taylor based on official returns from 1lO
counties and unofficial returns from the
remaining nine.
The Democratic papers and leaders here
have ceased 90 give figures. but specials
| from Frankfort quote Candidate Goebel
and other party leaders as saying that
| they are confident Of the success Of the
Kenton county man.
The complexion Of the returns TO be
| presented 20 the State Board Of Election
| Commissioners when IT meets in Frank
fort next month. stlH depends upon the
determination of the contests which are
! being raised in several parts of the State.
notably the strongly Republican counties
of the Eleventh District. where the Dem
ocrats' tissue ballots were used. These
contests have aroused much feeling in
the localities affected. one of them in
wolves The vote Of Knox county, which
gave Taylor 1885 plurality.
ACTION IN KNOX COURT.
To-day Barbourvile. the county seat,
was visited by hundreds Of people inter
ested in Tho result, their avowed purpose
being ,o SEES that justice is done. Coun-
sci for Candidate Taylor began action in
! the Knox County Circuit Court 10 compel
| the county election officers to certify the
| vote 10 the state Board Of Election Com
! lisslOners. The contention is over forty
! two ballots from the first precinct but
the petition filed by Taylor's counsel as
| sertS that the election officers propose 10
throw out the entire county. Judge Brown
granted temporary injunction against
such action.
johnson and Lewis counties are affect
| cd By Democratic charges OF irresulari-
ties. and there. too. legal complications
| arc likely 20 arise.
! AT HOpKnsvine a contest over q pre-
cinct which gave Taylor a plurality Of
| % is delaying the official returns OF tho
vote of Christian county. which gave Tay-
! Tor a plurality of $50. Slow progress was
made in the count of Louisville and JEFF
ferson county to-day. the commissioners
being at work on the Third Ward when
they adjourned until tomorrow.
EVERY INCH BEING FOUGHT.
Both sides are fighting every inch OF
! the ground A number of precincts are
I'm controversy, ON the ground of alleged
| irregularities. IN one such case, the
! Seventh Precinct Of the First Ward, the
I anti-Goebel people to-day secured an or
der from Judge TOney 20 compel the pre-
clnct officers 10 sign the tally sheets. The
/ Goebel people. however. claim that the
ballot-box had been opened before it
reached the county election officers Tho
vote. SO far as canvassed. shows little
change from the unofficial returns.
The Federal grand jury. which was adj
iourned over the election. reconvened this
morning. and was charged by Judge
Evans regarding election violations, par
ticularly with reference TO intimidation OF
colored voters. lie recited the charges
which had reached the ears OF the Court,
described in detail the offences upon
/ which Indictments should be found and
continued:
PROVING CONsPIRACIES.
"Conspiracics may be hard TO prove, but
IL IS BY no means Impossible TO prove
them. both by direct and by circumstah-
tial evidence. and You should ma mo
evidence and indict those who engaged
io these conspiracies You should get at
., Gloss of men most likely of higher. or,
at least. Of more pretenuous, grade than
their tools. This class is far more DAN
eerous 10 the community than the others
and their punishment is much more oesl-
rable in every way than that of the oth-
+ orc However. both classes should De N
dicted. The highest duty IS imposed upon
Won 10 vindicate tho law, ana you VIII
the more efficiently and commercially ais
! charge that duty il you probe matters 10
tha bottom, and, without Year or laNoI'
indict every man, however prominent OF
however obscure. who has engaged III any
conspiracy to perpetrate fraud upon the
ballot-box" =.
90 hv no means impossible for OFF,
! Gals of hish or low degree TO engage IN
ercb SCHEMES. and, where that IS the
/ case the demand for punishment is all
I t,. more IMPERATIVE, because an example
should be set i'm the case Of those VINO
are charged with the enforcement or the
law who make themselves the instru-
mont OF IT'S violation.
RrrAfOR OF MARTIAL LAW.
FRANKFORT. ky, November b
! Senator Goobel and the Democratic lead
ers are stl waiting on the hnal action
of the county boards Of election III JeI-
ferson. Christian, Knox, Johnson, ana
! other counties. 1t is claimed that enough
! fraudulent votes will be thrown OUT IN
! these counties 20 give GoeDei hluJo'i'S
! ON the face OF the returns.
The city is excited tonight over
! rumor that the Governor intends TO de-
clare martial Law I'm the event that Knox
/ and Johnson counties are thrown out anu
| mat he will refuse 20 recognize Hoepel As
| Governor under such conditions. ms
rumor of martial law Is not seneraly
/ credited.
EXCITEMENT AT VANCEBURG.
PORTSMOUTH, o.. November lS.-Ihis
u.os an exciting day at Naneeburg, KY
the county-seat OF Lewis county twenty
niies below here. An EFFORT was made to
throw out the entire vote Of the county
,gh,ch gave Taylor a plurality Of 600 on
a technicality II being claimed That me
nener on which the ballots were printed
Us TOO thin. On this ground the Elec-
,ton Hoard last week threw out the vote
~ Movers and Burtonville precincts
which gave Taylor 2O9 plurality, and ad-
! journed until to-day. ,,.
Word was passed through the county >
/ -, toaav about 200 citizens Hooked lL1o