The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-05
iIII6 N KENTUCKY.
Il i Canvass the Gov
srsr's Vote.
y, s,afrARY OF STATE FINLEY
| ,..,t,e. Have been Dis
- wv rive Have Been
:. sor ruturc Action.

''.., cf 10 in the sta'.' "
20 y. Ave we're passed over.to be
', ,,mr,.djatsly upon conclusion Illus aa,,r OF
= 'n'. .ryassing board. The coun-
q Y. Nav gave Goebel 7i,lei. Tay-
ne counties passed over ,, are
r,.nlnr Green Harlan ana mar
n. me, a. 1880 in the office OF
y s,,te rinlay. all three members
..,,cs Pryor of the State su-
~ r. Ellis and c. b. poyntS-
M time was wasted ana I'M
4. hoard got down TO business.
!, ,,sb between the commissioners
- Finley who. by virtue OF ms
H custodian of the certiiicntes
~ ss,hs county boards OF election:
IGN se..sv for tue returns. Mr.. Finley.
/! .. asfv'i replied the secretary. hand
= s, SOY, give US the returns from
~ s,s,sy' inquired Mr.. Ellis. :,
.ss,,n NJ these returns, replied
tuAsua,as as such prefer TO keep
W.. ovn hands. | don't mean that
j@sos,a for an instant misuse them
~ w, .v, IRA in my charge, aud am
W. 4, fhen,. / can not give them UP
w are required Sy the hoard.
ns.ths property of the poard, Mr..
,.,,'sS Mr. Ellis, and the board
\ t,isst In the world to have them
~ all at once as 1t may elect.
MAJ sDs mai YOU should be joint Gus
VIM "A, records while they are In the
y. II ma board, but ] consider even
w e,. y on the part OF the board,
~ Sss,Ins 10 hand them over" was
irly's reply, "and ] request leave 10
n, III ny legal advisers.
nil waved bis hand IN assent, ana
lion talk with Augustus wilson OF
Iils ibe attorney acting Tor the re-
Y, csrty, Mr., Finley turned around,
IA IA valve the point. Mr.. Ellis. Here
,.trrus.n and he handed them out.
=, prsctically the only argument that
"A during the day and II was carried
|elout bitterness or discourtesy ON either
hsun. the canvass went on rapidly,
J, scupiies being disposed of when the
| adjourned at o'clock for dinner.
rxca,sned at 2:30, and within three
tbjr,y-elght counties. including the
|A,l rsrs passed, were canvassed. The
l iii meet again at $3.50 tomorrow morn
! III county over which any trouble
! Il, Christian, which gave 2Sl6 votes TO
nd All to Taylor. IL was passed on
u m alleged Irregularities IN the pre-
Il Hopkinsville, which will be made
|rhet. az discussion before the con-
y board tomorrow or Wednesday.
Six county was the next county laid
M future argument The county COM
kllp fr,t certified 1858 votes for Goebel
|yN Tor Taylor. They discovered errors
y tvut and sent substitute certificate.
!. Gnbel i'll and Taylor 1866. The
4 vas passed by mutual consent of
hats and republicans.
n county was passed on account of
\ iifssularitles In the Brentwood pre-
u Harlan was called Judge Hargis,
\ d chief adviser for the democratic
arose and asked that the county he
y On account OF Irregularities, the
M which. he said, he was unable to
hing In ignorance concerning them.
|tKaiy was passed, as he requested. the
Hnrs Offering no objection.
trtiod commissioners of Harrison
4 bad sent two certificates footing up
ally because of trouble at Cynthia.
lyB on account of an injunction issued
y hem by Judge Kimbrough, ordering
L certify for all the republican .candi
| The first certificate was filed In ac-
w with the Injunction. The injunc-
Wig dissolved later, second certifi-
~ fled, making difference of lS3
III hylor,s count.
VI probably take the board the greater
tomorrow to canvass the returns OF
'tniinlng counties, and it will then re-
Aitt Into contesting board. adjourn
y lss hall in which the legislature
"a Tor a time fireworks will be in
, The real work that will count for
'tsiion Of Goebel or Taylor Will begin
iM every inch will be fought fiercely
cIh sides.
y ss nothing In the work of today
~ count for much unless it be the
g q the commissioners in the canvass
nafa county. Here the polls were
ven twenty,three democrats and six
' \ we're waiting to vote, all desiring
Y tls Straight party tickets. They were
eos " time to vote, but the supply
.sai oallots had been exhausted and
.@.s we're refused, The county COM
' sas sskeo that tho votes be admitted.
~ utnleo the request as it had no
% behind the certified returns.
IA s ~ OF bfecklnridge county II was
". ,as' two certificates Of election
(, ~ \. aea, the county officers desiring
Z ro !, count given in their first certif-
~, Slsv,..llshoner Ellis asked the ATTORNEYS
4. 'nemselyes on this point. as II
!. 4, y Importance later on. He wanted
|. nAae attorneys were of the opinion
NJ, w.ay officers had a right to make
M date subsequent to the orig
,sls,ma ,as oertificate. The democrats
7 =. ana the republicans asssnfed
w vas very quiet TODAY. A large
i, @eu most of them Republicans.
~, avn outlying counties and one en-
4 "a y Uniform without having heen
IN, 70, Among the arrivals wero
MI r 0ps,ss and Scoville OF the Iau-
r@''iua, but they did not come on
/ fal.,e came according TO Adjutant
n, Mn. % private citizens to see
Il ,n On. There was not a sem
Il bohsHn,o o. any kind during the day.
n, 49, swore in sixty extra police
.r,v, n.ie as much on account of the
,,tr,s.,y court day and the oneninp
-''ssunal campaipn