Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
KENTUCKY SITUATION,
Bradley in Constant Conference
With His Adjutant-GeDeTaI
NO GOVERNOR DECEMBER Z.
Inauguration on Prescribed Date Can
not Be Secured.
GoEBEL NOT TO ABANDON FIGHT
story That He Had Decided to DO
So and to Enter Field for SENATE
Laughed at by Both Himself and
blackburn,
blackburn,

FRANKFORT, KY. November 10
Governor Bradley has the members Of
both parties guessing what hand he will
take in the event of a collision between
G6ebel and Taylor over the governorshp.
Bradley's close friends say he will not
recognize Goebel as Governor if the State
Board goes behind the original returns
i'm order to obtain for him a certificate
OF election.
The Governor himself will not talk,
but as he is in conference with Adjutant-
General Collier almost constantly, rumors
of this Kind are worrying the Democratic
leaders.
No Governor will be lnaugurated De
cember 18th, the date prescribed by law
The State Election Commission has not
oeen convened to canvass the returns
The law provides that il must meet not
later than December 9Th.
TABULATING RETURNS.
FRANKFORT. KY. November 6.-Sec-
Rotary -OI-Stale Finley has received Of
Gcial returns from nifty counties, and Is
tabllatiug them for the State Election
D.
aces on both tickets fear that the To-
turns may show the head of one ticket
elected, with candidates on the other
ticket faring likewise. While Coebel
carries Campbell county, Burke Repuo-
Hcam for Superintendent Of Public In
struction, carries the same by over lOo.
The Goebel managers assert that the
whole Goebel ticket will win.
The report to-day that Chairman Pryor
oe the state Election Committee, would
resign because Of dissatisfaction WIN
rh. course oil the Goebel County Commis-
slcuers, is denied by Pryor
CANVASS OF LEGISLATORS.
4 ouiet canvass of the legislators has
bcen begun by Taylor men, sounding inc
former as 10 how they VIII vote. III is
said four Democratic members Of the
House and AT least six Democratic sena-
rors have been found so far VINO VIA
not yof ,O sfat C0D1-l This movement
no. tatfyls sloe ls construed a. lnocat.
,n orinion that Goebel will be given a
certificate OF election from the statl
Beard. ,,s -,
INC story that Goebel had decided 90
abandon the fight, ana to enter heh'
aea;nst Blackburn for senator Is pro
nounced absurd by friends OF Dotn ane
IS laughed at by both Goebel ana BLACK
burn.
THE LOUISVILLE COUNT.
LOUISVILLE. KY, November l6-Iht
,,.nrl, ~ tabulattng the election returns
| i'm Louisville is progressing so SO" 'S
| tbat il is hardly probable tnat all ol tne
precincts of the city VIII be- counted oe-
| fore next Tuesday OF Wednesday
The Democrats have given houce ll"'
they will contest the vote IN seNeIal ~
circts on account OF the fact that the
Democratic officers of the precincts as
weU as Democratic voters, were lhlliil-
dated by soldiers.
N,,ben the vote OF the Twentieth Pre-
cincf of the Ninth ward was reached
Ind, the commissioners to-day IL was
! fouud that there was no complete record
of the vote. Judge Harges, Democtau'
counsel said that he would piouuct
/ aaidavhs to prove that the Democrat,
officers i'm this precinct were frightened
from the voting places by the soldiers
| ON that account they had been ulaDi'
TO make out the returns.
Mr.. Klnkead, for the Republicans sal'
| thar he would produce evidence 10 snow
! that the soldiers were never "lthln
mile of the precinct and that me De-
mocrats had other reasons for not signing
! the returns t..,
The board voted TO pass the precinct
/ until later.
DEBOE AIDING TAYLOR.
! FRANKFORT. KY, November lb.-sen-
| ator Deboe arrived mere to-nisht anu II
| latino after some of TaylOr's interests
| I'm am interview be said: 80,
.'Taylor has been elected, and ne VIII
hs seated. The people VIII stand no
nsurpation from the state Election Boarq
] .Ia 4 don't rlluk tnt nININ
an I1ve the audaclty 20 issue Goeb-l q
! Certifcate of election, but If 1t does, the
people will not submit TO him, and lay
| ior will be- seated.