The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-10
SNARE IN
KENTUCKY.
Both Sides Are Making Vehement
Cries of Fraud,
AND BOTH CLAIM THE VICTORY.

Repu blicans and Democrats Bring out
Figures 20 show the Election OF Their
Candidate by Four Thousand Plural
ity-Governor Brndley's Declaration.
Louisville Nov 1O.-A confusion OF
claims and counter claims, to quiet
which the official count or perhaps
contest before the legislature Will be
necessary. is what Is left Of Tuesdays g
election. Above IL all vehement cries
Of fraud, committed or contemplated,
are heard. Each side claims the cleo
tion OF its ticket by a plurality OF
about 1000. and presents figures 20
back up the claim. These figures In
some counties vary widely, end II Is
impossible 10 tell which side, II either
has accurate returns.
Chairman Long, OF the Republican
campaign committee. said.
81 have no estimate to give, but can
furnish the actual figures. On the
face OF the returns TaylOr's plurality
is Abs. All OF the precincts have been
heard from. Twelve counties are not
official, including the returns from
Kenton and Breathitt."
General Taylor said he was sure OF
his election by a majority that will
not be less than 1000. General Tay-
lor said that official and semi-official
returns from nearly every precinct In
the state showed that he had been
elected.
A special from Frankfort quotes Gov
ernor Bradley as saying:
Taylor has been elected by at least
10000 majority. and he will be the next
governor OF Kentucky"
On the other hand, returns from a
Democratic source show a plurality
on the face of the returns Of about
1000 for Goebel This they claim, is
to be affected by returns from somo
missing precincts where the Demo-
Gratis can hardly do worse than break
even. Mr.. Goebel and Senator Black
| burn, in interviews at Frankfort
openly charged the Republicans with
fraud in the Eleventh district, from
| which the returns are coming in very
/ slowly.
The indications point more strongly
| than ever to contest before the leg
islature which. there seems to be
reasonable doubt will be controlled by
| the Democrats.
Whether or not the members be-
longing to that party will stand to-
gether on questions affecting a con-
test cannot now be foretold. The
county boards of canvassers, which
meet today, simply count and tabulate
the returns. The state board of cleo
ton commissioners then reviews their
work and decides all questions affect
ing contested ballots. This commits
sion certifies to the secretary of state
the election of officers receiving the
highest number of votes after the de-
cisions of the commissioners on con-
tested returns have been recorded
! Under the Goebel law the duties of the
secretary of state are confined simply
to making public the result as found
by the con missiOners.
There is no appeal from the finding
OF the state board Of election commits
sioners except in the case of gov
ernor and lieutenant governor. In
case of a contest for these offices the
matter goes to the legislature. The
three members of the board of ell, ctiCL
commissioners which will finally pass
upon the returns were chosen under
the terms of the Goebel law by the
legislature which enacted that meas.
ure. They are Judge w. ]. Pryor, OF
Frankfort; c b. Pointz, of Maysville
and w. j. Ellis, Of Owensboro. Al
are said to be friendly to Goebel an(
are all Democrats. The law provide!
for meeting of these commissioner
on the fourth Monday after the elGc
ton.