Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-09
Democratic Candidate Goshsl De-
clatas He Carried the State.
TROUBLE is BREWING
Declares ne vii, BE Inaugurnted
Governor in Spite of Loulsvliio &
Nashville Railroad and Republic.
can Governor DrndIoy's Bayo cts
The Ropublioan. Claim the
Election OF Taylor.
{By telegraph e vIrglnIan- pIlot.y

tBy Telegraph TO vIrglnian-P ilot.r
Louisville, Ky, Nov. 8.--No matter
what result the face of the returns of
yesterdays State election shows, a
contest is very likely to occur. Add
tional returns received to-day and to-
night continue to show Republican
gains and basing an estimate upon the
normal complexion OF the precincts
still unreported, Indicate a plurality of
six thousand or eight thousand for w.
S. Taylor for Governor. The belated re-
turns are mostly from mountnin coun-
ties which are strongly Republican. The
eleventh district, which in 1896 gave
y Mckinley n plurality of 10000, Is only
about half reported. Eleven out of nine
teen counties in this district give Tay-
lor pluralities aggregating 1902, indi-
eating that the Republicans have car
ried the district by about the same
(. figures as In 1885, RI
The Goebel people cling to their claim
Of plurality Of 5000 in the State,
these figures being the estimate made
by the nominee himself. Tonight !,
al At Republicani head Quarters In this
< city Taylor's plurality is placed at
5000. In neither case is it possible TO
get the figures upon 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 it's opponent
III the event of q contest.
Almost complete returns from Louis
vile and Jefferson county do not
n n M lNc VII
publican plurality Of q little over tlfSee
thousand.
Governor Bradley Is still In the CITY
and announces that he will remain here
for several days.
GOEBELS DECLARATION.
Frankfort. Ky. Nov. s.-senator Coo
bel arrived here at 8 o'clock tonight
and was met at the train by crowd
of 1,500 enthusiastic followers, From
the balcony of the Capital Hotel, where
his headquarters Is located, Mr. Goebel
made speech, In which he said:
II believe have been elected, in
fact know have. I see my friend,
General Taylor, says he will assume
the office of Governor. All I have to
say Is IL have been elected, as I be-
lieve, will be inaugurated in spite of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
and Bradley's bayonets"
Ex-senator Joseph Blackburn also
spoke, claiming Goebel's election by a
slender majority and calling on the
people to see to 1t that he is seated.
OHIO STRONGLY REPUBLICAN.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. S.-Unoff,ciaI re-
turns have been received by the West.
ern Union from all counties in Ohio
win q rev scattering precincts estf
mated. The footings give Nash. Re.
publican, for Governor a pluraIitv ne
1926. The reports in most cases give
only the pluraIities, and hence Il ha :
not been possible to give the total vote
or the candidates. The Jones vote
however, has been reported from an
counties including Cuyuhoga. Lucas.
hamilton and Summit, where the
ialses, vote Tor him was cast. It shows
a total In AZ counties Of SO. ISL. :
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST
Nothing has been received bv tha
{ western Union to change ITS estimate
early IN the day Of q plurality for Tnv-
ior' Republican. for Governor of Ken
lucky Advices from unreported pre-
clncts are coming in slowly, and it
may DC Il DAY BEFORE all are received
A. CONTEST PROBABLE.
Louisville. Ky, Nov. SIN view of
the probability Of contest over the
vote for Governor, this statement.
made by Chairman Long of the Re-
publican Campaign COMMITTEES Mt II
o'clock tonight, ds Significant, Said
Mr.. Long
The Legislature is, close, but thinl,
we have lost both houses From semi
official returns from all counties, except
twelve, and estimates from these. we
have carried the State by 5000 plurality
for Taylor"
LEGISLATURE TO SETTLE 1T,
In the event of q contest it Will
come before the legislature. This is the
case only with the offices of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. The law COW
Z ering this point provides that a board
for determining a contest for Governor
shall be chosen in the Legislature by
Z lot, the Senate selecting three and the
House eight members. The decision of
u this board is not final nor conclusive.
It must report to the General Assem-
\ bly,, where further action may be Ia
& ken. 80. =
To-night's developments bring the
& glslature into prominence. because
y Of the proba tty that5 it ultimately
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