The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
TAYLOR FULLY 5000 AHEAD.
cotRr ORDERS 1923 DISPUTED VOTES
GIVEN TO HIM.

The, Were Cast for w. p. Taylor In Nelson
county by Mistake for w. s. Taylor
,v.bri siill Insists That He Has Been
Tlected-The Courier-Journal Gives 1t Up.
louisville. Ky. Nov. 1S.-The election de-
,olopments to-day have been altogether favor
,h,e to Taylor This morning. with only .
,.w moro precincts TO hear from. and
h.i,tc the official vote OF every pre-
,,nct IN the State would be known.
On. Cogrier.Journdl which has never con =
.sdeI that Goebel was beaten on the face OF
tho ro,urns was forced to make tho following
abatement OF the oflclal vote:
"Orlcal returns from all counties, except
Jefferson. where the count has not been COM
Melted are at last in. On the face Of the official
rctuins 10 the State Board from 11S counties,
and the unofficial returns from Jefferson.
Gosbel has plurality Of 1890 on uncon-
tasted votes It's does not include contest
cd tluraties .! 4.047 in Nelson. Johnson,
Knox. Mercer and Pulaski counties. In tho
case o, Nelson county tho certified returns
10 the state Board show plural
~ Of 1885 for Goebel: but Taylor
Is contesting 1.loS OF This plurality.
In the case OF Johnson. Knox. Mercer and
Pulaski counties. the certified returns to the
stat. Board give Taylor an aggregate plurality
o,2.s4p. all " which is contested by Goobcl.
adding these contested pluralities to the
uneontes.ed pluraIitles for each candidate. the
r.sult for the State stands thus:
"rrcort.it,d. Co,iN,bd. Total
"piuraiities for Taylor. 2e,gss 2.s4y s2sa7
-Piurllites for zoe el.3l.37s l,1es 32.6To
"eoe5,l. plurality OF uncontrolled vot.s. 1880.
"TAylor Q plurality " contested votes. 1901.
"Tsylors plurality OF uneontested aud contested
vot., !oI.
"rhis il the result certified to the state Board
go d, Nh. 20 AN.N Mo-
son. subject to change by the official count in
contests that, have been referred to tho State
board from the counties named
glasgow !" r SV his DECISION IN the Nelson
s. & Sff9nf 4 T.y T5 aiSsa SF e
precinct election officers OF that county
10 correct tho error in their ceertia,
vote. cast In their respective precincts for WILL
lam s Taylor. heretofore certified by them for
William. 7. Taylor. This decision involved
:Sq1'n s.s Of Js, n.s 'oqS vG,:
SS, .Sa S SSiSgF9sd ,h. IN.
wari remained to, be counted In the
other eleven cwsErls ,es vote stands,
1 THyS ay ElH SSray q b! TSn
ward will not reduce that plurality more than
iC0or 700 votes 1t viii thus be seen that
turns will he between 1900 and 1000.
In spite o. these indisputable figures Goebel
to-day made tho astonishing statement:
Twill have majority on the face of the re-
turns and will he seated"
The only possible means for such a re-
suit to he brought about IA 10y the throw IN g
out OF the Lou -villc vote by ;hc local comm So
son when II sits as a Contrasting Board next
week. Tks 9tleHi com, yill be con:
viii resolve Itself into a 'Contcstiug Board. d"
All during The count the Democratic attorneys
have fled contests IN each ward wind
ipG W with the blanket contest 70
Goebei really eNrecis to te elected on
The iace Of the re.urus T. must be this action
that he is depending upon.
MIDpLrssoIu. Ky. Nov. IL -HanGbills con-
tanning the following are being scattered in
We endorse. the action % our Cover
nor. W. o. Bradley. TO- calling out the
state militia IN the city OF Louisville
and SeI'eys ,ha, he; b, SO d9;nE; save, saved
ion anil honest election. and prevented rio,
AMI tloo!shri. W. hereby congratulate the
Rerut cans o: Knox county Tor the rcsn-
!v'e way they have stood for a free bal
every R-rut can stand 20 his colors. and
II ten Taylor has teen rcr'At on the face ot
the r"'urNs. as We believe =" has. We are willing
n't Pay oIS 70 scat hlm peacefully IL we can.
tu, bv force y GrcesSarv."
There = also T." installing the tone o, a
ru't." >rL' cat in tUysuEton:
Ih",r grave danger hat interruptions
men intend :" count out the entire Republican
t',-t They care nothing for The will Of IN,
peup".. and believe It will not find expires
sion They must lie taught that the peonle ar,
ih-i' masters, Come to Odd Fellows Hall mex
Nontay evening Nov. 20. at X O'Clock. an,
br'ac your ,atriotic neigh Dor and 'rieni. I'll,
situation vi BE- explained and measures vii
be iaSru 70 us'eat those who would rob US y
our most sacred rights"