Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
Protests Againt Frauds Which Are
Said to Be Contemplated.
LEADING DEMOCRATS ARRESTED.
They Are Charged With Intimida
ton of Negro yoters-OmciaI Count
Begun--Connict Certain to lie
Taken tn Courts or Legislatures.

each party asserting that his ticket has
a plurality Of about 1000.
Newspaper returns from Republican
sources give Taylor a plurality OF 3.i3S
while those from Democratic sources
make Goebel's plurality 81. These latter
cover all but thirty-fye precincts in the
State. although several reports from
counties give estimated pluralities, in
stead of actual ones. OF the missing pre-
cincts five are in Louisville. which went
Republican this year, twenty are in
strong Republican counties. and ten are
I'm strong Democratic counties.
FEELING AGGRAVATED.
Feeling among the factions has been
aggravated. rather than allayed, by the
developments since Tuesday. Excited
meetings are being held in many parts of
the stare to protest against frauds, which,
it is alleged, are contemplated by the
leaders, Nothing short of the official
count will determine the result. and it Is
a foregone conclusion that the announce
rnent OF that count VIII simply change
the scene of conflict TO the courts or the
Legislature. where it will appear in the
form Of a contest.
The situation had not changed material
" ND 10 T. NJ. The official count was
begun to-day I'm all parts Of the state by
the county boards Of canyassers. In this
civ large crowd gathered at the court
house. but there was no disorder.
--LATEST CLAIMS.
Tho latest claims from newspaper re-
turns are plurality of 963 for Goebel, by
the Times. and plurality or 5,tOo TOT
TAYLOR. claimed by the Evening Post.
WESTERN UNION QUITS THE FIELD.
CINCINNATI. O., November l0.-The
Western Union Telegraph Company 10
dav issued it's last bulletin on the Ken
tucl,v election, saying that with complete
returns from ninety-fOur counties, ana
nearly complete ones from twenty-three
otbers Tavlor's plurality Is 1,3o2. Ihe
two counties not repOrted-beshe anu
Nrartin-gave in 1897 a Republican plu-
rality Of Lbs.
DEMOCRATS ARRESTED.
.rRANKFORT. KY. November 1O.-Bn-
- vriIiams Wingate Thompson ana
c]ior,sn carr. prominent Democrats.
80 boon arrested by a deputy United
cto+ea marshal on warrants charging III
.f,,fd.tfon Of colored voters on Iuesuay.
,rhi. makes q total Of nine Warrants Oh
his kind issued by the Federal court
ami II Is understood that probably d nun
dred more will be issued.
voTr-COuNTING ORDERLY
rotrsvILI.E. KY, November lO-Ine
,fioiot count of the ballots cast on luS9
S 1l,. vs. begun to-day throughout the
StS+o In this city n large crowd gamer
80 az the courthouse. Representatives
~ ali the PARTIES were admitted py lnS
>o.r,n,iestoners. and the examination OIL
the ballots proceeded in an orueilS il'
ner Judging from the progress alIe"us
made. the official count VIII shOm nv
,root variation from the unoIllciai
,7',,,res which give Louisville and Jeffer-
son county 10 the RepuphcauS Dy
plurality of about 5000.
,rhere WAS no change to-day IN lhe
claims of the party managers. Inc De
r,ocrafs assert that GOebel VIII nave
- niurolitv of 5000. while the nominee
himself places 1t at 1000 The Repupli-
ems claim that Taylor is elected Dy Il
plurality of 1900. ~.
THE Iimes (Goebel Democrat mas the
following special from London, KY:
KNOX COUNTY MAY BE THROWN
OUT.
"State chairman A. W. Young, OF the
Democratic Campaign Committee, Is at
Barboursvine. seeking to have the enllre
vote OF Knox county thrown out NUM-
hers Of amdavits alleging fraud ana
other irregularities are being hled VIII
the County Board. Ii is believed ray
tnr,s natoritv Will be considerably re-
duced n the county is not thrown out
entirely. ,
"Oaicial returns from Clay reduces
Taylor's majority TO sO'.
mo changes have been made by the
Canyassinz Board VI Laurel county so
far. Taylors majority will remain S5l,
though the Democrats will file afhdavits
with the state Election Board at Frank
fort next Tuesday, asking that three
precincts be thrown out, which Will re-
duce it,"
The Times Also has the following from
BardstoWn KY, concerning the count IN
progress there:
INCREASE OF GOEBEL'S VOTE.
"A serious technical error in the vote
may increase GoebePs Nelson county
plurality TO .Sss. In the official count il
was discovered that in every precinct,
except one. W. r., instead OF W. s.,
Taylor. was voted for, and the one pre-
cinct. New Hope, gives w. S. Taylor, the
Republican candidate, only - leaving the
official vote, as certified by the two De-
mocratic commissioners, as follows:
Goebel, 1853; W. s. Taylor, 70; William
+. Taylor, 1,09S. The Republican COM
missioners refused to certify to these
figures.
TABULATING RETURNS.
FRANKFORT, KY, November io--The
Democratic State Campaign Committee,
with a score of clerks, Is busy tonight
tahulating returns. as telegraphed from
the various county canyassing boards.
Several counties are still out. and in
number OF those heard from 10 day the
county boards will meet again to-mor-
row, to pass on contested ballots which
may materially affect the result
The members OF the committee claim
that GoebeYs vote was slightly increased
by the Official count to-day, and stu
claim his election by at least 1900
The committee declines 10 give the vote
by counties, as received by II, and on
which the claim OF Goebels election Is
based. II is conceded on all hands here
that the result will not be definitely as
certainsd for at least two days. and that
no matter which candidate may be de-
clared elect the Legislature will finally
have to set,'e a contest which Is certain
TO be instituted for possession OF the OF
flee
THE LATEST FIGURES.
LOUISVILLE, KY. November 1O.-Re-
ports received tonight by the Courier
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