The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-09
He Will be the Next Governor Of the BIue
Grass State.
LOUISVILLE CONTEMPORARIES RETURNS
They Give Goebe Plurality 2O7O With II Precincts to
Hear From--0f These 20 Are in the Eleventh Dis
trct, in the Tenth and 81 Are Demo-
cratic Counties of the Tenth
District.

UIS
Louisville, X, Nov. 9.-(Thursday.)-
Returns received by the Courier-J Journal
up to 1:30 a. m. give Goebel a plurality
of 2,O70 votes.
These figures are based on returns
from 1,791 out of 1868 precincts. OF
the y missing precincts twenty are in
the Republican eleventh district, seven
are in the Republican counties of the
Tenth district and 81 are Democratic
counties of the Tenth district.
LOOKS LIKE A CONTEST.
Louisville, Ky, Nov S.-No matter
what result the face of the returns n
yesterdays State election shows a con
test as very likely to occur. Additional
returns received today and tenigbt con
tinue to show Republican gains. abs
basing an estimate upon the normal com
plexion of the precincts still unreported
Indicate IA plurality of 5000 or 5000 fol-
w. s. Taylor for Governor. The be-
lated returns are mostly from mountain
counties which are strongly Republican
The Eleventh district, which in 1885,
gave Mckinley a plurality of $4,000 is
only about half reported. Eleven out of
nineteen counties in this district give
Taylor pluralities aggregating 12,062,
indicating that the Republicans have car
ried the district by about the same fig
ures az in 1896
The Goebel people cling to their claim
of a plurality of 5000 in the State, these
figures being the estimate made by the
nominee himself tonight.
At Republican headquarters 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 its opponent in the event
of a contest.
Almost complete returns from IouiS
vile and Jefferson county do not change
last nights estimate Of a Republican
plurality of little over 1900.
Governor Bradley is still in the city
and announces that he will remain here
for several days.
In view of the probability of a con
test over the vote for Governor, thi,
statement made by Chairman Long, OF
the Republican campaign committee al
II o'clock tonight, is significant. Said
Mr.. Long:
THE Legislature is close, but / think
we have lost both houses. From semi
official returns from all counties except
twelve, and careful estimates from these
we have carried the State by 5000
plurality for Taylor"
In the event of a contest it will come
before the Legislature. This is the case
only with the offices of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. The law cover
ing this point provide that a board for
determining a contest for Governor shall
be chosen in the Legislature by lot. the
Senate selecting three and the House
eight members. The decision of this
board as not final nor conclusive. Ii
must report TO the General Assembly
where further action may be taken.
Tonight's developments bring the Leg
islature into prominence, because of the
probability that it ultimately will have
to determine who is ito be the next Gov
erlfor of Kentucky. In all expressions
upon the result of the election, coming
from Democratic headquarters, the Leg
islature has been claimed as safe for
that party. No statement of it's make
up has been given, but it is probable
that a number of members claimed by
the Democrats are not Goebel men. if
the strength of the two great parties
is nearly equal these anti-Goebel Demo-
80 ll1 laD
of power. thus furnishing all the ele-
ments for a repetition Of the exciting
and bitter contest of 1897, which result
ed in the defeat of Joe Blackburn for
the United States Senate. While
the returns ON the head Of
the tickets are incomplete, but
little attention has been paid to the
figures on members of the Legislature,
and until the contest between the lead
ers is cleared up somewhat it will be
lard to get an accurate estimate Of the
relative strength of the parties III the
Assembly.
Returns received by the CouTier-Jour-
nal mp TO midnight give Goebel a plural
ity in the State outside of the eleventh
district lo,30o. The eleventh district,
as far as received. shows the usual Re-
publican maiorities S.x counties i'm this
district. which last night reported Taylor
pltsralities. i'm tonight's revised figures in
creased these plurahties by 300. On
the other hand the first district, i'm the
extreme western portion of the State.
the banner Democratic district, increases
its plurality for Goebel several hundred
over the figures returned last night.
Warrants have 'becn sworn ont against
upward of two hundred election officers