The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-13
Second Week OF Uncertainty rs to the
Result Begins with but Little
Hope OF Immediate Relief.
VERY BITTER LEGAL FIGHT
BOTH SIDES ARE PREPARING FOR 1T
WITH ALL THEIR ENERGY.
A Dead Mans Vote Figures In the
Count in Maryland-Mr. Bryan Goes
Hunting-McLean's Opinion.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 12.-The second
week of uncertainty regarding the result of
the banoting for Governor of Kentucky be-
gins with little prospect of immediate re-
lief. The official count has been in progress
two days, and official returns from large
majority of the 1l9 counties have narrowed
the contest down to a nose finish. Each
side claims the election of Its ticket, but
the estimated plurality of either does not
exceed three thousand. While the returns
so far received favor Taylor, the result of
the count may hinge on the decision given
by the county election commissioners in
several places where contests have been be-
gun on the ground of alleged Irregularities.
One of these contests, that in Nelson
county, has been decided adversely to the
Republicans. 1t involves 1,l9S votes. nearly
as many as either side claims as its plur-
ality. The Democrats will contest the votes
of some of the mountain counties, which
return large Republican pluralities. The
most important county involved is Knox,
which gave Taylor 1.39S plurality. There
are also contests in three precincts in
Louisville, which went Republican.
In any event, 1t is difficult to see how
bitter contest before the Legislature and the
courts can be avoided. All the contests
now being considered by the county elec-
ton officers will have to be argued before
the state board of election commissioners,
which must meet at Frankfort within a
month. Both sides are preparing for this,
with all the legal talent a. their command
Meanwhile, everything hangs on the official
count, which may consume large portion
of the week. In Jefferson coulty Louis-
ville) the work is especially slow. Only one
ward has been completed in tho two days
work
The Commercial tomorrow VIII rrint a
statement from Chairman George ". Lang,
of the Republican State campaign commit
tee, claiming a plurality of 31n for Tay-
lor. These figures are based on the official
returns of no county election boards; upon
returns signed by the precinct election OFF,
GERS in eight counties; more counties in
which the county boards have not furnished
t&bulation, and upon returns in one county
in which the election officers refuse to certi-
fy TO the returns. The ll0 counties giving
official returns. show pluralities of 27,l21. for
Taylor and 29,905 for Goebel net plurality
of 2,lS4 for Goehel. In the eight counties
rot yet canvassed pluralities shown
amounting to 6,424 for Taylor and 1883 for
Goebel. The committee claims that these
returns have been certified to by the pre-
cinct election officers and need only to be
tdbulated. In the remaining county, Lew
is, there Is plurality of 70i for Taylor. but
the election officers boldly refuse to obey
the law by certifying to their returns
The Courier-Journal will print a statement
from Mr. Goebel, at Frankfort declaring
there is no doubt of his election, but CIV
ing no figures. the announcement being
made that no returns have been received
since last night when Goebels plurality
was figured at 155.