Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-03
WARM POLITICS
In KENTUCKY
Civil War Veteran HurIs Epithets
at Candidate GosbsI.
TROUBLE LOOKED FOR
The Exchange OF Campaigns courtsag
sizes Be,ween General Duke ana
sonasor.Goebol may Cuiminnse In
"rer.onal Counsor-A Footing Of
Unrest Permeatcs severnI Cities-5
Tho situation in louisville.
tDy Telegraph to virclnlan-Pilot.)

tBy Telegraph to fundamentally
Louisville, Ky, Nov. 2.-The cam-
paign in this State is growing more
bitter every day. Anti Goebel news
papers, as we'll as politicians. are mak-
ing personal attacks upon him.
Gen. Basil w. Duke, OF Civil War
candidate in q speech as q liar. n SLAM
derer, and an assassin"
The whole State awaited to hear Goe-
bells reply. a great many thought It
might come in the form Of a bullet,
and some fear he may yet make re-
joinder with n revolver. Goebel simply
announced however, that although he
had closed his campaign in Louisville,
he would return here three days be-
fore the election In order to give his
enemies an opportunity to look him
up" Incidently Goebel made n rejoin-
der as Il reflection on General Dukes
character.
No one can foretell with certainty
what will be the outcome of this eS-
| change of campaign courtesics between
| General Duke and Senator Goebel.
| Both have quick tempers and cool
nerves. and each has snlelt powder in
battle on the field. and Goebel, In a
street fight. which resulted In the death
of John Sanford at Covington.
DANGER AHEAD.
/ But gwen IL Goebel and Duke are
kept 6nart until after the voting ID
over. there Is peril Of serious, perhaps
terrible. trouble ut the polls on No.
in Lexington. in Frankfurt in Ovens
boro and other larger towns OF the
! State citizens grow more apprchenslve
ms the election day draws near. Each
Il ,y.,l. H.
proposes to Derpetuate fraud in the
| bullGting, and every partisan is declar-
Ing that he will spill blood TO prevent
| the opposition from stealing the vic
tory.
In the mountains where the Republic
cans are in the majority, the leaders
of that party are openly proclaiming
from the stump if theft Is attempted,
either In the voting or in the counh
they VIII lynch the offenders In broad
Covington and Newport shot gun
clubs have been organized by anti.
Goebel Democrats to guard the polls.
IN LOUISVILLE.
In Louisville the situation is even
more tense. Non Partisan Honest
Election Leagues have been, formed
hero with thousands uDon thousands
OF. members. The express purpose OF
these leagues Is to see that fair
election is held. AT the Board Of Trade
building here Last week 300 OF the lead-
ing citizens of the State. millionaire
bankers. lawyers and prominent manu-
facturers held a meeting to discuss the
situation. 1t was agreed that all signs
pointed to bloodshed and riots in this
city on November Z, and resolutions
were adopted to the effect that the
commercial interests of the community
demanded that action be taken to pre-
vent serious trouble.
In Louisville the police and flremen
are expected to take an active part
on behalf OF Goebel and 1t is safe to
predict there will be more armed men
In Kentucky on election day than even
before in 1.-THE history of q people much
given to carrying weapons.
a COURT DECISION.
Frankfort, Ky, November 2.-The
Court of Appeals by unanimous decis-
ion of the judges, refused to advance
the case CT tho Brown Democrats who
sought to compel precinct election
boards TO allow antiGoebel Democrats
lie INSPECTORS at the polls. The court
adjourned until November S.