The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov 10.-The off,
cial count of the ballots cast on Tuesday
was begun today throughout the state.
In this city a large crowd gathered at
the court house to witness the count.
Representatives of all the parties were
admitted by the commissioners. and the
examination Of the ballots proceeded In
an orderly manner. Judging from the
progress already made the official re-
turns will show no great variations from
the unofficial figures, which give Louis
Vile and Jefferson county to the Re-
publlcans by a plurality of about 5000.
There was no change today in the
claims of the party managers. The Dem
ocrats assert that Goebel will have a
plurality Of 5000, while the nominee him
self places it at 1000. The Republican MS
claims Taylor is elected by plurality
of 1000
The Times (Goebel Dem) has the fol-
lowing speciaE from London, KY:
State Chairman A. w. Young, of the
Democratic campaign committee. is ar
Barboursville seeking to have the entire
vote of Knox county thrown out. Num-
bers of affidavits alleging fraud and ir-
regularities are being filed with the coun-
ty board. 1t is believed that TayIor's
majority will be considerably reduced
II the county is not thrown out entirely.
Official returns from Clay county re-
duce Taylors majority to 9O7. No
changes have been made by the can
vassing board of Laurel county So far
Taylor's majority will remain 99l. though
the Democrats will file affidavits with the
state election board at Frankfort. next
Tuesday, asking that three precincts be
thrown out, which will reduce It,"
POSSIBLY FATAL ERROR.
The Times also has the following from
Bardstown, KY, concerning the count in
progress there:
"A serious technical error In the vote
may increase GoebeTs Nelson county p;u-
ralIty to 1,SS6. In the official count #
was discovered that in every precinct ex-
cept one, W. P. instead Of w. S. TavIor
was voted for and the one precinct New
Hope gives w. s. Taylor, the Repub
mean candidate, only seventy-threa, leav
ing the oncIal vote, as certified to by the
two Democratic commissioners, as fol-
lows: Goebel, 1859; w. S. Taylor, 73. Will
lam P. Taylor, 1,19S The Republican
commissioners refuse to certify to these
figures"
The reports received tonight by the
Courier-Journal from counties where tha
official count was completed today show
In most cases slight changes from the un-
otncial figures. In a few important in
stances, however, the changes favor tho
Republicans. Leslie county, in the Elev
enth district, which was not included at
all In the table last night which gave
Goebel plurality of 971 in the state ia
reported tonight as having given TAYLOR
a plurality of 962 votes on the official
count. kenton County, which figured In
last nights table with 2,493 plurality for
Goebel, is reduced to about 2,1OO Oldham
county's Goebel plurality, official, comes
ninety-six Instead of 1S5, as reported last
night. In q number of counties there
are slight changes, each candidate profit
ing.
Reports to the Commercial CRep.D up TO
midnight show gains of SCI for Goebal and
1853 for Taylor on changes from the un-
official returns. This leaves TayIor's plu-
rality, according to the Commercial. 3.34I
Reports to that paper from today's count
cover sixty-eight of the 119 counties in
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