The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-11
1T FAVORS THE REPUBLICANS
RESULT, so FAR, or OFFICIAL
 COUNT IN KENTUCKY.
Only Slight Changes from the Un o official Figurcs-In Important Instances the Republicans Have the Best of It. Democrats, However, >Still Maintain That GOebel Is Elected.

That GoebeI Is Elected.
 Louisville Ky, Nov. 10--The official was begun to-day throughout the state.
 In this city large crowd gathered at
 night by the Courier Journal from
 counties where the official count was
 completed to-day show in most cases
 only slight changes from the unofficial
 figures.
 changes favor the republicans. Leslie
 county, in the Eleventh district, which
 was not included at all in the table last
 night which gave Goebel a plurality of
 971 in the state Is 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 HOO. Oldham coun-
 tvs Goebel plurality official comes 96 instead of 1855, as reported last night In number of counties there are slight changes, each candidate profiting.
 There was no change to-day in the claims of the party managers. The democrats assert that Goebel will have plurality of 5000, while the nominee himself places it at 1000. The repubi cans claim Taylor is elected by a plu- rality of 4,000
 The Times (Goebel democra) has the following special from London, Ky; "State Chairman Young of the demo- cratic campaign committee is at Bar boursville 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 county board. It is believed Taylor's majority will be considerably reduced. if the county is not thrown out entire ly. Official returns from Clay county reduce Taylor's majority to 907 No changes have been made by the can wasting board of Laureal county so far. Taylor's majority will remain 931, all though the democrats will file affidavits 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 Ky, concerning the count in progress there: "A serious technical error in the vote may increase Goebels Nelson county plurality to 1,Ss6. In the official count it was discovered that In every precinct except one w. P instead of w. s. Taylor was voted for and the one precinct, New Hope, gives w. S Taylor, the republican candidate, only B, leaving the official vote as certified to by the two democratic commission srs, as follows: Goebel 1859, w. s. Tay- or 73 William P, Taylor 1,19S The re- publican commissioners refused to cer- -ify to these figures
 Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 10--The demo- ,ratic state campaign committee, with 'orce of clerks, is busy tonight tabulat- ng returns s received from the various boards. Several counties are still out, and in a number of those heard from to-day the county boards will meet again tomorrow to pass on contested ballots, which may materially lffect the result. The members of the committee claim that Goebeps vote was slightly increased by the official count | o-day and still claim his election by at east 4,000. The committee declines to tive out the vote received by It, and on which the claim of Goebel's election is | ,aS aSed It is conceded on all hands here | hat the result will not be definitely as- for at least two days, and | hat no matter which candidate may be | leclared elected, the legislature will | Inally have to settle a contest which Is ertain to be instituted for possession of he officeh.