The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-17

still waiting on the final action of the
counting boards of election in Jeffer'
son, Christian, Knox, johnson and
other counties. 1t is claimed that
enough fraudulent votes will be
thrown out in these counties TO give
Goebel majority on the face of the
returns The city was excited Mon
day night over a rumor that the gov
ernor intends to declare martial law
in the event that Knox and johnson
counties are thrown out and that he
will refuse to recognize Goebel as gov
ernor under such conditions. This ru-
NOR of martial law is not generally
credited, though there is almost GER
tain TO be a serious clash between Gov.
Bradley and the claimant
| VAScEBuRs, Nov. l4.-Monday was
an exciting day in this place, the coun-
ty seat of Lewis county. An effort was
made to throw out the entire vote of
the county, which gave Taylor piu-
rality of 600, on technically, it be-
ing claimed that the paper on which
the ballots were printed was too thin.
On this ground the election board last
week threw out the vote of Mowers
and Burtonville precincts, which gave
Taylor 200 plurality. and adjourned un-
til Monday. Word was passed through
the county and Monday about 1000
citizens focked into Vanceburg and
gathered around the courthouse when
the election board met at 10 a. m.
News reached the crowd that the
commissioners were about to throw
out the vote of another precinct and
there was an angry demonstration.
Trouble seemed imminent when IL was
announced that the election board had
reconsidered its action by which the
vote of certain precincts had been
thrown out. and the entire vote of the
county would be counted as cast An
impromptu reception was at once ar
ranged by the crowd.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1.-THE tan
gle growing out of last weeks election
grows worse with each day. Monday
was the third day of the official count
but the work of the county boards OF
canvassers disclosed little informa-
ton TO clear the situation. Chairman
Long, of the republican campaign COM
mittee, Monday repeated his claim of
a plurality of 3, Ill for Taylor based on
official returns from ITO counties and
unofficial returns from the remaining
nine. The democratic papers and lead
ers here have ceased to give figures,
but specials from frankie quote Can
didate Goebel and other party leaders
as saying they are con fident of the sue
cess of the Kenton coun y man.
The comp exion of the returns to be
presented to the state board OF cleo
Frankfort next month still depends
upon the determin alton of the con-
tests which are being raised in several
parts of the state, notably the strong
ly republican counties of the of the
Eleventh district where the democrats
claim tissue ballots were used. These
contests have aroused much feeling in
the localities affected. one OF them
involves the vote of Knox county
which gave Taylor |, SOS plurality.
Monday Barbourville, the county
seat, was visited oy hundreds of people
interested in the result, their avowed
purpose being to see that justice is
done. Counsel for Candidate Taylor
began action in the Knox county cir.
cult court to compel the county cleo
ton officers TO certify the vote to the
state board of election commissioners.
The contention is over ~ ballots
from the first precinct but the petit
tion filed by Taylor's counsel asserts
that the election boards purpose is to
throw out the entire county. Judge
Brown granted temporary injunc-
ton against such action. Johnson and
Lewis counties are affected by the
democratic charges of irreg ularities,
and there, too, legal complications are
likely to arise.
AT Hopkinsville contest over a pre-
cinct which gave Taylor plurality
OF 95 is delaying the official return of
the vote OF Christian county which
gave Taylor plurality of $50.
Slow progress was made in the count
OF Louisville and jefferson county Mon
day, the commissioners being at work
on the Third ward when they adjourn
ed until Tuesday. Both sides are fight
ing every inch of the ground. A num-
Der of precincts are in controversy
on the grounds of alleged irregulari-
ties. In one such case, the seventh pre-
cinct Of the First ward, the anti-Goe-
bel people Monday secured an order
from Judge Toney to compel the pre- !
cinct officers to sign the tally sheets
The Goebel people, however claim the
ballot box had been opened before 1t !
reached the county election officers.
The vote, SO far as canvassed, shows
little change from the official figures