The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-10
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM VICTORY.
uenral Taylor Confident He Has Been
Eloctcd-Flgures Diner Widely.
Legislative Contest Probable.
THE HONEST ELECTION LEAGUf
Hold an Immense Meeting at Louis
Vile, Insisting That Taylor
Shall Not be Counted Out.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. a con-
fusion Of claims and counter claims, to
uuict which the official count or per-
naps contest before the Legislature
wifi be necessary. Is all tha. is left Of
Tuesdays election. Above It all vehe,
meRt cries OF fraud. committed or con-
tempIa,ed, are heard. Each side claims
The election of Its ticket by plurality
of about 1000 and presents figures to
back up the claim. These figures in
some counties vary widely and 1t is im-
possible to tell which side, II either. has
accurate returns.
Chairman Long, OF the Republican
campaign committee, when asked for
nn estimate of the vote on the guberna'
torlai race. said:
Il have no estimate to give, but l
can furnish the actual figures On the
face Of the returns Taylor's plurality
IS 1896 All of the precincts have been
heard from, Twelve counties are not
official, including the returns from Ken
ton aud BreathItt"
General Taylor said he was sure OF
his election by a majority that will not
be less than 1000. General Taylor said
that official and seml-oftlelal returns
from nearly every precinct In the state
showed that he had been elected.
A special from Frankfort quotes Gov.
ernor Bradley as saying: Taylor has
been elected by at least 10000 majority
and he will be the next governor Of
Kentucky"
On the other hand returns from DEM
ocratic sources show plurality ON the
face Of the returns of about 1000 for
Gocbct. This they claim is to be affect
ed by returns from some missing pre-
eEncts where the Democrats can hardly
do worse than break even Mr.. Goebel
and Senator Blackburn, in interviews
at Frankfort, to-day openly charged
the Republicans with fraud in the
Eleventh district. from which the re-
turns are coming in very slowly.
The Indications point more strongly
than ever 10 cortest before the legls-
Iature, which there seems no reasonable
doubt, will be controlled by the Demo-
Gratis.
Whether or not the members belong
Ing to that party Will stand together on
questions affecting a contest can not
now be foretoId. The county boards Of
CanvOssers. which meet tomorrow.
simply count and tabulate the returns.
The state board Of election commission
ers then reviews their work and decides
all questions affecting contested ballots.
This commission certlhes to the secre-
tary Of state the election OF officers re-
CelvIng the highest number OF votes at-
ter the decisions Of the commissioners
on contested returns have been record
ed. Under the Goebel law the duties OF
the secretary Of state are confined sim
ply to making public the result as
found by the commissioners. the Ian
guage OF the statute being:
1T shall be the duty OF the secretary
of state Immediately after the compari-
son Of the returns to cause 4 statement
therefrom OF the votes given in every
county for each candidate to be pub
lIshed in two newspapers"
There is no appeal from the findings
of the state board of election commits
sioners. except in the case of governor
md lieutenant governor In ease OF a
contest for these offices the matter goes
TO the legislature. The three members
of the board OF election commissioners
which viii finally pass upon the returns
were chosen under the terms OF the
GoebeI law by the legislature which en-
acted that measure. They are Judge
w. ]. Pryor, OF Frankfort: {. b.
Point2, Of Maysville, and W. j. Ellis, Of
Owensboro. All are said to be friendly
to Goebel, and all are Democrats, The
law provides for a meeting OF these
commissioners on the fourth Monday
after the election.
A large mass meeting OF followers Of
the honest election league. the anti
Goebel Organization Of the city, was
held at Music Han tonight, A number
Of vigorous speeches touching upon
what was styled, the purpose Of the
Goebel people 10 the seating OF their |
candidates without law or right" were I
made. \ committee Of three was an
pointed 10 witness tho count Of the bal. |
lots by the county board OF canvasscrs |
and It was decided to take legal mems |
ures to prevent what the leugucrs con.
sIdered to be their rights.
BARBOURSVILLE, Ky, Nov 0.-
The Democrats threaten to throw out
the vote OF Knox county on account Of
various alleged resolutions. Tho town
win be full Of Republicans tomorrow |
who say they intend to have their
rights
FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. 9-The
county boards viii meet in all the coun-
ties tomorrow to canvass the returns,
and until then the results Of Tuesdays |
election w!Il be In doubt. Both sIdcs
ARE charging fraud, Governor Bradley |