Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-10
Charge and Counter Charge Made
by Opposing Parties.
COL. BRYAN SALUTES OOEBEl
chairman Young, of the Dem ocra,ic Com
1n,ttee, Claims the State fur Goeh.1
by 5000 Majority. CONTEXT MAY
be Decided by Legislature.
Obs Telegrapn.)


lloCISNll-l.E,, Ky. Nov. 9-> co,.
1ession o. claims ana counter ;.lxli:,s
TO quiet wheh the oilicia! count. or ,t.r-
Traps contest before the legislature,
VIII be necessary, is I'll hat 4, left IF
luesday,s election. Above it all velae-
llirNt cries of frauI. committed ,,r con
tSl1ftl!ated. are heard. Each side claims
me eleltion OF its ticket ~ a pIu!aliiv
~ about tour thousand ana presents
t isures 70 Back up the calm. These
G'stfes IN some counties wary widely
;Lssu II IS impossible 10 tell which Sd
Al edt4ler mas accurate returns
MIR. LONGS FIGURES.
~, Cm'lillaan long OF the Ecpublica:,
campaign Somniltee. when 1sizyu .or
an estimate OF the vote On tbs cl;ber
laiorlal race. said: Il nave 10 ,->ti-
ihs,'e 70 give out can fur2is.ll :ha act
ual LsuftS. one the face OF t!it. re.
turns IaElor's plurality is il.6 Al, Of
the precincts have been rear. com
Twelve counties are not ot+:liai. in .lud
Ing ~, tne rsturns ilom 4>entol AMI
General TaNlor said he vas SURE Of
MS electlon by q majority that VII: nor
be less chan 1000. He sa:l Thar ottici,l
and semi otiicIa! returns from :i,:.l!..
every precinct in .he State .h;tUel ,l,a1
he had been elected
,GoVI.RNGR BRADLEY T.AL1>s.
y special from E'rAnllfort Quotes Gov
crnor Bradley as saying:
- s'Si"t iis's p@en elected by at least
lc't"o MAJORITY ana he vii! ue the NEXT
Governor OF E<eatucky'
he county returning cards v;u
meet III all the counties tomorrow 10
canvass tae returns and until then the
result CT Tuesdays election, viii W. -,
doubt. Both sides are Charging f~arI
Governor bradley is being telegraph
Cd BY hundreds fRepupl ans ofcr;ne,
70 come to the Slate capi-Jl TO prevent
taylor being. counted OFT.
Et chairman Young
state % Hmlutee, charges the RaI,l.r.i-
sans with attempting 10 perp.s.ate
liaud IN the Mountain districts Wael,.
rhe heavy Republican vutc lies ,,,;r
says the Official count by county r,;I,rn2
Ing boards viii give Cocoa ove. four
' 5nIusaAa: ne also says a.! aa.n~r ta.s-
l!da5es on tie state tlcHe. yin, ,aoug.
bE less plu:ll!ties than Guahel
BRYAN TO GC&E,Rl-I.
Senator Goebel received Tie folio wing
telegram tonight from William Jcn-
nlnSS Bryan:
'liave just learned that returns ar.
near enough complete TO insure YOU.
election: congratulations. l am sure
Eour administration Will strengthen the
l-trty.
Returns from Democratic sources
shoNS q plurality on the :a'.n of The re-
turns CT about 1900 81. Goebel. Mr.
Govbe and Senator Elsl .llhurn, in ~
tervlews at Frankfort To-Day, opAn,y
charged the Republicans With fraud III
"
returns are coming in very slowly
Inc indications point more strongly
th<in ever 10 u contest before the legs
lature which. there IS 10 reasonable
doubt will be controlled D.; the Dam,
Gratis.
WILL THEY STAND I,cGETH EI?:
Whether or not tie members belong
ing to that party Will stand together On
now be tortte.>i. l':c county boards of
c2nNasSeIs, which meet tu.nEorruW, SIN
ply count and tabulaia The returns The
State Board of Election commits siunrl;
then reviews their work and decides al
questions affecting contested ballots. !
IA;s commission cS-rlihcs 20 the Secca-
tary of State the election ri officers re-
ceiNinG the highest number OF votes nf-
ter the decisions of the commissioners ,
on the contested returns rave been -c-
corded. "#
DUTY DEFINED.
Under the Goeo=l law the duties Of
the Secretary of state are confined m
ply 10 making public the result as fni:,.tl
by the commissioners. the language Of
the statute being follows:
1T shall be the duty Of the Secretary
Of State Immediately after the coz: .,ari-
son CT the returns 10 cause a. statement
thereflCm OF the votes given in cv-:ry
County Tor each candidate to be PUB
listed in two newspapers"
NO APPEAL FInLlAT BOARD.
There lis 10 appeal from the findings
sioners except in the case Of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. In case of
(, contest for these Offices, the ma ter
goes to the legislature. The -llree man
bers OF the board OF eiectiDn cOlErlls-
sioners. which wilt finally :,ass upon .ha
returns, We're chosen undn:. the TENS
u, the Goebel law by the Legislature
which enacted that lnta sure. They are
Nv. j. Pryor of Frankfort: G.. Il. P...n.a,
OF Maysville, and w. j. Ellis of OH4Es-
boro All are said to be friendly 10
Goebel and all are Democrats. Tl l::w
provides; for a meeting II these cons
nlissioners on the ccurth Monday af:eI
the election.
'.AINTl-G ClERE.E MACS MEET NC.
"A large mass meeting of coll0W-iS Ot
the Honest Election League the ant
Ciocbal organization Of the city. MS
held at Music Hall tonight. a number
of vigorous speeches. touching 2i'Un
what was styles the purlrGse vi the
Goebel r.aGple to secure the seating OF
their Candidate Without regard "a law
or risht,' We're made.
A committee OF lhrcG was appointed
to witness the count of the tailats by
the county board NJ canvaeseIs :rd it
was decided to take legal measures ID
prevent ,wl.at the leaSuers considered
to be their rights.
TROUBLE IN THE AIR.
BARBOURSVILLE, Ky, Nov. o.
The Democrats threaten to throw out
the vote Of Knox county on account Of
various alleged reasons. Tho town Will
nc full OF Republicans tomorrow, whnI
say they intend to have their rights.