The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09

Louisville, KY, Nov. S.--No matter
what result the face of the returns OF.
yesterdays election show, contest is
very likely to occur. Additional res
turns received to-day and tonight con-
tinue to show republican gains ana,
basing an estimate upon the normal
complexion of the precincts still unre-
ported, indicate a plurality of 5000 or
5000 for w. S. Taylor for governor.
The belated returns are mostly from
mountain counties which are strongly
republican. The Eleventh district,
which in 1896 gave Mckinley a plural
ity of $4,000, is only about half reported.
Eleven out of 10 counties in this lis
trict give Taylor pluralities aggre-
eating 1902, indicating that the repub-
licans have carried the district by about
the same figures as in 1886.
The Goebel people cling to their claim
of a plurality of 5000 in the state. these
figures being the estimate made by the
nominee himself tonight.
At republican headquarters in this
city Taylors plurality is placed at
5000. In neither case is it possible to
get the figures upon which the claim Is
based, each side evidently fearing that
giving publicity TO the reports of its
agents throughout the state might
work to the advantage of it's opponent
in the event of a contest.
Almost complete returns from Louis
VILE and Jefferson county do not
change last nights estimate of a re-
publican plurality of little more than
5000.
Governor Bradley is still in the city
and announces that he Will remalh
here for several days.
In view of the probability OF con-
test over the vote for governor, this
statement made by Chairman Long OF
the republican state compaign commit
tee, at IL o'clock tonight is Significant
Said Mr. Long:
we have lost both houses. From semi
official returns from all counties except
l2 and careful estimates from these we
have carried the state by 5000 plurality
for Taylor"
In the event of contest it will come.
before the legislature. This lies with
the offices only of governor ana lleuten-
ant governor. The law covering this
point provides a board for determining
a contest for governor shall be chosen
in the legislature by lot, the senate se-s
lecting three and the house eight menu
bers The decision of this board is not
final. 1t must report to the general
assembly, where further action may be
taken.
To-nights developments bring the
legislature into prominence because of
the probability that it ultimately will
have to determine who Is to be the next
governor of Kentucky.
In all expressions upon the result of,
the election coming from democratic
headquarters, the legislature has been
claimed as safe for that party. No
statement of its makeup has been Civ
en-, but it is probable number of menu
bers claimed by the democratic party
are not Goebel men. If the strength of
the two great parties is nearly equal
these anti-Goebel democrats probably
would hold the balance of power. thus
furnishing all the elements for a repe-
tition of the bitter contest of 1897. which
resulted in the defeat of Blackburn for
the United State senate. While the re-
turns on the head of the ticket are in
complete, but little attention has been
paid to the figures on members of the
Legislature and until the contest be-
tween the leaders is cleared up some
what, it will be hard to get an accurate
estimate of the relative strength of the
parties in the assembly.