The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-11
OFFICIAL COUNT HAS BEGUN.
ROTH PARTIES ARE STILL CLAIM
ING KENTUCKY.

Talk of Throwing Out the Vote of
Knox COunty-TayIOr May Lose
More Votes in Nelson, Where His
Initials Were Wrong on the Bal
lots-0RciaI Returns Have Made
some Changes in the Figures as
VnofficiaIIy Given.
Louisville. Nov. 1O-The official count of
the ballots cast on Tuesday was begun
TODAY throughout the state.
In this city a large crowd gathered at
the Court House. Representatives of all
tbe parties were admitted by the commits
sioners and the examination of the bal
lots proceeded in an orderly manner.
Judging from the progress already made,
the official count will show no great vari-
alton from the unofficial figures, which
give Louisville and jefferson county to the
Republicans by plurality of about 5000.
There was no change to-day in the
claims of the party managers. The Demo-
Gratis assert that Goebel will have a BLU
rality of 5,O0O while the nominee himself
places it at 1900 The Republicans claim
TAYLOR is elected by plurality of 1000.
Ine IlIlGS kIOGDGl OGAllOHldtJ idS tie
following special from London, KY.
State Chairman A. w. Young of the
Democratic Campaign. Committee is at
Barboursvile, seeking to have the entire
vote of Knox county thrown out. Num-
bers of afidavits alleging fraud and irreg-
ulariues are being filed with the county
board 1t is believed Taylor's majority
viii be considerably reduced if the county
is not thrown out entirely.
"OdiciaI returns from Clay reduce Tay-
lor's majority to 907.
NO changes have been made by the
canvassing board of Laureat county so
far Taylors majority will remain 93l,
though the Democrats will file affidavits
with the state election board at Frankfort
next Tuesday asking that three precincts
be thrown out, which will reduce it,"
voted for Wrong Taylor.
The Times, also, has the following from
Bardstown, KY. concerning the count in
progress there:
"A serious technical error in the vote
may increase Goebers Nelson county plu-
radty to 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 can
NludtFt OiaS StNGlltH &C, iSdNlii5 tlC VI
fetal vote as certified by the two Demo-
cratic commissioners as follows:
"GOebeL 1853; w. $. Taylor 73; William
p Taylor 1,198. The Republican commits
sioners refused to certify to these figures"
Changes in the Figures.
Reports received tonight by the Courier
Journal from counties where the official
count was completed to-day, show in most
cases slight changes from the unofficial
l.IFaE In a imnOrfaOf Instances
however, the changes favor the Republi-
cans
Leslie county in the Eleventh district
which was not included at all in the table
last night, which gave Goebel a plurality
Of @l 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 Goe-
BEL is reduced TO about 2,100. Oldham
county's Goebel plurality, official comes
% instead of 1S5, as reported last night.
It, number Of counties there are slight
changes, each candidate profting.
Reports to the Commercial (Republicam,
up 10 midnight, show gains of SCI for Goe-
pei and 36S for Taylor, on changes from
the unofficial returns. This leaves Tay-
lors plurality according to the CONNER
ctars advices at 3,641. Reports to this
paper from to-day's count cover sixty
eght of the 1l9 counties in the state.
Both Sides Claim 1t.
Uncertainty regarding the result of
Tuesdays election in this state is not likely
TO be removed fer some time.
Both sides claim victory, the state chair
man OF each party asserting that his
ucket has plurality of about 1900.
Newspaper returns from Republican
sources give Taylor a plurality of 3438,
Whlle those from Democratic sources make
NoepeIs plurality 941. These latter cover
an out thirty-five precincts in the state,
ailhouSh several reports from counties
give estimated pluralites instead of act
qai or the missing precincts five are in
louisville, which went Republican this
year twenty are in strong Republican
counties and ten are in strong Democratic
counties
feellng among the factions has been ag-
BaVated rather than allayed by the de-
Es'pments since Tuesday. Excited meet
"ss are being held in many parts OF the
s"ie TO protest against frauds which 1t
ers -
No1hlng short of the official count will
|o'etlh ne the result and it is a foregone
CoucIuslon hat the announcement OF that
1uNl ~ WIN simply change the scene Of con-
t9 Nl 10 the cours or the Legislature, where
"Ih appear i'll the form of a contest.
ne situation has not changed materially
Up to j D. m.
-, ne Official count was begun to-day in
~ 81 parts Of the sate by the county Soards
- NanFassers In this city a large crowd
SSl'uered a the Court House, but there
"aa no disturbance.
ue latest Claims from the newspaper
IN ,s'ur t,-s hs'afe purafi y of s6S for Goebel by
ior mes and a plurality of 3 COS for Tay-
w. canned by the Evening Post.
VNLf A CONTEST CAN DECIDE.