The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-10
IT IS CLAIMED BY BOTH
Legislature Must Decide the
Kentucky Election.
DEMOCRATS IN CONTROL
Goebel Claims a Majority Of 2 900 The
Republicans Are Openly Charged
With Fraud-A Fight Is
Promised. -.

Louisville, KY, Nov. "a confusion
of claims and counterclaims, to quiet
which the official count or, perhaps, a.
contest before the legislature will be
necessary, is all that if left of Tues
days election. Each side claims the
election of it's ticket by plurality of
about 1000 and presents figures to back
up the claim. These figures in some
counties vary widely and it is impos-
sible to tell which side, If either. has
accurate returns.
Chairman Long, OF the republican,.
campaign committee, when asked for
an estimate Of the vote on the guberna-
torial race, said;
Il have no estimate to give but can
furnish the actual figures. On the face
of the returns, Taylor's plurality is
4,6l3. All the precincts have BEEN
heard from. Twelve counties are not
official, including the returns from Ken
ton and Breathitt.''
General Taylor said he was sure OF \
his election by a majority that will not
be less than 1000. General Taylor said
that the semi-offical 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
Goebel This, they claim, is to be af-
fected by returns from some missing.
precincts. where the democrats can
hardly do worse than break even. Mr..
Goebel and Senator Blackburn, in in
terviews at Frankfort to-day, openly
charged the republicans with fraud in
the Eleventh district. from which the
returns are coming in very slowly.
The indications point more strongly
than ever to a contest before the legiS-
lature, which there seems no reason
able doubt will be controlled by demo-
Gratis. Whether or not the members be-
longing to that party will stand togeth-
er on questions affecting a contest can
not now be foretold. The county boards
of canyasserS, which meet Tomorrow,
simply count and tabulate the returns
The state board of election commissions
ers then reviews their work and de-
cides all question affecting contested
ballots
This commission certifies to the Sec
retary of state the election of officers
receiving the highest number of votes
after 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
simply to making public the result as
found by the commissioners. the lan-
guage of the statute being: -
TT shall be the duty of the secretary
of state Immediately after the compari-
son of the returns to cause a 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 commission
ers except in the case of governor and
lieutenant governor. In case of a con-
test for these offices, the matter goes
to the legislature. The three members
of the board of election commissioners
which will finally pass upon the re-
turns We're chosen under the terms of
the Goebel legislature, which enacted
that measure. 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 hall tonight. A number
of vigorous speeches, touching upon
what was styled the purpose of the
Geobel people to secure the seating of
their candidates without regard to law
or right" Were adopted.
A committee of three was appointed
to witness the count of the ballots by
the county board of canvassers