The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-10

Louisville, November "a confusion Of
claims and counter claims, TO quiet which
the official count or perhaps contest be-
fore the legislature will be necessary, is
all that is left of Tuesdays election. Above
1t all charges OF fraud committed or con-
templated are heard. Each side claims the
election of it's ticket by plurality of about
1000 and presents figures to back up ths
claim These figures In some counties
vary widely and it is impossible TO tel
which side. n either. has accurate returns,
Chairman Long of the republican COM
mittee when asked for an estimate of tho
vote on the gubernatorial race, said; ~
have no estimate to give. but can fur
nish the actual figures On the face of the
returns Tay1or's plurality is 1886 All OF
the points have been heard from. Twelve
counties are not official, including the re-
turns from Kenton and Breathti.'
General Taylor said he was sure of hla
election by plurality that Will not DO less
than 1000. General TAYLOR said that ofiiA
cial and semi official returns from nearly
every precinct In the State showed that
lie had been elected.
a special from Frankfort quotes Cover
nor 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, the information from
democratic sources shows plurality on
the face of the returns of about 1000 for
Goebel This, they claim. is to he affected
by returns from some missing precincts
where the democrats can hardly do worse
than break even. Mr.. Goebcl and Senator
Blackburn, In interviews at Frankfort to-
day. openly charged the republicans with
fraud Ia the Eleventh district. from which
the returns are coming In very slowly.
The indications point more strongly than
ever to contest before the legislature,
which, no doubt, will be controlled by the
democrats. Whether or not the members
accredited TO that party will stand to-
gether ON questions affecting a contest can
not now be foretold. The county board1
of canvassers, which meets tomorrow, sim
ply counts and tabulates the returns. The
State board OF election commissioners then
reviews the work and decides all Iueotions
tee certIfies to the secretary of state The
election of officers OF the State. Under
the Goebel law the duties OF the secretary
OF state are confined simply 10 making
public the results as found by the COM
missioners. the language of the statute be-
ing; 1T shall be the duty Of tho secretary
OF state Immediately after the comparison
of returns to cause statement oi the
votes given IN every county for each can
ddate to be published In two n swspapsrs"
There Is no appeal from the findings OF
the State board OF election commissioners.
except In the case OF governor and Neu-
tenant governor. In case OF contest Tor
these Offices The matter goes 10 the legls-
lature.
The three members OF the board of cleo
ton commissioners which will finally pass
upon the returns were chosen under the
terms OF the Goebel law by the legisls-
turc which enacted that measure, They
are Judge w. G. Pryor OF Frankfort. c. %
Pointz of Maysvillc and w. J. Ellis OF
Greensboro All are said to be friendly In
Goebe and all are democrats. The law
provides for meeting Of these commits
sioners ON the fourth Monday after the
election.
A large mass meeting Of followers OF the
honest election league, the anti-Goebeises
Of this city. was held at Music hall tonight.
A number of vigorous speeches touching
upon tomorrow's purpose Of the G-ebel
people OF securing the seating of their can
didates without regard to law or right"
were made. committee OF three was
appointed TO witness the count OF the ball
lots by the county board OF canvassers, and
Ii was decided to take measures to protect
what the lcaguers considered 10 be IN
right
ANTI-FRAUD CONFERENCE. ~
Lexington, KY. November s.--Twelyv
hundred citizens Of all parties met at theV
opera house tonight to devise methods 70