New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-11
GOEBEL'S PLAN FAILS.
ARMED CITIZENS OF KENTUCKY MAKE
SURE OF AN HONEST CANVASS
TAYLOR,S PLURALITY 36O5.

TAYLOR'S PLURALITY 1905.
Lexington, KY. Nov 10 (SpecaD-The County
Election Commissioners to-day began the can
vassing OF the vote cast last Tuesday. 1t Is slow
work, and It may not be completed before to-
morrow night and in some counties not before
Monday. The friends Of Mr.. Goebel set much
store on the canvassing, as they believe the best
point for him in his election law was the fact
that the partisan county boards could take upon
themselves the power to throw out ballots ana
thereby disfranchsc entire precincts. Thus
when the word went out from Goebel headquar-
ters that the County Commissioners intended to
take advantage Of this point to-day the betting
on Goebel became so strong that his hackers
soon had to give odds.
But the Goebe managers forgot that the game
of force was one at which two can play. and
they did not know their boasts would arouse
sleeping lion That they were mistaken the rev.
olutonary mass meetings and vigilante utter
ances of last night in this city and Louisville
show. and this morning the Goebel men who
were most boastful last night looked as II they
were alarmed.
When two hundred determined citizens gath
cred at the Courthouse to-day to see that the
Commissioners did their duty. and no more. the
men who were willing to throw out precincts
last night thought It might be little dangerous
When three hundred sturdy mountaineers gath
cred at Barboursve, armed with Wincnesters
and revolvers and plainly Informed the Eiec-
ton Commissioners Of Knox County that they
did not want any precincts thrown OUT II meant
something. When a squad OF armed citizens Oh
Bell County went to Pineville and told the COM
missioners there to be honest they felt tha'
honesty was the best policy. AT other places
when Commissioners were kindly but hrmiy tod
by men who always kept their promises that
they would be killed II they violated the law to-
day they considered the matter and decided 10
treat the people right.
Thus 1t is that tonight all over the state
there is feeling Of unrest among the Eiectlon
Commissioners who were yesterday ready 10 90
the bidding Of William Goebel and his Campaign
Committee.
One Of the committee was here to-day. he
was Willard Mitchell, the man who said that
should Goebel be not seated there would not De
a white Republican left alive in Kentucky. his
face wore a troubled look He had little to say
when he found that his presence could not
make the local Commissioners disopey tne or
ders they had received from the people OF t"S
city and county.
on the face of the latest returns tonight ray
lor has won by 3,6O5, and unless the Commls-
sioners throw out Republican precincts TINS can
not he overcome by the official count. AdJutant
Collier Is having all the armories and state
magazines closely guarded tonight, so tnat the
desnerate Goebel heplers cannot loot or destroy
them as has been threatened
TAYLOR'S ELECTION LOOKS CERTAIN.
Louisville. Ky. Nov. 10 (speciaD.-"The Courier
Journal announced this morning that Goebel had
small plurality OF 7S7 In the State, leaving out
! thirty-seven unrcported precincts 1t happened.
however that twenty-five OF these precincts were
in strong Republican counties while but ton were
in Democratic counties. The other five were In
louisville.
Two entire counties. Martin and Leslie had not
reported at all but since then Leslie has officially
reported 96s plurality for Taylor. Martin Is also
strongly Republican, and will help swell the plu-
raty but has not yet been heard from. In the
mean time Democratic counties In nearly every
case are adding small gains to the Taylor column
on official count. The figures now show about fve
hundred plurality and more are to come Chair
man Long Of the Republican Campaign Committee
is jubllant. He said tonight: Taylor is elected
by ut least two thousand and probably three thou
sand. votes 49,, .
"Our figures agree with the Western Union IN
giving TAYLOR a plurality OF 1882 without Martin
and Leslie counties. Leslie has come In with an
official report OF 96s making 25O plurality. and as
Martin gave a Republican majority OF 400 IN 1877; we
expect II to do fully well. or better. this time
The beauty Of It is that are winning on the
pointed by the agents of Goebel As the Election
commissioners did not behind these returns last
year. We expect them to give Mr. Taylor his GER
thcate OF election at once