The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-10
Election Law Framed for Just such
an Emergency, and Likely TO he
Worked I'm Behalf Of GoebeI.
BOTH SIDES CRYING FRAUD
RETURNING BOARDS To MEET IN THE
VARIOUS COUNTIES TO-DAY.
Clash at MiddIesboro-Republi
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
OF Ohio Elected by About 5000.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 1o-The Courier
Journals returns received up to a m
cover all but thlrty-fve precincts In the
State. They give Goebel net plurality OF
GAL Ten OF the missing precincts are I'm
Democratic counties and twenty-five are In
Republican. In the Courier-Journars ta-
bles, however, are several counties from
which their correspondents reported esti-
mated and not actual pluralities.
Returns received by the Commercial (Re-
publican) up to the same hour give Taylor
a net plurality of 3,4Ss in the State.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. "A confusion
of claims and counterclaims to quiet which
the Official count or perhaps a contest be-
fore the Legislature will be necessary, is
all that is left of Tuesdays election Above
It all vehement cries Of fraud, committed
or contemplated, are heard. Each side
claims the election Of its ticket by a plur-
ality of about four thousand ard presents
figures 10 back up the claim. These figures
In some counties vary widely. and 1t is i'm
possible TO tell which side, IL either, has
accurate returns.
Chairman Long. of the Republican cam
paign committee. when asked for an estI-
mate for the vote on the gubernatorial race
said: 81 have no estimate to give. but 1 can
furnish the actual figures. On the face OF
the returns Taylors plurality is l.l9s All
of the precincts have been heard from.
Twelve counties are not official. including
the returns from kenton and Breathitt
Mr.. Taylor said he was sure Of his elec-
ton by a majority that will not be less than
1000 He also said that official and semi
official returns from nearly every precinct
i'm, rF,o C+o. esho ho haH -<eH
A dispatch from Frankfort quotes Cover
nor Bradley as saying. Taylor has been
elected by at least 1oeoo majority. and he
will be the next Governor OF kentucky"
On the other hand returns from Demo-
cratic sources show plurality on the face
Of the returns of about 1000 for Goebel. This
they claim is TO be affected by returns from
some missing precincts where the Demo-
Gratis can hardly do worse than break even.
Mr.. Goebel and Senator Blackburn in inter-
views at Frankfort to-day openly charged
the Republicans with fraud In the Eleventh
district from which the returns are coming
I'm very slowly.
The indications point more strongly than
ever to contest before the Legislature.
which, there seems no reasonable doubt.
will be controlled by the Democrats
Whether or not the members belonging 10
that party will stand together on questions
affecting a contest cannot now be foretold.
The county boards of canvassers, which
meet Tomorrow simply count and tabulate
the returns. The State Board OF Election
Commissioners then reviews their work and
decides all questions affecting contested
ballots. This commission certifies TO the
secretary of state the election of officers re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes after
the decisions of the commissioners on con-
tested returns have been recorded. Under
the Goebel law. the duties OF the secretary
Of state are confined simply 10 making pub
lie the result as found by the commission
ers. the language OF the statute being:
lit shall be the duty OF the secretary OF
state Immediately after the comparison
of the returns to cause a statement there
from OF the votes given in every county for
each candidate TO be published in two news
papers"
There is no appeal from the findings Of
the State Board of Election Commissioners,
except IN the case OF Governor and Leuten-
ant Governor. In case OF a contest for
these Offices the matter goes % the Legls-
lature.
The three members OF the Board OF Elec-
tion Commissioners which will finally pass
upon the returns were chosen under the
terms Of the Goebel law by the Legislature
which enacted that measure. They are
Judge W. ]. Pryor, of Frankfort: C Il.
Pointz of Maysville. and w. ]. Ellis. OF
Owensboro. All are said TO be friendly 10
Goebel and all are Democrats. The law
provides for a meeting OF these commits
sioners on the fourth Monday after the
election.
A large mass meeting Of followers OF the
Honest Election League-the snti-Gocbel or
ganization Of the city-was held at Music
Hall tonight. A number OF vigorous
speeches touching on what was styled The
purpose of the Goebel people TO secure the
seating OF their candidates without regard
TO law or right were made. A committee
of three was appointed to witness the count
OF the ballots by the county board of can
vassers, and il was decided 10 take legal
measures TO preserve what the leaguers con-
sidered TO be their rights.