The Portland daily press., 1899-11-10
Contest Before Legis.
lature Probable.
This Will Be Controlled BY
Democrats.


fusion Of claims and counter -olsims to
quiet which the official count or perhaps
u contest before the legislature viii be
necessary. is all that Is left OF Tuesdays
election. Adore IL all vehement cries OF
fraud, committed or contemplated are
heard. zach side claims the election Of
Its tickets by plurality Of about 1000
and presents figures to back up the claim.
These figures vary in some counties very
widely and 1t Is impossible to tell which
side, ifeithsr. has accurate returns.
Chairman Long Of the Republican
campaign committee, wh,n asked for an
estimate of the vote on the gubernatorial
race, said:
"I can furnish the actual figures. On
the face Of tho returns Taylor's plurality
Is 4,l36 All the precincts have been
hear. from. Twelve counties are not
official, including the return from KEN
ton and Breathits,-
Gen. Taylor said he was suI. of his
election by majority Of not leAs than
1000. Gen. Taylor said ths returns from
nearly every precinct in tie state showed
that he had teen elected. A special
from frankfort quotes Gov. Bradley as
saying;
"Taylor has been elected by at least 10,
900 majority ana no will be the next gov
ernor OF Kentucky"
On the other hand returns from Demo-
cratic sources show plurality on the
face of the returns Of about 5000 for
Goet el. This the Democrats claim Is to
to effected ty returns from some mifs
ing precincts where the Democrats can
hardly do worse than break even. MIR.
Goebel and Senator Blackburn In inter
views at Frankfort to1ay only charge
the Republicans with fraud In the i1th
district from which the returns are COM
Ing in very slowly.
The indications point more strongly
than ever to a contest before the lesisla-
ture, which there seems no reasonable
doubt, will be controlled by the Demo
Gratis.
Whether or not the member belonging
to that party will stand together on ques-
tions affecting contest cannot now be
forstold. The county boards Of canvass.
ers 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.
All are said to be friendly to Goebel
and all are Democrats.
LINED UP FOR FIGHT.
Middlesboro, Ky, November 9.-Short-
ly afternoon today number Of armed
men Of the Goebel faction gathered here
on Cumber land avenne, the principal
street. A number of Taylor supporters,
also armed, took up a position nearby.
Both factions appeared ready to par
ticipats In fight over the elsctiou.
Citizens and authorities immed lately
endeavored to disperss the crowd and pre-
vent trouble. but light seemed immi-
nent.
Later-Soma long range firing took
place. Fifty shots were exchanged, no.
body was hurt. Trouble 10 feared tomor-
row when the vote is canvassed.
RETURNING BOARDS WILL INERT.
Fran kfort, x y.. November 9.-Ths ooun-
ty returning boards will meet all In
counties tomorrow to canvass the returns
and until then the result Of Tuesdays
election will be In doubt. Both sidsa are
charging fraud. Gov. Bradley is being
autographed to by hundreds--of Rspubli-
cans Offering to come to the state capital
to prevent Taylor being counted out.
Chairman Young Of the Democratic state
committee charges the Republicans
with attempting to perpetrats fraud In
tile mountain districts whore the heavy
Republican vote lies. Young ssys the
official count By county returning boards
will give Gcebei over 1000. He also says
al minor candidates on the at .ts ticket