The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-09
CONTEST
VIRTUALLY
SETTLED.
And the Kentucky Election Commits
douers win Recommend
4 CERTIFICATE TO TAYLOR.
But aoebel and Beclham WIN Con-
test Before the Coming
Iegialature.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. S.-Th'
state board Of elections tonight gave
out their official findings that W. s.
Taylor for governor and the rest of the
Republican ticket have been elected
on the face OF the returns.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. SAIL pre-
tense of a fight for the certificate Of
election as governor has been given w
by the Goebel people, and whether q
contest will be made In the Legislature
is really yet to be determined. It will
depend very largely upon the wording
of the opinion, which Commissioners
Ellis and Pryor viii hand down at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. II It inn
plies that the commissioners believe
fraud was committed, which might In
validate the election. did they as a cam
vessIng board have the legal right to
go behind the certified returns, 1t is al
most certain that contest will be made
Otherwise It is uncertain.
The Democratic candidates for the
minor offices on the state ticket, acting
on the belief that the commissioners
opinion win contain implications OF
fraud, have already decided to fight be-
fore the state contesting board for the
positions to which they believe them
selves entitled. They held several con-
ferences during the day, but It was not
definitely determined until 3 o'clock in
the afternoon to make the contests.
Commissioners Ellis and Pryor were
busy all day writing their opinion, and
1t was dark befora Mr.. Ellis, who did
most of the writing, had finished his
task. Neither he nor Judge Pryor made
any denial OF the fact that they would
decide that Taylor is entitled to the
certificate. They would not discuss the
matter, but tnclt1y admitted that It was
true.
The politicians of both parties depart
ed from Frankfort in great numbers
during the day aRd the town tonight
IS practically deserted. All the Demo-
cratic ana Republican attorneys haye
left for home, the former going this
morning and the latter this afternoon.
Colonel Jack chinn, who has been at
tached to the Goebel headquarters, left
late this afternoon. remarking with a
laugh as he passed through the hotel
door: II guess 1t is all up with Us for
this time
There Is no Indication of any trouble.
There has been a great amount of
money bet on the election throughout
Kentucky US to who would be the next
governor Of the state, and the bettors
are trying to decide whether. II Taylor
is declared governor, and later ousted
by the Legislature as not being legal
incumbent, he was in fact, actually
governor Mt all in the eyes of the law.
The Taylor bettors construe 1t one way,
and naturally the Goebel men figure It
out differently. There has been so
much money wagered on the outcome
that the thing has really a serious side
tolt.
The story that Judge Pryor will re-
sign at the conclusion of the boards
session tomorrow is untrue. Both he
and Commissioner Ellis have lost all
love for tho position Of election COM
missioner. and both will retire after a
time, but neither viii offer his FesIgna-
ton until all contests arising from the
late elections have been disposed Of.
AT the close OF conference to-day.
former Senator Blackburn authorized
the statement that Goebel and Beck
ham will contest before the legislature
and that nll minor candidates will con-
test before the state contest board.