The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12
MILITIA is ON GUARD
SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY MADE AT
LEXINGTON CAUSES MUCH
STRONG COMMENT
GoEBEL's ELECTION CLAIMED

GOEBEL'S ELECTION CLAIMED
Asserted That He Has From Twelve
to Sixteen Hundred More Votes
Than Were Cast for TayIOr-Re-
publfcans Do Not Concede This
Contest still Regarded as Ger
tainty-PrOgress of the Count.
FRANKFORT, Ky. Nov. lit became
known tonight that squad of state mil
ttiamen has been secreted in the state
arsenal for several nights past. The SOL
diers and officers refuse to tell by whose
orders they are doing guard duty, but
1t develops that they have been OH guard
since Tuesday evening, when Mr.. Goebel
Was given a great demonstration on ar
irving here, and threats vera made by
several speakers against white Republic
ans should Gov. Bradley refuse TO recog-
nize Goebel as governor, If given GER
titicate Of election by the state board Of
elections.
GOEBEL CLAIMS.
GoebeI Is elected by from 1000 to 1,C0O
day. Several county boards adjourned
yesterday until Monday, and it is claimed
that they hope to make sufficient gains
to offset what losses Goebel sustained in
his own and other counties yesterday
Chairman Alley Young Oem) wires that
he has discovered gross frauds affecting
the whole vote in several mountain CT I'M
ties, and precincts in other counties, and
on these it is supposed contest will be
made before the state board If the final
returns from counties should how Goabel
not elected.
DISCREDITED RUMOR.
1t Is rumored that Congressman David
Smith, Of the campaign committee, has
given up the claim, that Goebel has been
elected, but this cannot be verified, as he
has gone home, besides 1t is pronounced
false by Goebel leaders here. GoebeTs
election is strongly claimed, but no fig
ures are given. Republican leaders fig
ure Taylor's election by 5000 or more to-
night, basing their estimate on unexpect-
ed gains shown by returns coming in late
today. Contests are Inevitable, and they
will be ably argued before the state cleo
ton board by eloquent counsel on both
sides as to the law bearing on each par
ticular case.
NO STARTLING CHANGES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1.-THE second
day of the official count has disclosed no
startling changes from the unofficial fig
ures. Both sides still claim the state,
though the Democratic estimate was
somewhat reduced today Reports from
over ninety of the 119 counties give Goebel
a plurality of little over 1000 votes on
the official count. The unofficial reports
from the remaining counties show enough
Taylor pluralities to wipe this out, and
leave margin for the Republican candI-
date. Much depends, however, upon con-
tests being made in several counties on
the ground Of alleged irregularities. The
determination of these points may change
the general result. Goebel is leading his
ticket by an average Of over twenty-five
votes TO the county. In Grayson county.
where the Democratic bolt was strongest.
ne is leading by fifty votes. TAYLOR an
pears to be leading his ticket by even a
greater average than Goebel. In TAYLOR
county Goebel leads his ticket by fifty-
hVe and Taylor by thirty-ffve.
In this city good progress was made
with the. count today, with very slight
changes. 1t will require several DAYS to
nnlsh 1t, however, as bitter disputes have
arisen in several wards
MIDNIGHT REPORTS.
The Coufier-Journal at midnight figures
out plurality of 155 for Goebel This ia
based on official reports from ninety-aight
| counties and unofficial from the remain
ing tWenty-one. The county commission
ers of Nelson, according to the Courier
journal, have thrown oar L 19S votes ca ST
for w. p. Taylor instead of W. S Tavfor
reports have been received by the Com
merclaI tRep.), up to midnight, from III
0f the ll9 counties, giving the official
court These give Goebel pIuralities of
1E,l6S and Taylor piuralities of 10 1856: Goe-
pets net plurality, 1874. The eight I'M
reported counties are Rowan, Jefferson.
Knox and Harrison, in which the can
Eass1ng boards have adjourned until Mon
day, and Johnson, Menefee, Cumberland
END Letcher, which have not vet sent in
their official counts. These eight cOun-
ties, according to the official figures here
tofore received by the Commercial, give
Taylor pluralities Of 6,656, and GoebeI
pldralities Of 1,032; Taylor's net plural
ity, 1924. Deducting from this GoebeTs
plurality Of 3,734 in Ill counties, leaves
Taylor plurality in the whole state of
1880
Fhe Democratic unofficial returns from
the eight rnreported counties shows a net
Taylor plurality of 1852 Using these fig
ures with Commercials official plurality,
1874 from all counties, still leaves Taylor
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