The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-14
ELECTION CONTEST IN KENTUCKY
GROWS MORE COMPLICATED
AS TIME PASSES
ALL PARTIES ARE SEEKING LIGHT
COUNT IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY
AND LITTLE NEW HAS BEEN
BROUGHT OUT
THROWING OUT THIN BALLOTS

| Republicans Charged With Having
Used Tissue Paper, Contrary to
Law-UpOn the Issue of Frnudu-
lent Voting Will BE Based the
Legislative Contest That Will Set
tie the Claim to the GOvernOrship
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 13-The tan
! gle growing out of last weeks election
grows worse with each day. This was
the third day of the official count but
the work of the county boards of can
vassers disclosed little information to
clear the situation
Chairman Long, Of the Republican cam
paign committee, today repeated his
claim Of a plurality of 3111 for Taylor
based on official returns from ITO coun-
ties and unofficial returns from the re-
naming nine
The Democratic papers and leaders here
have ceased to give figures, but specials
from Frankfort quote Candidate Goeba
and other party leaders as saying they
are confident of the success of the Ken
ton county man.
The complexion of the returns to be
presented to the state board of election
commissioners. when it meets at Frank
fort next month, still depends upon the
determination of the contests which are
being raised In several parts of the state,
notably the strongly Repub lean counties
of the Eleventh district, where the Demo-
Gratis claim tissue ballots were used.
These contests have aroused much feel
ing in the localities affected Ore of
inv = +I,0 -
which gave Taylor 1898 plurality. Today
BarbOurville, the county seat was Wis
tied by hundreds of people interested In
the result, their avowed purpose being
to see that justice is done Counsel for
Candidate Taylor began action in the
Knox county circuit court to compel the
county election officers to certify the
vote to the state board of election COM
missioners. The contention is over for
ty-two ballots from the First precinct,
but the petition filed by Taylor's counsel
asserts that the election officers purpose
to throw out the entire county Judge
! Brown granted a temporary injunction
against such action. johnson and Lewis
counties are affected by the Democratic
charges Of irregularities, and there, too.
legal complications are likely to arise.
At Hopkinsville contest over a pre-
cinct which gave Taylor plurality of
nlnety-f1ve is delaying the official return
| of the vote of Christian county, which
| gave Taylor plurality Of $50.
LOUISVILLE COUNT SLOW.
Slow progress was made in the count of
Louisville and jefferson county TODAY. the
commissioners being at work on the
Third ward when they adjourned until to-
morrow Both sides are fighting every
lnch-of the ground. A number of pre-
clhcts are In controversy on the grounds
OF alleged Irregularities In one such
case, the Seventh precinct of the First
ward, the anti-Goebel people today secur-
ed an order from Judge Toney to compel
I the precinct officers to sign tally sheets
The Gobel people, however, claim the bal
lot box had been opened before it reach
ed the county election officers. The vote
so far as canvassed shows little change
from the unofficial figures.
The federal grand jury, which was ad-
Journed over the election reconvened this
morning, and was charged by Judge
Evans regarding violations of the cleo
ton laws, particularly with ref
erence to the intimidation of colored
voters He recited the charges which had
reached the ears of the court described
In detail the Offenses upon which indict-
ments should be found and continued:
'CCnspiracieS may be hard to prove but
1t is by no means impossible to prove
them, both by direct and circumstantial
evidence, and If you should find the evil
dence and indict those who engaged in
these conspiracies you would get at a
class Of men most likely Of higher or
at least of more pretentious grade than
their tools. This class is far more danger
Gus to the community, and their punish
| ment much more desirable in every Wav
| than the others. However both classes
| should ha indfcted Tbo
imposed upon you to vindicate the law
| and you Will the more efficiently and com
| mendably discharge that duty if you shall
probe matters to the bottom and, with
out fear or favor, fndict every man. how
! ever prominent or however obscure who
has engaged in any conspiracy to perne-
trate the wrongs denounced by the stat
ute.
The court also suggests to you that 1t
! is by no means impossible for officials of
nigh or low degree to engage in such
! schemes, and where that is the case the
| demand for punishment is all the more
imperative because an example should be
set IN tNe cases of those who are charged
with the enforcement of the law who
make themselves the instrument of its
! violation"
The Commercial tomorrow will saw #
has received official returns from four
mere counties, making 115 out of the 119
| These four counties, Rowan, Knox, John
! son and Floyd, show net gain of tWen=
ty-three for Taylor over the CONNER
! ciaIs unofficial returns. This, added TO
the previous figures, gives Taylor. a
plurality of 3,134 in the state. In this
estimate four counties, jefferson, Lewis
Menfee and Harrison, are unofficial re-
ports According to the Commercials
advices today's appeal to the court In
Knox county resulted in the certifcation
of the vote of that county by the cleo
ton officers.
CLAIMS FOR GOEBEL.
The COurier-Journal tomorrow will pub
lish returns from the official count of 113
of the 119 counties in the state These
give Gobel a plurality of 1889. The un-
official returns to the same paper from
the six remaining counties give Taylor
| pluralities of 1,722, making Goebefs net
plurality 1887. From this table however
are omitted all votes that are being con-
tested. These number 1883 for Goebel in
Guiding the 1.198 in Nelson county and
2,944 for Taylor. Taylors plurality of
the contested votes is 1,611. Upon these
contests. the Courier journal saws will
depend the result.
FALSE ALARM.