Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
CONTEST is CERTAIN
Kentucky Election Will Be Settled
in Court or Legislature,
OFFICIAL COUNT FAVORS TAYLOR
Indications That Final Result Will
Disrupt Democratic Party
COURIER-JOURNAL ESTIMATE
IAL COUNT FAVORS TAYLOR
COURIER-JOURNAL EST1M ATE
Special From a Staff Correspondent.


FRANKFORT, KY, November 11.--What-
ever may be the decision of the election
board it is now evident that a contest is to
be made for the governorship before the
legislature or the courts. Neither repub-
licans or democrats will give up on the
close outcome and will appeal the case.
If it goes to the legislature it will be
passed upol by a body which will un-
doubtedly be democratic. The first business
at the coming session will be to settle the
legislative contests, and after that to take
up the governorship case
1t Is intimated that the republicans mo- V
find in unrepealed sections of the old cleo
ton laws provisions which will enable them
to carry their appeal to the courts, obviat-
ing going before the legislature. People in
Frankfort expect to see stirring scenes
within the next six or eight weeks, for
they realize the tremendous struggle inn
pending.
Result Will Be Disastrous to Demo-
Gratis.
Whatever may be the outcome, it Is al
ready evident that the effect of the late
conflict will be seen in the democratic party
for years to come. Enmities have been
made which will not soon heal. Further
than this, an element of the democratic
party has been chipped off from the parent
tree never to be grated on again. The
ranks of the republican party will be
swollen by the addition of a very desirable
portion of the democracy. which Is now
leaving the old party. The detection oom-
menced when Bradley was elected gov
ernor and the silver question was first
coming to the front in Kentucky politics.
1t increased in the presidential campaign
of 1896, when the gold standard drew large
numbers of democrats to the republicans
"a nj nj
racy alienated on account of the. late cam
paign who will eventually follow their pre-
decessors into the republican ranks This
movement is already noticeable in Louis
vile and Lexington and other centers Of
city population.
To offset this will be the undesirable
strengthening of the remaining regular
democratic ORGANIZATION Mr. GoebeI has
attracted to himself a following of loyal
men who are enthusiastic in their support.
He is wonderful organizer and arouses
in his followers spirit of intense devo-
ton. The battles of the future between the
parties in Kentucky are to be battles of the
giants The new republican party, recruit
ed by brain, culture and wealth from the
democratic party, will not discontinue ef-
forts to control the state and keep in the
republican line the new and united democ-
racy, purged of all dissenting clements
under a masterful leadership, will give bat
tie royal at every election, and Kentucky
Will soon take position in the column of un-
certain states to be fought over each year.
n. o. NJ.
Official Count Resumed.
LOUISVILLE, KY. November 1.-THE
official count was resumed today in about
half the counties of the state. The count
was completed last night in about 85 of the
119 counties, and official returns were
made. These, in net results. show a gain
for Taylor. According to advices to the
Commercial republican) he has q pu-
rality of 26S1. Chairman Long says the
plurality will be over 5000. In democratic
circles. however, there Is no disposition to
concede the republican claims. Mr.. Goebel
says his plurality will be about 5000, and
advices from the headquarters at Frank
fort are to the effect that reports received
there from the count now progressing bear
out this claim.
The Courier-Journal, however, makes no
claim of a plurality for Goebei. 1t says:
THE official count as will be seen from
the returns published, makes many changes
in the figures heretofore reported, and
make the result so close that the issue may
be determined one way or the other by the
settlement of the various questions of ir-
regularity raised in the count.
The count in some of the larger counties
of the state has not been completed, and
in cases have the boards yet passed on
contests.
Courier-Journal's Statement.
The Courier-Journal adds:
Reports have been received from sixty
nine counties, but they do not settle the re-
suit, as it is close, and the election may
hinge on contested points in few coun-
ties In some counties Senator Goebel
showed gains, while in others there were
gains for Taylor. Hot contests will be
made over the vote of Knox, Jefferson,
Nelson and over precincts in several other
counties and on these may depend the re-
suit
Claims of the GOebelites.
FRANKFORT, KY, November 1.-Goe-
bel by from l. 200 to 1,600 is the claim made
at Goebel headquarters today. Several
county boards adjourned yesterday till
Monday. The democrats hope to make suf-
ficient gains to offset what losses Goebel
sustained in his own and other counties
yesterday. Chairman Young (democrat)
wires that he has discovered gross frauds
affecting the whole vote in several noun
tain counties and precincts in other coun-
ties and on these it is supposed contest
will be made before the state board if the
final returns from counties should show
GOebel not elected.