The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
NO DECISION IN KENTUCKY.
STATE ELECTION BOARD TO TISTFN
TO ARGUMENT ON ITS POUER".
All tho Counties Accepted Show safe
Plurality for Tayior--If the Board sits
on Contests tho Certificate VIII Prob
ahIx In M, EnnhnI-n rn.ila.,. IAu.,IaI

All the Counties Accepted Show Safe
Plurality for Tnyior-If the Board Sits
on Contests tho Certificate VIII Prob
ably Go to Goebcl-Bradiry's Denial.
FRASKroRr. Ky. Dec. o. The members Of
the State Board OF Election Commissioners
finished their canvass Of the returns at 4
o'clock this afternoon and the legal battle as TO
throwing out certain votes will begin to-mor-
row. The members announced on adjourn
ment that they would meet in tho Senate
Chamber and advised the lawyers on both sides
to prepare'to make Disbursements. Chairman
Pryor said that counsel would DO heard ms to
the right OF tho Board TO sit as a contest board
In the case Of the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. and go behind tho returns as re-
ported. and as to whether tho amended returns
constitute part Of tho legal returns In tho
counties in dispute
In all contested counties whore the County
Boards were compelled by Injunction to re-
port. supplemental returns were sent In saying
that the first returns were not correct. but
were sent against the will OF tho boards acting
under inIunctions OF tho courts. The counties
In which tissue ballots were used have all been
passed. and Judge Pryor said the board would
hear arguments as to the legality OF such re-
turns. Capt. Ellis said that In addition to
| these points there wero other questions OF
The Official figures show that Taylor. Rep q.
| received lr3714 votes and Gnehel. Dem, re-
| ceived l0l 1871 for Governor. which gives TRy-
| Tor plurality OF 2,3S3. HOPKINS county was
not tabulated because OF alleged irregularities
Knox and Lewis counties were not reported
| and 20 among contested counties because az
| alleged intimidation by mohs and force OF In .
| functions. johnson. Magnflin. Martin. anil
| Pike counties were not reported because o.
| tissue ballots. These counties with those
passed. yesterday "a contested. oil comprise
| large Rcoublican pluralities with the exception
| NJ Harrison and Magof'in. which give Demo-
| cratic pluralites OF 40
| II the board holds that II has the power to
| alt Is contest board. tho vote of any county
may be set aside. whore II IL reported by
| county commissioners that the law has been
| violated. This would give the certificate 10
| Goebel The Taylor mon nrc less confident
| than they were, hut maintain that they will
| win In the law In tho case Tho rebel men
| are confident and are asserting that the board
| has partly committed itsal' 70 Ice contest
| board by hearing tho cases. Tho board will
| probably be IN session several days yet IA the
| lawyers have prepared exhaustive arguments.
and ths certificates may not ho issued until
| Saturday.
| Gov. Bradley made sensation to-day nv de-
| nouncing before tho board IA untrue the re-
| ports that he had brought soldiers hero IN
| citizens clothes. Later he made an address
| 10 tn. mountain men, advising them to go
| home. Heavy. fines have been imposed on
several alleged soldiers arrested with con-
| ceaed arms