Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-11
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
State Of Kentucky is in Turmoil Over
Relults Of Tuesdays Election.
FEELING AMONG FACTIONS RUNS HIGH
Excited Meetings Are Bcing Held In
Many Parts of the state to Pro-
test Against Alleged
Frauds.
.ELINe AMONG FACTIONS RUNS HIGH

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1O.-The uncer-
tainty regarding the result Of Tuesday s
election in this state is not likely to be
removed for some time. Both sides still
claim victory, the state chairman Of each
party asserting that his ticket has plu-
rality OF about 1000 Newspaper returns
from republican sources give Taylor a plu-
rality OF 4,43S, while those from democratic
sources make Goebel's plurality OIL These
latter cover all but thirty five precincts in
the state, although several reports from
counties give estimated pluralities instead
OF actual. or the missing precincts five
are in Louisville, which wen. republican
this year, twenty are in strong republican
counties and ten are in strong democratic
counties.
Feeling among the factions has been ag-
gravated rather than allayed by the devel-
opments since Tuesday. Excited meetings
arc being held in many parts of the state
to protest against frauds which 1t is alleged
are contemplated by the leaders. Nothing
short OF the official count will determine
the result and 1t is a foregone conclusion
that tho announcement of that count will
simply change the scene of conflict to the
courts or the legislature where it will ap-
poar in the form of a contest.
Tho situation has not changed materially
up to D. m. Tho official count was begun
thla morning in all parts of the state by
tho county boards of canvassers. In this
city O large crowd gathered at the court
house., but there was 40 disturbance. The
latest claims from newspaper returns are a
plurality of 963 for Goebel by the Times and
plurality Of S,6O5 for Taylor claimed by
the Evening Post.
Slight Change in Fiuurcs.
Reports received tonight by the Courier
Journal from counties where the official
count was completed today show in most
cases slight changes from the unofficial
figures In a few important instances, how
ever the changes favor the republicans.
Leslie county, in the Eleventh district,
which was not included at all in the table
last night, which gave Goebel plurality
or 971 in The state, is reported tonight as
having given Taylor a plurality of 962
votes on the official count kenton county,
which figured in last nights table with
2,493 plurality for Goebel, is reduced to
about 2,1OO. Oldham county's Goebel plu-
rality. official, comes 90 instead of 1885, as re-
ported last night. In number of counties
there are slight changes, each candidate
profiting.
Reports to the Commercial (rep.) up to
midnight show gains OF 561 for Goebel and
36s for Taylor on changes from the unofh-
cial returns. This leaves Taylor's plu-
rality, according to tha Commercials ad-
4. vices, at 3,641. Reports to this paper from
todays count cover sixty eight of the l19
counties in the state.
Times special from Barnstown, KY,
says: "a serious technical error in the
vote may increase Goebels Nelson county
plurality to 1856. In the official count 1t
was discovered that in every precinct, eX-
cept one, w. P. instead of W. S. Taylor
was voted for and the one precinct, New
Hope. gives w. S. Taylor, the republican
candidate, only seventy-three, leaving the
official vote as certified to the two demo
cratic commissioners. as follows, Goebel,
! l. .959; W. S. Taylor, 73; William P. Taylor,
! 1,19S. The republican commissioners re-
| fused to certify to these figures.
| GRAYSON, KY, Nov. 10.-The official re-
| turns show that Taylor carried Carter
county by 612. This is larger than here
! tofore announced. The One Hundredth leg
| islative district composed of Carter and
Elliott counties, gave Mcdowell Gep) 179
majority. Goebel carried Elllott county
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