The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA'S GREAT VOTE.
State Treasurer Barnett Secures a
Majority of Over 19o,-
600 Votes.
KENTUCKY STILL in DOUBT.
Both Sides Claiming victory, but
Things Look Bright
for Taylor.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. S.-No
matter what result the face of the re-
turns of yesterdays state election
shows a contest Is very likely to oc-
cur, Additional returns received to-
day and tonight continue to show Re-
publican gains and basIng an estimate
upon the normal complexion of the
precincts still unreported, indicate a
plurality of six or eight thousand for
W. s. Taylor for governor. The belated
returns are mostly from mountain
counties, which are strongly Republl-
can. The eleventh district, which, in
1896 gave Mckinley plurality of 1900.
is about half reported. Eleven out of
nineteen counties in this district give
Taylor pluralltIes aggregatlng 1902,
Indicating that the Republicans have
carried the district by about the same
figures as in 1906
The Goebel people cling to their claim
Of a plurality Of fve thousand In the
state, these figures being the estimate
made by the nominee himself tonight.
At Republican headquarters In this
city, Taylor's plurality Is placed at
SVOO In neither case is it possible to
get the figures upon which the claim ls
based. each side evidently fearing that
giving publicity to the reports Of its
agents throughout the state might
work to the advantage Of Its opponent
In the event Of a contest.
Almost complete returns from Louis
Vile and Jefferson county do not
change last nights estimate OF Re-
publican plurality OF a little over 5000,
Governor Bradley is still in the city,
and announces that he will remain here
for several days.
In the event OF a contest It vii, come
before the Legislature. This is the cnSe
only with the offices OF governor and
lieutenant governor. The law covering
this point provides that a board for de-
terminng contest for governor shall
be chosen In the leglslntura by lot, the
senate setOGting three and the house
eight members, The decision OF this
board Is not final nor conclusive In the
Republican Eleventh district Seven
are in Republican counties Of the Tenth
district and thrty-One In Democratic
counties Of the Tenth district
1t must report to the general assem-
bly, where further action may be taken.
To-nights developments bring the
legislature into prominence. because OF
the probability that Il ultimately will
have to determine who Ia TO be the
next governor Of Kentucky. In all
expressions upon the result Of the elec-
tIon, coming from Democrats: head
quarters the Legislature has been
claimed safe for that party. No state
ment OF Its makeup has been given,
but II Is probable n number Of mem
bers claimed by the Democrats are not
GOebcl men. II the strength nf the
two great parties Is nearly equal these
antI.Goebel Democrats probably would
hold the balance OF power. thus fur
nishing all the clements for a repeti-
tIon OF the exciting and bitter contest
Of 1897, which resulted in the defeat of
Joe Blackburn for the United States
senate. While the returns on the head
Of the tickets are incomplete, but little
attention has been paid to the figures
on members OF the legislature and un-
I'll the contest between the leaders is
cleared up somewhat II viii be hard to
get an accurate estimate Of the reln-
tive strength OF the parties in the as
Rembly.