The record-union., 1899-11-10
Both Parties Still Claiming victsry
for Their Candidates.
Tie Official Count Of the Vote viii Be
Necessary to Decide the Contest.

Are Heard Above It All-The
Contest for lieutenant Gov
ernor of Ohio Close.
LOUISVILLE, Nov "a confusion
of claims and counter claims, to quiet
which the official count, or, perhaps,
contest before the Legislature, will be
necessary is all that is left Of Tues
days election Above it all vehement
cries of fraud, committed or contem-
plated, are heard. Each side claims the
election of its ticket by a plurality of
about 1000, and presents figures to
back up the claim. These figures III
some counties vary widely, and it is
impossible to tell which side, if either,
has accurate returns
Chairman Long of the Republican
Campaign Committee, when asked for
an estimate of the vote on the guberna-
torial race, said: Il have no estimate
to give, but I can furnish the actual
figures. On the face Of the returns
Taylor's plurality is 4, 1876. All the pre-
cincts have been heard from. Twelve
counties are not official, including the
returns from Kenton and Breathitt.
General Taylor said he was sure of
his election by majority that will not
be less than 1000. General Taylor said
that official and semi-official returns
from nearly every precinct in the State
showed that he had been elected.
A special from Frankfort quotes
Governor Bradley as saying: Taylor
has been elected by at least 10000 ma
jority, and he will be the next Gov
ernor of Kentucky
On the other hand, returns from Dem
ocratic sources show a plurality on the
face of the returns of about 1900 for
Goebel This they claim is to be af-
fected by returns from some missing
precincts, where the Democrats can
hardly do worse than break even.
Mr.. Goebel and Senator Blackburn,
in interviews at Frankfort to-day,
openly charged the Republicans with
fraud in the Eleventh District, from
which the returns are coming in very
slowly.
The indications point more strongly
than ever to contest before the Legis-
lature, which, there seems no reason
able doubt, will be controlled by the
Democrats. Whether or not the MEM
bers belonging to that party will stand
together on questions affecting a con-
test cannot now be foretold The County
Boards of Canvassers, which meet to-
morrow, simply count and tabulate the
returns. The State Board of Election
Commissioners then reviews the work,
and decides all questions affecting con-
tested ballots. This commission certi-
f1pc f0 tho Cooroforx- Of o1ao
ton of officers receiving the highest
number of votes after the decisions of
the Commissioners on contested re-
turns have been recorded Under the
Goebel law the duties of the Secretary
of State are confined simply to making
public the result as found by the Com
missioners, the language of the statute
being:
1T shall be the duty of the Secretary
Of State, Immediately after the com
parison of the returns, to cause state
ment therefrom of the votes given in
every county for each candidate to be
published in two newspapers
There is no appeal from the findings
of the State Board of Election Commits
sioners, except in the case of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor In case of
contest for these officers, the matter
goes to the Legislature The three mem
bers of the Board of Election Commits
sioners which will finally pass upon the
returns We're chosen under the terms
of the Goebel law by the Legislature
which enacted that measure. They are
Judge w. ]. Pryor of Frankfort. c. B.
Pointz of Maysville and w. ]. Ellis of
Owensboro. They are said to be
friendly to Goebel, and all are Demo-
Gratis. The law provides for meeting
of these Commissioners on the fourth
Monday after the election.
A large mass meeting Of followers of
the Honest Election League, the anti
Goebel organization of the CITY. was
held at Music Hall tonight, number
of vigorous speeches, touching upon
what was styled "the purpose Of the
Goebel people to secure the seating of
their candidates without regard to law
or right were adopted
A committee of three was appointed
to witness the count of the ballots by
the County Board of Canvassers.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), Nov. 10. = The
Courier Journals returns received IN
to ? a. m. cover all but thirty-five pre-
cincts in the State. They give Goebel
a net plurality of Y41 Ten of the
missing precincts are in Democratic
counties and twenty-five are in Repub-
lican counties. In the "Courier-Jour-
nails" tables, however, are several
counties from which their correspond
ents report estimated and not actua.
pluralities.
Returns received by the CONNER
cial' Republican) up to the same hour
give Taylor a net plurality of ;,,43S in
the State
FRANKFORT (Ky), Nov. Sex
Senator Blackburn to-day said he had
raised his claim of Goebel's majority,
and that he is now confident it will go
over 5000. He also claimed the ma
jority in the Legislature on joint ballot
will be about 35 instead Of rs. several
Democrats having been elected in
counties at first thought to be Repub-
lican.
Governor Bradley is being telegraphed
by hundreds of Republicans. offering
to come to the State Capital to pre-
vent Taylor being counted out
Chairman Young of the Democratic.
State Central Committee charges the
Republicans with attempting to per-
petrate fraud in the mountain districts,