New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-05
GOEBEL MEN SCARED.
THEY WILL ASK HIM TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE TICKET.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS QUAKE BEFORE THE
sToRM-rHE OPPOSITION DETERMINED
THAT GoEBEL SHALL NOT BE

Lexington. Ky. Aug. speciaD.-The revolt
against William Goebel the accredited Democratic
candidate for Governor. exemplihed by the
State conference OF Bryan Democrats in this city
on Wednesday, has alarmed the friends OF Mr..
Goehel. and the next sensation to be looked for
Is the request that he withdraw from the race In
favor OF John Young Brown.
That this request will from Mr. Goebefs
friends now seems almost certain. They belong TO
the office holding class, and they do not wish 10
ioin the revolt against Mr. Goebe for fear they will
be accused OF not being regular. and the easiest
way out OF the difficulty In which they have placed
themselves is to ask the withdrawal OF the man
who stands In the way Of the success OF the Demo-
cratic State ticket, and to force him to 90 their
bidding Those who know Mr.. Goebel best say
it will be impossible induce him 10 withdraw;
that he Is so firmly convinced OF the efncacy OF MS
machine that he believes he will win the election
In the manner that he won the nomination
at LOUISVILLE that the machine will overcome his
unpopularity and will enable him to be counted In,
matter how many votes are cast against him.
In fact this Is the boast OF the more indiscreet
of his friends. In this city they openly point 70 the
frauds which have been committed In precinct
B, in Lexington. where mule has voted the
Democratic ticket, and where men who were
known TO be at work several miles from town were
voted and where more than twenty men were
voted from little cottage in the outskirts OF
town They point 10 the fact that nobody has ever
been indicted for these palpable frauds committed
at the November election In 1898, and that all
attempts get the matter before Grand JuTles
have failed. They laugh at the idea OF any person
being indicted for election frauds, as they declare
that the history Of Kentucky politics shows that
nothing be done in the way Of conv'cting men
for robbing their nelghbors Of their suffrage.
II is recalled by these advocates Of counting Mr.
Goebel in whether he is elected or not that num-
Der OF election tricksters were taken before the
United States court Louisville only few years
ago for frauds committed against the Republican
ticket, and that while there was an abundance OF
evidence to convict the men, prominent Republic
can came 10 Louisville and had the cases dismissed
because some OF his business partners who were
Democrats told him to do so. and the cases never
came to trial, and the culprts were actually re-
appointed election officers. and participated IN the
Thousands Of leading Democrats are opposed to
counting Mr. Goebe In by fraud They are pegln-
| Cioebel-the Democrats-are terribly In earnest,
that they are ex-Confederates who are not AFRAID
| 10 stand UP for their rights and 10 make an un-
compromising fraud; that they are deter
even il that finish is found in the higher courts OF
the land; that they will send election cuprlts ~
the penitentiary no matter who interteres In the,,
behalf: that they do not propose 10 be ROBBED a,
| the coming election and that there is today
greater danger to the men who Ggss the
is generally admitted even by MI nSep ,be rank
seryaye friends that the fnd ar ree ryns
to defeat Goebel. will allow fraud at the polls
| 10 20 unpunished. and II is on this account tina
| the conservative friends OF Mr. Goepel are SER
The magnitude of the revolt against Mr.. ioeoe
was not understood by even the warmest IrlehdE
| NJ the movement until the conference mere OF
| Wednesday There were present leading Demo
| Gratis warm supporters OF Mr.. Bryan, from az
least thirty counties. and these counties the not
| beds Of Bryan Democracy They do not believe
| Mr. Goebel secured his nomination honestly tneyy
balisva he is secretly against Mr. Bryan they think
he viii II elected try to throw the state to some
| other candidate for President. and they are Dit
,erIy onnosed 10 his election law. and the ex
Confederates are opposed TO him also for persona
| reasons In the face OF these facts, VIII MT doeoe
| withdraw?