Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
ONE FOR TAYLOR

Canvasslng of the Vote IN kentucky
Begun at Frank fort Today Evil
dence of Alleged Fraud Thrown
Out.
Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 4-secretary of
State Finley this morning declined to
receive from county election officials of
Jefferson county a mass of evidence
covering alleged republican fraud in the
city of Louisville
The Goebel men seem to think they
can rely on a program like this. The
Estate board of election commissioners
Will meet tomorrow. The board will de-l
lclare that owing to the large number
of partisan republicans present the
members of the board fear violence. and.
| will adjourn without issuing IL certifi-
cate of election to either Cioebel or Tay-.
I.lor. They Will meet again the night be-
| fore the day of inaugura ton, issue a
certificate to GoebelA and he Will be sworn
lin by a magistrate or some member of
1.-THE court of appeals. He will then be
/ defacto governor, and any attempt 10
| naugurate Taylor would be revolutions
ary.
/ A republican jurist says Of the plan in
lease it is carried out as the Goebel men
Iexpect: "Gioebel is intrenched behind
/ the bulwark of the law, and however
unjust his cause may be he Will be
| legally governor
Gov. Bradley declines toStalksfor pub
| lication. Thai he has matured plans for
4 meeting the crisis is certain, but what
Ithese plans are even his most intimate
| friends do not know. Senator Deboe.
Chairman of the State Republican Com
mittee Long, Gov. Bradley and Cen.
! Taylor have been in consultation all
day. The republican leaders seem con-
fldent and believe they viii be able TO
prevent the seating of Goebel without
bloodshed unless Goebel's friends pre-
1cipitate trouble.
The state board of election commits
sioners will meet a noon tomorrow 70
canvass the returns from the last state
election and to decide whether Cioebel
or Taylor is entitled to the certificate
of election as governor. The certified
returns from the county boards now
i on file with the secretary of state, give
/ Taylor a plurality of 2,435. but the
democrats declare that enough of these
1 votes Will be thrown out and that
Goebe will be awarded the certificate.
The republicans do not look for q de-
/ cision before Tuesday or Wednesday,
4 The Kentucky election law is capable
i of several constructions. and the def
4 mite conclusion of the board will rest
/ very largely upon how its members de-
eide to eonstrue certain portions of the
statute. That of the law upon Which
the republicans rely is as follows:
4 said state board of election commits
sioners shall consistof three members.
4 and in the absence of either the other
1.-TWO shall be a board for examining and
canvassing the returns of elections for
any of the Offices named in the last
/ section of this act. First. it shall be
the duty of said board, when the re-
turns are all in, or on the fourth Mon
day after election. whether they are in
or not to make out in the Office of the
i secretary of state from the returns
made duplicate certificates in writing
over their signatures of the election of
those having the highest number oil
4 votes, one certificate to be retained in
| the office, the other sent by mail to the
person elected. II all the returns are
not made the right to contest an cleo
ton shall not be impaired
1 The republicans assert that inasmuch
j as, according to the law, a certificate of
| election is due to the person having the
/ largest number of votes. according tc
/ the certificates of the county boards. il
will be impossible for the board To do
otherwise than return certificate ii
favor of TAYLOR.
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