The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

On the strenrth Of these figures Taylors vic
tory Ia now assured by about | 800 plurality
unless the Election Commission dare to brave
public sentiment by practically throwing out
one or more OF the missing counties. or by
taking advantage OF q very small technioality
in Nelson county. which will cost Tay-
Tor Just l.lpS votes The canvass OF
the vote showed that through an error
Of tho printer. the name OF William P. Taylor.
instead OF William S. Taylor. appeared on the
ballots in every precinct excspt one. as that OF
tho Republican candidate for Governor. Tho
Democratic Comm fasteners decided that
the votes cast for William p Taylor
could not be counted as having been
given william g. TAYLOR. This gave
Goebsl a plurality OF 1880 over W. s. Tay-
Tor. where his plurality had only been
0SS. The Republican Commissioner refused
to siEn the certificate and the Republican
Committee instituted mandamus proceedings
against the Democratic Commis~bners. Judge
Jones. In the Circuit Court. refused to issue
the writ OF mandamus com polling the County
Election Com issoners to certify tho vote OF
the county other than already certified. The
certificate. as signed by the Democratic Com
mIssloners. has boon forwarded to Frankfort.
This attempt to steal outright two thousand
votes has aroused a storm OF indignation. vi ish
will be doubly increased when It 10 generally
learned that unless other changes are made.
II may elect Gocbel II IL not generally believed
here. however. that the Returning Board at
Frankfort " II have the nerve to turn the trick
The situation looks more hopeful for Taylor
tonight than at any time since Tuesday night.
The Associated Press. which has been send
ing Gosbel news when there was none. to-day
sent the following from Frankfort. which
indicates that the gang has conceded Goe-
bers defeat:
"FrdnkJort. Ky.. Nor. u.-Goebsl BY from
1900 TO l,GO0. is tho claim made at Goebsl
headquarters to-day. Several County Boards
adjourned Yesterday Till Monday. aud it 10
claimed that they hope to make sufficient
gains to Offset what losses Gosbel sus-
tainsd In hi, own and other counties
yesterday. Chairman Allie Ioung Dem wires
that he has discovered gross frauds affecting
the whole vote in several mountain counties
GHG precincts in other counties. and on these 1t
ia surpp-ei "a CONTEXT Will he made before the
Stn'e hoard, Il III" final returns from counties
shpull show Goeocl not elected "
Gorhel, however. nj room to-day sad:
! know that have won -
The official count il showing that In stsad OF
1t, ppns behind the rest OF the ticket. Go.bei
IL leading II by AN average o. over 25 votes to
h. county. IN Grayson county. whore the
ly ~ votes Taylor appears TO he leading bv
an even TreateT,r average than G1ebel In
l.iI votes In TAYLOR count" GoebeI leads his
ti'ksf by ~ and TAYLOR nv -.
The prosecution Of election offenders 10 pro-
crossing rapidly in Louisville, Lexington ard
FRANKFORT. At least thirty nave been held over
% nnswer before the Federal Grand Jury aud
c ae 10 be disSS.eG of ""'''u anu H''' more
,LExiSGIoX, ~. Nov. 1.-THE county Of
N.H which over the suds HAT
nominated William Goebel for Governor. has
done !ts"i prou IN keeping up the reputation
Turns M - majority Of 100 Tor Goebei, The
total vote alleged 10 have been polled 10 one
@ a f"d inAp The inc eonnr ssd
Goeeel's malor.tyis 32S lsrGer than the Demo-
cratic majority in 1886 and thirty-lve more
The Gosbri Election Com mi.sloners did not
APPOINT tho officers Of ELECTION until the latter
tne officers OF heir aprointmsnt as required
by law. On this account many men who had
been chosen kspuhlLcea election officers did
IN one precinct there wa. not a Republican
officer In the booth and in another there was
Gers inundated with firearms the Republican
Officers until they practically had everything
%o wh.s VA. ho IN s. e9"
house. the Gocbel men captured the polls
On caused the Republican, cha lsnver to leave
by firing twenty To- thirty shots into tho build.
tne., rtddiae II. Tn. precinct usually giyes
80 hsGnhs lean, m re- or, under the new
I went lNl lot 'uepnbi
In Crawford precinct tn. Republican inspec-
tor app"nreI with credenti ais properly signed
but the Gosbrl officers refused to allow him IN
IL" booth and that precinct had no Repu blican
challenger: II Is known that Boehel meu sr snt
S2.ilD in Breathitt county oi which half that
amount was used In Jackson.
After suppsr on Tuesday night tho Goebsl fol-
lowers gave tn. people Of Jack son such fright
aSthey have not had since tho days oi BreRthitt
feuds, by firing their revovers into houses and
into tho air. Pro- ably one thousand shots
were fred, and although several narrow ss-
On W. m, do M hn1 y ~ M hpr ha
PIC kept in their back rooms where tho bullets
cOu d not reach them. The local authorities