The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-17
GOEBEL'S CAUSE DONE FOR.
LITYLE UOrE For HIH ETEy BY
THK USE or tHICdSERr.

Taylor Will Have several Thou,nnd Votes
to spare and the state Board of
Election Commissioners VIII Probably
Play Fair - Counting In Legislators.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov. 16.-It Ia becoming
more and more apparent that the Democrats
are losing hone in the State Board OF Election
Commissioners. which had been counted
upon to give Goebel the certificate OF election.
In the contests more attention Ia being
paid to tho counting in OF members OF
the Legislature and less to the votes for
the State ticket. In fact. In the Jefferson
county count to-day Taylor gained 10 every
precinct, and In one his vote was increased by
a lind" OF seventy-four votes. A small tech
pieality was taken advantage OF in order to
elect a Democrat Representative. Whether
the plan IL to depend on the Legislature to
make Goebel Governor or to make him sena-
tor 10 purely m after OF guess work.
There is a well founded rumor that Judge
W s. Pryor. who Is one OF the mem bers OF the
Central Board. is to be asked to resign. and
June Gayle OF owenton put in his place.
Judge Pryor. however. denies this. Appar-
entity the Democrats ARE endeavoring TO throw
the public of the track in regard TO their real
Intentions For instance. the Tunes says.
to-day:
"Tnylor's friends have begun a quiet canvass
OF the members OF the Legislature. sounding
them as to how they would vote on contest
should the state Election Board throw out
Knox. johnson or Pulaski counties and also
100 votes cast In Nelson for ". =. instead
", 4. Taylor. This movement on Tnylor's
eide Ia construed to indicate the OWN ion that
Goebel will be- given, a certificate Of election
The Journal this morning devoted a
great deal Of prominent space to the claim
remainder OF the Democratic ticket will GER
tainly be elected. IL Is contended that. while
beth Tor IsS ssed and :"
5000 votes further ahead than Goebel. and
that as the race between these two Is 40
close the rest OF the Democratic ticket Is GER
the cases OF j. d. Nail. Democratic candidate
asserted. has returns from about onn-halt OF
the counties showing that he leads his oppo-
while Will IN t he same couoiies G"sbei il Sehna
=, The Republicans. on the other hand rldculs
e. des ad S the sefan esct9p OF sSth
rlsd by Gosbel. but which gave Burke. the Re-
The Post speaks OF the two doubtful mem
being universally regarded as certain to be for
Goebel hrst, last and al the time, In this way:
result his 'eiiow-citzens OF ali parties
are praisinR him. Can't Fills is an am
year ago tho Whole stat. was ready :" say
Capt Ellis would not countennnce a dishonor.
abe act In polticS any more han in personal
intercourse. The belief general that Pryor
viii stand with Ellis. Il is general but not
Mr. Desha Br,ckinridg. promised the people
somsthing which vas not accorded them.
There Ia no longer any dnul' that the face Of
the oflica returns will show a comfortable
plurality for Taylor and the Goebel papers
have passed that claim. In jefferson county
there is every indicat on hat when the
count IL completed n plurality OF at least
three thousand will be shown. The
Goehel papers have been allowing hut 28-2S
IN their estimates. II IL probable that
before the Central Poard meets. the returns
from Nelson county. where ". 4. TAYLOR. in
s'nn1 of " 4. TAYLOR. made such difference,
will show the correct plurality. tlsI. instead Of
Tay or's SUIT Is pending has a pr-cchnn, almost
identical on which 70 base his decision. and
that precedent saves Tav'or II these two
prngno-ticat lons are verified the Democrats
will have to throw out nearly 1000 votes to
win.