The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-14
Rumor that Governor Bradley Will
Declare Martial Law IL Republican
Counties Are Thrown Out.
EXCITEMENT IS INCREASING
AND KENTUCKY VOTERS MAY TAKE
THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
Hundreds Of Republicans In Harbour.
Vile. Determined TO See Fair Play
--Wanamaker on Corruption.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 13.-The tangle
growing out of last weeks election grows
worse with each day. This was the third
day of the official count but the work OF
the county boards of canvassers disclosed
little information TO clear the situation
Chairman Long, of the Republican cam
paign committee, to-day repeated his claim
of q plurality of 31l1 for Taylor, based on
official returns from ITO counties and un-
official returns from The remaining nine
The Democratic papers and leaders here
have ceased to give figures, but specials
from Frankfort quote candidate Goebel ana
other party leaders as saying they are con-
fident Of the success of the kenton county
man.
The complexion of the returns TO be pre-
scented to the State Board Of Election Com
l,ission-rs when it meets in Frankfort next
month still depends on the determination or
the contests which are being raised In sew
eral parts of the State, notably the strongly
Republican counties of the Eleventh dis
trict, where the Democrats claim tissue baiV0
lots were used. These contests have
aroused much feeling in the localities al
fected. One Of them involves the vote OF
Knox county, which gave Taylor l,SsS plur-
ality. To-day Barbourviile, the county seat,
was visited by hundreds of people inter-
ested in the result their avowed purpose
being to see that justice is done. Counsel
for candidate Taylor began action In the
Knox county Circuit Court 10 compel the
county election officers TO certify the vote
to the State Board of Election Commission
ers The contention Is over forty-two bal
lots from the first precinct. but the petition
filed by Taylor's counsel asserts that the
election officers purpose to throw out the
entire county. Judge Brown granted
temporary injunction against such action
Johnson and Lewis counties are affected by
the Democratic charges OF irregularities and
there. too, legal complications are likely to
arise.
AT HopkinsvilIe contest over a precinct
which gave Taylor plurality OF ninety-five
is delaying the official return of the vote OF
Christian county. which gave Taylor
plurality OF 80.
Slow progress was made In the count Of
Louisville and Jefferson county to-day, the
commissioners being at work on the Third
ward when they adjourned until tomorrow.
Both sides are fighting every inch of the
ground. A number of precincts are In con-
troversy Oh the grounds of alleged irregu-
ldTllltS. IN one euCn case, the StftHtn pre-
cinct of the First ward, the anti-Goebel
people to-day secured an order from Judge
Toney to compel the precinct officers TO
sign the tally sheets The Goebel people.
however, claim the ballot box had been
opened before 1t reached the county elec-
tion officers. The vote, so far as canvassed,
shows little change from the unofficial ig-
ures.
The federal grand jury. which was adj
journed over the election. reconvened this
morning, and was charged by Judge Evans
regarding elections, particularly with ref
erence to the intimidation of colored voters.
He recited the charges which had reached
the ears of the court, described in detail the
offenses upon which indictments should be
found and continued:
"Conspiracies may be hard to prove. but
1t is by no means impossible to prove them.
both by direct and circumstantial evidence,
and IL you should find the evidence and in
dict those who engage in these conspiracies
you would get at class of men most like
ly OF higher. or at least OF more pretentious
grade, than their tools. This class Is far
more dangerous to the community, and their
punishment much more desirable In every
way than the others. However, both classes
should be indicted The highest duty is i'm
pOSed upon you 10 FlnulCale the id"s anu
you will more efficiently and commercially
discharge that duty if you shall probe mat
ters to the bottom, and without fear or
favor indict every man, however prominent
or however obscure, who has engaged in
any conspiracy to perpetraie the wrongs
denounced by the statute. The court also
suggests to you that IL is by no means irn-
possible fer officials OF hign or low degree
| to engage in such schemes. and where that
Is the case the demand for punishment Is
| all the more imperative, because an exam
| pie should be set In the case Of those who
| are charged with the enforcement OF the
law who make themselves the instrument
OF its violation"
The Commercial tomorrow viii say IL has
received official returns from four more
| counties making lis oht OF the 1l9 These
four counties. Rowan, Knox, Johnson and
Floyd, show a net gain OF twenty-three for
| Taylor over the Commercials unofficial re-
turns This. added 20 the previous figures.
s.ll1. gives Taylor plurality OF B. l34 in the
State. In this estimate four counties. JEFF
ferson, Lewis. Menefee and Harrison. are
| unofiicially reported. According TO the
Commercials advices. to-day's appeal 10 the
court in Knox county resulted I'm the GER
tification OF the vote in that county by the
election officers.