The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-17
CLAIMS AND COUNTER CLAIMS
Both sides Give Figures to show
that They Have Won In
kentuck-.

taps. a contest before the Legislature,
Will he necessary. is all that Is LETT OF
tuesdays election. Above 1T all w.
hement cries of fraud, committed or
contemplated are heard. Each side
claims the election of its ticket by 4
plurality of about 1000, and presents
figures to back up the claim. These
figures in some counties vary widely.
and il is impossible to tell which side
if either. has accurate returns.
Claimed tn Have the Actual Figures
Chairman Long of the republican
campaign committee. when asked fo'
an estimate Of the vote on the gubcr'
Material race. said:
II have no estimate to give, but
,an furnish the actual figures. On the
face of the returns Taylor's plurality
is 4.136. All of the precincts have been
heard from. Twelve counties are not
official. including the returns from
kenton and Breathitt.'
Taylor Sure of His Election.
gen. Taylor said he Nas sure OF hl'
election by majority that will not De
less than 1000. Gen. Taylor said thai
official and semi-official returns FROM
nearly every precinct in the state
showed that he had been elected
VIII he the Next Governor.
4 special from Frankfort quotes
Gov. bradley as saying: Taylor has
been elected by at least 10000 MAORI
~. and he will be the next governor OF
kentucky.
on the other hand. returns from
democratic sources show plurality on
the face OF the returns of about 1000
for Goebcl This. they claim. is 10 he
. affected bv returns from some missiae
! precincts where the democrats can
J hardly do worse than break even.
J Mr.. Goebel and Senator Blackburn.
: IN Interviews at Frankfort. yesterday
openlv charged the republicans with
fraud in the Eleventh district. from
which the returns are coming in very
slowly.
Contest Before the Legislature.
The indications point more strongly
: than ever to contest before the legis-
;. lature. which. there seems no reason
n able doubt. will be controlled by IN"
4 democrats. Whether or not the mem
r bers belonging TO that party will stand
y together on questions affecting a con-
4 test cnn not he foretold. The county
~ Loards of canvasSers which meet to-
A. day. simply count and tabulate the re-
n turns. The state board of election
!. commissioners then reviews thci'
r. work and decides all questions affect
H. inr contested ballots. This commission
al certiiies to the secretary of state th'
M election of officers receiving the higl.
or est number Of votes after the decision
!, of the commissioners upon contested
h. returns have been recorded.
IN Under the GoebeI Law.
% Under the Goebel law, the duties o
the secretary Of state are confined
simply to making public the result a
found by the commissioners, the Ian
cuagc of the statute being: 1T shal
he the duty of the secretary OF state
Immediately after the comparison 0
re- the returns.to cause n statement there
We from of the votes given in every cour
s. ty for each candidate, to he publishe
- in two newspapers.
'er No Appeal Allowed.
'e There is no appeal from the finding
- of the state board of election commi
:" sioners except in the case of govern'
and lieutenant governor. In case OF
"' contest for these offices the matte
- goes 10 the Legislature. The thr'
W members of the board of election con
uiissoners which will finally pass upc
the returns were chosen, under II
rge terms Of the Goebcl law. by the legisl
sor turc which enacted that measure. The
are Judge w. j. Pryor, of Frankfor
c. Il. Poyntz. Of Maysvillc, and W.
Ellis. Of Ownesboro. All are said
og- be friendly TO Gobcl, and all are DEF
ere ocrats. The law provides for NEE
APP ing Of these commissioners on =
the fourth Monday after the election.
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M. Armed aocbcI mud Taylor Fartisa
nm at Mtddlcsbor".