Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-14
TROUBLE BREWING THERE.


Louisville. Ky. Nov i9-Thc tangle
growing out OF lnft weeks election
grows worse with each day. This was
the third day Of the official count. but
the work " thn county board 0f cau-
vaascrs duciu4oI utue Information TO
clear the situation. Chairman Long of
the Republican campaign committee.
today repeated hia claim OF plurality
Of 3.lli for Taylor based ON Official rc-
turns from no counties and unofficial
returns from the remaining nine.
The Democratic papers and l,aderh
here have ceased 60 give nrurca. but
specials from Frankfort quote CiudI.
date Gocbci and other party leaders rs
saying they are confident Of the sue
cess ~ the kDntuu county man.
The completion OF the returns % be-
presented tu tho State board of election
commissioners when % meets at Frank.
fort next month stlli depends upon the
determination Of the contests which
are being raised in several partn uf
the State, notably the strongly Rcpuh-
llrnn counties OF the Eleventh district,
where the Democrats claim tissue tall
lots were issued These contests have
aroused much fcciing Ia the localities
affected.
one VI them Involves the vote Of
Knox county, which gave Taylor .g9s
plurality, Today nurbouraville, the
county seat, was visited hy hundreds
uf people interested in the result. their
avowcd purpose being to uec that JUS
;lco IL done.
Counsel for Candidate Taylor began
action in tho Knox county district
court 10 compel the county election
officers 20 ccrtlfy the vote TO thu board
u election, The contention Is over
fnrty-tWo ballots from the First pre-
clnct, but the petition nled by Tayi0ra
counsel asserts that the election ot-
nccrs purpose 20 throw out the entire
county. Judge Brown granted trm-
poury injunction against such action,
Johnson and LOWS counties are nf-
foctcd by the Democratic charges Of
irregularities and legal complications
arc likely 90 arise,
A. HopkInsyillc a contest of a pre-
clnct which gave Taylor plurality
~ ninoty-nvc 81 dolaying the official
return uf tho vote OF Christian county.
which gave Taylor "a plurality OF 49,
A dispatch from Frankfort. Ky. says
senator Gophrl and the Democratic
leaders are sim waiting on the final
action ~ the county boards OF cleo
ti0nn In jefferson. Christian. Knox.
johnson and other counties. II is
VIII De- thrown out In these counties TO
give Goebcl majority on the face
" tho returns.
The city l. excited tonight over a
rumnr that the governor intends to
declare martial law In the event that
KuoX ana johnson counties are thrown
out and that he viii refuse to recognize
Goobcl as governor under such Cnndi-
tons. This rumor ~ martial law Is
not upupTuly credited, though there D.
almost certain To be a serious clash
between Governor bradley and the
claimant
The Courier-Journal tomorrow will
publish returns from the official count
" ii3 of the iie counties In the state.
They give Gochel a plurality ~ a3la.
The unofficial returns to the same pa
per from the slN remaining counties
give Taylor plumlitieA uf i,is2, making
Goebols net plurality 1881. From this
table. however, are omitted All votes
that are being contested, These mum
her 1913 Tor GucbCl ana asa Tor Taylor.
Upon these contests, the Couricr-Jour-
nal says. viii depend the result.
The Commercial tomorrow win say
II has received official returns from
four more counties, making ii5 out of
tho no These four counties kowena.
Knox, johnson ana Floyd, show "a net
gain " twenty three for Taylor over
the Commercials unofficial returns,
This. added TO tho previous figures,
3iii. gives Taylor plurality al 3i3i
ln the state. IN this estimate four
counties. Jefferson LOWS. Mencfco and
Harrison. are unoincially reported.
According Go the Commercials adj
vices. todayr appeal 60 the court In
Knox county resulted In the ccrtinch-
lion OF the vote ~ that county by the
election commissioners.