Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-10
CHARGES OF FRAUD
Openly Made by Both Par
ties in Kentucky.
Taylor and Goebel Each Claim Election
by About 1000.
Hundreds Offer Services 10 Prevent TayIor's
Being Counted Out.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. "a confusio,
or claims and counter claims. to uuie
winch the official count or per haps ;
contest before the Legislature will b.
necessary, is all that is left of Tues
days election. Above ii all Vehemen
cries of fraud, committed or contemp
lated, are heard. Each side claims tn
election of its ticket by a plurality 0
about 1900 and present figures to bacl
up the claim. These figures vary j.
some counties very widely and II is in
possible 10 tell which side. if either, ha,
accurate returns.
Chairman Long Of the Republican
campaign committee, when asked 70
an estimate of the vote on the guber
material races. said: Il can furnish tn
actual figures. on the face OF the re
| turns Taylor's plurality is 4136. All tn
precincts have been heard from
Twelve counties are not official. includ
ing the returns from Kenton an,
Breathitt.'
Gen. Taylor said he was sure Of HI!
election by majority of not less thar
1000. General Taylor said tha oficia
and semi-oflicial returns from nearly
every precinct in the state showed tina
he had been elected
a special from Frankfort quotes GOV
Bradley as saying: Taylor mas beer
elected by at least 10000 majority am
he will be the next governor Of Ken.
lucky"
on the other hand returns from Dem
ocratic sources show a plurality on tn.
face of the returns of about 1000 fol
Goebel. This the Democrats claim i,
To be effected by returns from som.
missing precincts where the Democrats
can hardly do worse than break cve?
Mr.. Goebel ana Senator Blackburn III
interviews at Frankfort. today. openly
charged the Republicans with fraud in
the llth district from which the re-
turns are coming in very slowly.
The indications point more strongly
than ever to a contest before the Leg
islature. which there seems no reason
able doubt will be controlled by the
Democrats. Whether or not the men,
5ers belonging to that party will stand
together on questions affecting con
test cannot now be foretold The coun-
~ boards of canvassers. which will
meet. tomorrow. simply count and tab
'Ilate the returns. The state board of
election commissioners then reviews
their work and decides all questions
affecting contested ballots This COM
mission certifies to the secretary of
state the election of officers receiving
the highest number Of votes after the
decisions Of the commissioners on con-
tested returns have been recorded
Under the Goebel law the duty of the
secretary of state are confined simply to
making public the result as found by
the commissioners.
There is no appeal from the findings
of the state board of election commits
Sioners except in the case of governor
and lieutenant governor. In case of n
contest for these officers the matter
goes to the Legislature The three
members of the board of election com
missioners which will finally pass upon
the returns Werc chosen under the
terms of the Goebel law by the Legis-
lature which enacted the measure.
They are Judge w. J. Pryor of Frank
J. Ellis of greensboro. All are said to
be friendly to Goebel and all are Dem.
ocrats. The law provides for meet
fourth Monday after the election.
A large mass meeting of followers
of the Honest Election League. the an
ti-Goebel organization of the city. was
held at Music hail. tonight A num-
Der of vigorous speeches touching up
on what was styled The purpose of
the Goebel people to secure the seat
ing Of their candidates without regard
to law or right We're made.
committee of three was appointed
to witness the count of the ballots by
the county board of canvassers and it
was decided to take legal measures to
protect what the leaguers considered
to be their rights. Gov. Bradley is be-
ing telegraphed to by hundreds of Re
publcans Offering to come to the state
capital to prevent Taylor being count
ed out.
Chairman Young of the Democratic
state committee, charges the Republic
cans with attempting to perpetrate
fraud in the mountain districts where
the heavy Republican vote lies. Young
says the official count by county re-
turning boards will give GOebel over
1000. He also says all minor candi-
dates on the state ticket will win.
though by less pluralities than Goebel. |
Senator GOebel received the follow |
ing telegram. tonight, from w. j.
Bryan: Have just learned that re
turns are near enough complete to in
sure your election. Congratulations !
am sure your administration will |
strengthen the party