The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-04
READY FOB CONTEST
FIGHT FOR STATE OFFICES IN
KENTUCKY WILL BEGIN In
EARNEST TODAY
SELECTION or F., COMMITTEE

O. TO-
Men Who VIII Henri the Testimony
Are, Under Kentucky Law, Chosen
by Lot-Republfcans WIFI Not
enIy Defend, BUT Will Prefer
Gounter-Charses-Co Prom
ises to Prove Exciting.
Y yen
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan 3.-The idint
committee which will hear evidence In
the Goebel-Taylor Beekham- Mas all con-
tests for governor and lieutenant govern
or will be named tomorrow. The law
provides that the members of the COM
naittee shall be drawn by lot three In
the senate and eight In the house. The
policy Of the Geebel leaders will be to
push the contests to final issue as
speedily as possible.
Gov. Taylor's attorneys are preparing
not only rebuttal evidence to Offset the
charges of fraud in iGeebel's notice of
contest, but, according TO Senator De-
Doe, are going much Further and attempt
ing to show UP counter frauds OF a glar-
ing nature on the Democratic side. The
senator says that, among other things,
1T will be brought out that Taylor was
robbed of over 2,e0e votes In Kenton coun-
ty. Geebel's home
The Goebel side. under the Kentucky
code of practice. in its taking of proof
Is restricted TO the grounds laid down in
the notices Of contest. Under these they
promise very sensational testimony re-
garding the election in many counties al
| legged to be damaging to many people
prominent in the Kentucky political and
business world, compared with which the
| Whalien alleged attempted bribery of
senator Harrell is only sample.
COL. WHALLEN ARRAIGNED.
! Col. Whallen was arraigned for examin-
| ing trial on the attempted bribery charge,
before Magistrate Thompson, this after
noon, and held to the grand jury He
| was represented by Gen. P. Watt Hardin
| and Theodore Hallam. His bond was
fixed at $4,000, and the same bendsmen
| who stood surety for him yesterday, at
! the time of his arrest, were accepted.
In the circuit court this morning Pres
| ident Hector v. Loving, of the Louisville
! Trust company, was before Judge Can't
rill, charged with contempt for disobeyfng
the order Of the court to turn over the
| vault box, alleged to hold the $500
which it is claimed was to be paid to
| Harren in the event he voted against Gee-
| bel in the contest. Loving stated that he
| merely desired to protect the customers
\ of his company, and his attorney moved
| to quash the summons against him. This
| the court overruled Thereupon a re-
Spouse was filed to the rule for contempt,
and in this it is stated that Whallen, Har-
reI and Charles Ryan rented the box In
! question, and deposited something in 1t,
the box being sealed UP and covered with
| white paper The Trust company officials
were notified not to allow the b3x to be
opened except in the presence Of and by
the consent OF all three parties.
Judge Cantrill adjudged the response
insufficient, and ordered the box to be
produced in court at IL o'clock tomor-
row.
1t is understood the order of the court
will be complied with motion for an
appeal to the court of appeals having
been overruied. 2tst-
1t is said that an attempt will be made
| to have Senator HarreH indicted In LOU
fsville where WhalleI1's attorneys Slain
the prosecution should have been institut-
ed If any ofTense was committed. The
| charge against HarreH would probably
be conspiracy, or accepting bride.
BRADLEY FOR SENATOR.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. S.-Ex-Gov.
w. o. Bradley will be the Republican
nominee for senator. Congressman Vim
cent Boreing had made a quiet canvass
for the nomination, but ex-Gov. Bradley
| is the choice of sufficient number Of
| the Republican members to make his
| nomination practically certain now that
| the Republican, anti-Gobel coalition on p.
| Wat Hardin has failed. Bradley is being
supported by both Gov. Taylor and Sena-
| tor Deboe