Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-17
BLUE GRASS STATE
PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC
indications Are That Kentucky Has
Elected Beckham and Gone
for Bryan.
REPUBLICANS SILL CLAIM II
Declare the democrats Are Trying 70
Steal the State and hat n Contest
Will Be Made-Manlcy's
Statement!
REPUBLICANS SILL CLAIM IT

Louisville. KY. Nov. s.-with re-
turns from all but 30 out of 1854 pre-
cincts In Kentucky, the Courier-Journal
puts Bryan's majority at 5000 and
5eckham's at 5000. The missing pro-
cincts have been taken into account in
this result. The republicans now claim
that majorities will be shown for Me-
Kinley and Yerkes when the returning
board canvasses the vote at Frankfort,
which II will do three weeks from cleo
ton day. The returning board Is dem
ocratic and the legislature is also dem
%ocratic. Ex-Governor James Il. Me-
Creary, who managed the democratic
campaign, last night closed the head
quarters, n VIII return to his home
at Richmond. He said hat he had
heard from campaign chairmen In ev-
cry county In the state, and that, al
lowing all the republicans claims In
the Eleventh district, the republican
Gibraltar, he placed the majorities of
Bryan and Beckham respectively at
5000 and 5000.
state campaign committee. is quoted as
follows:
While we have not the figures thor
oughly compiled. yet we are certain
that Mr.. Yerkes carried Kentucky by
a small, though safe. majority.
The result ID very close: / think that
IL VIII probably require the official count
TO determine how the state goes. When /
left headquarters, Yerkes had a small
plurality. with IL counties still to be heard
from. ! am Informed that over 5000 bal
lots were not counted by Goebel election
ofncers throughout the state ON account
or trivial technicalities. We have discov-
cred that systematic frauds have
over oSs G tRS st Sten bapt rae'lG Is so@ al
counties there was Wholesale exclusion OF
voters from the polls. In Fayette county,
Tor instance, In two, precincts 500 voters
persons were kept from voting. Chal-
lengers and inspectors were also excluded
from the booths. In numbers OF counties
Gratis, notably in FRANKLIN and owens
counties"
Statement by Manley.
New York, Nov. 9.-As a result Of mes.
sages received at republican %nationa.
Manley and Scott from doubtful points
Mr.. Manley gave out the following state.
Full return1 leave the situation as n
was, yesterday, We ave won by 1903 cleo.
toral votes. We have carried every north.
ern state but Colorado, Nevada and Mon
tana. We have carried Kentucky, Mary.
land, Delaware and West Virginia. AS W.
predicted during the entire campaign
they are attempting TO rob us OF the cleo.
toral votes In Kentucky under the power
OF me Goebel law. II they succeed we
shall have 295 electoral votes. Our candi.
date Tor governor wires hat we have car.
ried Kentucky for the electoral ticket
and elected hin by over 1900 majority
h time has come when the American
people ought to insist at whatever cosl
that the votes shall be counted as they
were honestly cast"
stick to Their Claims.
Louisville, Nov. Sat both the dem.
ocratic and republican Headquarters
this morning the leaders adhered &c
their claims OF last night, the demo
Gratis claiming Beckham's majority
would not be less than 10, 900. Sixty
two precincts are still out and most OF
them are In the First n Eleventh
districts. The democrats assert the re.
publicans are holding back the Elev-
enth district, while the republicans say
the democrats are holding up the First
district for a showdown when Ii be-
comes definitely known just how many
votes are needed. The republicans say
they Will be satisfied only when the
official count is made.
a Contest Likely.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. S.-Governor
Beckham returned to the state capital
today. He says his plurality will not
be under 5000. The state election com
mission will meet week after next &c
canvass the returns. The returns from
the rural districts are unusually slow
In coming in. 1t Is evident now both
sides Will continue to claim the state
till after the official count Is made and
then there Is likely to be a contest foi
governor, to be settled In the courts.