The age-herald., 1900-01-24
WEARY WORK OF
 CONTEST BOARDS Three Weeks. Before a Report
 Can Be Rendered ATTORNEYS HAVE A CLASH Louisville andIts Election Trouble Was the Sole Topic of the Evidence Pre- sented tc the Contest Board
 on Yesterday
ATTORNEYS HAVE A CLASH

Frankfort Ky5 January 23.-It will be probaly three weeks before the gubernator- ial contest boards will be able to malSe their report to the legislature and vote thereon can be taken by that body. Chairman Hickman, of the Goebel-Taylor contest board, announced today that 1t had been determined to allow each side four days longer for the presentation of evidence. At least two days will be taken up by ar guments, and MT. Hickman said the board would require at least one week in which to go over the evidence and prepare it's report. Ex-Governor Bradley, for the con- testee, asked for more time and the dem- ocratic attorneys gave him two days out of their four.
 The churches of Frankfort today united in prayer service, asking that all trouble from the political situation might be avoided, and that all danger of bloodshed be avoided.
 Three services were held in the Episcopal church, one in the morning, the second in the evening and third at night. All, par ticular1y the last, were largely attended.
 Louisville and it's election troubles were the sole topic of the evidence presented to the contest board today.
 Clarence Walker, of Louisville, official stenographer of the court Tn Louisville over which Judge Toney presides, was the first witness introduced by the republicans. He declared that Judge Toney was in MT. Wal ker's office in Louisville short time after the issuance of the injunction, declaring that the BrownJohnson inspectors should not be admitted to the polls When Attor- neys Kohn and Phelps, acting for the democratic party asked to be heard on the injunctions, Judge Toney, the witness said, told them to issue notice of motion to dissolve the writ, and he would hear it later. They declined to do so, and accord ing to Walker seemed to prefer to have him overrule their motion so that they could take it to the court of appeals. Some Pointed Debating
 Donald Mcdonald of Louisville was the innocent cause of some pointed debating | between Ex-Congressman Hendricks, who
 is one of the democratic counsel, and Colo | mel Breckenridge.
 1 The witness insisted upon giving his opin- 1 ions as we'll as his knowledge of facts, and l MT. Hendricks objected. Colonel Brecken- 1 ridge declared that the democratic counsel l had been asking for opinions ever since | the contest began and the gentleman hatly contradicted each other several times. John Huhlin, a prominent business man of Louis- vile, testified regarding the conduct of the election fin that city, giving his opinion that the presence of the militia was benefit in preserving peace.
 At the night session, John B. Baskin, an attorney of Louisville, testified in the same strain as many others, who have preceded him on the republican side. He said the l presence of the militia in their armory had l beneficial effect upon the situation and
 deterred nobody from going to the polls Colonel c. c. Mengle, commander of the | troops that were gathered in the armory
 told of the manner in which the troops | were handled on election day l Major John P. Purtell, whose evidence | was unfinished at the time of adjournment | gave evidence similar to that of Mir Bas-
 kin. The board will meet tomorrow al
 2 o'clock.