The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
Both at the White House Yesterday,
Accompanied by Judge-EIect
Edward O'Rear.
INTERVIEW WITH MR.. YERKES
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS DEFRAUD-
ED OF NEARLY $4,000 VOTES.
Tribute to Ex-Confederates and Hon.
est Democrats, Who Refused to
Follow Goebelite Leaders.
Ioee,al 70 the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. i5.-John w.
Yerkes. Republican candidate for Governor
Of Kentucky, Leslie Combs. Republican
State chairman. and Edward O'Rear. the
Republican lawyer elected to the Kentucky
Court OF Appeals, called on President Nc
Kinley to-day. Mr.. Yerkes this afternoon
was appointed collector of internal rev.
enue for the Eighth district. He will as
sumo his duties Nov. 20. Mr.. Yerkes, who
resigned the office TO which he has been
appointed tc make his campaign of Ken
lucky for the governorship, called on the
commissioner of internal revenue to-day.
He said he had abandoned all idea of con-
testing Governor Beckham's election. Mr..
Combs resigned his position as pensica
agent at Louisville to conduct the State
campaign 1t is understood that he, too,
will be appointed TO the office he formerly
held
Speaking of the Kentucky election Mr..
Yerkes said TO your correspondent: Chair
man Combs tells me that on the face CT
the returns Mr.. Beckhams majority will
be in the neighborhood of $500. The cleo
ton was held under the famous, or rather
Infamous. Goebel election law. The cleo
tion machinery was used to its fullest ca
pacity. and while l see no special good in
a defeated candidate complaining. yet. from
the information given me by the commit
TO myself. am confident that by the deft
manipulation Of the machine the Republican
rational, and State tickets were defrauded
Of from. 5000 to $1,000 votes. l am informed
by Mr.. Combs that received more votes
than any Republican candidate was ever
given before in Kentucky.
mo. have regrets about having
made the race. The nomination came I'M
solicited and was unanimous. I received
the solid support of the Republican or
ganization in Kentucky and was backed
by the old-time leaders of the honest De-
mocracy of my State. Yet even this com
bination could not stand before the ma
chine.
'.Onc of the most pleasant and remark
able features Of the canvass was the splen-
did support given the Republican national
and State tickets by the ex-Confederates
OF my State. These gentlemen represent
ARCHAEOLOGICAL. business. moral and pc
ftical- The broad liberal poHcy of the
President at the opening of the Spanish
war in recognizing ex-Confederates and
appointing them TO positions of high mill
tary rank was leading factor in securing
the good will of these gentlemen. Then
they stand for honesty in politics, for ie-
gal and political equality in Kentucky.
Among some OF the ex-Confederates who
were honest and sincere in giving us their
support were Generals Buckner and Duke,
Colonel Morgan, Bishop Dudley and others
of broad influence in their respective To-
calitles.
'sYou ask as to results of the race and
kindly suggest that / made a strong fight.
One of the old-time lawyers in my State
made an argument before Jury and with
In ten minutes after the jury retired 10
consider its verdict. 1t returned a verdict
against the old lawyers client minute
afterwards gentleman stepped up and
said TO him: Your speech was the great
est ever made in this courthouse His
response was: I judge speeches by their re-
suits. and. therefore, in my Judgment, I
made a very poor argument Under this
rule / made a very poor race, as I was
defeated. but one result of the contest Is
that we have forced the partisan Demo-
cratic Legislature Of Kentucky TO pass /,
o btii frftditLe IN part the VICIOUS provisions
OF the Goebel law. The Legislature re-
fused TO make this law effective this wear.
1t admitted thereby that. while the Demo
cratic party proposed to be partly honest
In 1901. II reserved the right to be dis
honest in 1900. Under the new law, while
we cannot hope for absolutely fair cleo
lions. we have made a marvellous stride
toward regaining political equality and civil
liberty. The fight was so hard on the De-
mocrscy and Governor Beckham this wear
tina. the Legislature, a few days before
the election. amended the law in order "a
satisfy right thinking. hoping that this
would bring support to the State Demo-
cratic ticket. although the election was
required this year TO be held under the
Goebel law.
again. I believe that some of the allies
who have come to US and who stood
shoulder TO shoulder with us in thit cam
paign and who represent the very best
elements in Kentucky citizenship are with
US permanently. so that 1 am looking 70,
ward. and not backward hoping for the
best and believing that the Republican mar
~. IL IL pursues the same wise, liberal and
conservative politics nationally which have
marked the present administration. will
carry Kentucky in 1901"
CUBAN DIRECTOR OF Posrs