The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-15
CONTEST CASE Is ON
FIRST TESTIMONY IN THE GOEBEL-
N.YLOR CONTROVERSY TO BE
TAKEN TODAY
REPUBLICAN PLAN OF ACTION

Appeal to the Federal Court to BE
Taken In the Hope That 1t Will
Act as a Stay and Keep Taylor In
Office Until There Is a Final De-
termination of the Matter = Ten
Days for Testimony.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 1.-THE hearing Of
the evidence in the contests for governor
and lieutenant governor will begin at $50
o'clock tomorrow. The committee to try
the contest in the case of the governor
ship Is composed Of Senators Frazier,
Crenshaw and Allen, and Representatives
Hickman, Barton, Finn, Sledge. Lyon,
Berry and Renick. Democrats, and Var
berry, Republican
The committee In the case Of the lieu
tenant governor is composed of Senators
Coleman, Harrel and Watson, and Repre-
sentatives Crawford Alexander, Baird,
Bell, Holland and Sharp, Democrats, and
Representatives Read AMI Lilly, Repub-
licans.
Representative Hickman Is chairman Of
the committee trying the governorship
case, and Senator Coleman Is chairman
Of the lieutenant governors committee
Under the rules already adopted by the
committees the contestants are given four
days In which to introduce their proof.
The contestees then are given five days
in which to present their side, and one
day is allowed the contestants to bring in
rebuttal evidence. Both sides are to be
given reasonable time for argument by
their respective counsel.
The day here was quiet and tonight's
trains did not bring any notable additions
to the crowd already here, though several
hundred witnesses are expected to arrive
tomorrow.
Senator Blackburn, who has been in
Washington for several days. will return
tomorrow night, and his close friends
pronounce as silly the stories that he
has relaxed in his support of Goebel. 1t
is stated he will remain here and assist
Goebel until the fight Is ended.
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL.
The Republican leaders claim to have
encouraging news from the lawyers who
are representing the Republican con-
testees. They claim to have assurances
from that quarter that, even should Gov.
Taylor and Lieut.. Gov. Marshall be I'M
seated by the legislature, they will insti-
tute proceedings before Federal Judge
Evans, at Louisville, to restrain the DEM
ocratic contestants from taking the Of
fees, and that year or more will elapse
before the case can be finally decided, as
the case will be carried up to the supreme
court, no matter how it might be decided
by the inferior courts. Meanwhile they
say the Republicans will hold the offices
Senator Goebel's attorneys and the Goe-
bel leaders generally do not think there
Is anything in this claim. as they insist
that no federal question is involved, and
the case, If fled would have no standing
in the federal courts.
Ex-Gov. Bradley gave out an interview
tonight in response to the charge that he
was in conference with the Republicans
and the anti Goebel Democrats in Louis
willie prior toIthe election. He said:
1.-THE statement that was the agent OF
a plan to confuse or terrorize the voters
In Louisville, or to carry the election by
force of arms or money, Is a malicious
falsehood The statement that / was in
duced to take part In the campaign by
promise of the senatorship Is also a delib--
crate lie / went into the campaign be-
cause 1 felt 1t my duty to the party and
to the country, especially after the oppo-
sition speeches and platform were leveled
at my administration