Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-22
METHODS OF GOEBEL
Situation in the Blue Grass State
Described.
WHAT KENTUCKY POLITICIANS SAY
Feel Confident That Taylor VIII
Retain His Seat.
THE LEGISLATIVECO COMMITTEE

|
Two prominent politicians from Kentucky
| oou.d ,,,,o,, NJ uaa,b ,ha ,-s. o..;,,,.,.
| - -, - -,
| PIs''S'ei seheiai' '"uos- iHeS were
| Colonel Samuel ]. Roberts, editor of the
| Leader at Lexington and collector of in
| ternal revenue for that dfs-rict and NJ
| 7 IL Cn -, .
| EesHe Nohlos' tne state pension agent.
| Ihese gentlemen are in Washington on de-
| partmental business. To a reporter of
| The Star u,ho sau +ber, +o5ay Of tho pos+
| oaica Dan,r.roo,,, NJ, C,,,,, 1t, -.
| - 20 vi G' 'N "O'"S
| 'ie PohuSal sIluduol III hehtuchN'
| We are hrmer each day in the convic-
| ton that General Tavlor will remain in the
| nosirion to which ba r..s oloo,oa W. foal
| -. ~, si " %
| ~ 'e 'i'u"oioii III heh'u'hS II VI SeIiouS
| Importance, not only to the state itself,
| but to the whole nation, for il elections
| can he hold und.r laws sucb a. axi,+ g.,
| t,on,,,ou,, -. ,,.,,',,,.., .,".."i =,
| io"' whenever d PI'NlueHu'l
| election should hinge upon the vote of a
state IKE hentcky, revolution and disorder
| Moulu pe pound TO follow. No seli-reSpect-
| ing people could submit 10 a decision reach
| ed IN that way
| In order that the full inlquity of the
u.iII he ,,.,, ertOn t@M may ne u.iuers.oou' ~
| leading features. and how the law worked
| practically. In the first place. there are
| .hree state eiecuon COMMISSIONERS selected
| ail tbraa saI"e,.S -. - u DS 'p,'t, 49,,
| partisanship and ali from tha I;o,.haI fac-
| ton of the democratic party and IL is
| notorious that one OF them wagered large
,,eil5 nGiil5 VI, 'le eiec.lon. lhese STAT CON-
| eacb couo-y w. af 49,, - ,S,.ai "a
partisans, and as far as NV Observation
| and information go were of an i,uscrun,,-
| lous character wherever n was Jasirad IN
| secure unfair results
| LAS an example Of the method used il is
conditions in nv own county, Fayette in
| which the county seal is Iexinpton TSara
l. the two Goebel commissioners Selected for
election officers active workers. trained in
| all the practices used 10 control results in
| election, while the minority of republican
| officials in the precinct were selected as
| far as possibIe. from men who w,.re unfit9
| ted for the position and unable Ia do ms
| tice To the repuhlican side In one in
| stance a republican. ninety-six years old
| was appointed TO do duty in a bonth from
| 6 o'clock in the morning until q i'm the
| evening, and to contend with one of The
| toughest ward politicians in the civ The
| republican commissioners recommenda-
] tians were in every Instance ignored in the
| selection of these officials resulting in a
number of precincts being without repub-
| .,
|
4 III Hpt'e vi 'iits - s'eih' "iiCi ""u peei
al seu " eie'' 'ne ueiio1i a'iS "oin'iiee9
|
Noit among the ouiel business men sup
.t'ti =
I'M ii0u' 'Ne "ae % 80 q .n,
ing that tie resuit was inA5oi's '1, 0l 80
Notes lof 'ie ',enI' '-ii'
"'eiS II "7 - ,,'
SUI ns Lle s Sous 80 9. 80. Ii. ~
tdpuIdee tile ts Istuti "a ;,o a,u :. &c r. -,
ttte ss,nbIcnms that This was nrevented
~ ~, t's'fS @ in9 - tiitr. t,,b, - - 49,
iheh ~ ti,,.s;a.;' -, 1,,i1Srt
IL fne '' NJ EIIis .,d NJ pnyntz 70 bate
49,, ,nI,-a nj tba foehal yickaT aierrad
I3 1,ieni pIi a,5 NJ IsuIS dacIInsd 10 s,,r
rse, +hair bnnor to the demands of the
r.anial crou,d aud nv a yot.. of tu-n 10 ono
go the comnmissions To the republican
fickat
.,This caused such an outbreak of feeling
ap,onry GoeheI Democrats that Mr. Ellis and
Judge PRYOR resigned from the board and
| tbeip nlaces were filled This commission
is the contest board provided by the Goebel
law for the minor state oficiais the legis-
Iature itself being the contest heard for
governor and lieutenant governor. The
Goebei law provided that the committees
ON contest In the legislature and senate
| shouId be draw, by lot,
-,
.-'e - - -, B., -, -,
eo -. -. -, ,,;oa,, - a. On
- - -, - - -, ,.hol-,,,,
-, -, - - =, :, i,.ar
..Gr,l ~ ,ona.s ,os,,,,,ro in rt,,e,.e,
, -, 49,, II, ,o,,,t,It
~ ..l.-..... :, -. -,
s,N.,,... - ~ I,, IT,, No. .,,,,;,,, ,t,a
i,. ~. ...,,,i.ts. a. .I,1-,,,,,,r a.,
- - . 80 --is 49, -" e.,,I -.
ils report, dllehplilS " uenS iuli Heal
ing Vi tie S'se' anu eApeSs4ts t III ~
ture 10 ueclue IuesuoIl oi tllis ma 'silItuue W
upon the vote OF coihlhlttee seletteu III
thls way some Oh "hoIh ackIo"Iease 70
nave bets on the seauhg OF MI DoeDtL
Others admit that they We're among Mr..
Goebel 5 advisers as TO the bringing OF the
contest, and stlll others whose own seats
were being contested on grounds ot fraud
at the election.
1T is not believed, however, that Mr..
Goebel can get the entire democratic mem
bership to support him in such methods,
and the republicans each day, as fresh par
tisan outrages are committed by Mr..
mate result will be on the side of law and
ordef ana justice. II MouIu pe ~. Iu'iIe p " "
eo'iSeei tiio