The age-herald., 1900-01-21
SENSATIONAL MOVE
 OF REPUBLICANS Tammany Hall to be Brought
 Into Kentucky Contest. BOSS" CROKER IS AN ISSUE 2
Charged That He Was in Leaguo With Goebel to Garry the State for the Democrats New York
 Witness Arrives

Frankfort, Ky, January Ex-Governor Taylor, in defending the contest for the gubernatorlal chair brought against him by William Goebel, has, through this attor- neys, spread a large dragnet in gathering his evidence, and it is expected before the contest is ended that some sensa- tional evidence will be brought be- fore the contesting board. The The republican attorneys glaye decided to bring into the fight no less a factor than Tammany Hall, and have already sum- moned as a witness one Of the confidential advisors of Richard Croker.
 The object of bringing witnesses from New York will be to prove that Richard Croker, as the executive head of Tammany Hall, was in league with William Goebel tho contestant in the present hearing to carry the state for the democratic nomi- nee. The attempt will be made by the re- puollcans to show that at least two of the democratic leaders of dhis state visited MT Croker in behalf of MT. Goebel and that they secured from him as the official uDead or Iainmany Hall substantial aid in carrying on the democratic campaign.
 It has already been charged by Governor Taylor in his counter claim filed with the board of contest yesterday that Mir GoeDel, together with the chairman of the democratic state and executive committees, and others, entered into a combination with Richard Croker, of New York; John R. Me Lean, of Ohio; the Standard oil company, and other persons and other corporations to debauch and corrupt the voters of the state and for this purpose said persons and cor porations contributed large sums of money with which many voters were induced or bought to remain and did remain away from the polls. Other and similar uses of sums are alleged in the notice. Ex-Gov- E1~a1 +aJ lfa,, Clarke had been summoned, but declined to say anything about what they expected to prove by him. "I can't talk about him at this stage of the case," said MT. Bradley. 'It will all come out at the proper time" More than this ex-Governor Bradley would not say.
 MT. Clarke arrived in Frankfort tonight. and said that there was no truth in the report that ihe was the confidential advisor of MT Croker.
 'Ive been getting that story about being in with Croker.' he said, 'but there's noth- ing to it; nothing to it. Me. Me, the conf dent friend of Croker. I only wish I was. Why, MT Croker is in Europe and I'm a New York newspaper man."
 Pressed for journalistic particulars, Mr. Clarke named a New York evening paper for which, he declared, his sole object in Frankfort was to send them ''some mail stuff"
 ''feS, ne admltted, they SprdnB Sup- noena on me when I got here. but con- vinced them did not know anything about Tammany Hall, and they withdrew it.
 "Its ridiculous,' he said, ito talk of me as a confidential man of MT Croker. There is nothing in It. nothing to it. I'm just here for my paper to send them mail stuff
 The republicans put on the stand during the day eight witnesses, of whom Col. T. w. Built, of Louisville. was the star. H. P. Rice an election commissioner of John- son county. testified that when the ballots of that county were properly folded the stencil mark could not be seen. In cross examination he admitted that the ballots were 'rather thin" Colonel Built was asked as soon as he was sworn if he had heard any rumors of democratic conspira- cy in Louisville on the election. Objection made-to the question was sustained. The witness stated that he never saw so quiet an election in Louisville, and he described the orderly manner in whcih it was carried through.