The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-16
KENTUCKY'S CONTESTS BEGUN
EXCEPTIONS TO NOTICES SERVED
WE'RE OVERRULED.

Committees Decisions Were by IA
strictly Party Vote, and Are Likely
10 BE So ThrOuEhout-Mayo Wea-
yer of Louisville on the stand.
Said situation in That city Did Not
Require the MiIitary-TestimOn
as to Intimidation.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 15-The contest
boards in the Governor and the Lieutenant
governorship cases met to-day, every
member of both boards attending Sew
eral hundred witness, most from LeX,ng-
ton, were present. 1t was announced the
two boards would sit together,
Tayior's attorneys protested that his
charges of disqualification of several mem
bers were overruled without investigation,
which IF had, would have left the com
mittee without quorum. Mayor Weav-
er, Chief of Police Haager ana Gen. j. b.
Castleman were among the witnesses.
Kohn, of Goebers counsel fled the of
fdavits of all members of the contest
board. who are under challenge, and also
the affldavits of the clerks of both houses
of the Legislature. These deny the allie
cations in the Taylor protest aud in afi-
davits submitted during to-day The OBJ
jections Of Taylor's counsel on all of these
matters were overruled.
Attorney Edeln then proceeded to argue
the exceptions filed to the notices of con-
test The notices, he held. We're INSULT
cient and defective in that they arrogated
10 the contest board judicial powers not
conferred on that body by law; that there
was no allegation that the several thou
sand persons kept away from the polls
would have voted for Goebel in any event;
that the allegation regarding alleged I'M
lawful mandatory injuctions issued by
Judge Toney in Louisville failed to show
that the alleged Unauthorized persons who
entered the polls did anything that ef-
fected the result of the election; that the
charge of intimidation of railroad en-
ployes by railroad officials were unsup-
ported by names.
Testimony for GoebeI.
Mr.. Phelps responded for the Goebel
side, claiming that none of the objections
cited by counsel on the other side were
really in the way
Mayor Charles P. Weaver of Louisville,
was examined to show all precautions
had been taken for an orderly and fair
ated as an intimidation. Mr.. Weaver said
among other things that he favored Goe-
bel for the nominate and had heard that
all of his appointees supported Goebel
Mr. Weaver said that owing to incendi-
airy speeches and publications in the
newspapers there was a feeling of unrest,
but not such, he thought, as required the
military. The local authorities he regard
ed as amply equal to the occasion. He de-
tailed the steps which he, as Mayor had
taken to preserve order, mentioning the
appointment of special police, etc.
II. p. Mcdonald, Democratic election
officer the second witness, attributed the
Democratic falling off in his district to
threats of intimidation.
These witnesses were examined at the
night session, at which also the exceptions
filed TO the notices of contest had been
elaborated on before witnesses were call
ed
By strict party vote the exceptions
were overruled.
Judge Yost filed a demurrer, which was
promptly overruled Judge Yost then filed
answer to the motions of contests in botn
cases, and was granted until Wednesday
to prepare and file counter notices The
boards then adjourned until tomorrow.