The age-herald., 1900-01-31
GREAT EXCITEMENT
 AT COEBEL'S HOME

Covington, Ky, January 3O.-This city' the home of Goebel since d1is youth, mas been in a state of great excitement today since the shooting at Frankfort became known Senator William Goebel was born in small hamlet in Sullivan county, Penn sylvania. With his father and mother he came to Covington, Ky, when quite boy. His parents opened a. boarding house at the corner of Sixth and Washington streets. William started to learn the jew elry trade at Duhmes, in Cincinnati, put after remaining there short time ex- pressed desire to study law He entered lgle office of Stevenson & Myers, the lat ter the father of Hon. Harvey Myers, about 1873. After the dissolution elf this firm he continued with the firm of Stevenson & O Haia, which was on August 10, 1874, and afterward became the law partner of Gov ernor John w. Stevenson. Latter he be- came the law partner of John G. Carlisle, the ex-speaker, senator and secretary of the treasury. He was prominent as mem br of the democratic state committee for years and was a regular attendant at state conventions.
 MT. Goebel's advent into politics was as a candidate for state senator, to fillo the unexpired term of J. W. Bryan, who was elected lieutenant governor with Bpckner in 1887, and has since continuously repre- serted Kenton county in the senate.
 Goebel was man who deSpfsed any os- teDitaton whatever. He steadfastly re- fused to have his picture taken up to, the time of his candidacy for governor and peristently refused to write autoioicg- rGphy, and none Is found in the many hds- tories and lives of men of Kentucky MT. Goebel has made his home for years wbth Mrs. M. BriSSOn of Sixth street. ,,... { He was very simple in his manners, and, as Mrs. Brisson often reiarked, he was so quiet and gentle that we would scarcely know he was in the house. y. t -
 A Close Student 1t-- He was a hard, close student, and was ever looking over law books or literature. He was A years of age and a bachelor. Gcebel a fearless man, and has had various encounters, the most notable one being with John l.. Stanford president of the Farmers and Traders bank of this city, April Il, 1895, and in which Stamford was killed by Goebel.
 Of recent years his most noteworthy party service was a supporter of Sena- tor Blackburn, in 1896, when the lacter, after long and bitter fight, was defeated by Senator Deboe. In the year or two fol. lowing he became prominent as the author and champion of the election law which bears his name and which is now upon the statute books of dlhis state. The democratic state convention held in Louisville about the middle of June saw him placed at the head of the party as a candidate for the office of governor This came about after one of the most remark able conventions ever held in this state Its proceedings Were unparalleled for ta1r.b- ulence and bitterness of feeling. It's con- ciusion marked the democnatic candidate as man of wonderful nerve coolness a master of political maneuvering. Goebel eftered the convention as the third candi- uate for governor in point of instructed del- egates, both Captain w J. Stone and p Natt Hardin, the latter the democratic standardIbearer for this state in 1S96 hav-, Ing greater pledged following than the kenton county leader. The organization OH the convention was placed in the hands oi Goebei through a combination with Cam tadn Stone
 when the balloting for a guberna torial candidate began Goebel's strength became apparent in uthe compactness of his follovv- his as contrasted with the partially con- tICiieo support of the other two candidates when the nomination of Goebel seemed hear' both Captain Stone and Hardin an peared before the convention and appe,led 10 their supporters to secure an adiourn ineht ana refer the matter Sc clx to the peo pie. their opinion to be expressed in tg1, se4ectioh oq delegates to a new stale con vention. The combined forces of tbeSs. cdhdluaees, however, were unable to se cure ah adJournment, and after a few more ballots Goebel was nominated. Tsis ,,e- suited in the nomination of an antiC Coahet uehocratic ticket, with ex-Governor Joihn Young Brown as its head
 Much Bitter Feeiing
 line caipadgn was productive of r,a,cv feeling and bitter personal difficulties Mr i Goebel received the active support of laad- CTS Of the party of national prominenca William J. Bryan made tour of fine stafa,i III III company with Mir. Goebel, while ", n Stone, of Missouri; Congressman R.sIa, r o . Iexas, and other leaders smoke in hat,J . Of the democratic ticket. St''ii
 The election was one of the most s,,it Ing neld in this state On the face of fh. retuihs or the county board of canyasseret as provided by the Goebel lection law tHbat certificates of election were given to the she republican candidates headed Dy -Honora,p iet w. 5. Taylor. the state board of election conmlssioners deciding that they had m authority to go behind these ret1rns al-i though charges were made by the demo- crats of intimidation of voters through fine presence of the state militia in Louisville on election day, and of fraud in a number of strong republican counties through fine use of so-called tissue ballots These charges, however, were supported by the findings of the election commissioner and contest was begun by the democratic candidates under the Goebel law This con- test was taken up as far as 1t related to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor by committees selected by both branches of the legislature. The contests for minor offices were taken up by the state board of election commissioners. The hearings have been in progress for some time, and but one or two days remained for the taking of evidence. after which arguments were to