The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-15
CONTEST WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.
KENTUCKY COMMITTEES TO HEAR
THE EVIDENCE.

Rules Under Which the Hearings
Will PrOceed-EmInent Counsel
Engaged on Both Sides-BIackburn
Will stick to GoebeI-RepubIican
Say They VIII Hold on by Going
Into the Federal Courts-What the
Democrats Say
Frankfort, Ky, JAN 1.-THE hearing OF
the evidence in the contests for Governor
and lieutenant governor will begin at $50
a. m. tomorrow.
The committee to try the contest in the
case of the governorship is composed of
ten Democrats and one Republican.
The committee in the case of the lieu
tenant governor is composed of nine Dem
ocrats and two Republicans
Representative Hickman is chairman
of the committee trying the governorship
case, and Senator Coleman is chairman OF
the lieutenant governorship committee
Under ehe rules already adopted by the
committee the contestants are given four
days. in which to introduce their proof
The contestees then are given five days
day is allowed the contestants to bring
in rebuttal evidence. Both sides are to be
given a reasonable time for argument by
counsel, in addition to Louis McQuown
and John X. Hendrick, who will act as
general counsel.
Mr.. Goebel will have special counsel
who will look after his case, when certain
counts are considered Judge James =.
Tarvin of Covington, Zack Phelps and
Aaron Kohn of Louisville. Will be among
the Goebel special counsel. Former Gov
ernor w. o. Bradley. Judge w. II. Yost
of Lexington, Judge A. p. Humphrey and
David w Forleigh of Louisville VIII be
among those who will look after Gov Tay-
lors case.
Senator Blackburn, who has been in
Washington for several days, will return
tomorrow night and his close friends call
silly the stories that he has relaxed In
his support Of Goebel. II is said he will
remain here and assist Goebel until the
fight is ended.
VIII Go to Federal Court.
The Republican leaders claim to have
yers who are representing the Republican
contestees.
They claim to have assurances that even
if Gov, Taylor and Lieutenant Governor
Marshall be unseated by the Legislature,
they will institute proceedings before Fed
eral Judge Evans at Louisville, to restrain
the Democratic contestants from taking
the offices and that a year or more will
elapse before the case can be finally de-
cded as the case will be carried up to
the Supreme Court, no matter how It may
be decided by the inferior courts. Mean
while they say the Republicans will hold
the offices.
Senator Goebers 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 filed, would have no standing
in the federal courts.
ExGov. Bradley gave out an interview
tonight i'm response to the charge that
he was in conference with the Republi-
cans and the anti-Goebel Democrats at
Louisville prior 90 the election. He said:
THE statement that l was the agent II
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 l was in
duced 20 take part in the campaign by
promise of the senatorship is also a delib-
crate lie. | went into the campaign be-
cause l felt it my duty to my party and
the country, especially after the opposi-
ton speeches and platform were leveled
ar NV administration az -