The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-16
LEGAL FIGHT OPENS
Witnesses Before the Ken
lucky Contest Boards.
Several Hundred Witnesses Present. The Mayor
of Louisville and H. B. Mcdonald, an
Election Officer, Examined

Frankfort, Ky. Jam. 15.-The contest
boards i'll the Governor and Lieutenant
Governorship cases met today. every
member of both boards attending. SeY-
eral hundred witnesses mostly from Lex
ington, were present. 1T was announced
the two boards would sit together. Tay-
lor's attorneys protested that his charges
OF disqualification of several of its MEM
hers were overruied without investlga-
ton. which if had would have left the
committee without quorum. Mayor
Weaver. Chief of Police Hanger and
General j. b. Castleman are among the
witnesses. Kohn, of Goebe's counsel,
filed the affidavit of all members of the
contest board who are under challenge.
and also the affidavits of the clerks of
both houses of the Legislature. These
deny the allegations i'll the Taylor pro-
test and in affadivits submitted during
today. The objections of Taylor's coun-
sol on all of these matters We're over
ruled. Attorney Edeln then proceeded
10 argue the exceptions filed to the no.
tices of contest The notices he held
were insufficient and defective in that
they arrogated to the contest board,
judicial powers not conferred on that
ton that the several thousand persons
kept away from the polls would have
voted for Goebel in any event; that the
allegation regarding alleged unlawful
mandatory injunctions issued by Judge
Toney in Louisville failed to show that
the alleged unauthorized persons who en-
tered the polls did anything that affect
ed the result of the election: that the
charges of intimidation of railroad em-
7loyes by railroad officials were unsup-
ported by names.
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 =. Weaver. Of Louis
Vile was examined to show all precau-
tons had been taken for an orderly and
fair election. and that the use of the
troops operated as an intimidation. Mr..
Weaver said among other things that he
favored Goebel for the nomination and
had heard that all his Apprentices sup
ported Goebel Mr.. Weaver said that
owing to incendiary speeches and publica-
tons in the newspapers there was 4
Feeling OF unrest. but not such, he
thought as required the military. Iae
local authorities here were regarded as
amply equal to the occasion. He de-
tailed the steps. which he as mayor had
taken to preserve order. mentioning the
fact of appointing special policemen.
III. =. Mcdonald an election officer,
the second witness, attributed the Dem
ocratic falling off in his district to
threats of intimidation.
These witnesses were examined at the
night session, at which also the eXcep-
lions filed to the notices of contest had
! beeen elaborated on before witnesses
We're called. 81
BY a strictly party vote the exceptions
were overruled.. Judge Yost filed .Ge-
murrer, which was promptly oyerruled.
Judge .Yost then filed answer to the
motions of contest jill beth eases and was
granted until Wednesday to prepare and
/ file counter notices. The boards then
adjourned until tomorrow.