The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
G0EBEL'S ENEMIES
FIGHT BLACKBURN
But the Ex-senator Is Sure
To Be Easy Winner in
Senatorial Race
GOEBEuS CONTEST WEAK
Republican Managers Issue an Ad-
dress to the Voters of the State
in Reply to the Democratic
Manifesto Recently
Published.


bling of the legislature. the state capital
is already filled up with legislative and
political leaders approximating the crowd
usually here on the opening day. Though
some of the anti-Goebel leaders are fight
ing hard to bring their forces against
Blackburn as well as against Goebel. the
anti-Blackburn movement does not appear
to be strong and unless 1T can gather
strength by means of the tangle over the
state contests. Blackburn VIII win Tor
United States senator with something like
the ease his managers have been claiming
for him. So far only two anti-Goebel
democrats have declared themselves posi-
lively against Blackburn, though it is
claimed there are others who are not out
spoken. The anti-Goebel leaders are not
doing much talking regarding their plans
of procedure, but they are making some
strong claims regarding their strength
on the matter of the contests. They as
sert with confidence that they have
IsalccSty 81 aoss Il. ih5 senate ON the coS-
tests and that tn both houses there are
several members who, though they may
vote to seat Goebel and Beckhan, will
not vote to unseat any of the republican
legisla ators-elect against whom contests
are pending. This probably refers to sew
eral popullSt members elected as demo-
Gratis and VINO are claimed by both sides.
The address of the republican leaders, in
reply 10 the recent ADDRESS Oh the GoeDel
leaders, indorsing the contssting candi-
dates ON the democratic state ticket. was
given out tonight. liz REPLIES specltically
IN the democratic charges of fraud and
mal,os sonoa sansationat counter-charges
1t is signed by Governor Taylor, Chair
man Barnett Senator DeBoe, Congress
man PuSh and others, including all men-
bers of the state central committee. 1t
says:
.,tiu,rdreds of h,llots yera thrown out
,,.i,h,',,t .,e.,,,. ,,,,,,,, 1.eI ,St.s,, No.
da',iod 49,. ,.t,~n' -, -. Ind tnegaI voIas
toxan 1,haIS@ngors an6 inenactors vvara
i'm ,oan,, b,Stan,.ss de,ied adinission vvhiIs
80 ~. ~ ,'> -, ~ -, f,-,iI~I,, = iact.[t
"a s t.i''.S 0tiiOi1 i,3 80 - -SNN'
- ..ii.t oiii ''S 80 s .ti,r;t, oro+od o.,
,,S. NJ 'S 80 Va " 80. is i9r1 -,
rnhihi,ie .ie I'M frorn aSsepbIin~ at the
promoting people llo-n asseilioiliIS a. liio
POilS al opci U ucho4iCo VA ~ PA @ -S; -
ot the Coiistt.u'ioII, ',iu no ;tJfiJato
were dpppllteu anu useu " ttti.t 49,
@ anu .iie ,i.Ii,,, tb aIoction
,t,,- 80 -, r., ,ttirors who had
elshty-seVeh eiectloh olllcetS WIZ ,. Itu
peen 20 Iepi es'ail 1iio -
party Meie SuIiliisIiiS .iS 'Ia - "
r-ho n",iiJ no reIjnd nnon to favor the
VINO coulu pe leIlcu upoh IN, ~ 80. .io er
ueHlocTduC ColSPii "Ooia. -. -
were turned loose, TOO, ana .iid ASSIST the
police III the intlinluhtioh oA NotelS' an
in TINS way at least 1V'VoV persons HAo
would have voted the repuDllcdh tchet
were so alarmed that they dld not alleLu
the election. In addition voters were IN
timidated and many similar frauds per-
petrated in Covington, Lexington ana
other cities of the commonwealth, causing
n loss of not less than 5000 votes to the
republican ticket. In some or the coun-
Ties actual force was employed and voters
were driven from the polls, and with few
exceptions frauds were committed in all
of them. Every baiiot tnat even .o, pole d
finger PRINT Noteu ioi eng n,,r,",
was throWh OUT III ~, ~ AZ an0 ,,otes ware
pe ~ ran,IbIican marty nv these un-
ioyfrI and outrageous tactics. Large
sums of money collected from democratic
officials, saloons, poolrooms' ganpIhS
houses breweries anu otler ,., ~ ~,
out Of the state We're useu u S"' -, ~ - ~
voters of the state. voters VIZ M 49, ~
refrain from voting, 10 ihutildte ,i tlie,
ballots or 10 vote the GoeoeI TICKET. NnoIe N!u
precincts that gave repuohcaH % %,il9J9it.teS ,
were thrown out, ana the foepcl ~ ~uCiiio
cratic committees ana candidates lltuS
urated n saturnalia OF crime corruption
and force.
"But the attempt 70 fraudulehtly r, pro
cure certificates was futile. Nevertheless,
the conspirators We're uhWhhils 10 staS
their lands. A meeting OF rev uehlo-
Gratis was called, who. 1t was known,
would be willing to so to any extremity
to accomplish their ends, ana these gen
tlemen advised a contest in order tnat an
excuse might be afforded the c1nd!uates
even 10 po,'Jtraood neonIe had decreed