The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-16
FIGHT is FINALLY ON
KENTUCKY ELECTION CONTESTS
WILL NOW BE HEARD FROM
DAY TO DAY
TAYLOR ENTERS a PROTEST
1t Is OverruIed, and Attorneys Begin
to Present the Opening Argu-
mens-Warm Contest Over the
Governorshfp Is Certain, While
the other Offices Will Not Be
Yielded without n struggle.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 15-The con-
test boards in the contest for governor
and lieutenant governor were due to meet
at o'clock, but were slow in convening.
The trains brought several hundred wit
nesses, most of whom were from Lexing-
ton. 1t was 10 o'clock when Chairman
Hickman, of the oebel-Taylor commit
tee, raped for order. Every member OF
both bodies was present.
Chairman Hickman announced the
hours of meeting, whichFfrom tomorrow
will be from to in the afternoon and
from 7 to 10 in the evening A morning
session will be held tomorrow, but no aft
ernoon session. The attorneys on the
Taylor Marshall side are eX-Gov. Brad
ley; Judge w. H. Yost, T. L. Edelman.
and Col w. c.. P. Breckenridge; those OF
the Goebel side are Louis McQuown. Zack
Phelps, Aaron Kohn and James Andrew
Scott
Senator Coleman, chairman Of the con-
test board in the lieutenant governor
case, announced that the sittings of that
board would be the same as those OF the
committee trying the governors case.
The two boards are sitting together. ray
lor's attorneys filed a protest against the
board sitting in the case. The protest IS
based on the ground that the charges
filed by Taylor, several days ago, alleg-
ing that several members are disqualified
from serving, were oyerruied without in
vestigation; that the charges, II tnves-
tigated, would relieve these members
from serving, and that the committee
would then be without a quorum. Elk
ceptions were also filed as to many I'M
portant parts of Goebel s. and ,Beckham's
notices of contest. A number or Louis
Vile witnesses were directed to appear De-
fore the board att O'Clock.
When the board reassembied at O'Clock
Judge Yost offered objection to Member
Sharp, of the lieutenant governor 8 con-
test board charging him with having
stated that his mind was made up for the
contest. Goebels attorneys asked until
tomorrow to respond to the objection
Chairman Coleman granted the time, ana
Taylor's attorneys objected.
Mr. Kohn, of Goebel's counsel. filed the
affidayits of all members of the contest
board who are under challenge, and also
the aff1davits tof the clerks of both houses
of the legislature.I These deny the allega-
tions in the Taylor protest and in the
sion. 80
Judge Yost asked.that Gov. Taylor's at
torneys be given lhffiT stonorrow morning
to controvert theS affidavits filed by Mr..
Kohn and members Of the contest board
in response to Tayl6r,s motion that. they
vacate. { ssf:'
Mr.. Kohn objected, and Insisted that
the trial be proceeded with. -
The response of Member Sharp was
also filed, and thezoR1ectiens OF +Taylor's
counsel on all of these matters was over
ruled.
EXCEPTIONS PRESENTED.
Attorney Edelman then proceeded to
argue the exceptions filed to. the notices
of contest. The notices, he held, are in
sufficient and defective, in that they ar
rogated to the contest board judicial
powers not conferred on that body by
law; that in the allegation that several,
thousand voters were kept-.from the
polls by the militia in LOUISVILLE there
was no allegation that those persons kept
away from the polls would have voted for
Goebel, in any event; that the allegation
regarding alleged unlawful injunctions is
sued by Judge Tony, in Louisville failed
to show that the alleged unauthorized
persons who entered the polls did any
thing that affected the result OF the cleo
ton; that the charge of intimidation OF
railroad employees by railroad officials
should be supported Ahe notice py CIV
ing names of persons charged with Such
intimidation; several other paragraphs
were challenged on the ground of in
definiteness. He moved to strike out sec
ton nine of the notice which relates to
alleged intimidation OF the Jefferson coun-
ty board of election commissioners 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.
sPARRING FOR ADVANTAGE.
When the night, session convened At
torney Edelman further elaborated on the
exceptions to the notices, of contests.
Senator Allen. Of the committee, said
in his opinion the exceptions to all Except
one paragraph were not good He thought
they might be restricted to three para
graphs.
Representative Lilley Rep) asked if