Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-27
TEST VOTE IS IAkEN
Now Seems Little Doubt That Dem.
ocrats Will Steal the Kentucky
Governorship.
The Van Meter. Berry Contest De-
cided Today in Favor of the
Goebelite.
Believed the Attempt to Unseat
Taylor Will Result in Armed
Conflict.

Conflict.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 27.-,rhe case Of
Van Meter, democrat, against Berry,
irepublican, for the latter's seat in the
house, was decided in favor OF Van
Meter today by vote of 81 to As. Re
publicans and democrats admit that
this is an accurate forecast of the vote
in the Goebel- Taylor gubernatorial
contest.
The Van Meter-Berry contest comes
from jefferson county and it had been
Imade a special order for yesterday
morning. A resolution was offered
providing that when majority and min
4 GRITTY reports We're presented by contest
Icommittees forty minutes should bs: al
sI.lowed each side for debate and That all.
Il the evidence in the case should be read.
4 Finn. of Simpson count, moved to lay
tho motion on the table. This motion
# was lost. Then a resolution providing
4 that the house should hear the majority
land minority reports as a committee Of
a the Whole. notiess than twenty minutes
allowed for discussion and argument.
was adopted and the case went over
iunti today.
Var Meter is denocra, and Berry q
!, republican and the majority of the cons
test committee, which is republican, re-
!; commended seating Berry in the house
Nearly every man in town is armed.
Women and children are keeping cover,
III \,
houses forecast riot il not civil war
, when Goebel is seated.
Gov. Taylor refuses TO be quoted. IT
/. lis his expressed opinion that the armed
} regiment which invested the statehouse
) was a voluntary expression Of outraged
public opinion His closest friends say
that if he is unseated 10000 angry raer
Will come to Frankfort With guns. The
G coincidence OF democratic opinion ir
this regard is general Coy Taylor
: thinks he has a chance. His hops
h was revived by Tie house vote. But h'
8 is not elated.
II The 0;oebelites are united in the belle
i that Taylor enthusiasts brought tina
/, fierce regiment Of nlountaineers toatown
n They also accuse the Louisville & Nash
I. ivllla railroad of fostering the excur
il sior9. There is no doubt that Goebel'
{. antipatly to the railroad corporation
! larnounced by himself Is unabatsi. Thi
s seems To be the basis of the eioebelites
suspicion Of the road.
II Meanwhile every one IS wonderini
i who it was that spirited away two bat
, talions of the hllmen. Gov. Taylor de-
4 mics all connection with their move
: lnents. Their rifles are stacked IN tn
: statehouse Their tents are on the law
4 OF the capitol Ex-Gov. Bradley an
,oIcol Breckinlidge. counsel for Taylort
- contestants. are known 10 have thun
n dered in committee against the show Z
L force Peace-loving republicans threat
!, sned to go home il the ritlemen wei
not dispersed The rifemen made
- lively exit. shot the cars full of hole
n and stampeded the crew.
j.. The 3uo armed men left in town are a
If silent and furtiye as squirrels till tfei
Ill purpose is crossed. when they prompt
rs show fight
& Senator Deboe, TAYLOR lieutenan
ze said last night: We regard that vol
IL today as significant in ctr favor. IA
n OF our men We're absent, and two wf
" will stand by US at the finish vote
be against us Four democrats shove
ST their desire to be honest with out sid
50 and feel sure now we will get the mi
IL jority in the joint session
do The gubernatorial contest Is to be d.
he cided by a Joint session of the sena
es and house. according to the rule nla'
NJ by this legislature. In the total vote
st lbs only seventy votes viii be necessa'
do for majority. while in separate sessi'
a total majority of sevetl,y-one wou
ON be required there being 100 in the hou
)r. and thirty eight in the senate.
Taylortes are claiming majority
ay three in the house, tight fit, with I
IL advantage TO Goebel arising out of 4
RS joint session rule.
ry nnrrell- w hullen Trial.
,m louisville Jan. 27-The trial of Sta
rs Senator s. b. Harrell, charged by e
hs John p. Whalen With securing mon
= under false pretenses. was begun toda
~ The case grew out of Harrell's char
an that Whallen paid him $4,000 TO ve
sh, against Goebel in the contest now /
lot fore the lpgis lature. Whallen was