The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
PERFECTING THE STEAL
KEN lucky GOEBELITEs MOVING
RAPIDLY IN THEIR PLANS.
Days-Lieutenant Governor Robbed
of POwer-Brfbery Case.

FRANKFORT, Ky. Jan. 5.-The organi-
cation of the contest committees to-day
followed by the PRONUNCIATION of set of
rules to govern those bodies during their
sittings, has put everything in readiness
for the attorneys of Goebel and Taylor to
prepare their contests for defense. The
Republican members are complaining at
the short time allowed, ten days. in which
only oral testimony is to be admitted as
evidence They say Tayiors attorneys
have prepared to take the dispositions of
over one thousand witnesses, and, as depo-
sitions will not be admitted, they think 1t
will be impossible to get many of their
witnesses here. The Democratic leaders
say, in reply to this, the contestants gain
no advantage either on the question of
time or as to the manner of taking testi-
mony, and that these rules were necessi-
tated in order to get the contests to a vote
before the end of the session. The House
adjourned to-day till Monday. The COM
mittees which will try the House contested
election cases will begin next week on the
evidence, there being eighteen seats in
contests, and it is probable several of these
cases will be voted on before the contests
for Governor and lieutenant governor are
reached.
The Democratic leaders are Preparing to
make Bryan's visit here Jan. 16, big
event. The banquet in his honor will be
either on JAM. 16 or II. The plates will cost
s. each. Blackburn. whose election as sem
ator is to- be celebrated will be the toast
master and it is expected that the Nebras-
Ea ~ mr. ypfll boy affa
on the political affairs now being shaped in
Kentucky.
There were no sensational developments
in the Whallen-Harrell attempted bribery
matter to-day. No indictments against
Whallen and Ryan were returned. Whal-
len, through his attorneys, filed a long pc
tition demanding an immediate trial. The
petition does not go TO the merits of the
bribery charges, but asks that the box al
legged to contain the money. be produced in
court and there opened. The peti ion was
not verified and a rule was granted on mo-
ton of the commonwealth requiring him to
make oath to ii. WhaIlens friends in the
Senate say he cannot be tried before that
body on the statutory charge of attempt
ing TO bride senator, as Harrell was only
a member-elect at the time
Judge Cantrill heard arguments to-day in
the suit of Democratic State Election Com
missioners Poyntz and Fulton to enjoin
Mackoy and Cochran, Governor Taylor's
appointees, froL.. qualifying. A decision
l.
generally believed the court will grant the
injunction but will also dissolve it pending
an appeal to the Court of Appeals
The Senate, by vote OF % to Is, took out
of the hands of the Republican lieutenant
governor the appointment of standing COM
mittees and adopted a list of committees
prepared by the Democratic steering COM
mittee. Three anti-Goebel Democrats
Hays. Gillespie and Alexander-voted with
the Republicans.
In the House Mr.. Cantrill Dem.) offered
a resolution denouncing as false the
charges made by Representative Haswell
and other Republican members charging
Chief Clerk Leigh with manipulating the
ballots in the drawing for the committee
on contest for Governor. The House adopt
ed the resolution. Mr.. Order Dem.) voted
with the Republicans. He said he had en-
tire confidence in the clerk, but was unwill-
ing to vote to denounce as false the state
nent of any member, except upon full in
vestgatien. The vote otherwise was on
party lines.