The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-15
WILL COMMENCE TODAY.
Kentucky Contest for State Offices Is to
Be Interesting.
PERSONNEL OF THE TWO COMMITTEES
GoebcI Denounced ns siiiy-Jnter-
view with cx-Gov. Bradley. Ill,

Frankfort, KY, January 1.-THE hearing
ernor and lieutenant governor will begin
at $3.50 tomorrow. The committee to
try the contest cases in the governor
ship is composed of Senators Frazier,
Cronshaw and Allen and Representatives.
Hickman, Barton, Finn, Sledge, Lyon,
Berry and Rennlck, democrats and Var
berry, republican. The committee IN the
case OF lieutenant governor is composed
of Senators Colum, Sells aud Representa-
tiyes Crawford. Alexander. Baird Hol-
land and sharp, democrats, and Repre-
sentatives Read and Lilly. republicans.
Representative Hickman is chairman OF
tho committee trying the governorshlp
case. Under the rules already adopted
by The committee the contestants are
siven four days in which to introduce
their proof. The contestecs are then givon
hVc days in which TO present their Side
aud ons day Is allowed the contestants
10 bring in rebuttal evidence. Both sides
are TO he given a reasonable time for
argument by their respective counsel
In addition TO Louis McQuown and John
X. Hondrick, Who viii act as general
counsel Mr. Goehel will have special
counsel who viii look after his case when
certain counts are being considered. Judge
James j, Ravin OF Coyington. lack Phelps
ana Aaron Kohn OF Louisville will be
among Goebel's special counsel Former
governor, ". O. Bradley. Judge w II
Yost OF Lexington, rdge A. p Hum
phrey and Davis w. Forleign of Louis
vile will be among those who will look
after Governor Taylor's case. The day
here was quiet aud several hundred Wit
nesses are expected to arrive tomorrow
senator Blackburn. who has been In
Washington for several days. will return
tomorrow night and his close friends
pronounce as silly the stories that he has
relaxed in his support of Goe0el- II IS
stated he will remain here and assist
/ Goebel til the hght is ended.
! The republican leaders claim to have
encouraging news from the eminent law
1 yers VINO are representing the repuhli-
can contestees. They claim to have as-
surances from that quarter that evEn
should Governor Taylor and Lieutenant
4 Governor Marshal be unseated by tls leg
islature they will institute proceedings be
lore Federal Judge Evans at Louisville
TO restrain the democratic contestants
from taking the Offices and that year
or more will elapse before the casa can
be finally decided as it will be carried
UP to this court no matter how 1t might
bo decided by the inferior courts. Mean
while they say the republicans will hold
the offices Senator Goehels attorneys
and the Goebel leaders generally do not
think there Is anything in this claim, as
they insist that no Federal question is
involved and the case il filed. would have
no standing in the Federal courts
X-Governor Bradley gave out In an
interview tonight a response to the
charge that ne was in conference with
the republicans and the anti-Goebel demo-
Gratis at Loutsville prior to the election.
He said THE statement that ] was the
agent OF a plan to confuse or intimidate
the voters OF Louisville OF to carry the
election by force of arms or money Is q
malicious falsehood Tho statement that
was induced to take part in the cam
paign by promise of the senatorship is
also a deliberate lie. went into the cam
paIgn because | felt 1t my duty TO my
! party and my country. politically, after
the opI osition speeches ana platform wer.
levelled at my administration"