The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-10
FRAUD AND BRIBERY
The Goebel People Promise to
Shake Social Kentucky
TO HER BOURBON CENTRE.
They Make Nine Charges in Their
Contest. The Goebel Demo-
Gratis Have the Leg
islature.

islature.
1t begins to look as if there was con,
siderable ground for the charges made
by the Goebel Democrats that the Re-
publicans OF Kentucky were determined
to steal the State. The legislature is
now in session at Frankfort aud the
Goebcl Democrats have submitted their
notice of contest against Governor Tay-
lor and Lieut.. Gov. Marshall has been
served. Nine different grounds Of con,
test are embraced in the notice, the
substance Of which is as follows:
First. Alleged use oS tissue ballots
in 40 counties.
Second. Military Interference with
the election and intimidation Of voters
in J tferSon county by troops under Or
iers and personal command of Gov.
Bradley.
Third. Alleged unlawful issuance
Of mandatory iojlnctions By Judge
Toney, in Louisville, On election day,
by which election officers were com
PEELED to sign false returns.
Fourth. Intimidation OF railroad
employees by chief officers OF the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad in several
counties.
Fifth. That the Leaders of the Re-
publican party corruptly entered into a
conspiracy with the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, the American Book
Trust and other corporations and trusts
by which these corporations furnished
large sums of money for the purpose Of
defeating the contest.
Sixth. Alleged unlawful issuance Of
mandatory iDjuncsions in Knox and
Lewis counties compelling county cleo
ton boards to certify to false returns.
Seventh. Alleged interference of
United States marshals in the elections
which vas the result of conspiracy
between the marshals and the Repub-
lican leaders to intimidate the voters.
Eighth. That before the meeting Of
the State election commissioners Dec.
I, the Louisville and Nashville rail
road through its paid agent, John H.
Whallen, entered into conspiracy with
the Republican leaders to bring to the
State capital large bodies of deperadoes
to intimidato and overawe the election
commissioners into giving the certli-
Gates of election to Republican caudi-
dates; that Gov. Bradley had here for
like purposes, soldiers in citizens cloth
ing, etc.
Ninth. That the election commits
sioucrs we're forced through threats Of
personal violence and incendiarlsm ln-
spired by the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, to sign returns which were
net true.
In addition to the above it was
charged at the Democratic caucus by
Senator Harrell that he had been ap-
preached by Whallen and paid 81, 800
to remain out Of the caucus. The
money, he said, had been placed in a
box with the Louisville Trust Company,
the ke, 10 which he passed up to Sena.
tor Goebel, who was presiding over the
caucus, ending his speech by declaring
that he had entered into the deal for
the purpose Of exposing Whallen. aud,
further, that there was not money
enough in the world to make him dis
loyal to his party and his State.
wHALLEN ARRAIGSED.
Col Whallcn was arralgned on the
attempted bribery charge before Magis
trate Thompson aud held over to the
franklin county araod jury, his bond
being fixed at SO, 900. In the circuit
court President H. Y. Loving Of the
Louisville Trust company was before
Judge Cantrill. charged with contempt
for disobeying the order of the court to
turn over the vault box alleged to hold
the 81, 500 which it is claimed was to
be paid 10 Harr=ll in the event be voted
against Goebel in the contest. Loving
stated that he merely desired to protect
the customers of his company, and his
attorney moved 70 Qussh the summons
against him. This the court over
ruled. Thereupon response was filed
to the rule for contempt and in this 1t
is stated that Whallen. Harrell and
Charles Ryan rented the box in ques-
ton and deposited something in it, the
box being sealed up and covered over
with white paper The trust company
officials were notified not to allow the
box opened except in the presence or
by the consent Of all three parties.
Judge Cantrill adjudged the response
insuti cient and ordered the box to be
produced in court. 1t is said that an
attempt will be made to have Senator
Harrell indicted in Louisville, where
Whallen's attorneys claim the prosecu-
tion should have been instituted if any
ofense has been committed. The
charge against Harrel would probably
be conspiracy, or accepting bribe.
Both houses of the legislature organ
lied at noon by electing the nominees
of last nights caucus. In the house
South Trimble, for speaker, received
the full IS Democratic votes and j. 7.
H.svell, all of the ~ Republicans.
Fo. president PRO TEN of the senate,
Goebel was elected. The four Demo.
cratic senators who bolted the caucus
Tuesday night, voted or the caucus
nominees Wednesday.