Salt Lake Herald | 1900-01-03 | Page 1 | Notice of Contest

OP 01 CONTEST 6 Papers Were Served On Governor and 4 Lieutenant Governor Frankfort Ky Jan 2 The notice of contest hy Senator Goebel and J C Beckham against Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall were fel c CO served late this evening AVeninS Nine differs differ eat ant grounds ground of contest are embraced in inthe Inthe Inthe the notice the substance wb of which are axe area aa as follows First Alleged use of tissue ballots in forty tort l counties Second Military interference with the election and Intimidation of voters in Jefferson on county by the troops un under under under der orders orden and personal per om command of ot Governor Bradley Third Alleged unlawful issuance ls of ot mandatory injunctions by Judge Toney I in hi Louisville on election n day by which election eJection officers were ware compelled to sign I false faille returns Fourth Intimidation of railroad em employees employees by the chief officers of the Louisville Nashville railroad in sev Bev several eral counties I Fifth That the leaders of the Re He Republican I publican party corruptly entered e terecI Islo Isloa I Ia I a conspiracy COM Y with the Louisville Nashville railroad the American Book Boo trust and other ether corporations rations and a tru tr which these theae bed large moos of mosey money for tor the of defeating the tite contestants Sixth Sixth Alleged unlawful issuance of mandatory injunctions in Knox am ant Lewis counties compelling county alec elec election eI tion HOB boards to certify to take fa returns Seventh Alleged interference of United States marshals mershal In hi the election elections which was wu the result of a a conspiracy cl between the marshals and the Republican Republican lican leaders to intimidate the voters vers Incan Eighth That before the meeting of th tha stats state election Doe Dec 4 the Louisville Loui Nashville railroad through its paid agent John H Whal len entered into a conspiracy with the Republican leaders to bring brine to the state capitol large bodies of desperadoes dM s to intimidate and overawe the election commissioners into giving the certificates certificates I cates of election n to the Republican candidates That Governor Bradley BradleyI I had here toe for like purpose soldiers in citizens clothing etc I Ninth That the Jefferson Teffer on county election commissioners were forced j through threats of personal per violence and inspired by the Lou Louisville Louisville laville A 16 Nashville railroad to sign aign re returns returns returns turns which were not true The notice avers aver that any one on of 0 the grounds of contest Is sufficient to change chance the result of the election