Beckham won on appeal, and Taylor fled to Indiana, fearing arrest as an accomplice. Beckham, became governor, and battled Taylor in court.
The lieutenant governor of Kentucky, J. C. W. Democrats voided enough votes to swing the election to Goebel, Taylor was deposed, and Goebel was sworn into office on January 31. Democratic legislators began investigations, but before their committee could report, Goebel was shot by an unknown assassin (event pictured) on January 30, 1900. The vote was challenged on grounds of voter fraud, but the Board of Elections, though stocked with pro-Goebel members, certified the result. The Republican incumbent, William Bradley, was term-limited. The 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1899. Harper's Weekly depiction of Goebel's assassination
