William Goebel had been a figure in Kentucky politics for years. Like all politicians, he had enemies. However, what perhaps pushed them to resort to assassination was the fact that he initially lost the 1899 election for governor. His many supporters then demanded thousands of ballots to be thrown out and convinced Goebel to ask for a recount. After the recount and decision from two committees, Goebel was decided to be the winner. This angered his opposition and so he received multiple death threats, but chose to ignore them. The morning of January 30th he was walking with friends outside the Old Capitol when he was shot. There is some debate as to what happened next, such as how many times he was shot and how he reacted to the assassination attempt. He was rushed to the hospital, but it did no good. The next day he was sworn in as governor and died.
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