St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-17
BRISTLED WITH BAYONETS.
In Spite of That Fact the Day at
Frankfort Was n Quiet One.

FRANKFORT, KY. March 16.-The
state capital bristled with bayonets
this morning. The news that Gov.
Bradley had called upon the military
arm of the state was early Spcea
about, and caused a great Zeal of ex-
element. What promised to ba the
most sensational incident of the sena-
torial fight was begun with a procla-
nation from Gov. Bradley issued at
o'clock this morning The procIa-
nation recites that it has been Known
by affidavits of the president of the
Kentucky senate, the speaker OF the
Kentucky house of representatives and
others, that for several days past an
armed body of desperate men have,
by their threats and demonstrations
intimidated and overaWed the mem
bers of the general assembly, and con-
cludes as follows:
Now, therefore as governor of the common
wealth OF Kentucky, hereby call into active
service, to be placed under the command of
John Castleman, 300 men of the First Ken
lucky regiment of state guards Company E.
of the Second regiment of Kentucky state
guards, to be placed under the command of
Col. +. II. Gathers, and Company b. of the
Second regiment of Kentucky state guards.
the latter under command of Adjt. Gen. Col
ller, until said Gather reaches Frankfort
when the same will be placed under the COM
mand Of said Gather, who together with said
AdJt. Gen. Collier, who will report to me-
Said Gather and Castleman are ordered to
proceed with their regiments to Frankfort
Upward of 400 soldiers occupied the
state house square, and the calls of
pickets could be heard above the noise
and confusion Of the crowd Gov.
Bradley was in consultation all morn
Ing with Adjt. Gen. Collier and Coils.
and Gather These gentle
men agreed that there would be no diff
ficulty in preventing trouble. 'I wish
to say" said the governor, that the
was called out in order to pro-
tect the members Of the legislature
from mob violence, and not to protect
myself. The story that l was to be
for usurpation of authority in
the sheriff to clear the state
house of all those not authorized by
law to be there, and Indicating that
this should include the deputies that
the senate sergeant-at-arms had sworn
in, and that for that reason I had called
out the military, is false. 1 am per-
fectly able to take care of myself, and
my reason for calling out the militia
was to protect the legislature and pre-
vent trouble"
The military guard around the state
house began at 10 o'clock last night.
when the McCreary guards, a local
company of militia, under Capt Noel
Gaines, filed into the grounds and
established picket lines. Barely an
hour before that the citizens of Frank
fort had been aroused by the changing
of the court house bell, the signal for
the local company to report for duty.
There were hurried gatherings of SOL
diers and citizens generally, the latter
not leaving for their homes until after
midnight.
The McCreary guards were reinforced
early this morning by the light infan-
try from Lexington, which arrived on
a freight train, under command of Col.
Gather and Capt. Longmire. and the
panies were also placed on duty in the
state house grounds, and military reg
ulations were enforced. No one was
allowed to pass the picket lines unless
he could give the countersign.
About IL o'clock it was found that
the force of men on duty at the state
house was larger than could be han
no signs of immediate trouble the
Louisville Legion was marched back
to the cars on which they came and
ordered to be In readiness to answer
promptly a call for their services.
There is considerable indignation III
some quarters at the action of the
governor. His action, it is said, was
taken Wnolly upon rumOr, without
proper justification, and is an insult
to the civil authorities. The Black
burn men call the governors action
"an outrage"
Just before II o'clock Sergeant-at-
Arms Sommers, of the senate entered
the lower door of the state house, with
his six assistants. who had been sum-
moned on Saturday. They were Jack
Chinp, Eph Lillard, Jim Williams,
John McElroy, John Sneed and Walter
Sharp. These men were halted by
Capt. Gaines. Mr.. Sommers protested
that they were his assistants, and that
he had afiidavits to show that titey
were entitled to enter. The captain,
however, was firm, and they walked
out without attempting to force their