San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-16
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
KENTUOKY'S STATE HOUSE
GUARDED TODAY.
Gov, Bradley's Proclamation Issued-His
Enemies Greatly Angered, But the sOl-
diers are Quietly Doing Their Duty
and Preserving Order

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state capitol bristles with bayonets
this morning. The news that Gov.
Bradley had called upon the mill.
tary army Of the state, was early
spread about and caused a great
deal OF excitement. What PROM
ises to be the most sensational day
of the senatorial fight, was begun
with a proclamation from Gov.
Bradley, issued at 9 o'clock this
morning as follows:
''The Commonwealth of Ken
lucky, Executive Department,
Frankfort, KY, March 16, 1896.
"Whereas, 1t has been made
known to me 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
threats and demonstrations in
Inundated and overawed the men,
bers of the general assembly, and
that portion Of said persons as
saulted Walton and prevented
him from going out of the sem
ate chamber; that party
of said persons in like manner
took possession of the house while
the joint assembly was in session
and assumed to decide who should
enter; and that on the 14th day of
March portion Of these persons
attempted to be sworn in as officers
by the clerk of the senate, as depu-
ties of the sergeant.at-arms of the
senate apd thereupon forcibly
seized che doorkeeper of the house
of representatives, while the gen.
eral assembly was in joint session
and prevented him from exercising
the duty of his office and allowed
persons to enter who were not en-
titled to place on the floor; that
presence of these men prevented
the members from voting in the
joint sessions; that the civil au-
thorities, which are claiming
to act, to-wit: the sheriff and his
posse and policemen OF the city,
have at no time accosted any OF
these rioters or armed persons, but
have stood by and permitted them
to continue their work Of intimi-
dalton, permitting armed persons
to occupy the sen8te chamber ar d
cloak rooms, while the general as
sembly was in joint session that
said authorities are either power
less, overawed or unwilling to act,
and that unless the chief executive
interferes and protects the general
assembly, legislative action will be
prevented, and riot and bloodshed
will follow; and that the security
of the lives of citizens and officers
Of the commonwealth require such
executive action.
Now therefore |, as governor Of
the commonwealth OF Kentucky,
hereby call into active service, to
be placed under command of Col.
John B. Castleman, three hundred
men of the First Kentucky regi-
ment, state guards, company E,
Second regiment, Kentucky state
guards, under Col. E. II. Gather,
and company B, Second regiment,
Kentucky state guards, under
General Collier. the whole force on
arrival at Frankfort to be under
command OF Adjutant General Col
lier, who will report to me.
(Signed) WIN. o. BRADLEY,
Governor of Kentucky.
CHARLES FINLEY,
Secretary OF State.
Upwards OF 400 soldiers occupy
the state house square and the
calls of the pickets can be heard
above the noise and confusion OF
the crowd.
Governor Bradley was in consul
tation all morning with Adjutant
General Collier and Colonels Castle
man and Gather. These gentle
men agreed there would be no diff
Guilty In preventing trouble.
81 wish to say" said the Cover.
nor, @that the military was called
out in order to protect the men,
bers of the legislature from mob
violence and not to protect myself.
The story that / was to be arrested
for usurpation OF authority in or
dering the sheriff to clear the state
house OF all those not authorized
by law to be there, is an indication
that it should include the deputies
that the senate sergeant-at-arms
had sworn in, and that
for this reason / had called
out the military, is false. l am
perfectly able to take care OF my