The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-16
DEMOCRATS MUCH EXCITED
AND THREATENING TO IMPEACH
THE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE.
st. John Boyle Likely to he Elected
Senator To-Day IL Populist Poor
Casts His Vote as Promised.

FRANKFORT. KY, March 15.-Governor
Bradley has ordered out all three of the
regiments of the Kentucky State Guards.
The McCrearv Guards were ordered out at
9:45 tonight. and took possession of the
Statehouse. The First Regiment. of Louis
vlle will arrive here on special train at 2
a. m. The State Capitol will be very strong
ly guarded when the Legislature meets to-
morrow.
Excitement tonight is very high. Poor,
the Popuist, has pledged the Republicans to
vote for Boyle tomorrow. and If he does
Boyle is likely to be elected.
Democrats are threatening to impeach
Governor Bradley for his orders to the sheriff,
as reported in these dispatches last night.
Sergeant alarms Sommers says he will have
as his assistants in the joint assembly to-
morrow Chlnn, Williams and Lllard. When
Governor Brown issued the order referred to
it was for the purpose Of preserving order
in the Senate chamber. Capt. Jim Williams,
Jack Chinn ar. four other deputies were
sworn in yesterday by Sergeant-at-arms
Sommers by direction of some of the Black
burn managers. The order is as follows:
s'The Commonwealth of Kentucky. to the
Sheriff of Franklin County:
Whereas, 1t has been made known to me
by the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
that armed men congregate in the rotunda
of the Capitol building and in the cloak room
of the Senate chamber thereof during the
session of the joint assembly, and said per-
sons are engaged in making threats to pre-
cipitate a difficulty, and that unless prompt
action is taken to prevent it serious trouble
will result, you are now, therefore, instructed
to summon such number of good and reli-
able honest and sober citizens as you think
necessary to preserve the public peace. You
will keep the rotunda clear. so that the men,
bers Of the Senate will not be obstructed in
passing to the chamber of the House; while
the joint assembly is in session you will
keep all persons out of the cloak room of
either house. whom you may believe are
there for the purpose of breaking the peace
| except members of the General Assembly,
| United States Senator Blackburn, and the
constitutional officers thereof provided in
| Section 249 OF the State Consttution)
I'm the event that the Speaker Of the
| House should call upon you to assist in
| clearing the galleries or lobbies Of the House
| OF Representatives, you will aid him.
You will not allow any one to enter the
| chamber of the House of Representatives
| except the members of the Senate and
| House, and such other persons as the Presi-
| dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
House may indicate as being entitled under
the rules to be allowed on the floor.
I'm the event the President of the Senate
| asks you for aid to preserve the peace,
| you will give 1t, otherwise you will not
| enter the chamber except in case of actual
| outbreak and riot, when 1t shall be your
| duty to enter and do all in your power
| to quell 1t. The seal of the Commonwealth
| Is hereto attached.
.'WILLIAM o. BRADLEY.
| Governor Of Ke1tucky."
Sergeant-at-arms Sommers stated that
| he refused to swear in the six men as
| deputies until he had consulted eminent
| judicial authority, who gave the opinion
| that there was question about his right
to deputize even one hundred men if he
| deemed it necessary. Under these condi-
tions it was difficult to see how anything
| but trouble could come OF this conflict OF
authority. The Sergeant-at-arms and his
deputies claimed to be backed by the best
judicial opinion and said they would hold
the fort while the Governors order would
| compel the sheriff to remove the deputies
For these reasons, and to make sure tha,
Rlackburn's supporters did not create riot
by having an unlawful army in the Capt..
toi the Governor decided calling out the
militia.