The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-16
TO ARMS.
Gov. Bradley OF
Kentucky Acts.
Military Ordered Out to
Protect Legislature.
Proclamation Issued by the
States Chief Executive.
Mob Violence Will Not Be Permitted
in the State.
The Capitol is Now Hinder protection nj
Mob Violence Will Not Be Permitted
in the State.
The Capitol is Now Under Protection OF
the State Guards.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 16.-The State
Capitol bristles with bayonets today. The
news that Governor Bradley had called
upon the military arm of the State was
early spread about and caused a great deal
of excitement. What promises TO be the
most sensational day of the Senatorial
contest was begun with a proclamation
from Governor Bradley issued at o O'Clock
this morning. 1t is as follows:
Frankfort, March 49, 1896,
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY ExECU-
TIVE DEPARTMENT,
Whereas, il has been made known to
me by the affdavits of the President of
the Kentucky Senate, the speaker of the
Kentucky House OF Representatives, and
others that for several days Iast an
armed body of desperate men have by
their threats and demonstrations inliml-
dated and overawed the mentors of the
General Assembly and that portion of
the said persons assaulted Senator &. j.
Walton and prevented him from going
out of the Senate chamber; that
plrty OF said persons in like manner
took possession of the door of the House
while the joint assembly was in session
and assumed TO decide who should enter
the chamber of the house when saio
session was being held. and that on the
14th day Of March, 1886, a portion OF the
persons who attempted to be sworn i'm as
officers by the clerN of the Senate, to wit:
Deputies of the sergeant-at arms of the
Senate, and thereupon forcibly seized the
door-keeper OF the House OF Representa-
tives, while the General Assembly was in
joint session, and prevented him from ex-
ereising the duty of his office and allowed
persons to entsr who were not entitled to
a place on the floor. that the presence of
these men prevented mem Ders from voting
in the joint session; that the civil authori-
les who are claiming to act, to wit: The
sheriff and his posse, and the policemen
OF the city, have at no lime arrested any
OF these rioters or armed persons, but
have stood by and permitted them TO con-
tinue their work OF intimidating per-
hitting such armed persons TO occupy the
Senate chamber ana cloak room while
the General Assembly was in Joint ses-
sion, that said authorities are there pow
erless, overawed or unwilling to act; un-
less the chief executive interferes and pro-
tects the General Assembly The iegisla-
tive action Will be prevented and riots
and bloodshed will follow aad that the Sc
curity OF the lives OF the citizens and
officers of the commonwealth requires
such executive action. Now, therefore, as
governor of the commonwealth of Ken
tucky, I hereby call into service to be
placed under the command of Colonel
John b. Castleman, 300 men of the First
Regiment of State Guards; Company II of
the Second Reg iment of Kentucky State
GUARDS, to be placed under the command
of Col. +. II. Gather, and company b of
the Second Regiment of the Kentucky
State Guards. the latter under command
of AdJutant General Collier until said
gather at Frankfort, Ky., when the same
viii be- placed under the command OF
said Gather, together with said Castle
man will be under the command OF said
Adjutant General Collier, who (said Col
lier) will report TO me. Said Gather and
Castleman are ordered to proceed with
their regiments to Frankfort, Ky.
(Signed) WILLIAM o. BRADLEY,
Governor of kenucky.
CHARLES FINLEY,
secreary OF State.
Upward of 4C0 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 consultation
all morning with Adjutant General Col
lier. and Colonels .Castleman and Cattle.
These gentlemen agreed that there Will
be no difficulty in preventing trouble.
~ wish to saw said the Governor.
"that the military was called out i'm
order 10 protect the members of the
Legislature from mob violence and not To
protect myself. The story that / was to
be arrested for usurpation of authority in
ordering 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 the sergeant
alarms bad sworn in, ana that for this
reason / bad called out the military. is
false. / am perfectly able to take care of
myself and my reason for calling out the
militia was to protect the Legislature and
prevent trouble" F"