Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-16
PLOT 7HICKENS IN KENTUCKY
Coy. Bradley Issues all Extraordinary
Manifesto Virtually Proclaiming
Martial Law at Frankfort.
STATE HOUSE SEIZED BY STATE SOLDIERS
Blackburn's Supporters Righteously
1ndignant-T The Governor Savagely
Denounced-All Legislation
Will Stop.

Frankfort, KY, March 16.-What prom
ises to be the most sensational day in the
senatorial fight was begun with procla-
nation. from Gov. Bradley, issued this
morni7g, calling ont the STATE, ,foops.
The proclamation declares: For sew
eral days past an armed body of desper-
ate mon have, by threats and demonstra-
bers of the general assembly: that a por-
tion of said persons assaulted Senator G.
j. Walton and prevented him from going
ont of the senate chamber; that party of
said persons 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
whsn said session was being held; that on
the 14th day of March persons were at
tempted to be sworn in as deputy SER
geants-at-arms of the senate and there
upon forcibly seized the doorkeeper of
the house of representatives, while the
general assembly was in joint session
and prevented him from exercising the
duties of his Office, and allowed persons to
enter who were not entitled to places on
the floor; that the presence of these men
prevented members from voting in the
joint session; that the civil authorities
have at no time arrested these rioters or
armed persons, but have permitted them
to continue their work of intimidation.
OCCUPIED BY STATE TROOPS.
Upwards of 400 soldiers occupy the
state house square.
Gov. Bradley was in consultation all
the morning with Adjutant General Col
lier and Coils. Castleman and Gather.
These gentlemen agreed that there will
be no difficulty in preventing trouble.
II wish to say" said the governor,
"that the military was called out in order
to protect members of the legislature
from mob violence and not to protect
myself"
The McCreary guards we've reinforced
this morning by the Brown light infantry
from Lexington, under command of Col.
Gather, and the louisville legion, under
of Col. Castleman.
These companies were placed on duty
at the state house grounds and military
regulations enforced.
Adjutant General Golfers orders to
the officers in charge of the entrances to
the state house expressly state that no
one except members of the two houses,
sergeant-at alarms, doorkeeper, cloak room
keeper, pages, newspaper reporters and
telegraph operators, were entitled to ad-
mission.
OVERWHELMED WITH SOLDIERS.
The guards carried out their orders to
the letter.
About IL a. M, as the force on duty at
The state house was layger than could be
handled to advantage, the Louisville le-
gion was marched back to the cars and
ordered to be IN readiness to answer
promptly call for their services.
The Blackburn men call the governors
action an "outrage."
''This display of force will stop all
legislation" said q Blackburn senator. II
would like to see the revenue bills or
anything else get through now"
just before II, Sergeant-at-Arms Sum-
mers, of the senate. entered the lower
door of the state house with six assist
ants, summoned on Saturday, including
Jack Chinn.
Summers protested that he had affi-
davits that they entitled him to enter.
Inc captain WAS HrIl, noWeVerJ anu
they walked out without attempting to
force their way up stairs.
Senators James and Walton, who were
ou hand early, entered the house cham
Der, and sat in the extreme left hand
corner.
Both said that they would vote in joint
assembly to-day if requested to do so.
Wood Dunlap did not show up. 1t ia
certain that he will not be seen in Frank
fort again this session.
NEITHER DEMOCRATS NOR popULIsTs VOTED.
When the joint session convened the
roll showed only 66 present, as neither
Democrats nor Populists responded to
their names. The president announced
no quorum. Only one vote, that of Speed,
for Boyle, was cast on the ballot for sena-
tor. The joint assembly adjourned until
to. morrow.
GOV. BRADLEYs ACTION DENOUNCED.
big indignation meeting was held to
protest against the action of Gov. Brad
Icy in calling ont the troops.