Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-19
Militia Out in Kentucky.

With more tnan 400 dtllSI
OF Kentucky in possession OF the capiIol
snrare. in Frankfort, KY, keeping from the
entrance all who had not constitutional
right or business reasons to be IN the
State house. the balloting for United
states Senator proceeded, Monday, with
out disorder and without result Only
one vote was cast, that of Speed, Tor
Boyle. Il
But the day of martial law was full OF
sensational incidents in the city and IN
the Senate chamber. There was wralh-
full denunciation of the Republican Gov
ernor by the Democratic Senate tor or
dering the militia to the capitol. Sena-
tors Bronston and Fulton introduced re-
solutions accusing the Governor OF ma
grant usurpation of power, and the Sen
ate adopted that of Mr.. Fulton S, ap-
noiutinp him and five others committee
to investigate "such contempt and oreach
of privilege" and report for final action;
In the House resolutions 1ndorslng ana
condeuning the Governors act were pre-
sented and withdrawn. Sergeant-at-Arfns
| Sommers, of the Senate, was allowed to
pass the line of fixed bayonets, but Col.
| Tack Chiun and his other deputies were
turned back.
There was no standing room IN the
| court house when an indignation meeting
| to protest against the action OF Gov Brad
| lev in calling out the troops was called
| to order that morning by Mayor Julian.
| He made a speech telling of his confer
ence with Gov. Bradley, in which he had
| assured the executive that he would give
the Legislature ample protection, ana
characterized his action in ordering out
the troops as highly partisan ana unoe-
| coming a Governor,
| Gen. Hendr1ck nominated Judge Ly-
| sander Hoord as chairman OF the meet
! ing. As Judge Hoord took the CHAIR
| there was a wild burst OF applause
Speeches were made by Edward Taylor,
| Ollie Sarnes and others, denouncing the
| action of Gov. Bradley in severe terms.
| The crowd continued to grow, and the
| court house yard at II O'Clock was hlied
| with the excited crowd.
| Heated speeches were made by Judge
| Hazierigg, Robert Frandlin and james
| Andrew on the legal phases OF GOV. Brad,
| ley's action. Resolutions were adopted
| denouucing the Governors action as
usurpation of the law and a prostitution
of his Office for partisan purposes, ana
| stating that the civil authorities nad oeeh
| adequate to preserve the peace. The Dit
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could be heard outspoken words charac-
terizinq the action as an insult to the
neople of Frankfort and of the common
| wealth. :.
The Governor issued the following
proclamation that morning.
1t has been made known to me by the
afhdavits of the president OF the Ken
lucky senate, the speaker OF the Ken
tucky House of Repres entatlves and oth,
ers that for several days past an armed
BODY of desperate men have, by thelr
threats and demonstrations, lnlmldated
and overawed some portion OF the mem
bers of the general assembly and that
portion of said persons assaulted Senator
Walton and prevented him from going
out of the Senate chamber; that party
of said persons in like manner took pos
session of the door of the house while the
Joint assembly was in session, ana as
surued to decide who should enter the
chamber of the house when said session
was being held, and on the 18th day OF
March. 1906; portion of persons were at
tempted to be sworn in as officers by the
clerk of the Senate, to-wit, as deputies OF
the serpeant-at-arms of the Senate, and
thereupou forcibly seized the doorkeeper
of the House of Representatives whilst
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 place
on the floor; that the presence OF these
men prevented members from voting IN
the Joint session; that the civil authorl-
ties who are claiming to act to-wlt; the
sheriff and his posse and the policemen
of the city, have at no time arrested any
of the riotious or armed persous, but have
stood by and permitted them to continue
their work of intimidation, permitting
armed persons to occupy the SENATE
chamber and the cloakrooms, while the
general assembly was in joint session;
that said authorities are either powerless,
overawed or unwilling to act, and that
unless the chief executive 1nterteres ana
protects the general assembly, executive
action will be prevented and not ana
bloodshed will follow; and that the Sc
curity of the lives of the citizens and ohl-
GERS of the commonwealth requires such
executive action.
Now. therefore, as Governor OF the
commonwealth of Kentucky, l hereby
call into active service, to be placed I'M
der command of Col. John B. Castleman,
400 men of the first Kentucky regiment
of state guards, company Of the second
regiment of Kentucky guards to be plac-
ed under command of Col. E. H. Gath
er, and company B of the second regiment
of Kentucky state guards, the latter un'
der Commander Adjutant General Collins
until said Gather reaches Frankfort, KY
when the same will be placed under the
command of the said Gather, who TO-
gether with said Castleman, will be un'
| der the command of said Adjutant Gen
Collins who, said Collins, will report tc
me. Said Gather and Castlenan are or
dered to proceed with their regiments te
Frankfort, KY.