The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-25
DISHQNORED KENTUCKY,
CHAPLAIN COOPER REFUSES TO Of
FER PRAYER.
Every ristol Pocket Was Loaded at the
Joint Assembly Monday, But No Trou.
ble--Censure of Governor Bradley--No

Joint Assembly Monday, But No Trou.
ble--Censure Of Governor Bradley--No
Quorum.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 16.-The
State capitol bristled with bayonets
this morning. The news that Cover
nor Bradley had called upon the mill
tary arm OF the State was early spread
about and caused great deal of ex-
citemCnt. What promised to be the
most sensational day CT the Senatorial
fight was begun with a proclamation
from Governor Bradley, issued at O.
o'clock this morning, calling out the
State militia to guard the State House.
II wish to state" said the Governor,
speaking of his proclamation, 4sthat
the military was called out in order to
protect the members of the Legislasure
from mob violence and not to protect
myself. The story that I was to Be
arrested for usurpation of authority
in ordering the sheriff to clear the
State House of all those not author
lied by law to be there and iRdicas-
ing that this should include the debu-
ties that the Senate sergeant-at-arms
had sworn in and for this reason had
called out the military is false"
The military guard around the State
House began at 10 o'clock last night
when the McCreary guards, a local
company of militia under Captain Noel
Gaines, filed into the grounds and
established picket lines. Barely an
hour before that the citizens of Frank
fort had been aroused by the Changing
of the court house bell, the signal for
the local company to report for duty.
There were hurried gatherings of SOL
diers and citizens generally, the latter
not leaving for their homes until after
midnight. x
The McCreary Guards were rein
forced early this morning by the
Brown Light Infantry from Lexington
which arrived on freight train, under
command of Colonel Gather and Cap
tain Longmire. Shortly after 8 o'clock
the Louisville Legion, $50 msn, march
ed up from the Louisville and Nash
vile station, under command of Col. +,
Castleman. These two companies
were also placed on duty in the State
House grounds and military reguIa-
tions were enforced. Altogether about
400 men were under arms. No one
was allowed to pass the picket lines
unless he could give the countersign.
A guard patrolled the walk in front
of the door of the capitol. Inside at
the foot of the stairway, leading to the
House and Senate chambers, q squad
of picked men stood and allowed no
one to ascend without written order
from Adjutant General Collier. At
the head of the stairs another Squad
of fifteen stood with fixed bayonets.
Senators James and Walton, who were
on hand early, entered the House
chamber and sat in the extreme left
corner.
Adlutant General Golfers orders to
the officers in charge of the entrance
to the State House expressly stated
that no one except members of the
two houses, the Seargents alarms,
doorkeepers, cloakroom keepers, pages,
newspaper reporters and telegraph
operators were entitled to admission
and the guards carried out their or
ders to the letter.
The Blackburn men call the Cover
nor's action IAN outrage" A meet
ing of citizens of Frankfort was called
to protest against the presence of the
militia in this city. This display Of
force will stop all legislation" said q
Blackburn Senator. Nothing shall
be done. would like to see the reye-
nue. bills or anything else get through
now"
Just bofore II o'clock Seargeant at.
Arms Sommers of the Senate entered
the lower door of the State House
with his six assistants who had been
summoned on Saturday. These men
we're halted by Captain Gaines. Mr..
Sommers protested that they were his
assistants and that he had af6davits
to show that they were entitled to en-
ter. The captain was firm, however,
and they walked out without attempt
ing to force their way up stairs.
When the joint session convened the
roll call showed sixty six present, as
neither the Democrats nor the Popu-
lists responded to their names. The
President announced that no quorum
was present, but as the Constitution
requires ballot each day, he ordered
the call to begin. But one vote was
cast, that of Mr.. Speed for Boyle. The
Republicans and Democrats, with this
exception, refused to respond to their
names. 1t was decided to vote for the
United States Senator tomorrow. The
joint assembly then adjourned until
| IL o'clock tomorrow.
BRADLEY's ACTION DENOUNCED.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 16.-There
was not standing room in the court
house when che indignation meeting
was called in order to protest against
the action of Governor Bradley in
calling out the troops. Mayor Julian
called the meeting to order and made
speech in which he told of his con-
ference with Governor Bradley in
which he had assured the executive
that he would give ample protection
and characterized the Governors &C.
ton in ordering out the troops as
nightly partisan and unbecsming a
Governor. Ex.Attorney General Hen
rick nominated Judge Lysander Hoard
as chairman of the meeting in speech
in which he scored the action of the
Governor. Judge Hoard took the
chair and there was a wild burst OF
applause. Speeches were made by
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