The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17
WILL DEPEND ON COURTS.
Taylor Declines To Sign LouisVe
Agreement Troops Withdr"wh
and Legislature Called TO Meet.

| ny Il Cbs l~' ~'N~NJ
every republican county committeeman
came to Frankfort Saturday. On the
early morning train came large num-
beers ofrepublican leaders from all parts
of the state. Several republican mem
bers Of the legislature were among the
number, including Senators Kirk and
Johnson and Representative Lewis.
| Shortly before IL O'Clock the doors OF
the capitol were opened and the state
delegation went up TO the assembly
room the first time il has been opened
since the shooting of Gov. Goebel. The
republican chairman and members OF
the legislature refused absolutely TO
talk IN regard TO the objects of their
visit.
At II o'clock Gov. Tay}orN accom-
| panied by Private SecretarSI6dd. Sec
rotary of State Caleb Powers and Hud-
son Thatcher entered the assembly
room. His arrival was the signal for
| wild outburst of Cheering, men stand
ing on chairs and yelling and waving
their hats in greeting. The doors were
then locked and guard placed at the
door.
The assembly discussed two propo-
sitions. one that the governor sign the
agreement. the other that he refuse TO
sign, "and let the law take its course"
1t was definitely decided that Gov.
Taylor should not sign the Louisville
/ agreement. He made the declaration
at 10 minutes after one o'clock as he
/ came from the legislative hall, in which
he had all morning been in conference
with the republican committeeman.
lie has decided to allowNhefha TO
be settled in the courts afrd|will abide
by their action,
At 1:45 p. IN. Gov. TAYLOR issued the
following proclamation;
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 10, le00.-The ex
\ element recently prevailing in this city
/ having TO some extent subsidized, and there
appearing now 10 be no necessity for the
/ general asse mbly 10 remain In session in
London. ! do hereby by this proclamation
reconvene the same in Frankfort KY"
| February 10, 1900, al y o'clock. noon,
! (Signed) wv 5. TAYLOR
Governor of kentucky"
! Immediately after Gov. Taylor came
! from the hall orders were issued TO the
/ troops TO return to their homes and
! Col. Williams at once sent messages or
dering cars to be prepared for their
transportation
The meeting was long and exciting
! one. opinion from the first beirg strong
~ against the signing of any agreement
| with the democrats which might IN any
! way be construed as a surrender of the
republicans. The feeling was also gen
/ eral that il was needless to keep up the
/ fight az il had been conducted during
! the last two weeks. 1t was then decided
/ TO allow the legislature TO come back
! on Monday to discontinue the sessions
1 ar London. and allow matters to be set
! tied by the legal tribunals.
| There is no doubt what the decision
Of the courts and legislature will be. as
both OF them have already gone on rec
ord as favoring the Goebel side of the
| controversy.
The following resolution was passed
! by the meeting:
| Resolved That Il Is the sense OF this
meeting that Gov Taylor should not sign
! the aGreem ent referred to him by the
/ Louisville conference. and that reposing
1 confidence in his ability and sense Of duty.
We are content TO follow his leadership AFT
| er that refusal"
The resolution was passed after Gov
! Taylor had left the hall and was adopt
ed with ringing cheers. \ small detach-
mert of troops will be left around the
! capitol building to preserve order.
Saturday afternoon the governor en-
! planned his position in formal state
ment issued from the Xecutiye man
zion. he having retired TO his home:
II have only this TO say: After mature
deliberations and conference with my
/ friends from every section of the state, |
4 nave concluded to allow this controversy to
! take It's Que course, vigorously contcstirg
| svery inch of the ground and uphoding the
rights OF the people TO the uttermost II
those rights be destroyed the responsibility
| for that destruction must rest with those
| who sit in judgment.
Tits due TO say that the eminent gentle
men, my friends, who secured the PROPOSE
| lions resulting from the Louisville confer
ence, acted in perfect coed faith. from the
| highes; motives of patriotism, ard did the
! best they could"
on the recommendation Of Gov. Beck
ham contained in a message which was
read in both houses Saturday the dem
ucratic legislature decided to continue
its sessions in this city. Gov. Beckhah
! declared that because of the presence
in the state buildings at Frankfort Of
armed men acting under unlawful au-
thority he was unable TO guarantee to
| them the personal safety and peace
full surroundings under which session
of the general assembly should be held.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 12.-All day Sum
day troops poured out Of Frankfort on
special trains, and at night only the sol
diers from Coyington, Newport. Licking
ton and Morgantown were camped in
the Capitol square. The leaving of the
troops was the only feature that tran
spired in the political situation in
Frankfort.