The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-06
SITUATION WAS CHAOTIC.
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49, Tavlor regarding arbitration was at
uoe wired by the Associated Press cor
-,o1dent to Lieut.. Gov. John Marshall,
~ attorney David w. Fairleigh, Re
b,t.ln members of the political confer
.rca held tonight at Louisville.
chaotic is the only word that win des-
..ibo the political situation as it existed
,aav in Frankfort. This condition arose
.,t So much from anything that was
,one by either side, as from the count
,.ss stories and rumors that were spread
,roa5.ast during the day.
rarv in the morning it was positively
asserted by the Democrats and confirmed
u, few Republicans that the legislative
.sssion in London was about to be called
If The Democrats claimed to have had
,bs bishest possible assurances that GOV.
ra,lor would take such action and that
The next session of the Legislature would
10 held in Frankfort in the capitol build
ing tomorrow morning.
Report Was Unfounded.
Gov TAYLOR, however, altered the situa-
tor entirely by declaring to a correspond
emf of the Associated Press that the meet
inc 3f london would proceed as originally
intended by him. He denied in the most
em1batic manner that there had been any
Intention on the part of the Republican
n3rtv to abandon the London session
This was a bombshell to many OF the
Democratic members of the Legislature.
who had absented themselves from the
CAPITOL over Sunday to prevent any pos
sib, move by Gov. Taylor to convey them
TO Lbndon to make quorum, and who
hal returned on information that every
thing had been settled and an agreement
reached to convene the Legislature in the
Capitol. BY noon fully thirty of them
rad arrived They knew nothing of the
situation, except what had been contained
in messages received by them and these
were found to be misleading, when they
were confronted on their arrival in Frank
fort by me statement of Gov Taylor.
Extra Precautions Taken.
To-day in Frankfort was County Court
day, which comes on the first Monday Of
every month, and brings to the city any
where from 1000 to 5000 outsiders. The
Tor many assurances had gone forth from
here that there was strong possibility
of trouble, and nobody without special
business should take it upon himself to
come TO town.
The crowd. however, was sufficiently
large to throng the streets, ami this
coupled with the fact that the Democrats
were returning to the city in numbers, and
that during the morning at least political
excitement ran high induced Adjt Gen
Collier to make more ample preparations
for the suppression of possible trouble
than he had done at any previous time
A three-inch rifled cannon was brought
nom the armory on the hillside and placed
in the Capitol grounds pointing directly
down ST. Clair street. Ammunition was
placed beside il, and besides the eating
guns which were on both sides of it,
commanding the approaches to the Cap
ito building from the southwest and
southeast
Way Organize Government.
Although every leader of the Democratic
party is now away from Frankfort, it is
generally understood that the Democratic
party. in case of a failure to agree with
lhr Republicans in Louisville, viii at
once proceed to organize a state govern
ment To avoid delay the contests for the
minor positions on the state ticket will
be determined Immediately. Gov Beck
ham will have to appoint a secretary of
state treasurer and an auditor.
All these contests are little more than
mere forms, all resting upon the same evi-
d'uoe which caused the Legislature to
decide the Goebel-Taylor contest in favor
Of the former. The contests will be de
clei by the election commissioners, and
their decision is already a foregone con
cusiou
Among the arrivals to-day was Col.
Thomas c. Campbell of New York, and
formerly of Cincinnati. He was in confer
enc" to-day and tonight with the friends
OF Gov Goebel, including the brothers. Ar
thur and Justus. 1t is stated that Col.
campbell is assisting in working up a Wig
oioNs prosecution and that there has al
ready been much information gathered by
detectives on which arrests are expected
soon