Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-08

tempting to Serve :, Notice of LIE
gal Proceeding Upon Gov. Taylor
Frankfort Ky. Feb. +. The frs
clash between the executive and jW
dietary powers of the state occurred
yesterday. \ still greater clash is i'm.
minent to-day, and beyond the posi-,
bilities of to-day lies Il sea with skies
so lowering and of so stormy an aspect
that 10 politician of either party can
predict where it will carry the Ken.
lucky ship of state. There is the
chance that things will, rs Congress-
man June Gayle expresses it, drift
around all right" but there are other
chances also, and if things are to drift
around all right" they must strike
counter current, and strike it soon
There can be no longer any conceal
ment of the fact that affairs in this
state are bordering upon Il conf1ic,
with arms. and the beginning of the
crisis is at hand. 1t may be the politt
cal difficulties may be settled by courts
of law. but heads are hot in Kentucky
prove a remedy for a dilatory peace
may be irritating ana start the trouble.
The clash came yesterday when an of
ficer of the court of Franklin county
was arrested by the military while at
tempting to serve 4 notice of legal
proceeding upon Gov. Taylor. Tile
next
Clash May Come
when the officers OF the court attempt
TO enforce the rulings of its presiding
judge. Behind this judge the Demo
Gratis will have for the first time an
active head in the person of Acting
Gov. Peckham. and. from the Demo.
cratic standpoint. Il regularly appoint
ed adjutant general. whose orders the
troops now encampel around the cap
itol building are now bound to obey.
If they decline to obey the new adju-
tant general will, the Democrats claim,
have the power to organize military
| forces of his own and proceed against
all people who defy the authority of
| his office and that of the governor of
the state whom he represents. On the
other hand. the Republicans arc fixed
| in their attitude that there is an in
! SurrectiOn in the state. that Beckham
HIS uClltIS,. HIS Sttlcldl
and his orders are those of people act
ing in opposition to law. They believe
| that they alone are in the right. and
as there can be but one right and all
else wrong, those who show resistance
to the proclamations of Gov. Taylor
are in rebellion against the common
wealth. They will resist any attempt
| of any kind to remove them from their
| f1,n ~ {svo
force with force and cause civil war
Legislature Holds Secret Session.
The Democratic members of the leg
islatIre yesterday effected regular
organiZa ton for the first time since the
swearing in Of Gov. Goebel. A secret
session CT the members of both houses
was held in the parlors Vi the Capitol
hotel, at which the election of
William Goebel as governor and J. w.
BeckEam rs lieutenant governor. was
reafflrmed, first in separate sessions of
the house and senate and afterward in
a joint session. Preceding this action
the members elected as; president pro
ten. Senator Carter. No further SEES
sion will be held until Monday 1t
seems to be well understood among
the Democratic members that the SEES.
sion ut London will be ignored alto
gether by them. and that no Democrat
Will attend until compelled to do sou
1t was practically decided that no more
formal demands will be made to hold
sessions OF the legislature in the state
mousse by the Democratic members in
a body, who will continue sessions at
some convenient place until the politi-
cal atmosphere has cleared. This plan
OF action was decided on to forestal1
any attempt on the part of the Repub
hcans to arrest them and compel their
attendance at London, which action.
according to the Democratic members.
mas been determined on by Gov. Tay-
ior. IL arrests are attempted no re-
sistance will be made by the Demo-
efats' eltncr to arrest or attending the
session at London should they be ar
rested. 1t was determined that all
acts OF violence should be avoided and
mat the battle for supremacy here
a1ter should be fought out in the
courts.
Some Hope for Gocbel
Inc condition of Mr.. Goebcl was
asst night considered better than at
any time since he was shot. The iron
VIII and determination of the wound
eu man that he will not die by an as.
sassms bullet is however. still cotsid.
cred the main factor in SUSTAINING him
but last night the attending physicians
LOT the first time held out some hone
Tor his ultimate recovery.
BecIsl'am Acting Governor.
frankfort. Ky. Feb. 4.-Lieut Gov
beckham will to-day be acting govern
u IN place of Gov. Goebel, who is now
lncapacitated from performing the du-
'es OF the office. y physicians certifi-
cate wa; made out last night declaring
nat Gov Goebel was unable, and will
De for some time unable to act and by
virtue of this, reins of power will be
placed in the hands of Lieut.. Gov
Beokiam. who will Immediately exer.
use all the functions of the position
President viii Not Interfere.
Washington, Feb. 4.--Nearly the on
tire time Of the cabinet meeting yester.
day was taken up in a discussion of the.
situation IN Kentucky and the rights
and duties of the president In connen.
i ion thorpWith A ion