The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-11
"Governor of Kentucky


The above proclamation was issued, by
Gov. Taylor tonight and, according to
his oral statement at the time of its
issuance, embodies all he desires to say
concerning his position at the present
time.
The decision not to sign the Louisville
agreement was reached by Gov. Taylor
a few minutes after 1 o'clock this after
noon. Over two hours he had been in
conference, with fully $50 prominent Re,
publicans from all parts of the state, in,
cluding county committeeman and four
Republican members of the legislature.
The meeting was secret In the extreme.
All those who came from the hall before
Gov. Taylor himself refused to say any
thing concerning the progress of the de,
alterations. t"
Judge George Denny presided and L. P.
Petty acted as secretary. The mem
bers of the conferences, with the excep-
tion of Gov. Taylor, gathered in the leg
islative hall usually occupied by the
state house of representatives. After
the hall was filled Gov. Taylor entered
and was greeted with ringing burst OF
cheers. The door was then closed, and
the secret proceedings begun.
Gov. Taylor stated to the conference
that there were two courses to be pur.
sued. First, to sign the Louisville
agreement, the second to q6Tetly with,
draw the troops; allow the legislature to
reconvene in the capitol building in
Frankfort, to call off the session now be-
ing held in London, and to ignore the
Louisville agreement entirely.
Several speeches We're made, and it
was soon apparent that the sentiment
favor of the second course, and this was
adopted.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED. :.
This action was decided upon at 1
o'clock and the first information of the
decision was given to the outside world
by Gov. Taylor himself He came rap
idly through the doors, unattended. and
looking nervous and haggard. He walk
ed hastily toward the capitol stairway,
repeating several times to the newspaper
men vito stood in the hall:
Il don't sign" II didn't sign" ST don't
sign"
From the capitol he passed to the ex-
ecutive building, where he at once made
up and signed the following proclama,
tion, reconvening the legislature at
Frankfort:
Frankfort. KY, Feb TO- 19OO-The ex-
cftement recently prevailing in this city
having to some extent subsided. and there
appearing now to be no necessity for the
general assembly to remain in session in
London, do hereby, by this proclama-
ton, reconvene the same in F'rankfort
KY, Feb. IL, 1900, at 12 O'Clock. noon.
Wv s. Taylor
Governor of Kentucky.''
TROOPS ORDERED HOME =
Orders We're at once issued to Gen.
Collier to prepare for the departure of
the troops and in a very short time =
large number of them were ready ia
leave Six companies left tonight: moro
will leave tomorrow, and only a small
detachment will remain by Monday morn
ing. These will be retained only as a
peace guard, and will in no way be OBJ
truded upon the presence of the legis-
lature.
Word was at once sent to the men,
bers of the Republican legislature now III
session at London that the next session
would be in Frankfort, and a prompt re-
ply was received to the effect that they
would all leave in a body on Sunday, and
be In Frankfort Monday morning, in
ample time for@ business. After Gov
Taylor had left the hall a resolution EN-
bodying the sense of the meeting was
adopted
Resolved That 1t is the sense of this
meeting that Gov. Taylor should not sign
the agreement referred to him by the
Louisville conference, and that, reposine
confidence in his ability and sense of
duty, we are content to follow his lead
ership after that refusal"
NEW COMPLICATIONS.
after the adjournment of the meeting
It was the opinion of the Republicans
that the gubernatorial contest was prac-
tically over. They understood the action
of today to mean, and it was intended to
mean that the matter should now be
fought out before the courts, and tha
issue there reached to be accepted as
final There was no intention of asking
that a new vote should be taken on the
Goebel-Taylor contest. but Gov. Taylor