Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-01
Was Administered TO GOebel
Last Night.
TAYLOR STILL GOVERNOR
The Assumption of the Office by the
GOebeliteS Will Not be Permitted
Condition of the Wounded Man
is Yet Serious.

bel was shortly before 9 o'clock tonight
sworn in as governor of Kentucky, and
]. c. Beckham, a few minutes later, took
the oath as lieutenant governor. The
oath was administered to both by Chief
Justice Hazelrigg of the court of APP
peals. The plan to make Goebel gov
ernor was set in motion early in the af-
ternoon. A statement was prepared say
ing chat the boards which had heard the
contests for governor and lieutenant gov
ernor had decided in favor of Goebel and
Beckham: that the boards intended to
report their findings to the legislature
but that they had Deen prevented from
doing SO by the action of Governor Tay-
Tor in declaring the legislature adjourn
cd. The statement then goes on to say
that the members of the legislature were
driven from place to place by the mill
tia and threa tened with arrest when
ever they attempted to hold meeting.
1t was declared the belief of all the sign
crs of the statement that Goebel and
Beckham We're the legally elected gov
ernor and lieutenant governor, and each
man as he signed the paper announc-
ed that he voted for the adoption of the
majority report of the contest boards
which declared Goebel and Beckham to
be the men rightfuly entitled to the Of
fees. The statement is signed by ma.
jority of the members of both houses:
1t was close work obtaining the sigma
lures of the members of the house and
senate, and, although the work was in
progress all afternoon, it was not until
nearly evening that the necessary num-
bar of signatures had been obtained.
AS soon as the last man actually needed
had affixed his signature to the state
ment, word was sent to the residence of
Chief Justice Hazergg Of the court Of
appeals He came at once to the Cap
itol hotel, passed directly up stairs to
the room Of Mr.. Goebel, and administer
Cd the oath Of office. Mr.. Goebel was
propped up with pillows, and was able
TO raise his hand only with the greatest
difficulty as he listened to the words of
Judge Hazergg. When the oath had
been given, MI Goebel sank back ex-
hausted, the effort having been almost
too much for his strength. There were
in the room a the time the oath was ad-
mlnistered, beside Mr.. Goebel and Judge
Hazelrigg, Arthur Goebel, brother of the
wounded man; Mrs. Wach, his sister.
and Percy Haley his campaign man
ager. and two or three intimate friends.
Mr.. Goebel was unable to say anything
regarding the matter, but the contented
the pleasure that he felt.
Immedia tely upon leaving the room
where has had sworn in Mr.. Goebel
Judge Hazelrigg went to an adjoining g
room, where he swore in Mr.. Beckham
as lieutenant governor. This done. ne
returned to his home. Judge Hazelrigg
declined to make any sta tement concern
ing the manner in which the offices had
been conferred upon the democratic con-
testants.
Il,
lature declarS for them," he said, 'and
when I was asked to swear them in
there was nothing left for me to do but
to administer the oaths of office. The
proceeding was, of course, entirely legal
and proper. 1 would not have done as
did had it been otherwise"
Mr. Co bel, as soon as he was assured
that he was legally governor Of Ken
lucky, took prompt action regarding the
military arm of the service. Two or
ders were quickly prepared for his sig
nature the first of which discharged Ad-
points General John B. Castleman of
Louisville as his successor. The second
was directed to the commanders of the
militia now stationed in this city direct,
ing them to return to their homes. Word
was at once telegra phed to General Cas-
tleman of his appointment and he is ex-
pected in the city tomorrow morning
There is possibility of trouble in the
matter Of control of state troops. The
regim ants Of the guards have lately been
reorganized and are for the most part
made UP of republicans and personal fol-
lowers of Taylor. It is not certain
whether they will obey the order issued
by Governor Goebe. and any attempt to
force them to do SO will almost certainly
result in trouble. Some of the officers
intimated tonight that they would moi
obey the order to leave, although they
were careful not to say so in specific
terms. Indications around the state
house tonight We're not such as to war
rant any belief that the troops now there
intended to move away in THE morning
Supplies of clothing and food were being
received and unloaded and everything
seemed to warrant the assumption that
the troops We're there to stay.