Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
GOVERNOR TAYLOR'S PLANS
HE WILL SOON GO TO KENTUCkY TO
STAND TRIAL.
Expects the Prosecution viii Attempt
to Connect Him With GOe-
bers Marder.

W. 5. Taylor, the republican governor of
Kentucky. spent few minutes with Pres
ident Mckinley today Gov. Taylor has
steadily refused to talk for publication as
he does not desire to complicate serious
situation or to be misquoted. To his
friends. however. he has not maintained
strict reserve. and his views to the Ken
lucky outlook are pretty well known
1t is understood today that Gov. Taylor
intends to leave for Kentucky in a few
days. He and his friends expect that he
Will be arrested soon. If not Immediately,
after reaching Kentucky, and his friends
declare that the country can be prepared
for one of the most venomous persecu-
tions of a public man ever known"
Governor Taylor win remain here until
Monday to listen to the arguments to be
made in the Supreme Court of the United
states involving the governorship of Ken
lucky. He does not expect the court to
give an immediate indication Of its de-
cision, and he, therefore. will not stay here
until the court acts. He does not intend
to remain away. and be placed in the posi-
tlon OF having a reQuiSition hunting him
around the country. He means to go back
and fight the prosecution of the iniict-
ment charging him with being an acces-
sorry to the murder of William Goebel.
Idea of Vigorous Prosecution.
Governor Taylor and the republicans de-
clare that the prosecution of Governor Tay-
lor will be conducted with the utmost
vigor, and that the democrats will leave
nothing undone to criminally convict him
OF completely in the murder of Goebel.
These kentuckians look at the whole mat
ter politically. Yes" declared a man in
Governor Taylor's confidence today. the
democrats will probably try to refuse
Governor Taylor bail. He could give bond
in the sum of $1,000 600 but they want to
hllmiliafe him 10 will ha }, ho
a partisan judge from the time of his ar
rest until the end of the case. He will be
handled by democratic officials and a partf-
san jury will be packed for his trial The
people here little understand the meaning
OF all this. Under the cloak of the law
the gravest violations of civil liberty and
personal rights are being committed, and
will continue to be committed. Gov. Tav-
lor has no fear of justice, but he will never
get that in kentucky"
1t Is declared that Gov. Taylor's arrest
will necessitate his conviction or bring
about the destruction of democratic claims
and prospects in Kentucky If the prose-
cution fails to convict him persecution will
be clearly shown and political retribution
Will follow. The democrats, it is asserted,
know this and will more strenuously seek
to secure a conviction. This is Gov. Tay-
ior's view of the case. He does not know
his friends declare, what kind of testi-
mony has been procured against him.
Possible Arrangements for Conviction
He realizes that sane men would not have
undertaken the prosecution of an official
so high in his state and party unless they
had what they thought were grounds for
conviction, or rather arrangements for
conviction. Gov. Taylor does not believe
that the effort is simply to bring out
enough testimony to cause gossips to de-
clare that there must be something In the
matter, thereby smirching the name of
Gov. Taylor and doing harm to his party.
He thinks that if the democrats fail to
convict him they will be doomed POLITICAL
~ and in the eyes of the public all over
the country. He gives expression to this
view when talked to, and therefore real
ICES what he has to face on his return
If Gov. Taylor is unseated it is said he
Will be renominated by the republicans
fer governor That is the only course open
TO them. The democrats will probably
nominate Beckham, and the fight will be
made over Gov Taylor's friends expect
to see the curious spectacle of a man l1n-
DER indictment for murder, and possibly
in Jail. being nominated for governor by a
strong party.