The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-12
ARMED MEN PROTECT HIN
Rumors Of An Effort to Take
Beckham Into Custody.
A MILITIA COMPANY RAISED
Citizens Are Also Guarding Beck
hams Headquarters.
TAYL0R'S CUARD INCREASED
TAYLOR'S GUARD INCREASED
Both Sides Are Mastering Their
Armed AdherentS.

Any Attempt to Take Beckham
Would Be FOrcibIy Resisted-Pov-
ers and Davis still in Jail at Lex
fngtOn-SecOnd Regiment Officers
Will Not Obey Their Colonel, Who
Is IA Taylor Adherent-Whittak
and CultOn Taken to Louisville.
Taylor Has Granted PardOns to
Those Who Were Arrested and
Charges the Democrats With IA
Conspiracy to Steal the Govern
ment.
Frankfort, KY, March 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans in Kentucky
are to-day, for the first time since the
present political complications assumed
acute form. divided into two armed and
organized factions.
Surrounding the Capitol and the state
executive building and camped in the
grosnds around Gov. Taylor's home are
nearly 200 state militia, well provided with
ammunition, while in the corridors of the
state executive officers are located, and
in the streets adjacent to that building are
sixty special officers and the men and
boys of militia company that was or
ganized in Frankfort to-day, as the nu-
oleus of Gov. Beckham's state guard,
besides scores or more of heavily armed
citizens, partisans of the Democratic ele-
ment.
Within an hour after Democratic lead
ers to-day heard rumor that an at
tempt was TO be made by the state militia
to take Gov Beckham into custody, 4
petition had been circulated and signed by
the requisite number of men necessary
to from a militia company. The men
will guard the capital Hotel all night
against any possible attempt to arrest
Gov. Beckham.
Fears for the Legislature.
Only two days more remain for the Leg
islature to remain in session, but the de
velOpments of those two days are look
ed forward to with apprehension by lead
ers of both sides.
The Democratic partisans say that
should the militia attempt to interfere
with the session of the Legislature, per-
sistent rumors of which have been in cir
culation all day, it will be next to impos-
sib3e TO avert bloodshed.
The Republican officials. however, deny
that such action has been even contem-
plated and say that the Legislature will
not be molested in any way.
That the report is believed in Demo
fact that the advisablty Of holding the
sessions in some other place than the State
House. has been under consideration and
even at a late hour tonight the question
had not been fully settled
Several Republican members of the Leg
islature left the city to-day, presumably
for their homes
In connection with the pardons issued
by Gov. Taylor to state officers and others
before their arrest as subjects, a state
ment is made that il has been the Gus
tom for years and is legal for governors
10 pardon men in advance of trials. In
tome cases pardons have been issued TO
cave what were accepted as cases of use
less expense.
To Prevent Becltham's Arrest.
The first move on the part of Gov Beck
hams followers toward the formation of
state guard under his administration
was taken here to-day.
City Clerk Ben Marshall circulated
paper and enlisted the requisite number
Of men who are to compose a new com
pany. The guns for this company have
been provided by the citizens here, most
Of them being either needle guns or Win
chesters.
This afternoon a report gained currency
that Gov Taylor had given his soldiers
orders to arrest Gov. Beckham and, other
officers of the Democratic state govern