The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16
AND THIS SEEMS LIKELY
KENTUCKY AIR IL AT.lE..
WITH SrECT LAIION.
THE CONTEST PROCEEDINGS tllCc..
So T~aylor's Attorneys Claim, and Say Thai.
the legislatures Decision IS Ady.rsa
10 Him Il Should No. be
B nding.

Frankfort. Ky, Ian, - The Sill.
tivn in The contests for Goycrusr
the S,at, Offices and the qnr~rIaa
What i going - happen waon rle ~.
result i declared, are tonight r~rUitE.
The most c~Ntrava-aisf Speculation.
the adhcrcn;> Of tha cautcstcrS. The g.
publican ~iucumbcnte II the State OH
carry cut the ltnc Of procedure th,x a
threaten hy refusing to vaeatc even
caSr the Legislature decides il favor
The li1nocrattc contestants. tAa SIT"
zion Will be serious. and If the StltemyH
Of some of the men hi1h in the cesr,
OF the State are to lac credited, th.~
What they propose 10 ID. II. Il. Han.
ton. Secretary OF the Re G3ticau S.a..
Central Committee. said today that t..
talk Of holding IN Unti-eiocHel convent.
here next week WaS purely an inyenil.- r..
but he predicted tEat several thaU~ar
anti-Gocbrl men from All parts of oh.
State would be here To protest lay tho.
presence against uH~catinE Taylor r
Marshall. and 10 Sustain them In lH.
Legislature votes To turn them uut. H.
denied that any of those now here au.
soldiers i'll citizens clothes as charge
by the Gocbel Democrats. James AH
drew Scott. one of the attorneys fer tH.
contestants in minor State contests. ~a.
tonight:
The importation of soldiers au,.
thugs here for the purpose of iuti0iGu.
ing the Legislature will not work. Thu.
are hluifing aud 10 trouble will occur
As for their threats that they Will ho..
on in spite Of the decision by The Lagi~la-
turc they may do this for 4 few day.
but the courts would recognize thc rr-u
lar State government. ana if Mr.. Iayiu.
does net then give in. hc viii suffice.
himself To prosecution and all The ppn
aitic> against usurpdiion which | haH.
10 idea he Will want To encounter
Most Of the Democratic leaders coin.
eide with Mr.. Scott. EN-Goveruo.
Bradley and MI Of the Republican lead.
crS hold that the contest proceedings gr,.
being conducted in an arbitrary manner
without regard t. the law and that for
these reasons tho decision. If adverse o.,
TAYLOR. should not he binding on hlw.
They file Il bill Of Specifications as To
their objections 10 the trial Of contest
and the reasons why The proc cdines ur.
all illegal. The sum total of these, a,.
cording to Governor Taylor'S ATTORNEYS.
brings the case within some of the .n.
hibitionS of the fourteenth #mnlluuut
TO the Federal Constitution.
The Republican State Committee.
through It's officers and the organization
formed by disatfcctcd Democrats during
the recent campaign. has issued statr-
ments reviewing the political campaign
and callin" upon its constituents l".
their support. The appeal issued 10y Oh
Homes Democrats SAYS:
The Democratic party has been goes
III the position Of an cnemy 10 the puu..
peace. ami 4 menace 10 popular Insult"
tions with Il record Of unparalleled ou
RACES during the past year. We a".
about 10 enter upon q national clnaua.-
and the probable Icdcr in this cImpaI.
has made himself the associate and
supporter of the men who were req
dated Ill the polls. lie is 10 rciiiIu ue.
week to Kentucky to aid the couspi"
tor, in driving from office men who ha..
Been elected. The future j, dark WI..
threatened danger IL the gIaFD-t char
aCtCr.