The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-10
Gov. TAYLOR
SURRENDERS
Decides to Let the Law Take
Its Course.
Refused to Sign the Louisville
Agreement.
ORDERS TROOPS HOME.
Legislature Will Meet in Frank
fort Next Monday.
This Means Beckham Will Be
the Governor.
Peace and Order Will Once
More Reign.
Peace and Order Will Once
More Reign.

MOF0 RoISus
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 10.-Governor
Taylor has definitely decided that he
will not sign the Louisville agreement.
He made the declaration this afternoon
as he came home from the legislative
hall in which he had been all morning
in conference with the Republican COM
mitteemen. He has decided to allow
| the matter to be solved in the courts
and will abide by their action.
The legislature will be allowed to
meet in the capitol building Monday
and will continue it's work without fur
ther interruption. Immediately after
| Governor Taylor came from the confer
ence, orders were issued to the troops
to return to their homes and Col. Will
/ liams at once sent messages ordering
cars to be prepared for their transpor-
| tation.
The meeting was a long and exciting
| one, opinion from the first being strong
| ly against the signing of any agree
ment with the Democrats which in any
way be construed as a surrender of
the Republicans The feeling was also
| general that it was needless to keep up
| the fight as it had been conducted dur
| ing the last two weeks. It was then de-
| cided to allow the legislature to come
back on Monday to discontinue the ses-
sions at London, and allow matters to
be settled by the legal tribunals. There
is no doubt what the decision of the
! courts and legislature will be as both
i of them have already gone on record as
! favOring the Democratic side of the
/ controversy.
The following resolution was passed
| by the meeting:
Resolved, That it Is the sense of
/ this meeting that Governor Taylor
! should not sign the agreement referred
| to him by the Louisville conference and
| that reposing confidence in his ability
| and sense of duty we are content to
follow his leadership after that re-
| fuSal"
The resolution was passed after Gov
ernor Taylor had left the hall and was
| adopted with ringing cheers A small
detachment of troops will be left around
| the capitol building to preserve order.
At 1:45 p. m, Governor Taylor issued
| the following proclamation:
Frankfort, Feb. 10, 1900.
The excitement recently prevailing in
this city having to some extent subsid,.
ed and there appearing now to be no
necessity for the general assembly to
remain in session in London, 1 do here
by by this proclamation, ,reconvene same
in Frankfort. KY, February II, 19OO at
II o'clock, noon. (Signed)
W. S. TAYLOR.
Governor of Kentucky.
! DOOB1E HEADER.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 1O.-The execu-
tive and legislative headquarters of
the Democratic state government have
been established in Louisville and the
leaders assert will be maintained here
as long as necessary The legislature
has resumed it's regular work with a
/ quorum in each house and Governor
Beckham, in lieu of an executive man
sion, has taken up his abode at Seel-
bach'S hotel, surrounded by his pOliti-
I
latter is by force of circumstances Gen
John 3. Castleman, the adJutant gen
eral. Upon him will devolve the duty
| of carrying out Governor Beckhan' s
armed interference whether it come
| from Frankfort or London, or both.
Little can be learned of these defensive
plans. General Castleman declared no
steps had been taken toward organiz-
ing a military force.
1.-The only purpose of the proposed
military organization" he said, sis to
maintain peace, and so long as there
is no disturbance and civil authority
rules, there will be no need for the use
| of military force
The Democratic legislators are not so
careful of arrest as they have been of
late.
I'VE will not submit to arrest said
Speaker Trimhle. "We know our rights
! and will call upon the civil authorities
to protect US in our resolve to resist any
to London or any other place."
; | Il fully concur with Speaker Trim
ble,' said President Carter of the SEN
! ate I'VE will not be arrested. This
is the shortest way to put it, Both
houses will act jointly in this matter, if
any attempt of arrest is made and we
expect the local authorities to aid US
in our efforts to protect our rights. We
will not go to London"
The Democratic leaders say nothing
more will be done by them in the mat
! ter of the peace negotiations. One
clause of the, agreement they say was
| that things should remain in statu quo
until next Monday and the Democrats
regard the proceedings before the fed
eral court at Cincinnati and Governor
Taylor's message to the London legis-
, lature asking that warrants be sworn
a departure from the spirit of the agree
ment.
WARRANTS FOR DEMOCRATS.
| London, Ky, Feb. 1O.-Leut Gov.
Marshall. accompanied by Attorney
Lincoln of Louisville arrived early to-
day. Ee was as reticent as all the
other legislators.
7 have come here prepared to stay
trouble, but cannot say what is likely
to occur. There is nothing I can say
on the situation. Governor Taylor still
maintains his attitude and is consid-
ering the agreement submitted to him
r by the conference
: Sergeants- Cecil of the house
and Howard of the senate left after ]
o'clock this morning OH the north bound
| train armed with warrants for the ar