Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-01
Majority Of Legislators Say GOebeI
is Elected, and He is Sworn In,
WOUNDED MAN YET ALIVE.
Issues n Counter-Proc Iamaiion In Re-
spouse TO Governor Taylor Or
ders TO the Stale Guard.

Frankfort KY. Feb. lat 1:lO
o'clock this Thursday morning Mr.
Goebe was asleep. His physicians re-
tired and nobody is in the sick room
except the nurses.
Al 1880 o'clock he was better than
at any time during the day. He was
then resting comfortably no unfavor-
able symptoms had appeared, and IL
was announced that he would unques-
tionably get through the night in good
shape.
All yesterday the shadow Of the death
Of Mr.. Goebel hung over the Capitol
hotel His strength began to fail him
late in the morning. The hustle and
excitement Of the morning, which de-
spite all precautions, penetrated into
his quiet room, had most serious ef-
feet upon him. Aa noon 1t was declared
that he could live but a short time, and
at o'clock II was said death was upon
| him. The halls and stairWays were
filed with people who sat In silence ex-
| pecting TO hear at any moment that the
end had come.
The afternoon wore away, however
and as evening drew on he seemed 10
! gain new strength and appeared dis
tinctly better. He was never for a
moment unconscious, and never did his
courage abate for an instant.
lie called for a clergyman during the
| afternoon. and Rev y. II, Taleferro and
Irtann ffhuFIutn Wallace ftulNa
/ with him. Later a clerical friend re-
siding a short distance in the country
came In and remained for an hour at
his bedside.
The physicians declared there was
nothing that could have kept him up
so long but his wonderful nerve and
will power They gave absolutely no
hope. and said that death at the far
thest could not be further away than
a few hours.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 3l.-William
Goebel was. shortly before 9 o'clock to-
! night. sworn in as governor OF Ken
| lucky and j. c. Beckham, a few min
utes later took the oath as lieutenant
governor The oath was administered
TO both men by Chief Justice Hazelrgg
of the court OF appeals.
The following proclamation was is
| sued tonight by Gov Goebe.
Commonwealth OF Kentucky, Execu-
tive Department Frankfort, KY. Jan.
81, ls00.-Whereas, II has been made
known TO me that certain persons with
out authority Of law, have banded
themselves together for the unlawful
purpose Of forcibly preventing the gem
eral assembly Of Kentucky from as
sembling and discharging their official
duties at the seat OF government. and
have. for said unlawful purpose, as
sembled in the city OF Frankfort the
first and second regiments OF the Ken
lucky State guard. and by force OF
arms have unlawfully taken posses
sion Of the hall Of the house Of repre-
sentatives and senate chamber OF the
State of Kentucky, as well as all other
public buildings and archives OF the
commonwealth and have. by force, in
timidation and violence. expelled the
general assembly from the capitol
buildings and refused TO permit the SEN
ate and house Of representatives. 70 hold
their sessions therein, and are now ter
rorizlng the representatives Of the peo-
pie and other good citizens Of the COM
monwealth,
Now, therefore, |, William Goebel,
governor Of the commonwealth OF Ken
lucky, do hereby command the first
and second regiments of the Kentucky
state guard and every officer and men,
Der thereof TO return to their homes
and several avocatiOns. and there re-
main until lawfully called into active
service.
/ also command all other persons
NshRgnaNaY xtsha Il. .f,,i
gagged In interfering with and intimi-
dating members Of the general assem-
bly, Of this commonwealth 10 disband
and desist from terrorizing and lntlml-
dating said members Of the general
assembly and all other good citizens OF
this commonwealth.
Given under my hand as governor Of
the commonwealth OF kentucky. the
Slst da yof January, 1900
WILLIAM GoEBEL.
The plan to make Goebel governor
was set In motion early Ia The aitei-
noon. Abatement was prepare say
ihg that the boards which had head
th' contests for governor and lruten-
ant governor, had decided In favor Of
GOebel and Becknan. that the boards
intended to report their findings to the
i'tlaAdAhAft bAA AlltAA AAtg hNu bttI
prevented nom dOlns 50 by the action
of GOV. Taylor In declaring the legis-
iatule ad. oulned.
The statement then goes on TO soy
tina. the members Ct the legislature
we're driven from place to place by the
militia and threatened with arrest
whenever they attempted to hold a
meeting.
II was declared the belief OF all the
signers OF the statement that Goebel
and Beckham were the legally elected
governor and lieutenant governor,
and each man as he signei the paper
am ounced that he yo;ci for he a1op-
tion Of the majority report OF the c1h-
test boards. which declared Goebel and
Beckham to be the men rightfully en-
titled to the office.
STATEMENT OF MAJORITY.