The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-03
CLASH OF
EXECUTIVE And
JUDICIARY
n InjunctiOns to Be Ask
ed to Restrain Gov. Taylor
From Interference
THE DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE
Met at Capitol Hotel and Reaairmed
Election of GOebsl and
Beckham.


vRANKFoRT, Ky, Feb. 2.-The first
,rosb between the executive and ju-
dietary powers of the state occurred to-
Jov A still greater clash is imminent
morrow, Ur1 and beyond the possibilities
~ tomorrow lies y sea with skies SO
lowering and of so stormy an aspect
hat no politician of either party can
nredict where 1t viii carry the Ken
tncly ship of state. There is the chance
that things will, as Congressman June
Gayle expresses it. drift around all
,ight /" hut there are other chances also.
md e things are to drift around ali
light" they must strike o counter cur
rent. and strike It soon. There can no
longer be any concealment Of tho fact
that affairs in this state are bordering
mon a conflict in arms, and the Begin
Wing Of the crisis is at hand. 1t may be
mat the political difficulties will be
nttled by the courts Of law, but the
hearts Of men are hot in Kentucky
now. and legal process may provide a
remedy too dllatory to please u few Of
the more impatient, and 1t is IN the
mower of these to create world OF
woe at almost any time.
The clash Of to-day came when an
osicer Of the circuit court of Franklin
county was arrested by the military,
While attempting to servie notice OF a
legal proceeding upon Governor Taylor
The clash Of tomorrow may come
when the cficers of that court attempt
TO force the rulings of Its presiding
judge.
Means Civil War.
behind the Judge, the Democrats win
have tomorrow for the first time an
active executive head In the person Of
Acting Governor Becltham, and from
the Democratic standpoint, a regularly
appointed adtutant general, whose Or
ders the troops now encamped around
the capitol building are bound to obey.
II they decline to obey. the new adtu-
tsut general will, the Democrats claim
have the power to organize military
forces Of his own and proceed against
an people who defy the authority Of his
once and that Of the governor Of the
state whom he represents.
On the other hand. the Republican,
are fixed in their attitude that there Is
an insurrection in the state. that Beck
ham and his actions, his adjutant gen
eral and his orders are those Of people
acting in opposition to law. They be-
i,eve that they alone, ara In the right
and as there can be but one right and
all else wronF, those who show resist
ance to the proclamatlons Of Governor
TAYLOR are in rebellion against the
commonwealth. They viii resist any
attempt Of any kind to remove them
from their position around the capitol,
meeting forca with force. and that
means civil war.
First Clash.
The frst clash of to-day came when
AIonso walker, a stenOgrapheE. em-
ployed by the Democratic attorneys
was placed under arrest in the Capitol
grounds, charged with conduct tending
to inclte mutiny and riot. The conduct
consisted in pinnIng to the door Of the
private oflce OF Governor Taylor no
,ice. that tomorrow, the Democratic
attorneys would appear before Judge
Cantrill, OF tho circuit court, and ask
for an Injunction restraining Governor
TayIor from all interference with the
movements Of the legislature and from
his announced attempt to remove 1t to
London in this state. Walker was at
once taken into custody by orders Of
Colonel Roger Williams, the command
ing oficer Of the forces now gathered
around the capitol.
Tomorrow the injunction will be
asked. and there is no Doubt that it
viii be granted. Judge CnntrilI has
the reputation Of being man who will
atiempt by all means in his power to
enforce the rulings handed down from
his bench, He will most certainly use
all the power in his hands TO secure the
operation of his injunction. IT is equal
Iy certain that the Republicans VIII
nay no attention to Judge Cantrill OF
his wrlts, The Democrats claim that
the action Of the Republicans In arrest.
ing Walker while he was attempting ia
carry out the orders of the court, has
pIaced them In contempt, and they will
mike all of the point possible.
B.chham viii Hold the Relns.
lieutenant Governor ]. c. W. Beck
ham will, tomorrow, be acting COVER
nor, in place Of Governor Goebel, who
IL incapacltated from performing the
duties OF the Office. A physIeian's cer'
uaca,c was made out tonight, declar'
Ing that Governor Goebel was unable
and will for some time be unable to act
and. by virtue Of this the relns OF power
win be placed in the hands of Lleuten'
un, Governor Beckham, who VIII I'M
mc1latsly exercise all the functions oil
the position, He viii have the power
according to the Democrats, OF appoint
ing ail officers that are selected by me
governor. md he will probably 'GakC
these appointments without delay Ih'
hTt' announcement to be made WI
probably he that of General Jehn Z
'astcman, OF Louisville, as adjutah'
sen'al I. Is stated positively by lhl
''moralic leaders that General Cas-
Fman viii accept the position ~ Hoor