The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-16
WILL DEPEND ON COURTS

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Taylor Declines to Sign Louisville
Agreement - Troops Withdrawn
and legislature Called to Meet.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 12. - Nearly
every republican county committeeman
came to Frankfort Saturday. On the
early morning train came large num-
bers ofrepublican leaders from all parts
of the state. Several republican men,
bers of the legislature were among the
number, including Senators Kirk and
johnson and Representative Lewis.
Shortly before II o'clock the doors of
the capitol were opened and the state
delegation went up to the assembly
room the first time it has been opened
since the shooting of Gov. Goebel. The
republican chairman and members of
the legislature refused absolutely to
talk in regard to the objects of their
visit.
At II o'clock Gov. Taylor, accom-
panied by Private Secretary Todd. Sec
rotary of State Caleb Powers and Hud-
son Thatcher entered the assembly
room. His arrival was the signal for a
wild outburst of cheering, men stand
ing on chairs and yelling and waving
their hats in greeting. The doors were
then locked and guard placed at the
door.
The assembly discussed two propo-
sitions, one that the governor sign the
agreement, the other that he refuse to
sign, land let the law take it's course. ~
1t was definitely decided that Gov.
Taylor should not sign the Louisville
agreement. He made the declaration
at IS minutes after one o'clock as he
came from the legislative hall, in which
he had all morning been in conference
with the republican committeeman.
He has decided to allow the matter to
be settled in the courts and will abide
by their action.
At LAS p. m. Gov. Taylor issued the
following proclamation:
frankfort, KY, Feb. 10, 19o0.-The ex-
element recently prevailing in this city
having to some extent subsidized. and there
appearing now to be no necessity for the
general assembly to remain in session in
London. do hereby by this procla ma ton
reconvene the same in Frankfort. KY,
February II, 1900. at II o'clock, noon.
(Sfgned wv. S. TAYLOR"
"Governor of Kentucky"
Immediately after Gov. Taylor came
from the hall orders were issued to the
troops to return to their homes and
Col. Williams at once sent messages or
dering cars to be prepared for their
transportation.
The meeting was long and exciting
one, opinion from the first beirg strong
~ against the signing of any agreement
with the democrats which might IN any
| way be construed as surrender of the
republicans. The feeling was also gen
eral that it was needless to keep up the
fight as it had been conducted during
the last two weeks. 1t was then decided
to allow the legislature to come back
on Monday, to discontinue the sessions
at London, and allow matters to be set.
| tied by the legal tribunals.
There is no doubt what the decision
Of the courts and legislature will be. as
both of them have already gone on rec.
ord as favoring the Goebel side of the
controversy.
The following resolution was passed
by the meeting:
"Resolved. That it is the sense OF thi:
meeting that Gov. Taylor should not sigr
the agreement referred to him by the
| Louisville conference, and that reposine
| confidence in his ability and sense of duty
| we are content to follow his leadership a II.
er that REFUSAL"
| The resolution was passed after Gov
Taylor had left the hall and was adopt
ed with ringing cheers. A small detach.
ment of troops will be left around the
capitol building to preserve order.
| Saturday afternoon the governor ex
planned his position in formal state.
ment issued from the xecutive man.
sion, he having retired to his home:
Il have only this to say: After mature
deliberations and conference with m,
friends from every section of the state,
have concluded to allow this controversy tc
| take Its due course, vigorously contestins
| every inch OF the ground and UNFOLDING the
rights of the people to the uttermost II
those rights be destroyed the responsibility
for that destruction must rest with those
who sit in judgment.
! 1T is due to say that the eminent gentle
men, my friends. who secured the proposi.
tons resulting from the Louisville confer
ence. acted in perfect good faith from the
highest motives of patriotism, and did the
best they could"
Louisville, KY, Feb. ~. - Acting
on the recommendation of Gov. Beck
ham contained in message which was
read in both houses Saturday the dem
ocratic legislature decided to continue
it's sessions in this city. Gov. Beckham
declared that because of the presence
in the state buildings at Frankfort of
armed men acting under unlawful au-
thority he was unable to guarantee to
them the personal safety and peace
full surroundings under which a session
of the general assembly should be held
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 12.-All day Sun
day troops poured out of Frankfort on
special trains, and at night only the SOL
diers from Covington, Newport, Lexing-
ton and Morgantown were camped in
the Capitol square. The leaving of the
troops was the only feature that tran
spired in the political situation in
Frankfort.
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