The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-10
TAYLOR TO OBGADELEGATE
Kentucky Republicans TO Send Him
TO The National Convention.
The state Organization to Endorse
His Actions and Mr.. Mckinley to
stand for the Repeal OF the GJebcI
Election aud the McCord RssIvas
Laws Passed by the Legislature.

/ LOUiSVILi.E. KY, April 10.-The Re-
I publican state Central Committee viii
meet today amt arrange the plans TO be
followed By the party in KENTUCKY this
: year and also set the date OF the STAT Con-
sention for May 16. the first such meeting
( in the South o. West The convent on viii
/ endorse the Course OF w S Tsyior and
will take a stand for the repeal OF the
Goebel Election law and The McCord Ran-
| road law. President Mckinley.s Admins
tration will be strongly endorsed and he
will be loudly praised for having carried
the war with Spain 90 a victorious finish.
The convention viii also declare for the
gold standard and for expansion, and will
strongly endorse the attitude Of the Pres
ident on the Porto Rican Tariff question.
Lastly. the Kentucky delegation viii be
instructed to cast its solid vote at all
times for Mr.. Mckinley for denomination.
Chairman Barnett said today. The state
Convention will be held in Louisville or
May l6. In the event th1t the United
States supreme Court decides the guber-
material contest in favor Of Mr.. Reckham
we shall rsnominate Taylor and Marshall
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. %
"Wil there not be opposition to Tay-
lor?'
Positively. no 90 replied Captain Howard.
H. viii be reu0milate By consent and
by the biggest Republican Convention that
ever assembled in the state. That much
has bsen settled, and / know what 7 am
talking about"
who will be The sosr delegates from the
Stete-at-large TO the Philadelphia COnveu-
tiou2'
They will be Gov. W. s Tsyior. former
Governor W o. Bradley, seua.o- Debos.
and either Albert White -o.oro4, uf Lou
isyilie, or ". A. Gaines. -. S,lgreA OF
CoyinEton."
Another scandal IT, calas "a WITH he
Sl00. eco Coebel rewar, -, .- .fcv -ated
today and Alexander nos who
claims 10 have beer e.. -. IL the
State House the day GO. o.. ..i,, r. gave
cut the follow '7g sta.emga,.
In reply 10 the St3tc'nCHt NJ ,,e-.. tG
Frankfort under the G!recti. Of M RE
publican party To give tes'Ill-ry us order
TO receive money and thsn eNrcse them,
it is false nor did J 20 trere rith The
intention OF laying claim TO any q their
SlOO 600 reward money ] was adgised 70
write GO Nr GCFnel through or Of his own
friends. We had been spsas sins Of the
AFFAIR and he per su8ded me 90 yummuui-
cate witE Arthur GosieI. ( received a
telegram from Mr.. Goebel telling me 20
come 70 Frankfort Immediately no his OK
peGse. 7 arrived sf Frankfort Monday.
april p and Mr.. Goebrl bad Ter, tor ,Ia-
cinnau the same day ! was told C wait
for him by Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin. Mr.. Goehel came back To-
Frankfort in company with Colonel Camp
ben Wednesday night had corsults-
tion with them al 10 O'Clock the same
night They knew thar / had sufiic ert
proof 10 back up my statement. buj it was
not what they wanted. They Wa'UCd
names. they made suggestions in regard g.
Republican State officials.
AZ length Jhcy Ieca ne engaged and de-
clarei that my statement WAS of no ac-
count unless I ramCd one OF cu OF three
men iu question. ] told them I could uot
do so. as I had uevel seen tA>n before
January 30. nor after. and not know
their names, I was informed that e could
be very easily fixed and that ,hes v.,,utd
lead me TO one OF the men il I SlI4
Identify him. ! absolutely refused .r b.
parry TO such a scheme and demca,jc3 o.
Mr.. GOebei that my personal q Jense be
paid and would withdraw f'1 tEe en-
tire proceedings as could see lot hing but
perjury and misrepresentation before ne.
He refused 20 make good his word IN re-
gard 10 paying my pers, al expenses.
which ! had TO pay out o. my Own pocket
VIII Colonel Campbell answer these
questions: Why was Commonwealth At
tOrusy Franklin concealed behind those
chenille curtains Wednesday. April = 81
10 D. m. in Arthur Goebels room az the
Capitol Hotel? Why was a stenographer
sent from tlio room. also Colonel Camp
bells brother, and what took pln-cH Why
did Arthur Goebel jump up from q sofa
and run into an adjoining room. eNclaim-
ing you must name this MANI