The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01
throughout the state and especially in the
vicinity of Frankfort
No Insurrectinn Erir1

resentatives of Kentucky. do protest to
the people of the commonwealth:
First. That no insurrection exists or
has existed in the vicinity Of Frankfort
or elsewhere.
Second. That no dangers or indications
OF dangers exist, except such as have
arisen from time to time from the presence
anu threatening movements of promiscu-
Gus hordes of armed mountain RepubH-
cans brought here by the Acting Coy
ernor and his political colleagues for the
sole, but vain, purpose of provoking re-
sentent and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the
part of the law-abiding citizens of the
state. which course Of conduct had its
logical and inevitable, if not its contem-
plated elimination last Tuesday morning
in the assassination, from a window Of
the executive building in the immediate
vicinity of the Office of the Acting Gov
ernor, of the Hon. William Goebel, a SEN
ator approaching the threshold of the SEN
ate chamber, in the exercise of his Of
ficial duties, the victim being also the con-
testant for Governor.
Third. That the civil authorities of the
county of Franklin were able and willing
to enforce the laws, punish the offenders
and protect the citizens, but an oppor,
tunity so to do was denied them in order
that an excuse might be found for terror
izing the community with armed soldiers.
Criticism of Taylor.
eve, your representatives, deeply de-
ploring the necessity thus placed upon US
of attempting to vlndicate the fair name
of our beloved but humiliated and bleed
ing state, the innocent victim of a thous-
and crimes, against these series of addi-
tional outrages, eliminating this day in
the complete suppression of the legisla
tive and judicial department of the state
government, the destruction of civil lib
erty and the enforcement of tyranny and
treason, do declare the aforesaid conduct
on the part of the acting Governor and
his colleagues 10 be without warrant of
law, without justification of facts, and
without excuse save and except an I'M
willingness on the part of the acting Gov
ernor to submit his claim to the Office
which he now occupies to a fair and legal
adjudication before the highest tribunal
known to the laws of the commonwealth"
(Signed by all Democratic members of
the House and senate)
Scene in GoebeIs Room.
1t was slow work obtaining the sigma
lures of the members of the House and
Senate, and. although the work was in
progress all the afternoon it was not until
evening that the necessary number of sig
natures had been obtained. As soon as
the last man actually needed had affixed
his signature to the statement, word was
sent to the residence of Chief Justice Haz-
elrigg of the Court of Appeals. He came
at once to the Capitol Hotel, passed di-
rectly up to the room of Mr. Goebel and
administered the oath of office.
Mr.. Goebel was propped up with pillows
and was able to raise his hand only with
the greatest difficulty as he listened to
the words of Judge Hazelrigg' When the
oath had been given Mr. Goebel sank back
exhausted, the effort having been almost
too much for his strength.
There were in the room at the time the
oath was administered, besides Mr.. Goeb /
and Judge Hazelrigg, Arthur Goebel.
brother of the wounded man; Mrs Welsh.
his sister; Percy Haley, his campaign
manager. and two or three intimate
friends. Mir Goebel was unable to say
anything regarding the matter, but the
contented smile on his face bore strong
witness to the pleasure he felt.
BecI.ham sworn in, Too.
Immediately upon leaving the room
where he had sworn in Mr.. GoebeI, Judge
Hazelrigg went to an adjoining room
where he swore in Mr.. Beckham as leu
tenant governor. This done, he returned
to his home,
Judge Hazalrigg declined to make any
statement concerning the manner IN
which the Offices had been conferred upon
the Democratic contestants,
"A majority of both Houses OF the Leg
islature declared for them" he said, "and
when I was asked to swear them in there
was nothing left for me to do but admin
lister the oaths of office. The proceeding
was, of co prse, entirely legal and proper
would n BIT have done as l did had it
been otherwise"
Ordered the Military Home.
Mr.. Goebel as soon as he was assured