Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-31
special train, but 300 remained and
We're in Frankfort today when Goebel


We have been expecting this appall-
ing elimination ever since Governor
Bradley began to republicanize the
state SO thoroughly and prepare in
every way for such crisis. We. people
of kentucky, felt that something of this
sort was bound to come. The repub-
lican party-the rank and file, which
Governor Taylor represents-is COM
posed of negroes and the class of peo-
pie that he brought down from the
mountains to exert an influence of bra
vado and buster is not the best class
of Kentucky citizenship, to put it mild
sly. This is the element that has been
uppermost since Taylor has been gov
ernor That is why we who know these
things have had fears. 1T is no sur
prise to us, lamentable and regrettable
as it is
Congressman Charles X Wheeler, of
Kentucky, received kilograms from pri-
vate sources in Frankfort which. he
says, tell a better story of the shoot
ing of Senator Goebel than that con-
tanned in yesterdays newspaper ac-
counts The congressman said:
by the long distance telephone and
from private dispatches received by me
during the afternoon j am led to think
that a really dastardly conspiracy had
been formed To get away with Gov
ernor Gocbel The fellow who did the
shooting was standing in a private Of
flee directly over that of Governor lay
lo.: this room is part of the gov
ernors suite of offices and only Gov
llernor Taylor and his employees have the
right to use 1T. AT the time the shots
Mere fired and just before they We're
fired Governor Taylor was standing in.
his window directly below the window
from which the assassins gun pro-
truded. and was watching Goebel as he
ladvanceti. He saw and heard the shots
fred and was witness of the fail %
Senator C;oebel. Right after il occurred.
he cried out 'Goebel's silot; this won't
ldo. Have the adjutant general call out
the militia.
Immediately after the shooting had
taken place thirts-tive Of the govern
urs niountaineer friends. armed 70 the
| teeth. it * understood, rushed out Of
The building Where they had been sta
lttoned and who they We're We can not
4 say What chance is there for appre-
I hendiiig the guilty MANI Governor
Taylor had 200 of these republican
mountainous in Frankfort. a week
1 before he had $50 come down from he
mountains ana he armed them all from
4 the state arsenal. They We're not sworn
4 in but Mere simply given arms at the
\ Instance aid order Of the governor. \
4 few days ago some Of the best renub-
licans III the state want 70 Taylor and
demanded that these armed friends OF
lhis be SAT- back, they convinced Tay-
ior that he was making an awful blum
4 der. Accordingly e5o Were sent home.
Ibnt s0Dieinaiued behind The proceed
4 ings of these fellows haze been re-
sponsibe for i DISGRACE 10 the state Of
Kentucky
4 do not charse Governor Taylor
j with being directly responsible for the
|aitemp,ei nurder Of Mr.. Gpebel.
4 have related tbs facts to YOU az they
ars Any enc can judge for himself.
4 What We're those thirty five armed men
sNdoing in tho governors building al that
gI.moment2 Why did they rush out in a
ib6dy after the shorts We're fired? Did
This rot make every one confused and
4 throw confusion about the Whole af-
Il faro Tnera s a lcw-down element OF
3irepupiicans in Kentucky which Govern
.nr .ray.or represents who are respprsi-
3 ole for the shooting. | DENY that thf
a republican party as 4 Whole n thai
: state IS responsible or would for a mo-
a fnenf applaud sueil actions. know ios
: many mon Of high moral ard iiitelleetl-
Il al standing Who are firm republicans
q but are utterly dsgusted with this SORT
.Iaf nauideroas policies. AS silrsiy as
4 thts sun iises and sets Taylar vsifl now
be unssated. Nothing can save him.
His parry is doomed 10 defeat, from
which it viii never recover.
The Political Effect.
Washington, Jan. 81 What will be
the poiirical effect Of the attempted as
sasslnation Of oioebela This is ques-
ton which all Washington is discuss
Ling The gravest fears are expressed
that ii csoebel dies either anarchy o.
!. civil VAR, and possibly both VIII follow
III Kentucky Democrats from that STATE
! Icouasel peaceful methods. and SO do
z their correspondents from whom they
!, have heard by wire or telephone durinl
! yesterday afternoon and evening. Bu
q If tioebei pershes IL is admitted that {
Y most hazardous and perilous situation
a Viii follow There can be no doup
thai the democrats. who control th'
'lieeisla,ure, viii declare Goebel electet
! II he lives I'LL such action can be takei
land tnai they Viii declare Taylor wa
not elected If ioebel dies,
There IS difference Of opinion as I
! whether or not the democratic candi
{ date for lieutenant governor can in th
ease assume the Sovefnorship II not
r and TAYLOR attempts 10 hold the office
the legislature Will not recognize him
and the courts in all probability vsil
8 not recognize him. Iii such an even
! Kentucky would be without governo
! and anarchy would follow. II in at
tempting 10 hold the Office 10 which h
: claims he was elected, Taylor attempt
TO use force, or IN cali in the assistanc
: of the federal authorities TO uphold hin
ii is feared ard apparently With goo
ressoil. that force viii be met By fore
y and blood VIII flow.
Two facts which tend to aggravat
and emDitter The present difficulty are
l. Tbs democrats. forming thei
y opinions upon such meager accounts 0
tbs assassination as have been receive
up 10 this tune. are inclined TO hol
Taylor morally responsible for TN
! crime. they assert that even If he di
s not have personal knowledge of Tn
plot the encouragement given by hit
= tn tia. ilnDortation Of mOuntaineerS an