The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-11
TROOPS WILL GO HOME
THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE Al
LOWED TO ASSEMBLE
TAYLOR WILL NOT SIGN THE AGREEMENT
But He Decides to Let Law Take its Course
Taylor Asks no New Legislative Vote
on the Contest But Desires
Ratification.

| Frankfort. Ky, Feb. 10.-"l have
only this to say: After mature deliber-
alton and conference with my friends
from every section Of the State, ! have
| concluded to allow this controversy to
| take its due course, vigorously contesting
every inch of ground and UNFOLDING the
| rights Of the people to the uttermost. If
| those rights be destroyed the responsi-
bility for that destruction must rest with
those who sit in Judgment.
1T is due 10 say that the eminent gen
| tlemen. my friends, who secured the
propositions resulting from the Louisville
| conference acted in perfect faith, from
| the highest motives Of patriotism and
| did the very best they could"
| The above was signed by Governor
| Taylor and issued as a proclamation. The
| decision not to sign the Louisville agree
ment was reached by Governor Taylor
! this afternoon. For over two hours he
| had been in conference w;n fully one
! hundred and fifty prominent Republicans
! from all parts of the State The meeting
| was secret in the extreme, all those who
came from the hall before Governor
| Taylor himself refusing to say any thing
! of the progress of the deliberations
| The members of the conference with
| the exception Of Governor Taylor gath
cred in the legislative hall usually occu-
pied by the State House OF Representa-.
tives.
RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE.
Governor Taylor stated to the confer
ence that there were two courses TO be
mn oh Nip.t .icr = No ] IL,
agreement. the second. 10 quietly with
draw the troops. allow the Legislature TO
reconvene in the capitol in Frankfort,
to call of the session now being held
in London and TO ignore the Louisville
| agreement entirely Several speeches
were made, and il was soon apparent
| that the sentiment of the gathering was
very strongly III favor OF the second
| course and this WIS adopted. This &C
ton was decided upon at one O'Clock.
and the first information Of the decision
was given to the outside world by Gov
| ernor Taylor himself He came rapidly
through the doors unattended and look
| ing nervous and haggard. He walked
| hastily toward the capitol stairway, re-
| peating several times 10 the newspaper
| men who stood in the hall. Il don't sign.
| Il don't sign Il don't sign"
| From the capitol he passed to the exc
! cutive building where he at once made
up and signed the following proclama-
! ton reconvening the Legislature at
| Frankfort:
! HE CALLS THE LEGISLATURE.
| 'Frankfort. Ky, 10th. 1900.
The excitement recently prevailing in
this city having 10 some extent subsidized
! 81, h.,
| sty for the General Assembly to remain
| in session in London, | do hereby, by
this proclamation. re-convene same In
Frankfort Ky, February 10Th. 1900,
| at - o'clock, noon.
| (Signedl wv. S. TAYLOR. /.
Governor of Kentucky.'
TROOPS ORDERED HOME.
Orders were at once issued to General
| Collier to prepare for the departure of
the troops and i'll very short time a
| large number Of them were ready r.
leave. Six comprises left tonight. more
| will ltave tomorrow, and only a small
detachment will remain by Monday
morning. These will be retained aniv
as a peace guard and will in no way Re
| 0btruded upon the presence OF the Logs
| lature.
Word was at once sent to the mem
bers of the Republican Legislature now
in session at London that the next ses-
| sion would be in Frankfort and prompc
reply was read to the effect that they
would leave in Il body on Sunday and
he in Frankfort Monday morning IN nm
| pie time for business. After Gov cr-
nor Taylor had left the hall. resolu-
! ton embodying the sense Of the meeting
was adopted:
Resolved. that it is the sense Of this
meeting that Governor Taylor should no,
| sign the agreement referred to him by
| the Louisville conference and that re-
| posing confidence in his ability and senst,
Of duty. We are content to follow his
| leadership after that refusal
FIGHT GOES TO THE COURTS.
After the adjournment of the meeting
| it was the opinion of the Republicans,
| that the guhernatorial contest was prac-
| tically over. They understood the action
| of today To mean. and it was intended
to mean. that the matter should now be
| fought out before the courts and the
issue there reached to be accepted az
| final. There was no intention of asking
that Il new vote should be taken on The
Goehel-Taylor contest. but Governor
| Taylor stated 10 several prominent Re
| publicans that he would ask that any
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