The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
TO DECIDE The CONTESTS
NECESSARY TO THE oRGANIzArioN
OF A. GOVERNMENT sg
Taylor Permitted Members of the
Board to Meet Isl the Cnp'toi,
hut Barred Attorneys.

Flankfcr, KY. February 5.--1he State
board OF clectisn comm ssieners met to-
6ay in the Capitol hotel for sh IT ies-
sioa and then deets d to make an attempt
To visit tho office Of the commission In
tire State building They adjourned until
10 o'tlak tomorrov to met iu the Carl
tol hotel.
Although every member OF the party
is now away from Frankfort it IS undsr-
stood and Believed ny such democrats as
remain here thai Inc democratic party in
cafo Of falure 10 agree with th' repdb.i-
cans in Loulsvilie will az onc' proceed
70 orgarlze Stats government In oraer
to do tins VIII tie leas, pcsSifle delay
" is necessary Inc contests for tie minof
ros.tioDs on tho STATE ticket shall be de-
tctmlned Immediately Governor Bsck-
ham has at the present time no secretary
OF state. no treasurer ana no auditor II
win be possible. Of course, Tor him TO
transact Slate business until these oth-
cers havp been STATED and IL is Win the
onjec; OF facilitating matters IN this re-
sns.t that tbs election cJmnisFonsfs are
n3w AZ wcrS. All these contcs,s are NJ
tie more than matters OF formally eui
oil of thoai arc resting on the same eEl-
scnct, which caused the legislature to de-
eide tho GoebelTaylor contest IN FAVOR
OF the former. The contests WIN he d.,
cided by the election commissioners anu
their decision is already lor}gqne con
ciuslou. -,
lowed ~ enter the capitol building
which has prevailed since thc legislature
was ccmpa!ied to leave It oae week ago.
was repayed this afternoon in favor OF
the state board Of election commissio ners
Thay ware permitted 10 enter their othces
In tho cnpitol for the purpose OF atenn-
inc Ia suuae routine work relative 10 tne
corltfsrs MAIDS b. the democratic cahIi.
dates for the minor places on tpe go
ticket at the Taylor -Goebel election. rpSy
we're kept waiting for an hous q ~
south gate cf the capitol grounos oeiV''
they we're admitted, however
I II waz : O'Clock when Commissioners
yontz and FUTON with Clerk Chenault
and Al orneys Scot; and Eendriok APP
nroachod the gate ana demanded tnaf tney
10 allowed TO enter the Office of the COM
,nissioncrs for the purpose OF attenuius
10 husines5 incidental 10 the contest case
NOW before them The request was re-
fused The officer In charge az the gate
telling them to wait until he conln see
Colonel Williams. commanding the forces
OF troops Colonel Williams, 1t was re
rorted to the commissioners. could not he
found for long time and for long time
tho commissioners and their lawyers were
kept waiting at the gate In the cold.
finaliy weird WAS hrousht TO the commits
sloners that they would be allowed pro-
vided they would go to thsir offices and
attend to their business, The commits
sioners replied that thew desired tl do that
very think and they we're then allowed 10
so into the building The lawyers were
stopped at the safe. The commissioners
went to their Offices in the building and
made atHdavits they must have the at
toruovs They then adourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow. No acton was taken IN
any Of the contests today