The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-31
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had known where to look for him. -
The Republican state officials and
members of the legislature without ex-
ception denOuLce the shooting IN the
most unmeasured terms. Governor
Taylor Immediately caused q small ad-
dress to be published, in which he de-
clared the affair 10 be a disgrace and
an outrage and calling for the most
sober condemnation. He sent orders at
once to Adjutant General Collier di-
recting him to take steps for the prser-
walton of order.
General Collier is a Republican and
is opposed to Mr.. Goebel. He declared
the shooting to be g most cowardly al
fair and one that upon every consider
alton was to be regretted. He lost nd
time in making speeches, however, and
before Mr. Goebel had been lifted from
the ground to be carried to the hotel.
General Collier had telephOned to the
armory. a half-mile distant, directing
that the local infantry company which
was stationed there under command of
Captain Walcott, proceed at once TO
the capitol grounds, take possession of
them and the approaches, allowing no
body to enter the gates.
Troops Guard Capitol.
Twenty minutes after the shooting.
CAPTAIN Walcott and his men marched
across the front OF the capitol building
ard haulted at the foot of the steps.
Orders were issued to outside com
panies throughout the state to make
ready at once to come to Frankfort. the
entire state guard being called into
service 1t was feared that the news
of the shooting would so infame the
Democrats that they would come to
Frankfort in swaTms, while the noun
taineers would lose no time in coming
to the capital for the purpose of up
holding their party principles.
1T makes no difference to me-" said
General Collier, who starts anything:
we will preserve order on both sides -
The excitement among the followers
of Mr.. GeCbeI was egreat and for q
short time Immediately following the
shooting of their leader there was more
than possibility that some of the hot
heads would seek vengeance upon their
political enemies. Threats were made
against Republican leaders and attor-
neys during the excitement, but the
leading members Of the house and sen
ate soon brought them to calmer talk
Excitement Is Intense.
AS the news spread through the
streets that GOebel had been shot. men
began to pour toward the capitol
grounds from all sides, one throng be-
ing led by two firemen, one of whom
carried a Winchester rifle, which the
other finally prevailed upon him to
lay aside.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in a sa-
loon about this time, Craig Ireland, a
sporting man, fatally wOunding Ike
Williams, a negro. The men were in
an alteration when Williams struck
Ireland, who promptly sent a bullet
through the negro's stomach. Ireland
was locked up.
This second shooting caused great
excitement for a time and it was
thought the long threatened political
shooting in general all along the lire
had been inaugurated. This affair had
nothing to do with the political situa-
ton.
Senator-elect Blackburn, who was in
Washington, was informed Of the shoot
ing through the lOng-distance telephone
and sent back message urging the
Democrats to remain quiet and take
no rash action Of any sort.
Rushing to State Capital.
As soon as it was noised around that
Goebel had been shot, members Of the
legislature made a wild rush for the
telegraph offices and filed voIuminous
messages to their constituents and
within an hour replies began to pour
in the general run OF them having but
one tenor which was I'VE are coming. Z"
1t is expected fully 5000 men will ar
rive in Frankfort before tomorrow
morning All the military strength OF
the state will be called out and hurried
to Frankfort
The Democrats are keeping exceed
ingly close watch over the person OF
J. c. W. Beckham, the contestant for
the position of lieutenant governor
They declare that if GOebel dies there
will be no governor but Beckham. He
is kept in his room at the Capitol Hotel
and will be guarded very closely IN
til the trouble is over. He declares that
he needs no guard, but the Democrats
pay no attention to his remonstrances
1t was reported ar 1 O'Clock that
Speaker Trimble Of the house had de-
clared that the legislature would be
removed to COvington, and that Goebel
would there be declared governor.
Marshall viii Not Resign.
It was reported through the city this
afternoon that it was the intention Of
Lieutenant Governor John Marshall to
resign his position because Of the
shooting Of Mr.. Goebel. Mr.. Marshall
left for his home in Louisville this af-
ternOon. Before leaving he said:
Il have not resigned; I do not in
tend to do so and never contemplated
such a thing. No man could more
deeply deplOre the shooting of Mr.. Goe-
bel than l. 1t is one Of the most hor-
rible things that could possibly have
happened That, however, does not af-
feet my duty. 1 viii not resign under
any circumstances"
Ex-Mayor Ira Julian was early on
the scene advising the crowd to dis
perse. Let the blood be on the head
Of the assassins," he said. They have
openly Boosted for months that Senator
GOebel would never be governor Of the
state. They always intended to pre-
vent it In this way. Let Us have no
riOting. If we do they are prepared to
rush in the. federal bayonets."
Camped on Capitol Grounds.
Three hundred men Of the Second
Kentucky infantry were camped
around the capitol buildings tonight
and !, 500 more are expected during the
night and before noon tomorrow Word
was received from the Louisville Lee
gion. the First Kentucky regiment
would bring a gatling gun
The gatiing gun Of the Lexington
company was posted just to the west
of the capitol steps and a tall ser
geant who had il in charge had care
fully calculated the range to a row OF
small stores and dwelling houses south
Of the capitol grounds. For weeks it
has been the story that when an at
tack should be made upon the state
government by the discOntented Of
either party the firing would commence
from the upper windows of these
houses.
The evening trains did not bring as
large a crowd of people as was ex-
pected. Word had been received from