The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-01
IS DECLARED ELECTED
BY The LECISLATU IRE
O1b Is Administered 10 Him On His Deathbed and
He Immediately Issues a Proclamation.
assumes Command Of Miita-TrOuble Is Feared-WOund-
ed Man Resting Easily

,-.,rtfart. XIV, Jan. Civilian
r-.tsl was shortly before 8 o'clock to-
,-s- sworn in as governor Of Ken
r--v and J.. c.. Beckham, a few min
-.-s later took the oath as lieutenant
er-rn8r. The oath was administered
+. both men by Chief Justice Halle
H-- Of the court Of appeals.
The plan 10 make GOebel governor
VAS set in motion early in the after
moan. A statement was prepared say
me that the boards which had heard
tho contests for governor and lieuten-
ant governor had decided in favor of
roabsI and Beckham; that the boards
intended 10 report their findings to the
legislature. but that they had been
prevented from Going SO by the action
Of Governor Taylor in declaring the
legislature adjourned. The statement
then goes on 20 say that the members
of the legislature were driven from
1qes 90 place by the militia and
,Hreqtaned with arrest whenever they
attempted 20 hold a meeting
IL was declared the belief of all the
sguf-s OF the statement that GCebel
anal Rgkham were the legally elected
governor and lieutenant governor, and
each ran as be signed the paper an
u1urced that he voted for the adoption
of the majority report Of the contest
boards which declared GOebel and
R9sham 10 be the men rightfully en-
titled % the office. The statement IA
full is as follows. tt is signed by a
majority Of the members, OF both
houses.
TINS Proclamation.
Whereas The undersigned members
o. Inc senate and house of representa-
lives. composing q majority OF the gem
gal assembly, Of tfis CumW0uWeU zn
sHI o.. ut tr-J houses ~nergCl, Oh CHS
day. Jan. 81, 1900. did go to the capitol
go rhe city of Frankfort for the purpose
OF h1ldlu- sessions OF the senate and
house pursuant To adjournment and
U,ra then and there met by large
body 0f armed mon. who had taken
fLc.ba possession Of said building and
then and there with arms, prevented
tle Members Of said general assembly
nom entering and holding a session or
either house in the senate chamber or
ta hall of the house Of representatives.
and
Whereas The undersigned members
Of the general assembly. as aforesaid,
Immediately adjourned from the capitol
building TO the opera house in the said
Cty u Frankfort. and were in ike
manner fJrcibly prevented from hold
Eg sessions in the court house in the
city OF Frankfort. to which the under
syreI adjourned, said opera house and
court house both having been forcibly
-l uulaWlUlIy taken possession OF by
armed men, and
Decision of Contest Board.
Whereas. The contest board which
has been engaged since Jan. 16, 1909
-laaring the contest between William
tle5el, contestant, and William ).
l-y.lr, C1utestee, for the office of gov
t1lgr. and between J. c. W. BeCkham,
contestant ana John Marshall con-
tH.5e for the office of lieutenant gov
tllr. had decided said contests IN
-aIUr ul the contestants in each case,
O. report signed by more than seven
members Of each board, finding that IN
one ease William GOebel had received
I' highest number Of legal votes cast
sl The November election, 1899, and was
Esu ana there legally elected governor
o. the commonwealth Of Kentucky and
entitled -u said office, and that William
g. Taylor had not been elected gov
enor as aforesaid and was not en-
-.rL 90 said office, and in the other
case tnluE that J. c. W. Becknam
--l Received the highest number Of
-lt Votes cast at the November cleo
aoA 1889, and was then and there
s-l-.y elected Lieutenant governor Of
NE gsumluNealJh of Kentucky and
-e-,-- r1 said Office. and that John
MARSHALL had not been elected lieuten-
--- governor as aforesaid and was not
entitled, and
Taylor Violated Oath.
Whereas. The said William 5. Tay-
H. DO" -clu- governor of this COM
-'-N ~attl. having learned said facts,
--- lae further fact that the said con
ISL -yar- W uld on this day make
.-s.i- rL its findings liz the two said
.1sts To The TWO houses Of the general
assembly Tor its action thereon, the
--.- lay .er. for the fraudulent and UNI
--"--- lIEE SEP Of preventing said re-
.-.-' from being made 10 said house
Guy ..t lae unlawful purpose Of pre-
..'....- me general assembly from con-
'..-- OF .et-Tmiuiug the said con-
49,. l- either OF them, did wrOng1uny
"a ...l-. t.F, ll violation of his oath
.--s- and Violation of the law of the
al Issue his certain proclamation
-' declaring that q state Of insur-
- -.H prevails IN the state OF
,-.Ey- -Ia--aIly ia Frankfort, the
-..... l-..r.- and unlawfJIjy and
s-- ....pt 10 adjourn 1he gen
81 .#t IU meet al London, Lau-