Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15
DEMOCRATS IGNORE TAYLOR


Temporarily. Huwsver.
FRkxKFoxI, KY, Fsh 19.-Gcv.
Bsss==,th The Oozrf Of Appeals Esd the
Dsn0er11ic usjsrEy Of the Kentucky
Lexislaszrs have aeciasdto ignore The
GAINS Of aylorAndhi his nAnifsssos and
sEAAe1e1tA
Insy have estGhlished the seat Of
g0vsEu1sni st L0uzvilss temperate
y.
YestsraAy T4ylor bsld . conferences
vita RspzhlscAas Ia the Capitol, and
a. arssaIl h rsfussd 70 sign The peace
AErsazszi arranged By his accredited
snzsnriss al Loaisvflle he then
inyzed q proclamation recalling the
lLexis3asure 10 FrAnkfoFt and re-
uoving al Of the troops excsPt o1s
h1Efa6on.
"a orass wss felsEraphed 10 Lon
don ana the utnorify wiz obey In q
Ao1y Sunday. ne ntiog1ty, however,
VII LlL sea n
How long the nsiorily VII remain
In session a. Loaisvilae b 9 question
10 be determined BY . commiatse APP
pointed yesterday 70 investigate the
situation a Frankfort
Il vas the evidsnt intendcn Of the
Democratic L~sgisiAsora YESTERDAY not
10 adiourn back to Frankfort until
every soldisr bad left The Capitol 30
long as the troops are stationed there
the Cozrt OF Appess refuses 20 hoad
lie sittings in court chambers 81 ne
Capitol
Gov. Beckh&m issued . proclamA-
tfon yesterday stating thai TIE Legta-
lEsors shoaid remain In session ~
L~oulsyKIle for the present. because
thera he could protect them from ar
rest or military coercion whieh be
could rot assure then a. Frankfort.
Il u T1yior'a intention to allow the
courts to 81i1dicate bis contention.
TAYLoR's STATEMENT.
sI have only this 70 say: After ma
iturs ~delbsrasiou and conferences win
ny frisnds from every section OF the
st1te, / nave concluded TO allow this
controversy to take ius due course,
vigorously c~onteszing every inch OF
ground and upholding the rights Of
the people to the uttsrnost- II those
Fights Be destroyed the responsibility
for that destruction must rest with
those Who sit IN Judgment.
at Il due 70 sSy thai the eminent
gentlsnsn, ny friencs, VINO secared
the PROPOSITIONS resulting from ths
!Louisville ~eonfereEce acted In perfect
good faith from the highest motive ol
patriotisu. ana did the very best they
could. WILLIAM IATLoR.
aGovernor Of Kentucky.H
BEcKHAMss MESSAGE
: We had been led to believl
that the gentleman VINO nov coutroli
BY armed force the State department
l at Frankfort, would abide BY mi
agreement One Louisville agreement
and that your body would again b
. permitted TO meet In their respective
halls, peaceably and Rnmolested; ou
having been disappointed IN this hop
desire to recommend to you that 20
eontinue your sessions for the presen
. 10 the City Of Louisville, where ever,
protection al be given to your mem
bers and unlawful arrests or other I'M
warranted interference with your pro
eeedings prevented.
The Capitol buildings Of Frankfol
are now in possession Of armed force
openly and 10 defiance Of law, bel
there by those who have no Leg
rights to do so, and for that reason
could not guarantee to you that safet
and protection which you would nee
IL In session there.
ISL J. W. @. BEoKHAM,
=. Governor.
SOLDIERS NEARLY ALL GONE.
. A special dispatch from Louisville
. KY, to the 81. Louis Republic, date
February 18th, Gays:
All save q battalion Of Taylor's so
diers have gone from Frankfort, bl
lf while q single soldier OF that lot r,
1 mans there the Legislature will M
meet in the legal capital OF the Stat
The prospects are that for q week {
90, and longer, II Taylor persists
his course, not only will the Court
Appeals and Legislature and Governs
! and Adjutant General be establishs
here, but the minor State offices, att
: the contests are decided, will hoI
forth at Louisville, and no attend
will be made to get possession Of 81
!. ofices and records At Frankfort o.
cept through the legal channels.
Both houses Of the Legislature vi
meet In the Court House at noon Il
a morrow. The Senate will adopt Il
resolution approved by the HouI
yesterday, and under 1t q commits
: viii be appointed 70 brave arrest an
c 90 TO Frankfort and report on cond
lions there, and II that committee n
.ports that the presence OF soldieI
makes IL unsafe for the Legislature
: meet there the sessions in Louisvil
will be continued until there ceases
be any danger. The presence of mil
tia can only be taken as q sign Of daI
ger, since there is no insurrectien {
resistance TO authority or any otb'
cause for the presence Of the troop
which have thus far cost the Stai
$4,000, for which Taylor will be liabl
, THE TROOPS TO REMAIN.
The Globe Democrat Of to-day prin
the following headlines over an asst
ciated press dispatch dated FebruaI
IL: "Troops to remain-Orders sur
denly countermanded by Gov. TaylG
..-GatIing guns again In position
the state cspitol-Rumors that Dems
y Gratis intend to seize state offices
% Beckham may resort to quo warrant
proceedings this week-Democrat
Legislature to elect q new returnir
board If United States Judge Taft d.
cides against the Goebel election con
missioneFs
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