The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-15
TAYLOR DON'T sign
Peace Negotiations In Kentucky
Are Broken Off.
TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM FRANKFORT
LEGISLATORS Are Ordered Back to Capital.
Contest Will Now Go to
the Courts,

A Frankfort dispatch says: Nearly
every Republican committeeman was
in the city Saturday. Several Repub'
lican members OF the legislature were
among the number, including Senator
Kirk and johnson and Representative
Lewis.
Shortly before II o'clock the doors
of the capitol were opened and the
state delegates went to the assembly
room, the first time it has opened since
the shooting of Governor Goebel.
At II o'clock Governor Taylor &C
companied by Private Secretary Todd,
Secretary of State Caleb Powers and
Thatcher entered the assembly rooms.
His arrival was the signal for wild
outburst of cheering, men standing on
chairs and yelling and waving their
hats in greeting. The doors were then
locked and guard placed at the door.
After two hours session Governor
Taylor definitely decided that he would
not sign the Louisville agreement, and
decided to allow the matter to be set
tied in the courts and will abide by
their decision.
Shortly after the meeting the fol-
lowing statement was given out:
''After mature deliberation and con-
ference with my friends from every
section of the state, I have concluded
to allow this controversy to take its
due course, vigorously contesting
every inch of ground and upholding
the rights of the people to the utter
most. If those rights be destroyed,
the responsibility for that destruction
must rest with those who sit in judg-
ment.
"It is due to say that the eminent
gentlemen, my friends, who secured
the proposition resulting from the
Louisville conference, acted in perfect
good faith, from the highest motives
of patriotism and did the very best
they could. w. s. TAYLOR,
During the conference Governor
Taylor stated to the members that
there were two courses to be pursued.
First, to sign the Louisville agree
ment; the second to quietly withdraw
the troops, allow the legislature to re-
convene in the capitol building in
Frankfort; to call off the session now
being held in London and to ignore
the Louisville agreement entirely.
Several speeches were made and it was
soon apparent that the sentiment of the
gathering was very strongly in favor
Of the second course, and this was ad-
opted.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
The following proclamation was
issued Saturday afternoon:
FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 10, 19O0.-
The excitement recently prevailing in
this city having to some extent sub
sided and there appearing now to be
no necessity for the general assembly
to remain in session in London, I do
hereby by this proclamation reconvene
the same in Frankfort, KY, February
10, 1900, at - o'clock noon.
W. S. TAYLOR,
Governor of Kentucky
Orders were at once issued to Gen.
Collier to prepare for the departure of
the troops, and in very short time
large number of them were ready to
leave. Six companies left Saturday
night; more departed Sunday and only
a small detachment remained by Mon
day morning. These, it is said, are
retained only as peace guard.
Word was at once sent to the mem
bers of the Republican Legislature, in
session in London, that the next ses.
sion would be in Frankfort, and a
prompt reply was received to the effect
that they would all leave in body on
Sunday, and be in Frankfort Monday.
The action Of Governor Taylor
now returns the gubernatorial fight to
the exact position it occupied on the
day following the Goebel assassina-
ton, with the additional complication
that there was then but one legislature
and one governor in fact, whereas
there are now two claimants for the
position, and two separate bodies, each
claiming to be the lawmaking power
of KontucKy.