The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-12
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n tNAlNkEOtIs FEB. III have only
this to say after mature federation and
conference with my friends from every
section of the state. / nave concluded to
allow THIS contrversy to take its due
course vigorously contestng every inch
Of ground ANA upholding the rights of the
peope to che uttermost m those ghts be
destroyed, the responsibility for that de-
strucsion must rest with those who st in
judgment
II is due 10 say that the eminent gen.
uemen. my friends. who secured the pro-
positions resulting from the Louisville
confer 1nce' acted Ia perfect good faith
from the highest motives OF patriotism
and did the very best they could.
WILLIAM s. TAYLOR,
Governor Of Kentucky.
The above proclamation was issued by
Governor Taylor tonight and according TO
his oral statement az the time OF its is
sance ernbodies al. he desires to say con-
cerning his position az the present time
The dec sion not 20 sign the Louisville
agreement was reached by Governor Tay-
Tor a few m nutes after j o'clock this af-
ternoon For over two hours he had been
in conference with fully l50 prominent re-
publicans from all parts OF the state. in
Guiding county committeeman and four
republican members OF the legislature.
The medins was secret, al those who
came from the hall before Governor Tay-
Tor himself, refusing to say anything con-
cerning the progress OF the deliberations
Judge George Denny presided and L. +.
Petty acted as secretary The members
.Htu. 30
Governor Taylor, gathered in the leg sla-
tive hall usually occupied by the state
house OF representatives After the hal
was filled Governor Taylor engered ana
was greeted with a ringing burst OF
cheers. The door was then closed and the
secret proceedings began.
Governor Taylor stated to the conferees
that there were two courses 10 be pursued
FIRST TO sgn the Louisville agreement.
the second to quietly withdraw the troops
allow the legislature 90 reconvene in the
ca pital buiid ng at Frankfort, 20 call off
the session now being held in London, and
to ignore the Louisville agreement entire
iy. Several speeches were made and IL
was soon apparent that the sentiment Of
the gathering was very strongly i'm favor
of the second course, and this was adopt
ed. This action was decided upon at ]
o'clock Governor Taylor came through
the doors unattended. and looking ner-
Vous and haggard. He walked hastily to-
ward the capital stairway repeating sew
eral times TO the newspaper men who
stood In the hall!
Il don't sign" II don't sign" II don't
sign"
From the capital he passed TO the exc
cutive building where he at once made
up and signed proclamation reconvening x
the legislature at Frankfort.
Or6ers were at once sent TO General
Collier no prepare for the departure OF the
troops and in very short time, a large
number of them were ready to leave. six
companies LETT tonight, more will leave
tomorrow and only a small detachment
viii remain by Monday morning These
will be rd,a ned only as peace guard
and viii in no way be obtruded uppl the
presence of the legislature.
Word was at once sent TO the members
of the republican legislature now In ses-
sion at London that the next session
would be IN Frankfort, and a prompt re-
ply was received TO the effect that they
would all leave in a body on Sunday and
be in Frankfort Monday morning in am
pie time for business. After Governor
Taylor had LEFT the hall, reso ut on en-
bodying the sense OF the meeting was aG-
opted.
After the Adjournment Of the meeting
IL was the opinion of the republicans that
the gubernator.al contest was practical
Iy over. They understand the action OF
today TO mean that the matters should
now be fought out before the courts, and
the issue there reached be accepted as
final. There was no intention OF asking
that a new vote should be taken on the
Gfoebel-T Taylor contest but Governor Tay-
lor stated to several republicans that he
would ask that any former action be
ratified by a vote OF both houses, taker
coolly and without passion.
When informed OF the action OF the
democratic legislature refusing to come q
Frankfort. Governor Taylor said:
1T strikes me that their attitude Il
somewhat Inconsistent They claim they
caunot be protected at Frankfort ant
there IS nobody here 70 modest them
They objected 10 the presence Of troops
at a time when there was far greater ex-
citement and danger than now. After
things have quilted down they refuse tC
return because they say they cannot b
guaranteed protection"
The action Of Governor Taylor today
returns the gubernatoria fight TO the eX
act posit ton Il occupied on the cay fol
lowing the Goebel assassination, with tn
additional complication that there wal