The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08
He Has Not Yet Made Up His Mind
for Peace.
1T IS CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED HE WILL
DO SO TO-DAY.
There Are Many Indications That He Had Best Do
So, but He Is Playing for Time in Which
to Prepare His Statement.

law the democrats may agree to another
conference but. the chances are they will
stand pat II they do. the situation will
become desperate. The strain even almost
reaches the breaking point
One OF the few democratic officials at
the State house. IN conversation with
some Of his friends tonight, said: ~ am
firmly convinced that there was plot to
kin ono Of the Judges of the court OF APP
peals. Yesterday at the State house
overheard discussion between three or
! four men, whom took TO be mountaIneers.
/ as to the appearance OF two judges.
stopped and listened, and. being there
among them. they evidently thought
was ono OF them and paid no attention to
me | viii not 10 into details, as hopo
TO find out more of tails conspiracy aud
bavo few people arrested II there is any
one to get to them Gaze.
Frankfort, Ky. February 7,--Taylor him
self refused absolutely today 10 make any
statement regarding his probable action
and during most Of the day declined to
receive any callers except his legal adj
vsers, II was announced early In the day
that some action might be expected after
conference between Taylor and Judge
Yost, Attorney Fairleigh Governor Brad
! Icy and w c. F. Breckenridge. fhe lapt
/ three named did not arrive in Frankfort
during the day and this afternoon Taylor
sent kilograms to Governor Bradley, Au-
gust e. Wilson. Judge Barr aud Attorney
lFairleigh asking them to come TO Frank
fort for conference tonight Mr. Wall
son was the only one 70 arrive and shortly
after o'clock tonight he, in company villa
Judge fost ard General Daniel Lindsay,
called on the governor and Immediately
went into conference With him Before
gUin6 into tho conference Judge Yosl stat
ed that 1t would probably be lengthy one
and tnat he did not expect any action lc
pe tuiten tonight. Up to q late hour no
announcement had been made as 70 the
result Of thu~cpnscrenpe.
ngrrS section Of the louisville agcre-
lnent was gone over carefully, hut 1t Is
underGncd that the principal thing under
discussion was that section bearing on
the passage q a nsw election Law mo
rcncd or the Goehei law Is mo one thing
mos strongly desired Ivy Taylor a-d as
the language OF the Louisville agreeineat
rs cpnSiiefol ny some altogether tu1 vague
% regards this matter, II IS considered
possible mat changes may be made in
The way OF making the clause more spa-
clnc before Taylor aflixes his signature 20
the agreement fhls. OF course, VIII IN
vovs further delay, az il would ncse.sl,ate
a further conference between the repnh-
lican ana democratic leaders who were In
ts,rrn.onial in drawing up The agrecmont
~ Louisville. Action Of no kind, induced
was iptimatcd by n prominent republican
today, although nothing either IN con-
hHuation or denial could be secured At
the executive office
Another cause Tor Tayior's delay in re-
gard to tho agreement IL said to he the
cry OF victory and surrender" sent UP
by the democrats. The agreement as pre-
scented to TAYLOR is understood to be soma
what different from the published abstracts
in that the clause regarding the election
law and one or two other matters IS much
more specific than generally understood
TO be. though Btlll not strong enough to
suit him For this reason the rank and
fllc OF the republican party In the Stnte
apparently believes there Is some foundg !.
tion 10: the claims SET up by the demo-
: Gratis and scores of telesrams have poured
, IN on Taylor in the past few days urging
him not TO sign tho agreement, but n
maintain his present position aud awsit
further DEVELOPMENTS.