The evening times., 1900-02-06
A CONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
The Agreement signed nt the Demo-
cratic-RcpubIican Conference.

The Agreement signed at the Demo
cratic-RcpubIican Conferences
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 6--At an EARL
hour this morning the peace conference
composed of seven representatives Of tn
Republican party and seven representa-
tives Of the Democratic party. unanimousl,
signed an agreement cmbodying sever
specific propositions. which ensure speed.
settlement Of the deplorable conditions ex
isting at the State capital The para
graphs, which are designated as sugges
tions. are in substance as follows:
First-That. 81 the General Assembly
i'm joint session shall adopt q resolu-
tion ratifyinS its recent action adopting
the contest reports seating GOebel and
Beckham. the contestees. W. s. TAYLOR
and John Marshall shall submit with
out further protest.
Second-That all parties shall unite
in an effort 20 bring about such modi-
fcatiOn of the election law as will pro-
vide for nOn-partisan election boards
and insure free and fair elections.
Third-That the conditions shall re-
main in statu quo until Monday. the
the General Assembly meeting aad ad-
journing from day to day until that
time
Fourth-That nothing shall be done
10 hinder OF prevent joint session Of
the General Assembly for taking action
on the ratification resolution.
Fifth-That the State Contest Board
shall meet and adjourn from day to
day until Tuesday without taking anv
action on the contests for minor State
Offices. This postp0uement is suggested
d 'nr chat ha q Ia,
Assembly on the ratification resolution
may be taken first.
SiXth-That the State troops shall be -
removed from the State Capital at once.
though with all necessary precaution
for the public safety. This matter is.
to b under the direction OF Gen Dan
Lindsey, Of Frankfort.
Seventh-That the Republican Off
cials and the officers Of the State Guard
shall have immunity from charges Of
treason, usurpation. court-martial. OF
any other such offenses-
The agreement was signed by the
following,
BeDublicans-John Marshall Judge
John W. Barr General Dan Lindsey.
T. /. Edelen, Dr. r. IT, Baker David
W. Fairleigh. c. T. Ballard; Demo
crats-J. G. s. Blackburn. J. c. w
Beckham. Sam J. Schackelford Urey
-WoOdson, James b. McCre,-y. Phil.
Thompson.
Il was learned from reliable source that
the election law to. replace the Goebel stat
ute would have to be one ideal iH its equi-
ty FOR all parties concerned. The fate ol
the minor State officers. according to the
agreement. remains with the state Eiec-
tion Board. 1t is understood that they are
confident Of winning their contests if the
State Beard viii note the signs OF the
times and give them a fair deal However
the State officers are not restricted by the
agreement from fighting their case to the
best advantage. Mr. Woodson claimed that
Mr. Bcckham would be Governor de facto
rs well as de jure by Friday II the agree
ment is signed by Taylor. He also inti-
mated that the Democrats believe the Ma
tional Administration had had an infiu-
ence upon the nature Of the agreement
sceepted by the Republicans That this
Is the case is promptly denied by the Re-
publicans.
President Mckinley or the Adminlstra-
Zion had nothing to do with it," said one
HThe agreement signed by both parties
his morning is not TO be binding unless