The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-03

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 2.-The first
clash between the executive and Judiciary
powers of the state occurred today. A
still greater clash is imminent tomorrow,
and beyond the possibilities of tomorrow
lies sea with skies so lowering and of
So stormy an aspect that no politician of
either party can predict-ewhere it will
carry the Kentucky ship of state. There
is the chance that things will, as Con-
gresham June Gayle expresses it, drift
around all right" but there are other
chances also, and If things are to drift
around all right they must strike a
counter current and strike 1t soon There
can be no longer any concealment of
the fact that affairs in this state are
bordering upon conflict with arms, and
the beginning of the crisis is at hand. 1t
may be the political difficulties may be
settled by courts of law, but heads are
hot in Kentucky now, and legal pro-
cesses that may PROVE a remedy for
dilatory peace may be irritating and
start the trouble.
The clash came today when an Of
ficer of the court of Franklin
itary while attempting to serve a no.
tice of legal proceeding upon Gov. Taylor.
The clash may come when the officers of
the court attempt to enforce the rulings
of its presiding judge. Behind this judge
the Democrats will have tomorrow, for
the first time, an active head in the per-
son of Acting Gov. Beckham, and from
the Democratic standpoint a regularly
appointed adjutant general, whose orders
the troops now encamped around the
capitol building are bound to- obey. If
they decline to obey the new adjutant
general will, the Democrats claim, have
the power to organize military forces of
his own, and proceed against all people
who defy the authority of his office, and
that of the governor Of the state, whom
he represents.
CIVIL WAR IMMINENT.
On the other hand the Republicans are
fixed in their attitude that there is an
insurrection in the state; that Beckham
and his actions. his adjutant general and
his orders, are those of people acting in
opposition to law. They believe that
they alone are in the right, and as there
can be but one right, and all else wrong,
those who show resistance to the pro-
clamations of Gov. Taylor are in rebellion
against the commonwealth. They viii re-
sst any attempt of any kind to remove
them from their position around the
capitol, meeting force with force, and
cause civil war
The first clash of the day was when
Alonzo Walker, a stenographer employed
by the Democratic authorities, was
placed under arrest in the capitol
grounds, charged with conduct tending
to incite mutiny and riot. The conduct
consisted in pinning to the door Of the
private office of Gov. Taylor notice that
: tomorrow morning the Democratic at
torneys would appear before Judge Can
trill, of the circuit court, and ask for
an injunction restraining Gov. Taylor
from interfering with all movements of
the legislature, and from his announced
attempt to remove it to London, In this
state. Walker was at once taken into
custody by orders of the commanding
officer Of the force now gathered around
the capitol.
CRISIS AT HAND
Tomorrow the injunction will be asked,
and there is no doubt that it will be
granted Judge Cantrill has the reputa-
ton of being man who will attempt by
all means in his power to enforce the
rulings handed down from his bench. He
will most certainly use all the power in
his hands to secure the execution of his
injunction. 1t Is equally certain the Re-
publcans will pay no attention to Judge
Cantrill or his writs.
The Democrats claim that the. actions
of the Republicans in arresting Walker
while he was attempting to carry out the
orders of the court have placed them in
contempt of court, and they will make all
out of the point possible.
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES.
The Democratic members of the legisla-
ture today effected a regular organ Ia
ton for the first time since the swear
ing in of Gov. Goebel. A secret session
of the members Of both houses was held
in the parlors of the Capitol hotel, at
which the election of William Gcebel as
governor and j. w. Beckham as lieuten-
ant governor was reaffirmed, first in sep
arate sessions of the house and senate,
and afterward in. joint session.
Preceding this action the members elect
ed as president pro tenn. Senator Carter,
who was nominated for that position at
Yesterdays caucus.
A committee of the members Of the
house, composed of Representatives Finn,
Laferty and Cochran, was also appointed
to draw up a set of resolutions showing
the condition of Affairs as It exists at the
state capital today, and covering thor
oughly the Democratic side of the contro-
versy. These resolutions will be formal
ly presented to ihe next session of the