The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-11
TAYLOR REACHES
A CONCLUSION
He VIII Not Sign the Louisville
Compromise Agreement.
LONDON ASSEMBLY RECALLED
lutureNeetinOskill Be Held at Frank
fort The Troops Sent Home
The Law Takes Its Course.


FRANKFORT. KY, Feb lO.-"I have
only this TO say; After mature de-
liberation and conference with ms
friends from every section OF the state
| have concluded 20 allow this contro
y,rsy TO take its due course. vigorous
ly contestlng every inch of ground
ana upholding the rights of the peo
pie 20 the uttermosl n these rlght,
be- destroyed, responsibility FOR that
destruction must rest with those whC
sit ia judgment
1T Ia due 10 say that the eminent
gentlemen. my friends. who secured
the propositions resulting from the
Louisville conference. acted In good
faith. ana 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 ac.
cording to his oral statement at the
time Of It's issuance. II cmbodles all he
desired TO say concerning his position
At the present time.
The decision not TO slgo the LouIs.
vile agreement was reached by Gov
crnor Taylor a few minutes after /
o'clock this afternoon. For over two
hours hc had been In conference with
fully $50 prominent republicans from
all parts OF the state.
The meeting was secret in the eX-
treme. all those who came from the hall
before Governor Taylor himself refus-
Ing 10 say anything concerning the
progress OF deliberations.
Governor Taylor stated 10 the con-
ference that there were two courses TO
be pursued. First, TO sign the Louis
VILE agreement; second, TO quietly
withdraw the troops, allow the legis'
laturc to reconvene in the capitol build
ina Ia FRANKFORT. to call off the ses'
sion now being held In London ana TO
Ignore the Louisville agreement entire
ly
II was soon apparent that the sent-
ment OF the gathering was strongly In
favor OF the second course and this
was adopted,
This action was decided upon at /
o'clock and the first information OF tho
decision was given 10 the outside
world by Governor Taylor himself He
walked hastily toward the capitol stair
way, repeating several times to the
newspaper men who stood In the halls;
Il don't Sign Il don't sign" From
the capitol he passed TO the leglsla-
tive building, where he at once made
up and signed proclamation conven-
ing the legislature at Frankfort.
orders were at once issued to Gener-
al Collier to prepare for the departure
OF the troops, six companies left to-
night and only small detachment will
remain by Monday morning, These
VIII ut itlailtVu uiiiy a0 ~ PN"NV S"''N
and viii In no way be obtruded on the
presence of the legislature.
Word was at once sent TO the mem-
bers OF the republican legislature now
IN session at London that the next ses-
sion will be in Frankfort and a prompt
reply was received to the effect that
they would all leave In a body Sunday
and be in Frankfort Monday in time
for business,
After the adjournment OF the meeting
IL was the opinion OF the republicans
that the gubnatorial contest was prac-
tically over. They understood the action
of today to mean and II was Intended
to mean that the matter should now
be fought out before the courts and
the issue there reached TO be accept
ed as final
The action Of Governor Taylor today
returns the gubnatorlal fight to the
exact position 1t occupied on the day
following Goebal's assassination, with ,
the additional complication that there
was but one legislature and one gov
ernor in fact, whereas there are now
Two claimants for the position and two
separate bodies, each claiming to be