Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-07
PEACE AW ATS TAYLOR
Settlement In Kentucky De-
ponds on His Decision.
PROMISED TO ANNOUNCE IT TODAY.
Gave Gut an Interview. saying That Ii
Assured Kentucky Would Have just
Election Law. He Would BE willing
to Retire--advised to DO So.

FRANKFORT. Ky, Feb. Whether
it shall be war or peace in Kentucky
rests with Governor Taylor alone. He
declared that he would announce his de-
cision today.
II wish TO see my attorneys, he said,
.'and to consult with them about certain
forms of the agreement before | an
hounce my intention. | will not say
what [ intend to do until after / have
obtained legal advice.
A consultation of the attorneys was
afterward held in Governor aylor' S
office.
The text of the agreement reached
by the Louisville conference was brought
to him by a committee consisting OF
General Dan Lindsay, T. II. Baker and
7. l.. Edelin, They handed Governor
Taylor a copy of the agreement. were
closeted with him short time and then
departed. As they left the building
Mr.. Baker remarked: 81 hope and be-
lieve that the entire matter will be ami
cably adjusted. More than this am
unable to say at the present time"
General Lindsay and MIR. Edelin,
spoke in similar terms. and while all
expressed themselves as reasonably con-
fident that Governor Taylor would ac-
quiesee in the terms of the agreement,
they all desired to be understood as say
ing that they had no authoritative rea-
son from Governor Taylor for entertain
ing the belief they expressed.
Before he had received copy of the
agreement, Governor Taylor discussed
the conditions as he understood them to
be before receiving official notice, and
said:
under no circumstances will dis
cuss the agreement before copy of it
has reached me. 1t would be most I'M
fair and most discourteous for me to do
SO. Speaking generally, however, /
would say that if an agreement can be
made by which an election law will be
given to the people of Kentucky through
the operation of which q fair election
and an honest count are assured to the
citizens of this state, no personal ambi-
ton of mine will be allowed to stand in
the way
One of the attorneys, who has been
prominent on the Republican side in
the contest cases, and who therefore
does not wish his name used in connec-
ton with an interview, said:
cit is, in my opinion, the duty Of
Governor Taylor to sign the agreement.
II he does not, he will lose greatly in
standing i'll his own party. l know that
he will do what he believes to be right
and best for the welfare of the state. 1t
seems to me that under the circum-
stances there can hardly be two opin-
ions as to what his course must be. /"
Senator Blackburn expressed himself
as being confident that the entire trouble
would be settled peacefully.
cit is entirely natural" he said,
"that the other side should wish to take
time to consider the agreement, and to
prepare its statement to be issued at the
same time tine signature is affixed. /
have no knowledge of what will be done,
but firmly believe that the agreement
will be accepted substantially as adopted
by the members Of the Louisville con-
ference, and that all chance of trouble
will be avoided"
When asked for his opinion of the
consequences should Governor Taylor
decline to accept the agreement. Senator
Blackburn said: "That is a question I
do not care to discuss nor even to think
about. If no settlement is made now,
it will lead to endless complications be-
fore the end is reached -