The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-22
TAYLOR NOW A REFUGEE.
TIC Remain in In5iana Until the Ken
tucky ConveHtiOn.


tucLy Convention.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 22.-The feeling
here among Republicans today is bitter.
The Republican minor State officials re-
fuse 20 surrender TO the Democrats. and
will carry their cases TO the United States
Supreme Court and until that body acts
on the writ of error they viii hold their
Offices.
Democrats. it is said, today admit that
W. S. Taylor was legally Governor
until yesterday, which brings out an i'm
portant point. Five OF the Republican
State officials who were indicted as aeces-
sories to the GOebei murder were pardoned
by Taylor two months ago. Under the Su-
preme Court decision, il is said these par
dons viii serve as a bar to any prosecution
Of the indictments returned against them.
Taylor will not return to Kentucky from
Indiana until the Republican State Con-
vention is called. which viii be just after
the National Convention at Philadelphia.
He viii be nominated for Governor by ac-
elamation, and will, il Is said be arrested
in the convention hall. II refused bail. he
will manage his campaign from Jail. AS
a Federal election is TO be held this fall
the Kentucky election for Governor viii be
fair one, the Goebelites, II is said, being
in fear of the Federal corrts.
Detectives who were Oh TayIor's trail
all Of yesterday afternoon and last night
were foiled in their Efforts 70 arrest him by
the action Of Governor Mount Of Indiana
in refusing to honor the requisition for
former Secretary Of State Finley or any
other Republican indicted by the last
Franklin county Grand jury on the ground
that the jury wcs composed Of eleven Dem
ocrats and one Republican.
The moment the Supreme CClrt rendered
its decision a detective was sent TO Indiar-
apOlis for Finley and a bench warrant WIS
issued for Taylor and a detective sent 10
find him But Taylor eluded the sieuth in
a closed carriage and escaped into Indiana
This brought out the fact that an indict-
ment was really rsturned against Taylor
and held up by Judge Cantrill
Taylor gave out this statement today:
4 have no criticisms 70 make Of the Su-
preme Court That Court Coes not go into
the merits Of the controversy. IL does not
adjudge that Mr. GoebeI got a majority Of
the votes. and 10 lower couTt or tribunal
Will ever so declare. Mr.. Bsokham knows
he did not get a majority CT the vOtes. and
50 does every other honest man understand
H. The Supreme Court EfE Ply holds that
] II
action OF the General Assembly was the
/ greatest crime ever committed against civil
liberty.
The Republicans and liberty loving
! Democrats have been iong-sunering and
/ submitted TO the foulest usurI< ion ever
! perpetrated. Tire fact that this wrong has
/ been done under the forms OF the law
I makes 1t none the less a crime The sue
( cess Of the Democrats in Kentucky IS a
/ triumph Of fcrce and fraud over the lib
I erty OF Kentuckians II Mr EeckhaIn de-
/ sires to rejoice because he and his asso-
| cistes robbed me Of an Office ard oyerturI-
/ ed the viii OF Kentuckiars by brute force,
/ l shall not envy him his delight"
/ The campaign VIII be eyea more BITTER
/ than that Of last fall. simon Bolivar
/ Buckner. former Governor Brown. Judge
/ ". H. YOst. Col ". c. q Beckinrldsc,
/ and other Democratic Leaders. Il is taid,
| today offered to stump he State fer the
| Republicans.
! The Ger mCrciaI" the 7euubIican 1r-
/ gan of the State. Of which TAYLOR ana s. IL
ator Deboe are the chief owners. says e.
! Iorially today:
1t is as the States rights Democrats
/ have told Us. There are some guarantee
| OF the Federal Constitution which DO 20,
| guarantee. The GOebeI Democracy oi
| Kentucky have demonstrated that Tie
| adoption OF the Fourteenth Amendment tC
/ that great charter was e waste OF time
| The same agency has proved that those
/ States in the Union which elect TO sur
4 render the privilege Of conducting theu
| affairs by a Republican form OF govern
ment may have their way about il. Tn,
| supreme Court OF the United States la:
| solemnly declared that IL has no iurisdic-
| tiCn 70 enquire whether a citizen has bceI
| deprived Of lie. liberty. or property with
! out due process OF law. and therefore tha
| il lacks Jurisdiction TO enquire into thi.
! question as TO a citizen Of sry STATE.
| The court Of last resort for the people
| Of the United States has served notice upor
| them that II they desire 10 live under
! Republican form Of government in theil
! several States. they must secure il 4
| themselves, and must protect Il IN th'
| same way The guarantee Of the Fedora
Constitution is impOteni II not meaning
| less The people Of each State must es
! ta5lish and defend and preserve a govern
| ment 20 be established and maintained 4
| all
The people Of KeEtucky, having bee
! notified by the Supreme Court Of III,
| United States. by the highest authority I,
! which they had right Of appeal. tia, thel
| must. within their own domain. protec
their government against those who wOul,
| despoil II. VIII proceed 10 the perfo-ma1c,
! Of their solemn duty"