The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-02
But He Is Doubtful Of His Power
to Control.
PRESIDENT HAS NOT ACTED.
Opinion Is That GOGheI Cannot
Possibly Live,

Efforts Made at a Peaceful Settle
ment, But Nothing Definite Accom-
pIished-Banlx Refused to Pay Out
state Money, and Warden LiIIard
Would Not Release Prisoner Par
dOned by TayIor-Latter Incident
Way Cause TrOuble-LegisIature
Again Prevented From Meeting by
the Troops.
Washington, Feb. 1.-President McKin
ley has received long message from Gov
Taylor Of Kentucky, dated at Frankfort
to-day.
Gov Taylor declares that he considers
himself the legally elected executive of
the state and says that a riot may occur
at any time which will cause much blood
shed.
Gov Taylor says that he is doubtful of
his power to control the situation, and ap
peals to the President to end the matter
ing him as the Governor of Kentucky.
The appeal for administration aid is
urgently put
Gov. Taylor's communication to Presi-
dent Mckinley is in its nature a memorial.
1t goes al great length into the situation
N Kentucky, making an explanation of the
conditions there.
While definite and absolute information
on this point is not obtainable there is
reason 20 believe that specific request
for the immediate presence of federal
troops is not made
No action of any kind has been taken
On Gov Taylor's memorial, and it can
be positively stated that up to midnight
no decision whatever with reference to it
had been reached 1t will be considered
al to-morrow's regular cabinet session.
The President will so very slow in the
matter, in the hope that events in the
state itself will shape themselves as 10
relieve the administration of the neces-
sity of any action
President May Have to Move.
AT the same time there are contingen-
cies which may practically compel the
President to move. If such contingencies
can be averied they will be. The tension
in Kentucky is intense, and its very in
tensity is felt here to be likely to lead to
some peaceful solution of the question.
Action by the federal government at
'lS time, il is feared, might further the
1roil rather than smooth the angry pas
ions that have prevented an adjustment
hus far
The position of the administration how
ever, is that efforts along the line of
judicial determination of the claims of
Nessrs Taylor and Goebel should not be
abandoned because of the impossible bar
GER met to-day at the conference at
frankfort, but that further attempts
Pould be made to reach an understanding
IN the Democratic management.
ne President is in communication with
u''' Taylor, and it is possible that some
atement regarding their correspondence
II f "c Hdue puDlc later. InlS VIII de-
p nd largely on whether such state.
mont would tend, in President McKinley's
''nlon, to allay excitement
For the present no information at all is
w be hand from the White House as to
Hlairs in Kentucky
Gov. TnyIOr's Message.
frankfort Ky, Feb lit is understood
mat the messages to-day of Gov. Taylor
10 President Mckinley contained between
10 and 1000 words and in giving the rea-
chis for appealing as Governor TO the ma
eonal administration for assistance. Gov
}ylor gave history OF everything that
rs occurred in Kentucky in connection
h the contest since the election of last
rpvember
He cited the election figures reported
officially by the county boards after the
\ election, and afterward as returned TO
Inc state board, showing the plurality for
'he Republican state ticket as afterward