The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-01

O'Clock tonight, sworn IN ds Governor |
Of Kentucky and J. c. w Beckham
few minutes later took the oath as
Lieutenant Governor. The oath was
administered 60 both men by Chief
Justice Hazeliigg OF the court Of APP
peals. The plan to make Goebel gov
ernor was set in motion early In the
afternoon A statememb was prepared
saying that the boards which had heard
contests for governor and lieutenant
governor had decided in favor Of
Goebel and Becl1ham. that the boards
intended to report their finding TO The
legislature buh that they had been
prevented from doing so by the action
OF Gov. Taylor in declaring the legis
lature adjourned. The statement then
goes on to say that the members OF the
legislature were driven from place to
place by the militja and threatened
with arrest whenever they attempted
10 hold a netting. IL was declared the
belief of all the signers OF the state
ment that Goebel and Beckham were
the legally elected governor and leu
tenant governor and each man as he
signed the paper announced that he
voted for the adoption OF the majority
clared Goebel and Beckham to be the
men rightfully entitled to the office.
The statement Is signed by a majority
Of the members of both houses.
1t was slow work obtaining the sig
natures OF the members Of ghe house
and senate and although the work I'm
progress all afternoon il was not until
evening that the necessary number OF
gfe,,ogt,ror ba.4 1,oat, ,,t,Hsa fra1 Au copr,
as the last man actually needed had
affixed his signature tho the statement
word was sent to the residence OF Chief
Justice Hazelrlgg OF the court Of APP
peals He came at once to the Capitol
hotel. pas ed directly up stairs TO the
room of AR Goebel and administered
the oath of office. Mr. Goebel was
propped UP with pillows and was able
TO raise his hand only with the greatest
difficulty as he listened to the words Of
Judge Hazelrigg When the oath had
been given Mr.. Goebel sank back eX-
hausted. the effort having been almost
too much for his strength. There We're
in the room at the time te oath was ad-
ministered. besides Mr. Goebel and
Judge Hazelrigg Arthur Goebel. bro
ther Of the wounded man, Mrs. Welch,
his sister and Percy Haley, his cam
paign manager, and two or three in
innate friends Mr. GOebel was unable
20 say anything regarding the matter,
but the contented smile on his face bore
s'rong witness to the pleasure that he
felt Immediately upon leaving the
room where NE had sworn in Mr.
Csoebel. Judge Hazelrigg went to an
adjoining room, where ne sworn in Mr..
Beckham as lieutenanh governor This
done, he returned to his home.
Judge HazelIigg declined to make
any statement concerning the manner
in which the offices had been conferred
upon the democratic contestants. "A
majority of both houses Of the legis-
lature declared for them he said, and
when / was asked to swear them IN
there was nothing left for me 10 dc
but 10 administer the oaths of Office
The proceeding was Of course entirely
legal and proper. / would not have
done as / did had 1T been otherwise
Mr.. Goebel, as soon as he was assured
that he was legally governor Of Ken
tucly, took prompt action and regard
ing the military arrangement of tht
service. Two orders were quickly pre-
pared for his signature, the first o
which discharged Adjutant Genera
Daniel Collier from office and appoint
General John B. Casueman, of Louis
vile, as his successor The second wa
directed to the commanders Of tn
militia now standing in this city. direct
ing them 40 return to their homes
Word was at once telegraphed to Cen
eral Castleman of his appointment ant
ne is expected tomorrow morning
There is "a possibility OF trouble in th
matter OF control of the state troops
The regiments OF the guard have latel,
been re-organized and are for the mos
part made up OF republicans and per
sOnal followers OF Taylor.
FRANKFORT, KY. JAN. 3l.-2;S0 a
MN addition 20 Doctors Hume, El!
and Mccormick. of this place, wh'
were in attendance upon the wounde'
uaan, Doctors j. Mckenzie. n. p. Dun
bridge and E. w. Walker We're sum
noned from Cincinnati and Or. Nc
Murty came from Louisville As 500
as the physicians from Louisville ans
Cincinnati had examined the patient
a consultation was held. ait the con
clusion OF which DIR. Hume announce
late tonight that the chances ha
turned very much against the wounde
man and the probability was that h
would die before morning. He ha
internal hemorrhages," said Dir. Hums
and we are unable 10 stop them. Tn
less we do 50, his death Is a questio
OF very short time. We have take
from him over a pint OF blood, an
there are SYMPTOMS OF the graves