The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-02-08

Then the whole matter is TO be
fought out again at the polls next
November under the election regula.
tions as they stood before the Goebel
election law was enacted. Certain
other concessions were to be made by
the democrats. Beckham would serve
as governor until the November spe-
cial election. Under such an agree
ment the republican candidate for
governor would likely be the present
republican lieutenant governor, John
Marshall.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 6.--No attempt
will be made by Gov. Taylor or Adjt.
Gen. Collier to interfere with the
meeting at Louisville Monday of the
democratic members of the legisls-
ture. Adjt. Gen. Collier said Monday
morning, when informed that such a
meeting was scheduled to take place,
that he had no intention of going to
Louisville or taking any action what
ever in regard to the matter.
Up to noon the democrats had not
definitely decided upon their plans
for the immediate future, either as to
Gov. Beckham or the Legislature. An
important conference was held Mon
day afternoon. which is likely to go
far in determining the course OF
events and the policy of both sides.
At this conference il is expected
Lieut.. Gov. John Marshall, Attorney
Fairleigh, and probably Attorney
Augustus f. Wilson will represent
the republicans. For the democrats,
Gov. Beckham, Speaker Trimble, ex-
Gov. McCreary, Col. Bennett Young,
Senator Blacburn and possibly some
/ others of the party leaders will be
present.
1t is expected that the negotiations
for a truce. which were begun Mon
day midnight at the Capitol hotel in
I Frankfort between Senator Blackburn
and Messrs. Fairleigh and Marshall
will he resumed, with the purpose of
trying to bring about peaceful So
luton of the dispute between the par
H
Of both sides, as far MS they relate to
/ the time and place of holding the next
session of the legislature, are being
delayed to await the result Of this
conference. The democrats are pre-
pared TO carry out their original plan
to assemble their members here and
adjourn at once, or TO go TO Frankfort
on short notice. The officers of both
! houses, the clerks, records, ETC., are
still here awaiting orders from the
party leaders.
! 1t is believed botn sides are sincere
ly trying to find basis on which ne
gotiations for peaceful settlement
may be conducted. A desire on both
sides to make advantageous terms is
but natural, and the leaders are pro-
cecding cautiously. The differences
between the stands taken by the two
parties are so radical that progress
is necessarily slow, but the events
at Frankfort within the past "a hours
have made for peace, and an amica bic
adjustment Of the trouble is expected.
Gov. Taylor's statement that the or
der convening the legislature to Lon
don has not been revoked is not re-
garded by those who know the nature
OF the latest peace negotiations as
lessening the chances of such an ad-
justment
Senator Blackburn and his party
reached here from Frankfort shortly
after noon, and went to the Calf
house, whore they were met by the
democratic leaders already here and
the republican conferees. The latter
then went into private conference,
and at l o'clock Lieut.. Marshall sent
word to the democrats that they
would not be ready for joint con-
ference until o'clock Monday after
noon.
London. KY, Feb. Ga company Of
state militia, numbering 90 men, un-
der Capt. Powers, arrived from Bar
louisville at 10 o'clock Monday. The
company marched from the railroad
station, a mile from town, up through
the main street and took up a station
near the court house. There was no
special demonstrations of excitement.
Instead of the expected inpouring
of legislators on the early morning
train from Frankfort, there was but
one arrival, Senator Hayes, from
jefferson county. The next train
from Franfort will arrive at o'clock
Monday afternoon. AS the regular
term of the Laurel county circuit
court opens Monday probably twenty
mountaineers rode into town at day
break, tied their horses and began
strolling the one main street, waiting
for court to convene. They are not
here to begin conflict, and their
presence in town has not excited the
slightest remark, as it is expected a
number of the denizens of the mount
aims will be here to attend court. The
mountaineers say this is their object
in coming.
When the Laurel county circuit
court opened Monday the room was
filled, the principal spectators being
mountaineers who have ridden on
horseback into town since early
morning. Circuit Judge Brown de-
livered an address, in which he en-
phatically repudates the rumors
which have charged that London was