The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-02-07
TAYLOR REFUSES TO
RATIFY AGREEMENT
Governor Says He Wants
Time to Consider 1t.
LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE

NFH anu as many DFHt"
Ocrats sign n Paper Which May
BriHS About S-ttI-m-nt-B-ck-
ham to b. Chief Ex Cutivr.
FRANKFoRT, Nv, Feb. Ex-Governor
Taylor has refused for the time being.
al least, to sign the agreement reached
last night in Louisville. He was closeted
for long time this morning with Gen.
eral Daniel Lindsay. I. l. Edelen and
7. H. Baker of Louisville. aud finally
told the gentlemen that he wished time
TO consider and would let them know
when be had reached a decision.
Mr.. Baker. after leaving the confer
ence. was asked his opinion of the prob
able result and replied:
Il hope and believe that everything
will be settled peaceably."
The others expressed a similar opin-
ION, although all of them STATED that
they were giving personal opinions and
not speaking In any sense for Governor
TAYLOR.
The news of the agreement reached last
night IN Louisville was received Win
great relief In Frankfort. the strain
of the last ten days has been very great
and any lessenlng OF tension was most
welcome to members of both parties
Not a single member or the legIsla-
ture. Democratic or Republican, Is In
the CITY and none are expected before
late IN the afternoon or tomorrow.
Governor Taylor refused to discuss
the agreement until II had been brought
He said n 1uhg
uor courteous for him TO 90 so. He,
however, made the assertion that if the
GOebe law was repealed ana an election
law given TO the people or kentucky
which would insure a fair ami honest
count of the votes as cast, he would
allow no personal ambition OF MS own
I'd stand IN the way of a peaceful al.
justment OF the troubles.
Il was 1890 clock before JudGe
G0s; and Mr.. sweeney, the RepCbIcau
ATTORNEYS. arriveI rom Louisville. Gen
"a Daniel / nd.ay OK Louisville being
WIN mem Inev bdi the are m"a:
ana c.r-fed ~ ar once % Governor lay
.o: ,fiice ami the door was locked upon
al o-l~luerS
l. w,~ S.rara:lv ue.Ievei THAI Gov
-~:,T Eavl.r wound accept the agree
..i-Hr. aIthcu-a a. mad gwen 10 !. s!tlvC
I>>uI-uco THAI be would do 50.
N=r-. m~uI = .n,,:.
) vsa~e conference he'd az the CIT
JIou-, al LCu3-vI.e la>r night uerwreH
,-v-n Tepl es,arauvrs Ui the R-pGUnC. n
;aIr, AND Sven r-ura~en'ailve> OF The
D-macrtuc party resulted IA ;ae Uutn-
l...u !, >i.-uug or an agreement vmbocr.
!uE TX sucrltic PROPOSITIONS. wEt.h
.r,i.l~e "a >etjiemrut OF the plIjy differ
mes winch have brOuEh; about two
eyafo governments In Kentucky. TnlG
a-t-rus-nt Is IN substance as % lows;
That II the general assembly III
JOINT session shah adopt 4 resolution
Inllivng their recent action adopting
the contest reports seating Goebrl and
BeC6ham. the cOnteSJees, W ; Tavlor
anG Jonn Marshal, shall submit with
out further protest
= That all parties shall unite IN an
effort 20 bring about such Modification
OF tae election law as will provide for
virtI,an election tOarus and insure
t.er and fllr elections.
That COadly 'onS shall rem lln IN
sJa.p quo until Monday, tho genera.
uSSemilv meeting ana a sCur uS from
uav TO CAV until that ume
That nothing shall he done to
hinder or prevent "a JOINT session o. 'he
general a->eui: IL for taking action on
tie ratification reSU.utlun.
d IUaj the sJaTe contest board shall
. meet ana adjourn from u1v 10 Cav until
Tucsdav WI huuJ iaE.uE any action on
the contests for m!nnT slare offices
This po>tpcEemsn; l. >u:ge>ted IN order
thar IIe ac.Iun OF tn- general assembly
on the ratification resolution may be
taken first.
mat ire state troops shall be re.
moved frr N the state capital at Cnce,
though with ali necessary preCautIon
for the pubIc safeTy.
E. That the Republican officials anu
officers OF the state guard shall have
immunity from charges Of treason,
usurpa ION, Ccprrmaruai OF any other
SUCH ChaEses.
E'ne agreement was signed by the fol
lowing:
Rppu bleans-John Marshall. judge
". J. Barr General Dan Llndsav. 7. I
E.ei.en. DR. I II. Baker, DAVID W.
Farleigh. L {. Blilar
D-mocrats-J. : & Blackburn, J. &.
W Bec6nam, sam J SnlCReI.ord, Trey
Wood-on James +. NcCreary, PM
Thompson. Robert J Breckln-!dEe
Iayiot'> Attiruar.
The agreement in full was not given
oh 3 yy.a- d.. 1r..g fr7-r ID