Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-02-09
DECREE OF TAYLOR.
De Facto Governor of Ken
lucky Makes a Statement.
No Change of Order Regard
ing the Legislature.
Democratic Leaders Hopeful Of
an AmiCabIe Adjustment
of the Controversy.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 5.-Govern-
or Taylor has given to the press denial
over his own signature of the report that
the legislature would convene in Frank
fort tomorrow and that he had telegraph
ed the Republican members at London to
return. The statement reads as follows:
''No order has been made revoking the
order converting the legislature at Lon
dom"
In an interview later, Governor Taylor
said:
AT this present moment there is no
turning back The legislature will con-
vene at London, where it will continue to
sit unless there is a change of policy in
the future not yet determined upon"
Governor Taylor is considering the ad-
visibility of issuing a formal and official
statement of his side of the present con-
troversy in Kentucky politics.
He had a short conference today with
w. c. p. Breckenridge on the subject
and tomorrow will meet his legal advis-
ers, former Governor Bradley and Judge
Yost, who will be here to attend the SEES
sion of the contest board, and the whole
matter will be gone over thoroughly.
Colonel Roger Williams said today that
Governor Taylor had had no communica-
ton with his legal advisers for a week
and for that reason had naturally refused
to talk.
"Governor Taylor will soon put his
side of thn case before tho nublic." con-
tinund ColonoI Williams Sand I am SIRE
# will inf matters in an entirely different
light from what they now appear to be-"
The state troops guarding the capitol
received thcir FIRST nay today over SD
OOn v-,. mill ot,t ia tho solIinre
Adiutnut Collier yonld NOT say wheth-
pr or NOT tho legislature would be permit
tod to moot. lnt collnd snrcio1 ottontion
To tGc fact that since Saturday no de-
man1 had hrcn modn. Inv the mrmbprs of
thr legislature for thn right to meet. He
allowed if to he understood tbot thrv will
not be molcsted. saving that if was annie
time to decide what to do when the de-
1.and for admission to the grounds had
boon modn IJcrotoforo fine attitude of
the military had been that the legislature
could not mcct.
Alonzo WnIEcr. thc man who was nloc-
Ell under arrest ON the charge of melting
the soldiers of the state guard to mutiny
while pinning "A notice of a proposed an
plication for an Injunction upon the dool
of the office of Governor Toylor. was re.
leased Yesterday. The release was NOT
madc in RESPONSE to the writ of habeas
rorpu, which Sheriff Suter tried in vain
Saturday to serve upon Governor TAYLOR.
The latter concluded that Walker had
remained in custody for n sufficient
length of time and told him to 20 home.
The charge of melting to mutinv has not
been ona,hcd. hut Walker may NOT he
brought before II court martini as was at
one time contemplated by the officers of
Narious ruIuols were, circulated in re-
gard to the reasons for the sudden re-
lease of Mr.. Walker. among them being
report that his release by order of Cow
ernor Taylor was in Difference to Il tele-
gram from WASHINGTON advising his dis
charge. Governor Taylor was too busy
to be seen in regard to the natter but
Adiutaut General Collier cmDhaticallv
denied that any such reason existed for
Walkers release.
"Thc idea is absurd" said General
Collier. "No such telegram has been re-
ceivcd either from the nuthoritics at
Washington or from any one else. Mr..
Walkers arrest was simply a matter Of
military discipline. lie was not discharg-
ed, but simply given his liberty until ar.
rangemouts can be made for his trial by
court martial"
Asked if Walkers release was influence
ed at all 10y a desire to forestall any pos
sble application to the federal court for
writ of habeas corpus. Adjutant Cen
eral Collier said, Not in the least"
a wrong impression apparently pre-
walls in regard to the reasons for the ar
rest" said Colonel Williams. Mr.. Walk
er was heard to make statements two
days be tore his arrest that were regarded
as mutinous and persons overhearing his
remarks made affidavit to that effect"
remains Of Governor William GopheI