The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-09
TAYLOR IS BEATEN
BUT TRIES TO BLUFF.
MAKES SHOW OF BaLNIHG M GuM-
PEOnIIIE.
Sil:n' Il by Nia RCprCs nt@,ivrs- I.orE CON.
ference Inst Might TnX lor'S HncECrs
Evidently WGniHCnlrG--UlR Nlih EnM

Frankfort, Ky, FOB. Whcthcr . il
go shall be wur or poaco in Kontuckl
rests tonight with Gov. Taylor alone
Tho question has boon in his mino
/. all day, and tonight ho declared that
y no had reached no decision and will
. announce mono boforo tomorrow.
b The text Of tho agreement ronchod
s. by tho Louisville conference last
might was brought to him this morn,
Sing by committo cobiating OF Gon.
@Dan Lindsay, II. II. Baker and l.. Y.
sSEdelon. They handod Gov. Taylor
of tho agreement, wcro ciosot
5fed with him for short timo and thon
AS thoy left tho building
2#$Mr. Baker remarked: III hope and
Tboliovo that tho cutlrc mnttor will be
&amicnbly adjusted. Moro than this,
III am unable to say at tho present
8tlme."
# Con. Lindsay and MIR. Edolcu
Sspol1o in similar torma, and oil cx-
pressed themselves RS individually
sconldent that Gov. Taylor would
@acquisco in tho torms Of tho ngroc-
$ment.
J Gov. Taylor had long consulta-
ton with his attorneys ovor the mat
tor tonight. Senator Blackburn OK
pressed his confidence that tho on
tiro trouble would now DO peacefully
settled
There is not in tho city Of Frank
fort n single 'nomber Of tho lcgislu-
turo. Tho Ropublicnns aro ali in
London and the Democrats in places
along tho border Of tho Stats, from
whore it will bo ousy to escape
should any attompt bo made to ar
rest and convey thom to London.
But such Republicans of prominence
as aro here SOON inclined to boliovo
that Gov Taylor will accept tho
agroement.
Frankfort today enjoys at Loaf ono
day of>quiet, the first it has oxpor
iencod since the Gooble-Taylor con
tost began threo weeks ago.
The town was bare Of politicians;
there Vas no excitement in tho streets
no crowds around tho cornors and no
throngs in tho lobbics Of the Capitol
Hotel
Gov. Taylor rofusod to discuss tho
agroemont. Ho, however, mado the
assertion that if tho Gooblc law was
repealed and an election law givcn
to the people of Kentucky, which
would insure fair and honest count
Of tho votos as cast, he wonld allow
no personal ambition Of his own to
stand in the way of Il peaceful adjust
mont Of tho troubles.
Frankfort, Ky, Fob. GA long
conference was hold in tho office of
Gov. Taylor tonight, those boing
present, besides Gov Taylor, Col.
Mongol, Col Williams, Cen. Colicr,
Judge Yost and VIM. Sweeney, tho
latter two attorneys for Gov. Tayl
The conforonce WAS secret md mono
Of thoso engaged in it would consent
to talk. They allowed it to ho tacit-
ly understood, however, that tho 20
sition Of Governor Taylor was tho
same rs that stated carly IN the day
to tho Assocint oil Press.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT BEFORE cArirU
IATIoN.
Louisvillo, Ky, Fob. 0.--The
peace conforonco hold at tho Gnlt
house last night between scven rop.<
resentatives Of tho Republican party
and seven Representatives of tho
Democratic party resulted in tho
unanimous signing of an agrcomont
ombodying sovon specific PROPOSE.
tions, which promise o uottlemont of
party differences which have brought
about two State governments in Ken.
tucky. This agreement is in sub
stance M follows.
First--That if tho general assem-
bly, in joint session shall adopt
resolution ratifying thoir rocont &C.
tion hdopnng tho contest reports
seating Goebol and Bockham tho
contestees, w. S. Taylor and John
Marshall. shnll submit Withnut fnr- |