Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-07


FRANKFORT, KY, February g.
Whether it shall be war or peace in
Kentucky rests tonight with Governor
Taylor alone.
The question has been in his mind
all day, and tonight he declared that
he had reached no decision and will
fannounce none before tomorrow.
aS The text of the agreement reached
s1by the Louisville conference last night
was brought to him this morning by
a committee consisting of Gen. Dan
Lindsay, T. H. Baker and T. L. Eide
lin. They handed Governor Taylor a
sFcopy of the agreement, were closeted
!. with him a short time and then de-
parted. AS they left the building Mr..
Baker remarked: II hope and believe
J that the entire matter will be amicably
adjusted More than this I am un-
: able to say at the present time"
I Gen. Lindsay and Mr.. Edelin, spoke
9in similar terms. and while all ex-
pressed themselves as reasonably con-
81 fident that Governor Taylor would
acauiesce in the terms of the agree
! 11ent they all desired to be understood
las saying that they had no authori-
tatfve reason from Governor Taylor
for entertaining the belief they OK
pressed.
early in the morning, before he had
received copy of the agreement, Gov
ssernor Taylor said:
"Under no circumstances will / dis
cuss the agreement before copy OF
it has reached me. 1t would be most
unfair and most discourteous for me
/. to do so. Speaking generally. how
ever, would say that if an agreement
can be made by which an election law
will be given to the people OF Ken
lucky through the operation of which
a. fair election and an honest court
are assured to the citizens of this
State, no personal ambition of mine
will be allowed to stand in the way
After the three gentlemen who
brought the agreement had retired,
Gov. Taylor remained alone in his Of
fee with the copy of the agreement.
2 He studied it carefully, went over its
several provisions in an exhaustive
manner, and late in the afternoon de-
clared that he would
M AofiOn Whatever
until tomorrow.
Il wish to see my attorneys" he
said, "and to consult with them about
certain forms of the agreement before
I announce my intention. / will not
say what intend to do until after l
have obtained legal advice"
The consultation of the attorneys
was held tonight, in Governor Tay-
lor's office, and adjourned at late
hour.
81 Senator Blackburn, who returned
sShis morning from Louisville, express
! ed himself tonight as being confident
that the entire trouble would be Set
tied peacefully.
81 is entirely natural" he said,
"that the other side should wish to
take time to consider the agreement,
and to, prepare its statement to be
issued at the same time the signature
is affixed: / have no knowledge Of
what will be done, but firmly believe
that the agreement will be accepted
Substantially as adopted by the mem
bers of the Louisville conference, and
that all chance of trouble will be
avoided"
When asked for his opinion of the
consequences should Gov. Taylor de-
.cline to accept the agreement, Senator
Blackburn said:
eThat is a question do not care to
discuss,
Nor Even to Think About.
If no settlement is made now it will
/. lead to endless complications before
the end is reached"
There is not in the cityeof Frankfort
single member of the Legislature.
! The Republicans are all at London and
the Democrats in places along the bor-
der of the State, from where it will be
easy to escape should any attempt be
made by the military 10 arrest and con-
vey them to London. But such Repub-
leans of prominence, as are here. seem