The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-07
TAYLOR TO DETERMINE
The Question Of War or Peace in
the Kentucky Middle.
CONSIDERING The AGREEMENT.
1t IL Believed the Republican Cow
ernor Will Sign the Document Al
ready Signed by the Democratic
Govarunu-n> uuhu sc.us M UnnI~n

ernOr Will Sign the Document Al
ready Signed by the Democratic
| Governor-Republica at London.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 7.-Whether It
shall be war or peace In Kentucky
rests with Republican Governor Tay-
lor alone. The text Of the agreement
reached by the Louisville conference
Monday night was brought to him yes
| terday by committee consisting of
General Dan Lindsay, T. H. Baker and
| T. l.. Edelin,. They handed Taylor
| copy of the agreement, were closeted
with him for short time and then
departed. As they left the building
Mr.. Baker remarked: II hope and be-
lieve that the entire matter will be
! amicably adjusted. More than this
am unable to say at the present time"
General Lindsay and Mr.. Edelin,
spoke in similar terms, and while all
expressed themselves as reasonably
confident that Taylor would acquiesce
in the terms Of the agreement, they all
desired to be understood as saying
that they had no authoritative reason
for entertaining the belief.
After the three gentlemen who
brought the agreement had retired
Taylor remained alone in his office
with the copy Of the agreement. He
studied 1t carefully, went over its sew
eral provisions In an exhaustive man
ner, and late in the afternoon declared
that he would take no action whatever
until today, after he had obtained legal
advice.
Senator Blackburn, who returned
yesterday from Louisville, expressed
himself as being confident that the en-
tire trouble would be settled peace
fully.
1T is entirely natural" he said,
that the other side should wish to
take time to consider the agreement
! firmly believe that the agreement will
be accepted substantially as adopted by
the members Of the Louisville confer
ence, and that all chance of trouble
will be avoided. Governor Beckham
has already signed the agreement"
When asked for his opinion Of the
consequences should Governor Taylor
decline to accept the agreement Sena-
tor Blackburn said:
"Thas Is question / do not care to
discuss, nor even think about. II no
settlement is made now 1t will lead to
endless complications before the end
is reached"
Acting under orders from Frankfort
about 40 members of Company X, Ken
lucky State Guards, who did not ac-
company their regiment to Frankfort
last week, assembled yesterday to
come to the capitol. Shortly before
train time, however, the order was
countermanded, money paid out for
tickets was refunded and the soldiers
will stay at home. 1t is believed this
action is prelude to the removal Of
the troops from Frankfort, in accord
ance with the agreement reached by
the Democratic and Republican con-
ference.
There Is not in the city of Frank
fort single member of the legisla-
ture. The Republicans are all at Lon
don and the Democrats In places along
the border Of the state, from where 1t
will be easy to escape should any at
tempt be made by the military to ar
rest and convey them to London.
The Republican legislators formally
organized at London yesterday, and
after passing resolutions Of respect on
the death Of Senator" Goebel both
houses adjourned as further mark Of
respect. The senators elected Senator
jolly president pro tenn, in the alb
sence Of Republican Lieutenant Gov
ernor Marshall. with A. P. Dyche, Of
London, as secretary pro TEN. and
Frank Riley, Of London, temporary
page. OF the 10 senators present two
are anti-Goebel Democrats. The house,
In the absence Of Speaker Trimble,
Democrat, selected Representative
Bethurum as speaker pro TEN. Judge
Faulkner, of Barboursvile, was chosen
secretary pro TEN. OF the 40 kepubli-
can members Of the lower house IS
were present at yesterdays session.
A meeting of Frankfort citizens was
held at the court house last night and
arrangements were made for public
observation Of the funeral of Mr..
Goebel. All the business people Of the
city were asked to close tomorrow and
drape their buildings In black. All
bells of public institutions were Or
dered tolled during the funeral SER
vices.