The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-07
UNCERTAINTY
PREVAILS AT
FRANKFORT.
The AGREEMENT Has Been Presented
70 Governor Taylor, and After
Consulting Attorneys
liz WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION
Observation-Disclosures, General opin-
ION Is That he WIN Agree
to the Terms.

FRANRoFoRT. KY, Feb. a.
Whether 1t shan be war or peace in
kentucky rests tonight with Gov. Tay-
lor alone. The question has been in his
mind all day, and tonight he declared
that he hsd reached no decision and
viii announce none before tomorrow.
The text OF the agreement reached by
the Louisville conference last night was
brought to him this morning by CONF
mIttee consisting of Gen. Dan Lindsay,
t. II. Baker and I. L. Edelln. They
handed Gov. Taylor copy Of the agree
ment, were clUseted with him y short
time and then departed. AS they left
the building Mr.. Baker remarked: Il
hope and believe that the entire matter
viii be amicably adjusted, More than
this am unable to say at the present
time
Gen. Lindsay and Mfr. Edelln spoke In
similar terms. and while all expressed
themselves as reasonably confident that
Gov. Taylor would acquiesce in the
terms Of the agreement, they al; de-
sired to be understood as saying that
they had NO authoritative reason from
Gov. Taylor for entertaining the belief
they expressed.
Early In the morning, before he had
received copy OF the agreement, Gov.
Taylor discussed the conditions as he
understood them to be before reaching
odicial notice, and said:
Under no circumstances will dis
cuss the agreement before copy Of 1t
has reached me. 1t would be most un-
fair and most dlscourteous for me to
do 50. Speaking generally, however, 1
wonld say that II an agreement can be
made by which an election law WIN be
given to the people Of Kentucky
through tho operation Of which fair
election and an honest count are az
sured to the citizens Of this state, no
personal ambition Of mine wilt be al
lowed to stand in the way"
VIM Take Action To-day.
After ;he three gentlemen who
brought TIE agreement had retired
Gov. Taylor remained alone in his Of
fice with a copy Of the agreement. He
studied it 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 tomorrow.
II wish to see my attorneys" he said.
land to consult with them about certain
forms Of the agreement before an
nounce my intention. VIII not say
what l intend to do until after 1 have
obtained legal advice"
The consultation OF the attorneys was
held tonight in Gov. Taylor's office and
adjourned at late hour.
Senator blackburn. who returned this
morning from Louisville, expressed
himself to. night as being confident that
the entire trouble would be settled
peacefully.
"It 4 entirely natural" " he said. that
the other vide should wish to take time
to consider the agreement and to pre-
pare It's statement to be issued at the
same time the signature IS aRlxed. 1
have no knowledge of what VIII be
done, but firmly believe that the
agreement win be accepted substan-
TALLY ~ adopted by the members of
the Louisville conference and that all
chance OF trouble VIII be avoided"
When usked for his opinion OF the
consequences should Gov. Taylor de-
cline 70 accept the agreement. Senator
Blackburn said:
That Is a question l do not care to
discuss. nor even TO think about II
no settlement Is made now 1t Will lead
to endless complications before the end
Is reached"
Hovering GA the Border.
There is not In the city of Frankfort
a single member OF the legislature. The
Republicans are all At London and the
DemOOEatB in places along the border
Of ths Btate, from where II will be easy
70 escape should any attempt be made
by tbs military 70 arrest and convey
them 70 London. But such Republicans
Of prominence a. are here seem Inclined
10 believe that Gov. Taylor will accept
the agreement. They all admit, how
ever. that he has given as yet no oral
or written evidence Of his intention.
One Of the attorneys who has been
prominent on the Republican side In
the contest cases, and who. therefore.
docs not wish his name used In con-
nectIon with an interview, said to-
night;
1T Is in my opinion the duty OF Gov.
Taylor tn sign the agreement. II he
does not he viii lose greatly in standing
in his own party. know that he will
DO what ha believes 10 be right and
best for the welfare OF the state. 1t
Seems to me that under tho clreum-
stances there can hardly be two opln-
Ions as to what his course must be-"
FRnkfort to-day enjoyed nt least
one day o: quiet. tile trst 1t has cx-
p'riencsd Finoe the Goebel-TaylOr con-
''a' bsEAn. three weeks ago. The town
Nau bare Of politicians. thore was no
''sitsmeni In ttho streets, no crowds
SOund the corners and no thrOngs In