The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

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40 bluff. 40 f4lse alarm about it.
TANLOR'S PROCL AMATlON.
CIV. Ia; lor this afternoon issued
tie following address to the people:
To the People Of Kentucky: The
most lamentable condition Of sf .irs
ever experienced by our people has
rendered promp! action on the part
of the Chef Executive of the State
8 b~o!utely necessary.
4 long se;ies OF unprecedented
and unlawful acts p~racticed by those
in charge If the legislative interests
of the State has culminst, in the
most fearful condition Of the period
to the Safe. TIE dreadful tragedy
which occurred yesterday shocked
and startled all, and can be no more
sincerely deplorel By anyone than
myself.
The attenp! to legislate under
such conditions of excitement and
threatened violence as now prevails
in Frankfort would be sheer mad
ness, and 1 have, therefore, in the
exercise OF my constitutional powers,
adj,urned the Legislature to convene
in London, Ky, on February 6.
1 have taken every ]precaution to
preserve the peace, that every citizen
may know tina. life and property are
safe and will be protected with every
resource Of the commonwealth. 1
trust that 10 this laudable effort 1
will have the support of every law
abiding citizen Of Kentucky.
(S'gned) ". S. Taylor,
Governor OF Kentucky.
GOVERNOR G~OEBELSTAKES TIE OATH.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 81 William
Goebel vas shortly before 9 o'clock
tonight sworn in as Governor Of Ken
lucky and J. G. W. Beckham a few
minutes later took the oath of Lieu
tenant Governor. The oath was ad-
ministerted to both men by Chief
Justice Hazelrigg of the court of ap-
peals. The plan to make Goebel
Governor was set in motion early in
the afternoon. A statement was
prepared saying that the boards
which had heard the contests for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
had decided in favor Of Goebel and
Beckham and that the boards intend
ed to report their findings to the
legislature, but that they had been
prevented from 50 doing by the
action of Gov. Taylor in declaring
the legislature adjourned.
The statement then goes to say
that the members of the legislature
were driven from place to place by
the militia and threatened with ar
rest whenever they attempted to
hold a meeting. 1t was declared the
belief of all the signers of the state
ment that Goebel and Beckhsm
were legally elected Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and each man,
as he signed the paper, announced
that he voted for the adoption of the
m ority report Of the contest boards
which declared Goebel and Beckham
to be the men rightfully entitled to
the cfice.
Mr.. Goebel as soon as be was as
sured that he was legally Governor
of Kentucky, took prompt action re-
garding the military arm of the SER
wee. Two orders were quickly pre-
pared for his signature, the fret
which discharged Adjutant General
Collier from Office and appointed
Gen. John B CIstleman Of Louis
vile as his successor. The second
was directed to the commanders #
the militia now static ned in this
city, directing them to return to
their homes. Word was ct once tele-
graphed to Gen. Castleman of BIS
appointment and be is expected in
the city tomorrow morning. There
is a possibility of trouble in the mat
ter of the control of the State troops.
The regiments of the guard have
lately been r%eorgan:zed ard they are
for the most part made up Of R4pub-
licans and the personal followers of
Governor Taylor.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2.-Tbe
Kentucky delegation, consisting #
Senator-E!ect Blackburn, Representa-
t;ves Rhea, Smith, Allen and Gilbert,
and ex-Rapresentative Thompson,
called on President Mckinley today
to protest against federal interfer-
cree in that stste.
Governor Taylor had appealed to
Major Mckinley to settle the Ken
lucky matter by recogniZino him as