The age-herald., 1900-02-15
DECISION DID NOT
 DISCOURAGE TAYLOR

Frankfort, Ky, February 14.-The action of Judge Taft in Cincinnati today in deny- ing federal Jurisdiction in the contests for the minor places on the state ticket did not discourage Governor Taylor in the least. He contends that the matter has nothing whatever to do with his own case, and when informed of Judge Taft's decision he gave out the following statement to the Associated Press:
 1.-The decision of Judge Taft today hold ing that his court has no jurisdiction in the case of the state minor offices does not affect the merits of the case. He does not determine that the petitioners had no mer- dts in their case, but only that his court could not take jurisdiction and right the wrong If he had held that he had juris- diction it would all have been over, for the outrages were so glarlng that the repulo.d- cans would have won hands down. The decision in said cases does not in the least affect my case. (signed
 "W. S. TAYLOR,
 Governor of Kentucky"
 VIII Try All Remedies
 After giving out the statement, Governor Taylor sad: 'I never really believed that the matter could be made to stick in the court before Judge Taft, but we felt obliged to try it. This is a case where all the legal remedies must be tried and exhausted if necessary. We will try everything that the courts afford uS.' The suit of Becdham vs. Taylor for the possession of the office of governor was filed to-day in the circuit court at Frankfort. Up to a late hour the sheriff had not succeeded in serving notice on Governor Taylou, and the chances of his doing so did not seem brilliant, as all visit ors to the office of the governor or the gu- bernatoria1 mansion were compelled to run gauntlet of guards who were on the look out for gentlemen with suspicious papers. The petition in the suit holds that W. s. Taylor is not the governor of the state, and that with an armed force he holds possess sion of the executive building. It alleges that he is drawdng money without authority of law from the state treasury, pardonhng convicts, and doing other things that are detrimental to the welfare of the state. The petition asks that the court enjoin him from exercising any duties as chdef eXecu- tive and from assuming any control what ever over the legislature. Application for the injunction will be made on Friday be- fore Judge Cantrill at Georgetown.
 The Democratic Committee
 The committee of the democratic mem bers of the legislature which came from Louisville for the purpose Of investigating conditions here and determining whether it is safe for the democrats to venture within the precincts of Frankfort, returned to Louisville tonight. The members Of the committee declined to hold any conver- sation with Adjutant-General Collier or Governor Taylor, and made Custodian Thompson, of the executive building, the go.between.. They first sent word to Gov error Taylor that before the democratic members could think or returning to Frankfort the soldiers must be sent away. No objection, they said, would be raised to small number for a body guard for Gov ernor Taylor personally, but as for the leg islature 1t needed no protection. Govern or Taylor replied through the medium Of Custodian Thompson that the request of the committee could not be compiled with, but promised that the legislature should not be molested in any way. For the com mittee, Custodian Thompson then asked Governor Taylor if the same conditions would exist next Monday around the state house as existed today. MT. Thompson was sent back with the reply that no as- surance could be given, but that there would be no show of force, and that all the soldiers would be withdrawn from the gates and would be kept in the background as much as possible.
 The members of the committee said in their opinion the meetings would continue in Louisville at least for the present, while some of them expressed personal willing ness to return to Frankfort.