Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-06
To Submit GovernOrSnip
Case to Arbitration.
BY DISTINGUISHED MEN
He Would Have Them Chosen BY the
Supreme Court and He Is willing
to Abide by Their Decision, What
ever it May be.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 5.-Go vernon Tay-
lor tonight made a distinct n positive
offer to submit the merits of his claim to
the gubernatorial chair of Kentucky to
any three fair minded men In the world.
these three men to be SELECTED by the
United States supreme court. he VII!
allow them to arbitrate the case and will
abide by their decision. The declara-
ton made by Governor Taylor regarding
arbitration was at once wired by the AS
sociated Press correspondent to Lieuten-
ant Governor Marshall and Attorney
John Firletigh. members of the political
conference held tonight at Louisville.
Chaotic Is the only word that will de-
scribe the political situation as It existed
today at Frankfort. This condition arose
not SO much from anything that was done
by either side as from the countless
stories n rumOrs that were spread
broadcast during the day.
Early in the morning 1t was positively
asserted by the democrats n confirmed
by a few republicans that the legislative
session in London was about to be called
off. Governor Taylor, late in the morn
ing, however, altered the en-
tirely by declaring that no order had
been issued revoking the nesting at Lon
don. inc that it would proceed as orig1-
nally intended by III He denied In the
most emphatic manner that there had
been any intention on the part OF the re-
puOIl(dA POI " UIII0O LAX AoAAAOAA
session. This was a bombshell to many Of
the democratic members Of the legisla-
ture, who, acting on the advice of their
attorneys, had left the city Saturday
night and on Sunday morning in order to
be away from the capitol in case 1t was
| decided by Governor Taylor to convey
them to London for the purpose of help
ing out a quorum. They had left the
city as directed and early this morning
a large number of them were told to re-
turn, as everything had been settled and
an agreement reached which would allow
the legislature to occupy the chambers
in the capitol. They came in from all
directions and on every train, and by
noon fully 80 of them had arrived. They
knew nothing of the situation except
what had been contained in the messages
received by them, and these were found
to be misleading when they were cor
fronted on their arrival in Frankfort by
! the statement of Governor Taylor. They
Immediately began preparations to leave
the city, and at nightfall democratic
members were as scare as they were in
the morning before the first train arrived.
Late in the evening word came that an
adjustment favorable to the democrats
might be made at the Louisville n3nfer-
ence. which was expected. however, to
last through the greater part Of the
night. By this time the democratic
members were pinning their faith once
more to legal advice, and were beyond
the reach of reasSuring kilograms.
Today in Frankfort was county court
day, which comes on the first Monday of
every month and brings to the city any,
where from 1000 to 5000 outsiders. The
number today was smaller han usual.
The crowd, however, was sufficiently
large to throng the streets, and this,
coupled with the fact that the democrats
We're returning to the city in numbers,
and that during the morning at least
political excitement ran high had in
duced Adjutant General Collier to make
more ample preparations for the p
sion of possible trouble than he had done
at ny previous time. A three-inch rif1ed
canno was brought from the armory or
the hillside and placed in the capito
grounds, pointing directly down ST. CLAN
street. Ammunition was placed behinC
it, and besides the Calling guns which
We're on both sides of it, commanding
the approaches to the capitol building
from the southeast and southwest.
The board of election commissioner
met today in the Capitol hotel for a shor
session and then decided to make an at,
t tempt to visit the offices of the commits
/ sion in he capitol building. They reached
there after considerable trouble with TIL
[ sentries, and promptly adjourned unit
t 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning to meet il
the Capitol hotel. 1t is necessary tina
the contests for the minor positions OF
t the state ticket shall be determined i'm
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