The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14
TROUBLE IN OLD KENTUCKY.
REPUBLICANS MAY REFUSE TO VA
CATE THE OFFICES.

should the Legislative Committee
decide in Favor of GOebcI, the
Chances Are Taylor Mould Decline
to Surrender-The Contest VIII
Then Go Into the Courts-Anti-Goe-
bel Men Gathering at Frankfort to
Protest Against Unseating Taylor
Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 13-The situation
in the contests for Governor and the
state offices and the question of what is
gong to happen when the final result is
declared, are tonight fruitful of the most
exUavagant speculation.
II The adherents of the contestees, the
Republican incumbents of the state offices,
carry out the line of procedure they now
threaten by refusing TO vacate even in
case the Legislature decides in favor OF
the Democratic contestants, the situation
will be serious, and if The statements of
some of the men high in the councils of
the state are to be credited, this is what
they propose to do.
K. ]. Hampton, secretary of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee, said to-
day that the talk of holding an anti-Goe-
purely an invention, but he predicted that
several thousand anti-Goebel men from
all parts of the state would be here to
protest by their presence against unseat-
ing Taylor and Marshall and to sustain
them if the Legislature votes TO turn them
out. He denied that any of those now
here are soldiers in citizens clothes as
charged by the GoebeI Democrats.
Looking to the Courts.
James Andrew Scott, one of the attor-
neys for the contestants in minor state
contests, said tonight:
The importation of soldiers and thugs
here 10y the purpose of intimidating the
Legislature viii not work They are
buffing. and no trouble will occur As
for their threats that they will hold on
in spite of the decision by the Legisla
ture, they may do this for a few days,
but the courts would recognize the regu-
lar state government, and if Mr., Taylor
does not then give in, he will subject him
self to prosecution, and all the penalties
against usurpaton, which | have no idea
ne viii want 10 encounter
Most of the Democratic leaders coincide
with Scott. Ex-Gov. Bradley and all Of
the Republican leaders hold that the con-
test proceedings are being conducted in
an arbitrary manner, without regard TO
the law and for these reasons the de-
cision, if adverse TO Taylor should not
be binding on him. They filed a bill IF
specifications as to their objections to the
trial of contests and the reasons why the
proceedings are all Illegal The sum to-
tal of these according to Gov. 1aylors
attorneys, brings the case within some
of the inhibitions of the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitution.
A Republican Appeal.
The Republican State Committee
through its officers and the organization
formed by disaffected Democrats during
the recent campaign, has issued state
ments reviewing the political campaign
and calling upon its constituents for their
support The appeal issued by the hon
est Democrats" says:
The Democratic party has been put in
the position of an enemy to the public
peace and a menace to popular institu-
tions with a record of unparalleled out
RACES during the past year We are about
to enter upon a national campaign; the
probable leader in this campaign has made
himself the associate and the supporter
of the men who Were repudated at the
polls. He is to return next week to Ken
lucky 10 aid the conspira tors in driving
from office men who have been elected
The future is dark with threatened dan
ger of the gravest character"