The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-15
Positively Refuses TO Sign Louisville
Agreement.
COURTS MUST NOW DECIDE IT.
Toylor DisbandS the Troops, ,and Calls
the Legislature to Re-COnvene at
Frankfort.

FIduhlOEt, NY, CpSIldi. Ha'S
only this to say: After mature de-
liberation and conference with my
friends from every section Of the
State. have concluded to allow this
controversy to take its due course,
vigorously contesting every inch of
ground and upholding the rights of the
people to the uttermost. If those
rights be destroyed the responsibility
for that destruction must rest with
those who sit in judgment. 1t is due
to say that the eminent gentlemen, my
friends, who secured the propositions
resulting from the Louisville confer
ence, acted in good faith, from the
highest motives of patriotism and did
the very best they could"
The above was signed by Governor
Taylor and issued as a proclamation.
The decision not to sign the Louisville
agreement was reached by Governor
Taylor Saturday afternoon. For over
two hours he had been in conference
with fully $50 prominent Republicans
from all parts Of the State. The meet
ing was secret in the extreme, all those
who came from the hall before Gov
crnor Taylor himself refusing to say
anything about the progress OF the de-
liberationS The members OF the con-
ference, with the exception of Gov
ernor Taylor, gathered in the legisla-
tive hall usually occupied by the
House of Representatives. Governor
Taylor stated to the conference that
there were two courses to be pursued.
First. TO sign the Louisville agree
ment; second, to quietly withdraw the
troops. allow the legislature to recon-
vene in the capitol in Frankfort, to
call off the session now being held in
London and to ignore the Louisville
agreement entirely.
Several speeches were made, and it
was soon apparent that the sentiment
of the gathering was very strongly in
favCr of the second course. and this
was adopted. This action was decided
upon at l o'clock, and the first infor-
nation of the decision was given to
the outside world by Governor Taylor,
himself. He came rapidly through the
doors unattended and locking nervous
and haggard. He walked hastily to-
ward the capitol stairway, repeating
several times to the newspaper men
who stood in the hall, II don't sign
Il don't sign" Il don't sign" From
the capitol he passed to the executive
building. where he at once made up
and signed the following proclamation,
reconvening the Legislature at Frank
fort:
"Frankfort, KY, Feb. 10.
The excitement recently prevailing
in this city having to some extent SUBJ
sided and there appearing now tc be no
necessity for the General Assembly to
remain in session in London. do here
by, by this proclamation. reconvene
the same in Frankfort, Ky. on Feb
ruary -, 1900, at - o'clock noon.
(Signed) wv. S. TAYLOR.
Governor.
Orders were at once issued to Cen
eral Collier to prepare for the depar-
ture of the troops. and in very short
time large number of them were
ready to leave. Six companies left
Saturday night. only small detach-
ment will remain. These will be re-
tanned only as a peace guard and will
in no way be obtruded upon the pres
ence OF the Legislature.