The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-09
GOV. TAYLOR MUST
DECLARE HIMSELF
Kentucky Democrats Say They
Have Waited Long Enough.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. S.-Unless some
action regarding the Louisville agree
ment is taken by Governor Taylor to-
morrow or next day, or some word sent
to them concerning his intentions, the
Democrats viii proceed upon the by
pothes.a that he does not interd to take
any action, and viii go ahead with the
organization Of their state government
at Louisville.
\ conference was held this evening in
the Capitol hotel, at which Governor
Beckham, Senator Blackburn, 5. J.
ShackiefOrd and John X. Hendrick
were present. The delay Of Governor
Taylor in declaring himself regarding
the Louisville agreement was discussed
at length, and il was agreed by all
present that in their opinion the Demo-
Gratis had waited long enough. 1t was
agreed at Louisville that the legislature
uhouid meet in the capitol building on
MonC2y-aBd it is now so near that
time that the Democrats are beginning
90 think that Governor Taylor may
take 10 action regarding it within the
time limit set. one day more viii be
allowed fer some intimatiOn from Gov
| ernOT Taylor, and If it is not forth
/ coming, another state government viii
I be organized at Louisville.
Taylor Still Holds Back.
Governor Taylor announced tonight
/ that he had taken no action regarding
/ the agreement. and that there was no
! possible chance Of him doing so before
/ Tomorrow He would not say whether
/ he would take any action tomorrow or
not 1t is practically certain that the
! agreement viii not be accepted by Gov
! ernOr Taylor as it stands. lie desires
! more specific promises regarding the
repeal of the GGebel law, and a discus
SION in the gubernatOTial contest by a
/ separate vote of the Two legislative
1 houses.
To these last the Democrats say they
/ VIII not agree. Regarding the repeal of
/ the law, they claim that no mention
! was made of a repeal in the Louisville
! conference. The talk was entirely re-
! garding the enactment of a new cleo
! tion law, 20 be framed by selected men
/ of both parties This law would, in the
1 nature Of things, repeal the GoebeI law,
/ by the mere fact Of it's being later leg
/ islatiOn upon the subject Governor
! Taylor holds the view at present that
/ Governor GOebel was never legally
] seated, and will demand a new vote on
/ the matter before he viii consent to
/ abandon his seat under any cireum-
/ stances.
/ Absent From Frankfort.
/ Not a Democratic member of the
house was in Frankfort today to attend
I the funeral, and tonight Governor
{ Beckham, General Castleman and a
/ few ether Democratic leaders returned
( TO Louisville 20 take matters in hand
/ there. The report was given out that
| orders had been issued TO arrest such
members Of the legislature as might
/ come into town today, but this was de-
I MED by Governor Taylor by Adiutant
{ General Collier and Colonel Williams.
! all of them saying that orders to that
/ effect had never been issued at any
/ time during the trouble.
/ The application for a permanent 81
] junction restraining Governor Taylor
[ from interfering with the sessions of
{ the legislature in Frankfort, and from
( converting IL in London were not heard
today at Georgetown. a. originally in
/ tended The matter went 0veI until
/ tomorrow.
Both branches Of the Republican leg
lislature at London held sacret sessions
today. and adjourned until tomorrow.
! The senate had within six members of a
quorum.
That some action was discussed and
decided upon in the executive sessions
Of the two houses locking toward the
issuance Of warrants for the arrest and
4 enforcement OF attendance of a sufi-
Client number of the absent members to
constitute quorum in each branch. is
[ apparently a certainty. The most rig
oroUs silence regarding the proceedings
was maintained. but none deny that
/ the sessions were devoted 20 discussing
the issuance Of warrants for the arrest
OF al least some Of the absent Demo-
cratic members