The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-07
HE IS TO GIVE HIS ANSWER TODAY
| lie Does Not Sign II VIII Be The Act Of ;
Madman.
HE WILL LOSE THE SUPPORT OF HIS PARTY
Only the Mouutninecrs VIII he Lctt
to Uphold Him In His Suicidal
Course.
Especial to TIE rost.l

frankfort, KY, February 6-As indi-
Gated in the special dispatch last night,
the terms demanded by the democrats at
the Louisville conference ssam TO be high
ly unsatisfactory to the republicans. That
the republican eonferees signed the
agreement counts for naught. They are
being denounced by the rank and file Of
the republicans here and the men VIII,
are Taylor's leutenants and who are in
constant attendance on him sey that these
republican leaders who have thus evidently
deserted Taylor ought to be hanged
Thus it is that tire whole situation here.
ns has been said in these dipatchcs from
tthe beginning, hinges entiraly and solely
on the action OF Taylor aud his ultimate
decision in the r-ltter.
The Pcs, crrespondent has just re
turned fran the frost OF the sthte house
building. or course was refused admit
lance thereto, but friend who is corrc-
spondent fer republican organ and has
he open sesame to Taylor, mas just left
him and says that while Taylor has moi
yet made up his mind to sign the agree
ment reached by the conference he be-
lieves fr5m what Taylor gays, from thr
way h. acts. that he vii rot sign 1t .pd
that he will fight II ont on This line. IS:
The democrats, however. believe he'win
sign It tomorrow. They aad the conserv
alive republicans who desire to avoid any
conflict say that they can nnt conceive OF
ans possible reason why he should not
sign it unless he Is a mailman There be
those who say Taylor's mind is upmst-
anced by the tremendous mental straIp
OF the past week which has made much
history for this commonwealth, and that
he is metal wreck and in the humor ~
| listen 10 counsels OF desperate men. IT is
lily unbalanced and therefore unified to as.
sumo the duties OF the office TO which he
tenaciously cllngs-that any man wouIt
refuse TO sign this agreement and thereby
ALLEVIATE the conservative, level headed
members OF his own party in this State.
as we'll as the National administration
which "a heretofore indicated, has given
| him the tip to come down gracefully and
expect no forces from Washington. Ha
| has been deserted on all sides by the only
elemens that could have maintained him
! in his position for any length Of tine. not
| the least being he Louisville and Nash
Vile railway with It's financial aid. He
! has only his soldiery AID the mountaneers
and hot-heads who surround him and II,
as he says, They will die with me, they
may get the chance.
II Taylor rejects the agreenlen; entered
into by the leaders Of both parties, the
democrats will proceed az once along thu
lines mentioned in the special last nlsht'
/ Trey Will at once orSanlze State gov
eminent through the action Of the elcciian
commissioners on the contests for the rli-
nor state Offices. After such organization
the next will be an enforcement Of tha
Injunction proceedings already outliae!.
and Taylor and his friends VIII be ous.el
from the state buildings I'll the plans
Of the democracy are pitched along The
lines of lawful procedure. and even at thc
worst Taylor will be aggrelsor and the
outcome Is viewed With no great alarm o.
ihe leaders Of the democrats.
The news frcm Louisville that The
peace conference had reached an agre' :
4 ment caused deep satisfaction here, IN.
Rad II failed the ugly situation neFf
would have been intensified. The tex; Of
! ths agreement reached al Louisville has
not vet been made public and the pAe'is'
To il are very reiieent, II comprehend
about the points covered IN the dispatch q
last night ana the terms as sent out y
The Associated Press are pronAAiy correct
The Post CORRESPONDENT hae lea-1 d 'rsm
an unauestioncd inside sauree ~fat is con
slaered the essence OF the aareemen. ans
the matter which has caused the hltca.
The democrats insisted on two p,'nis
First in order Of these was he reeosr''
ton Of the regularity Of the action b.
which tha contest repor, was adopted ans
Goebei was declared governor Of Ken
tpcky; then followed the question OF rati-
flying the action by the legislature wher
II meets next Monday under the terms
OF he agreement. The republicans want
ed the ratification to be made in separate
session Of the house and senate the dem
Iocrsts insisted on ratification BY john