The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

backso kentucky with little trouble. They
VIII fan. however Just as Justus GOebel
and Tom Campbell did when they tried
70 get Governor Mount 20 let Taylor ana
FinleS be taken back 70 Kentucky
The determination Of the Goebelites 10
get Governor Taylor and Mr.. Finley INTO
their clutches al all hazards Is shoWn ia
a well-denned report that before the men
who called on the Governor yesterday came
20 indianapolis they had "A conference with
a prominent Indiana politician IN a city
not far from here. and during the talk the
kentuckians asked the Indiana man n ne
thought IL would be safe TO attempt 10 m
huence Governor Durbin with money. me
response Is said 10 have been suHlclenty
definite 20 cause an entire abandonnent OF
A ~weIi-known local man gave some in
teresting views IN the visit Of the Ken
lucky party 70 Governor DurDln. Inc
end in view in presenting TeQulsltiOn Pa
pers at this time, said THIS man, rs 10
help the Taggart-Magulre machine IN the
present municipal campaign Ccndluohs
m Louisville are much the same as they
are in indianapolis. Mayor Charles +.
Board of Public Works Charles Gralnger
his residuary legatee, just as Mayor rag
CART has done with Charles MSgulFe OF
the local Board of Public Works Inc
Weaver-Grainger machine OF LOUISVILLE IS
h~and-in-glove with the Goebei-Beckham
machine. Conferences have lately been
held at French Lick between representa-
tives Of the Taggart machine and or the
Weaver machine, and It was mutually
d1ltEu u AOlGE 0VNGllA0I 4 - ANAN
the present time, II possible, by presenting
requisitiOn papers for Messrs- Taylor and
Finley. with the hope that In the event OF
Governor Durbin refusing 10 hOnOr JhcHl
the reaction would benefit the Taggaft-
Mcguire campaign.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
The probable source of Governor Dur
bins information Of a purpose to kidHap
Messrs. Taylor and Finley was learned
last night. 1t was found that during the
latter part of March a letter was received
in this city from the chief of one OF the
great detective bureaus of the country, in
which he declared that he possessed posi-
tive Information hat the notorious John
L. Norris was engaged in a plot to kiduap
Taylor and Finley in order TO secure the
reward offered for them. The reply to this
letter. which was seen by the Journal rep
resentative. said: IF John I. Norris
comes To Indianapolis and undertakes TO
work any such scheme as that. he Will be
promptly put where he can do no harm.
We I'm Indianapolis have little use for John
7. Norris. We know him too we'll"
Governor Durbin declined to discuss the
requisition matter. but from a man wEO
processes 10 know a great deal about the
chief executives opinions on this and other
questions il was learned thar the Kentuck-
ians need have little hope Of securing to-
morrow the kind of a response they want
from Governor Durbin.
Ii was recalled yesterday that during
Odd Fellows week Past Grand Sire Dur
ham. of Kentucky, called on Governor
Durbin, at the ~StatehOuse, and informed
him that the Goebelites were preparing to
make another effort to secure the eXtradi-
ton of Governor Taylor and Mr.. Finley.
Mr.. Durham is exceedingly friendly dis
posed towards the sO-called Kentucky
refugees and OF the occasion Of his visit
10 the Governor declared that it would be
a great mistake 10 honor a requisitiOn for
their return 10 Kentucky. Another inter-
esting fact Is that the Indiana politician,
who is now said TO have been sounded as
TO the wisdom Of attempting - bride the
Governor was here Odd Fellows week and
had a great deal TO say about the case OF
MessTs. Taylor and Finley. He protested
10 be a partisan of the Kentucky ref
ugees-'
Considerable mystery surrounds the
presence of Mr.. Mills, of Cincinnati, iE
this city, with Messrs. GoebeI and VIII
Hams. Mr.. Mills is said TO be connected
will the Methodist Book Concern in Gin
cinnati, and explained his visit to Indi-
annapolis by saying that he was a personal
friend Of Governor GOebel. A State official
shifted c-ontemptuOusly when he heard. of
this explanation and calculated, well, he
ought 10 be in better business than this"
Mr.. Williams, who brought the requisi-
ton papers from Frankfort. Ky, is The
town marshal of that place.