The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-07
Called the State Emergency Board
in Session Yesterday and Secured
an Appropriation of $4,000.
MONEY Is FOR THE MILITIA
TWO REGIMENTS WILL BE SENT TO
CINCINNATI, IF NECESSARY.
Promoters and Jefries and Ruhlin
Continuing PreparatiOns-The
Injunction Proceedings.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb Cat the request
of Governor Nash, the State Emergency
Board to-day authorized him to incur any
expenses necessary to the amount Of s5O-
COO, in the use>of the State militia if neces-
sary to prevent the proposed Jeffries-
Rubin prize fight. billed to take place in
Saengerfest Hall in Cincinanti on Feb. 15.
The request was granted by unanimous
vote of the finance committee, the chair
men OF the two houses OF the General AS
sembiy, the state auditor and the Gov
ernor. 1t is possible that none of this
will be needed, in case the courts should
enjoin the fighters. The members of the
board did not know until they arrived
here that they were to be called on to
provide for such an expense. 1t Is very
unusual for an allowance to be used in
contingency to be made by this board.
This movement on the part of the Gov
ernor leaves question about his inten-
ton to use the military arm of the State,
is the law fails to prevent the fight. He
had never said explicitly that he would
use the militia. The Governor expressed
himself the other day as believing that
Sheriff Taylor was all right. The Gov
ernor is on record as believing that the
executive has no power to call out the mi
litia without a request from the sheriff
or the mayor, and it is believed he has ar
ranged with Sheriff Taylor, of Hamilton
county, that he shall call for troops In
case it is necessary to stop the fight Fol-
lowing is the Governors letter TO the
emergency board, asking the emergency
allowance:
Observation-Disclosures there is reasonable
l~x.l- e
ing together in the city of Cincinnati and
Hamilton county with the intent to COM
NIT a felony, to wit: Bring off prize
fight and by force and violence to break
or resist the laws of the State, therefore
1 respectfully ask your board to authorize
the adjutant general to create deficiency
for the transportation, subsistence, pay
and general expenses of the Ohio National
Guard in case it should become necessary
tc use them in preventing the commission
of said felony and in avoiding the breaking
OF said laws, and in overcoming resistance
10 the same-said deficiency not to exceed
IN amount $50,
The notice of the action of the emergency
BOARD sent to the adjutant general reads
$4,000 for the following purposes:
For Transportation, subsistence per diem
ard general expenses of the Ohio National
Guard in suppressing an apprehended feI'
only in Hamilton county and in avoiding
the breaking of the laws of Ohio, and IN
overcoming resistance TO the same"
Assistant Adjutant General Adams stated
this afternoon that probably two regiments
of state troops would be used in case the
step became necessary to prevent the
fight. The Third Regiment. with head
quarters at Dayton, and the Second, with
headquarters at Lima, will likely be those
chosen, as it is not the policy of the State
TO use local troops in a disturbance like
this