The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-12
STATE OFFICIALS VIEW
HE TALKS OF THE GOVERNORS At
TITUDE IN REaUIsITION CASES.
When Tom Campbell Asks for the Gov
Primed for the Occasion.

Governor Durbin's postponement of his
decision in the matter of the acquisitions
for W. S. Taylor and Charles Finley by no
means is TO be taken as indicating that he
will send those men back 10 Kentucky, as
Tom Campbell seems to think" said a State
official yesterday. Il notice that Campbell
is quoted as declaring that Governor Dur
bin will honor the Kentucky acquisitions
inside OF six months. l have not, of course,
heard the Governor say anything tending
TO even intimate what his decision will be,
but l know of certain things that are being
done, and by putting two and two to-
gether' l can make a shrewd guess.
For instance, it is perfectly well known
here in the StatehOuse that Governor Dur
bin has taken steps to provide himself with
complete information as to the way in
which trials Of the so-called Goebel cases
have been conducted. When Arthur Goebel
and his Man Mills were here several
weeks ago to press the honoring of the
Taylor and Finley acquisitions. Governor
Durbin was in possession OF a large amount
of data concerning the jury system of
Kentucky, particularly as applied TO the
trials of Powers. Howard, Youtsey and
others implicated I'm the killing or MI.
Goebel. Since that time. however, the Gov
ernor has reflected over Arthur Goebels
declaration that there was nothing unfair
about those trials, and has concluded to
satisfy himself on the point. Accordingly.
he sent a trustworthy official to Ken
lucky a few days ago to investigate
the question thoroughly, and the report of
this man is now in Governor Durbin's pos
session. l am reliably informed that the
report does not materially change the in
formation previously possessed by the Gov
ernor
ANOTHER POINT.
Another point that has impressed Gov.
Durbin especially" continued the official,
sis Tom Campbell's extraordinary interest
in the trials of the men who are accused
of being in a conspiracy to kill Mr.. Goebel,
and his powerful desire, amounting almost
to a frenzy, TO get Taylor and Finley back
into Kentucky. Mr.. Campbell has repeat
eddy declared that he is as good a Repub-
lican as walks above ground. Why. then.
does he seem to glory in the persecution of
Republicans? Why does he become so bit
ter when he gets to talking of TaylOr and
Finley? These things have filled the Gov
ernOr with a desire to knCw more about
Campbell. He has, therefore, obtained his
complete record. Governor Durbin has be-
fore him all the salient points in Camp
bells checkered and interesting career. He
knows that gentleman's true relation to the
Cincinnati riots, the full history of the
disbarment proceedings instituted against
Campbell, as a result of which he found il
convenient to take up his permanent res
idence in New York. and other matters of
more or less interest.
1T would strike the average man that
Governor Durbin could scarcely be brought
to look favorably on the Kentucky situation
when he finds men being tried in a grossly
unfair manne prosecuted by a lawyer
like Tom campbell and before a Judge who
has openly boasted that he is using these
trials to lift him into the United States
Senate. No, Governor Durbin will not
honor the acquisitions for Messrs. Taylor
and Finley in six months. or in any period
until there shall be brought about in Ken
lucky not merely a radical change in the
feeling toward those men, but an equally
radical change in the court procedure of
the State in such cases"