Show IT v IS PEAC r J f I Ii i Strife which has feet Kel tuck for Two W e st is ido Elld j 1 AGREEMENT REACHED I t I Signed by Representatives of Both Sides this Morning 1 i DEMOCRATS GET BEST OF IT j Republican leaders Give Assurances that Gov Taylor will Accept tho Agreement Troops are t be Withdraw V With-draw Frankfort Republican Legislature is to Also be Withdrawn V With-drawn from London Title of Goe i bel and Beckham to the Offices of Governor and LieutenantGovemor V to be Made Cleai Legislature to Pass Resolution Validating all Acts on that Subject Since that Body has been Prevented by Troops < from Meeting This Done Beck e hams Titl Not to be Questioned Louisville Ky Feb 6If the agreement agree-ment drawn up tonIght at the conference confer-ence of the representatives of the Republican Re-publican and Democratic administrations administra-tions held at the Gait house in this city Is accepted and carried out the strife which has rent Kentucky from end to end for the past two weeks will S be ended Thc agreement was reached shortly after midnight and arrangements arrange-ments were Immediately made to have 1 Itdrawn up nod Igned I 1fi Thls was > f elow work however and it wasafter 2 oclock when thc conference separated sepa-rated J The Democrats gained nearly every point they contended for and the Re I publican representatives LIcutGov i John Marshal Gon Dan Lindsey and Attorney David Falrleigh gave assurances assur-ances that the agreement would be act ac-t cepted by Gov Taylor today WHAT AGREEMENT PROVIDES The agreement provides that in order to leave no question as to the title of V William Goobel and J C W Beckham L f to the ofllces of Governor and Lieuten V antGovcrnor respectively the General Gener-al Assembly shall pass a resolution In F Joint assembly validating the acts on that subject since the Legislature has been prevented by troops from holding Its regular sessions at Frankfort As soon as the Legislature does this Beck hams title to the once of Governor Is not to be questioned The Democrats giant Immunity to Gov Taylor and his associates from prosecution for treason usurpation of V office or contempt of court for what V has been done since the shooting of V Goebel These matters are to be held V In abeyance until next Monday Tho Republican Legislature is to he withdrawn from London immediately and no filibustering or oCher attempt of this character Is to be resorted to by the Republicans to obstruct the carrying carry-ing out of this agreement In the Legislature V Legis-lature GUARD TO PROTECT TAYLOR The Democrats suggested that In view of the great crowds expectedIn Frankfort during the Goebel funeral ceremonies the soldiers should bo withdrawn The Republicans asked that an adequate guard be left to protect pro-tect Gov Taylor and his associates assocates f I was finally agreed to leave to Gen Daniel Llndsey one of the Republican conferees the decision as to how many troops should be left to prevent a clash i I I as a re8ult of the Goebel funeral tho Republicans to begin at once the withdrawal with-drawal of troops from Frankfort V I was agreed that the Board of Election commissioners sitting as a i contest board should be allowed to V meet at Frankfort without molestation the Democrats agreeing that no summary sum-mary action be taken on these contests con-tests and that nothing be done without V due hearing of evidence and argument VIFYING GOEBEL LAW The Republicans asked that some provision for a repeal or modification of the Goebel law be Included In the I agreement The Democrats agreed that V to two leading Republicans and two leading Democrats should be left the matter of suggesting changes In the Gocbfl law believed to be wise The acceptance of this agreement by the principals is the only element of uncertainty now remaining in the situation sit-uation Naturally there was no objection ob-jection from the Democrats and the attitude of Gov Taylor will certainly be known tomorrow However accurately accur-ately the Republican conferees represent S repre-sent Gov Taylor or how necessary the lattcra acquiescence la necessary to the carrying out of the plans agreed upon tonight can only be determined by hours the events ot the next twentyfour DEBOES PLAIN MESSAGE I la probable that the Itepubllcan policy was materially Influenced by the following telegram Wtuhlncton D C Fob 1Hon W S Taylor Tlir unanimous seutlni nt here sltmlnL Jh that you am wrong In preventing lliu r i gHUuurn from mocllns and that H D h auld fiubimi the disputed quoutlcma V tow I V w V VV l r I tho civil courtH Federal I asrlstancp cannot can-not bo given you on your requisition HOI HO-I long as the Legislature i4 In session or I can be convoncu TliercMs no doubt but I it < aii lie convened If ymrtjvlll pormlt The Democrats Hi lend that If Any violence occur oc-cur xuiuslmll bo the asgreacof You will by Xorolbjo roslslancn illonito nil who formerly sympathized with join esuue No assistance Answer W J DEBOE J WHAT TAYLOR SAYS V Governor will Wire His Attorneys V Vr V About Confer nee Frankfort Ky Fob C 4 n m Gov Baylor when seen regarding the early morning conference hell In Louisville I In whicha compromise Is said to have I been agreed upon refused to say any thing bxccpt that he would wire his attorneys V a4 TAYLORS PROPOSAL V His Proposition to Submit Matter to Arbitration Frankfort Ky Feb 5Goy Taylor tonight made a distinct and positive oJYer to submit the merits of his claim to gubernatorial chair of Kentucky to any three fairminded men In the L world these three men to be selected by the United States Supreme court Ho will allow them to arbitrate the V case and will abide by their decision V His statement follows GOV TAYLORS OFFER I will leave the settlement of this controversy to any three fairminded men on earth Let three men In whom the people have confidence be selected by tho United States Supreme court arid I will with all confidence submit the case to their arbitration and will cheerfully abide by their decision in the matter mater I I was elected Governor of the State of Kentucky not by a majority of 2200 but bya majority of 40000 and on that decision of the people I propose to stand standNo No acts of the Legislature In regard to my case have been legal because no meeting of the Legislature has been held according to law The Constitution Constitu-tion provides that the Legislature shall consist of two bodies the Senate and the lower house and shall Hit at the seat of the government That scat of government Is at Frankfort unless the Governor convenes the Legislature at some other point I have convened the V Lcglslatuie at London where It will I continue to sIt for the present at least and no action by the Democratic members mem-bers of the Legislature can therefore I have any legal standing Another thing I have never been given formal notice that I had been I deposed by 1 act of Legislature When such V notice of the act of the Democratic Demo-cratic members of the Legislature is CIftC given it me I will either ignore it or veto The case of the election board is different from that of the Legislature The law specially provides a room for them in the State building l where they SMaH hold their 8O58id118 Of course I was doclaied elected by l the former f board so the present board has nothing noth-ing to do with my case The courts enjoined the gentleman appointed by 1 me to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Commissioners 1ryor and Ellis from taking their seats on tho board and it is useless to submit arguments to the present board when at least two members of that board have already committed themselves in rogard tothe contests before them I Is I simplx a farce to bring the cases of board the other State officers before the WIRED TO LOUISVILLE This announcement he made to a correspondent cor-respondent of the Associated Press atC at-C oclock tonight In his ofllce in the Executive building and thc declaration declara-tion regarding arbitration was at once wired by thc Associated Press correspondent corre-spondent to LIoutGov John Marshall and Attorney David W Fairlelgh Republican Re-publican members of the political conference con-ference held tonight at Louisville SITUATION CHAOTIC Chaotic Is the only word that will describe tho political situation as It existed today m Frankfort This condition con-dition arose not so much from anything any-thing that was done by either side as from the countess stories and rumors that were spread broadcast during thc day V CONFLICTING RUMORS Early in the morning it was positively positive-ly asserted by l he I Dcmorrals and confirmed con-firmed by l a few Republicans that the legislative session In london was about to be called off The Democrats claimed to have had the highest possible pos-sible assurance that Gov Taylor would take such action and that the next session of the Legislature would be held i In Fiankfort in the capitol building tomorrow to-morrow morning NO CHANGE BY TAYLOR Gov Taylor late In the morning however altered the situation entirely by declaring to f correspondent of the Associated Press that no order had been Issued revoking the meeting at London and that It would proceed as originally intended by him He denied de-nied in the most emphatic manner that there had been any intention on the part of the Republican party to abandon aban-don the London session LIKE A BOMBSHELL This was a bombshell to many of the Democratic members of the DCnOcrCtlc Legislature Legis-lature who acting on the advice of their attorneys had left the city Saturday Sat-urday night and on Sunday morning in order to be away from the capital Incase In-case it was decided by Gov Taylor to convey them to London for the purposo of helping out a quorum They had left the V city as directed and early this morning a large number num-ber of them were told to return as everything had been settled and an agreement reached which would allow the Legislature to occupy the chambers In tho capitol DEMOCRATS ASTONISHED They camp In from all diiccllons and on every train and by noon fully thirty of them had arrived Thev knew nothing of the situation except what had been contained In en il messages received le ceived by them amid these were found to be misleading when they were con fronted on their arrival in Frankfort by thc statement of Gov Taylor They immediately I I began preparations to leave l the city and at nightfall Democratic Demo-cratic members were as scarce as they were in the morning before the first train V arrived frsl MORE l RUMORS AFLOAT Late in the evening word came that an adjustment favorable to the Democrats Demo-crats might bo made at the Louisville conference which was expected however how-ever to last through the greater part of the night By this thmuthe Democratic Demo-cratic members were pinning their faith once more to legal advice and were beyond the reach of reassuring telegrams 1eaRurng COUNTY COURT DAY Today in Frankfort wan County court day which comes on the first Monday of every month and brings to the city anywhere from two to five thousand VV Continued on pace 2 V V V V r V V IT IS PEACE I Continued from page L I outaldsrs The number today was smaller than usual for many aseur I I Aaces had gone forth from here that I there was a strong possibility of trouble trou-ble and nobody without special business busi-ness should take it upon himself to J omc to town I < r EXCITEMENTIS H1QIL 1 I The crowd however was auiilclently large to throng the streets and this coupled wIth the fact hut the Democrats Demo-crats were returning to the city in 1 numbers and that during the morning I at least political excitement ran high Induced AdJtG Cojiicr to make more ample preparations for the suppression sup-pression of possible trouble than he I had done at any previous time CANNON PLACED IN POSITION I A threeInch rifled cannon was brought from the armory on the hillside I hill-side and placed in the capitol grounds pointing directly down St Clair street I I I Ammunition was placed beside It and beside the Galling guns which were Ion jon i j-on both sides of It commanding the ppproaches lo the capitol building froth j I I i the southwest and southeast ELECTION COMMISSIONERS MEET The State Board of Election Commissioners Com-missioners met today in tile Capitol hotel for a short session and then decided de-cided to make an attempt to visit the I olllcc of the commission In the capitol I building They reached there after considerable trouble with the sentries Ond promptly adjourned until JO oclock tomorrow morning to nieet In the Capitol Capi-tol hotcl WHAT DEMOCRATS PROPOSED Although every leader of the Democratic Demo-cratic party Is away from Frankfqrt It Is understood and believed by such of those who remain here that the Deiuocrutlo party In case of a failure to agree with the Republicans I In Louisville Louis-ville will at once proceed to organize a Slate government NEEDS OTHER OFFICERS In order to do this with the least possible delay it Is necessary that thc contests for the minor position on the State ticket shall be determined Immediately Imme-diately Gov Deckhnm has at the present time no Secretary of State no Treasurer and ro Auditor It will not be possible of course for him lo transaCt trans-act State business until these oMlcera have been seated and It Is with the object ob-ject of facilitating matters in this respect re-spect that the election commissioners are now at work MATTERS OF FORM All those contests are little more than matters of form every one of them resting upon thc same evidence which caused thc Legislature to decide the GoebelTnylor contest in favor of the former The contests will be decided by the election commissioners and their decision is already a foregone conclusion conclu-sion GOEBELITES CONFER Among the arrivals today was Col Thomas C Campbell of New York and formerly of Cincinnati It Is stated I that he had previously been working Ion the contest as counsel for the dead contestant He was In conference today I to-day and tonight with the friends of Gov Goebel including the brothers I Arthur and Justus It Is stated that I Col Campbell Is assisting In working I up vigorous prosecution and that theie has already been much Information I gathered by detectives on which arrests ar-rests arc expected soon |