Show GOV TAYLORS POSITION An Authoritative Statement Given to thc Press Frankfort Ky Feb GGO Taylor Tay-lor this morning gave to the Associated Press a denial over his own signature of the report that the Legislature I would convene at Frankfort tomorrow and that he had telegraphed the Republican Re-publican members at London to return I re-turn The statement reads aj follows No order hns been made revoking iho order convening the glnlaturo I nt Lon don W S TAYLOR I Governor In an Interview with an Associated Press representative 0ev Taylor said At the present moment there Is no turning back Thc Legislature will convene at London where It will continue con-tinue to sit until there Is change of policy In the future not yet determined i uponPOSITION POSITION OF REPUBLICANS The following statement In regard to the position of Die Republicans In the controversy over the Governorship of Kentucky was mado today hy > one In the authority of the Republican party The statement wqs mailCto a correspondent of the Associated Press with the full knowledge nnd personal approval of GQV Taylor who heard every word and thoInterview I may be regarded therefore as oillclal The Legislature was convened at London under plain Constltullonl provisions pro-visions It cannot legally act anywhere any-where else and attempted acts done by any rump Legislature anywherc else are void NO SURRENDER The matter must be amicably settled set-tled or there Is no surrender Thn Republican f Re-publican majority Is beyond queptlon Thc Constitution provides that tile one i receiving the greatest number of votes I shall be Governor and by that declaration declara-tion we propose to stand The Republicans Repub-licans are denied a trial denied a I hearing They were deprived of their rights at the ballotbox and also at every electIon tribunal in the State Notwithstanding all that they won and every honest man In Kentucky Icnous this to be true LIBERTY MUST BE UPHELD The liberties of the people must be upheld under the law If possible but the liberties of the people must be upheld No partisan court has the right to tie the hands of tho Chief Executive Ex-ecutive of the State and any attempt to do so will be disregarded The lives and liberties of the people are in part intrusted to the Chief Executive Inasmuch In-asmuch as It Is his sworn duty to protect this liberty against fraudulent Judgments written to overthrow the will of the people as it Is to prqtect I them from the Invasion of a foreign foe PLAIN FACTS I Some criticisms have been made against us because the rump Legisla ture was not allowed to assemble It was certainly Incumbent upon the au thorities that no such assemblage of men nhpuld be allowed out of which might grow further riot and strife When thc Legislature I was adjourned the whole city was convulsed and In a frenzy Both sides were ready to do desperate acts Threats wqre heard everywhere CHAOS REIGNED I I The contest committee denied the counsel right to argue and everything was in chaos and excitement No one who was not present and on tho ground can comprehend the great danger to life and property 1C the Legislature I i had met amid this excitement and at tempted to carry Into effect the par I tlsaV decisIon of tI lie committee It would doubtless In such moments of Passion acted aa hastily and as via dictively aa has the committee Mr r I GoebePs partisans would at once have set up claims and title to the Cover I I nor s office Anarchy and confusion I I would I have reigned among the militia Divided and torn by strife an Tnevlt I I able conflict would have ensued This I < would have converted the city Into a 1 veritable mob i I TIME TO COOL I I i i I But the L Legislature was adjourned I to the Cth of February This gave an opportunity for the storm to pass and I I I passions to cool No set of men were I fit to sit in Judgment upon the very l questions that had brought about the I lnrIul condition at the time that tho I I Legislatiime tias mtnrHni thA rleht I I to act What was the plain duty of the Governor Could It have been anything I any-thing clef than in some heroic way to prevent further bloodshed and ruin I This was done by giving time for UHa sober second thoughts of the people to assert themselves |