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Show TAYLOR APPEALS TO PRESIDENT 3FKINLEY - Latter, However, Will Refuse to Interfere in Affair. 4 Washington, Feb. 1. President Mc-Kinley Mc-Kinley has received a long messaga from Governor W. S. Taylor of Kentucky, Ken-tucky, dated today at Frankfort. Governor Gov-ernor Taylor recites at length the situation situa-tion in Kentucky, declares that he con- siders himself the legally elected executive exe-cutive of the state, and asserts that the condition of affairs at the present time is most critical. He says that a riot may occur at any time which will cause much bloodshed. Governor Taylor says he is doubtful of his power to control the situation, and appeals to the president to end the matter and secure peace in the state by recognizing him as the governor. of Kentucky. The appeal is very earnest, and tha aid of the administration is urgently requested. The ofiicials of the war department regard the present cdntest in Kentucky as purely a state matter, which, up to this moment, has presented no features that would warrant the intervention of the United States government. The exact functions of the United States army, when acting within a state, hava been most carefully defined and set out in general order No. 26, promulgated July 24, 1S94. Under the terms of this order the government of the United States can of its own volition use the federal troops within a state only when "insurrection, "in-surrection, domestic violence, unlawful combinations or conspiracies in any state so cbstructs or hinders the execution execu-tion of the laws thereof and of th-j United States as to deprive any portion por-tion or class of the people of such state of any of the" rights, privileges or immunities im-munities or protection named in the constitution, and secured by the lawa for the protection of such rights, privileges priv-ileges or immunities, and the constituted constitut-ed authorities of such state are unable to protect or from any cause fail in or refuse protection of the people in such rights." It does not appear to the officials here that the condition described by this statute now exist in Kentucky. Another case in which the United States troops might be employed la set out in section 51"J7. revised statutes, authorizing au-thorizing the president to employ troops "in case of an insurrection in any 3tate against the government thereof, on an application of the legislature of such state, or of the executive thereof, when , the legislature cannot be convened." I It will be noted in the case above cited cit-ed in which troops may be employed, while the president is allowed to exercise exer-cise his discretion in meeting the request, re-quest, it is not mandatory upon him to I accede to them. Were this not the case upon the president might be placed the responsibility for a decision between be-tween the rival claimants for the Kentucky Ken-tucky governorship. Assuming that the legislature has been legally adjourned by Governor Taylor and that it cannot be reconvened reconven-ed by the date specified in his proclamation, procla-mation, either of the persons claiming to be governor of Kentucky might call upon the president for troops and thus oblige him to decide the issue had he not the reserved right to decline to meet either request. f A like situation might arise should two legislatures be organized, a contingency contin-gency which is looked upon as extremely extreme-ly probable by the officials here. So It may be stated tnat the position of the administration in Its decision to refrain from intenvention in Kentucky remains unshaken by any of the events of the past twenty-four hours, and in all like- j lihood the only happening which could induce the ordering of troops Into the state would be an assault upon United States property and courts or mails and interstate commeroe, and even In such case, it is privately declared on the highest military authority that the troops would not be used to further any interests in the state or to meddle in I its politics or for any other purpose than the defense of the United States Interests. i |