The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-20
OPENING OF THE FIGHT
In the Courts in the state Printer Contest
TOdav-

In the Courts in the state Printer Contest
Today.
The first gun in the state printership
contest was fred today by E II. Snow,
the present incumbent
State Printer Snow filed brief for in
junction in the district court today against
Major J.. &. Hudson, who claims he is
entitled to the Office after July l. Secre-
tary of State W. c. Edwards, Treasurer
Otis L. Anterior and Attorney General
+. b. Dawes are also made defendants to
the suit.
The object sought to be accomplished
by Mr.. Snow is to put Major Hudson on
the defensive instead of the aggressive.
Snow asks that Hudson be enjoined
from exercising any of the emoluments
of the Office of state printer until he
shall have been adjudged entitled to
hold the office by due process of law in
some court of record. Snow also seeks
to enjOin Edwards Dawes and Anterior
from refusing to recognize him as state
printer after July l. Mir. Shows attor-
neys are David Overmyer and G. G..
Clemens
In his petition Snow says the Office of
state printer became vacant December
IL, 1894, by reason of resignation, and
that he was appointed by Governor Lew
cling to serve until July 1, or until his
successor was elected and qualified.
Snow says Hudson holds an alleged
certificate of election to the state printer
ship signed by Speaker Lobdell and
Lieutenant Governor Troutman, but con-
tends that no joint-session for the cleo
ton of state printer was held on jan
uary 10, as is claimed by Hudson. Snow
cites that when the so -called s'ioint ses-
sion" was held, majority of the SEN
ators were in session in the senate
chamber, presided over by the president
pro tenn, and that the secretary of the
senate was also present
Snow then recites that the executive
council has received, approved and re-
corded Major Hudson's bond and will
recognize him as state printer after July
l, unless restrained by the court "They
are seeking to GUST the said plaintiff, "the
petition says, without due process of
law and Hudson will by connivance and
assistance intrude into the said office and
exclude the plaintiff therefrom by such
stratagem after July l."
Snow then proceeds to make statements
concerning Major Hudson's business
standing, and that if he is given the
office pending the trial of the case, and
the case be decided in his (SnOw's) favor,
that he will have no redress and
will be unable to recover
one cent of damages, and that his loss
would be not far from $1,000 a month
thereby.
The object of the suit is set forth
plainly in the last clause of the petition,
which reads:
"Wherefore the plaintiff prays that the
said defendant state officers may, tempo
rarily pending this action, and upon hear
ing may be permanently enjoined from
recognizing or dealing with said J. K.
Hudson as state printer, and from refu-
sing to recognize said plaintiff as such
state printer, and enjoying the emolu-
ments of said Office until and IN
less by the judgment of a compe-
tent court in due process of law, said
Hudson shall be adjudged to be entitled
to said office, and that said Hudson may
be enjoined from interfering with or him
dering said plaintiff in the exercise of
said office until said Hudson shall have
obtained such judgment of competent
court in due process of law, emitting him
to said office"
DAVID OVERMYER.