Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-17

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The cases
involving the Kentucky governorshlp
were docketed in the United States
Supreme Court to-day. A brief state
n.ent in which counsel for both Pay
lor and Buckham joined, was hled
at the same time, asking for an early
hearing. In this agreed statement it
is set forth that both Taylor and
Beckham as Governor, John Marshal
as Lieutenant Governor, on the Re
publican side, and L. Fl. Carter, as
president pro TEN of the Senate, and
John B. Castleman, as adjutant gener-
al on the Democratic side, are each and
all claiming the right and are actually
attempting to exercise the powers of
the respective offices severally claimed
by them, thus producing great confus-
ion in Kentucky by reason of the
doubts as to which of the persons
named has the lawful right to exercise
the authority pertaining to the several
offices named, all to the great injury
and detriment of the people OF the
State. The agreed statement then con-
tinues as follows:
Thus under the constitution and
laws of Kentucky, the Governor OF
the State, in addition to being charg-
ed generally with the duty of seeing
that the laws are faithfully executed,
is also specially charged with the
duty and invested with the power of
filling many important offices IN the
State by appointment, some by orig
inal appointment and others by APP
pointment to fill vacancies; and also
with the power to issue commissions
to many officers, whether appointed
by him or elected by the people, and
also with the power to issue pardonS
and to remit fines and forfeitures.
Both plaintiff in error, William S.
Taylor, and defendant in error, j. c.
w. Beckham, are claiming the right
to perform the functions of the afore-
said Office of governor, and each OF
them is attempting and has actually
attempted to perform many of the said
functions, such, for example, as issu-
ing pardons and filling offices by APP
pointment.
Some of the officers of the State
recognize the acts of the plaintiff in
error, William S. Taylor, as the law
full acts of the governor of the State
and refuse to recognize similar acts
by the defendant in error, j. G. w.
Beckham: while other officers of the
State recognize the acts Of j. Q. w.
Beckham as the lawful acts OF the gov
ernor of the State and refuse to recog-
nize the cats of William 5. Taylor as
such governor.
Among other officers whom the gov
ernor is authorized and required to APP
point are the officers of the elemosl-
nary institutions of the State and each
of the said two claimants to the once
of governor has attempted to I'LL SAID
offices, and some persons recognize the
authority of the appointees OF one or
said claimants to the offices and refuse
to recognize those of the other, and
vice versa. By reason of all these
facts and others which might be emu
merated it is of the utmost import
ance to the people of the State OF Ken
lucky that the question OF the right to
the Office involved in the aforesaid lit
igation be determined. The ques-
tions of law involved in said causes
are of very great and grave interest
and importance, involving the nature
and extent of the powers of an cleo
ton contest tribunal and the powers
of the judiciary with relation thereto.
Mr.. Louis McQuown appears at at
torney for Beckham and Others OF the
Democrats, while Helm Bruce appears
as attorney for Taylor and other Re-
publicans.
The Supreme Court advanced the
case to be heard on the Both inst, and
gave each side four hours for argu-
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