The sun., 1900-04-17
KENTUCKY'S TROUBLE.
Cases Involving Governorship Docket
ed In Supreme Court.
HEARING SET FOR APRIL 80.
Brief Statement, In which the COun-
sci For Both Taylor and Beci<-
ham Join, Filled, Together
with the Cases.

Washington. April 1G.-The cases in
volving the Kentucky governorship have
been docketed i'll the United States su-
preme court. A brief statement, in
which counsel for both Taylor and Ecck
ham joined, was filed ut the same time
asking for an early hearing.
lii this agreed statement it is SIT fnttlt
that both Taylor and Beckhau Al goy-
armor, John Marshall aS Lieutenant %0v-
crIur on the Republican eide aal H. II.
Garter is prcsleE pro tCn. ~ th2 sen
ste aal John T. casllcman as adinant
%cECsIl Un tliP Democratic sitle nfc each
| .n! III cluimins tile right aid are actnal-
| i attfIttiHg to exercise The powers Of
Ithe respective oiSlces seycraIly C!1mtd ly
| h- f'ri predicting great confusion Iii
! E(t ~ reason Of tho aarhts as to
u 'il ~ Tho persons namua bavc HE lUW-
| sN right to exercise the authority pc,-
t;inint. 10 the several Offices nnpcd, IT'LL
~ rc great injury and d2t,ilhcnt Of r..a
| people Of tee state.
| The agleed statement thcn continues
his follows:
."lhus under tho constitution ard laws
| Of Kcn!anky the governor IF the state.
| in addition 70 being charged generally
with the daty Of seeing that the laws are
faithfully executed, is also specially
charged w,th the duty and invested with
tie power Of filing many important Of
iicpS iii The state by appointment, some
by original appointment and others by
appointment 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 aud to remit
fines and forfeitures.
Both Making Claims.
"Both plaintiff in error. William s.
Taylor. and defendant in error. ]. G. W.
Beckham, are claiming the right to per-
form all the functions of the aforesaid
office of governor. and each of them is
attempting and has actually attempted
; to perform many of the said functions.
! such for example, as issuing pardons and
filling offices by appointment, etc.
, ''Seme Of the officers Of the state rec
ognize the acts Of the plaintiff in error,
: William s. Taylor, as the lawful acts OF
the governor Of the state and refuse to
| recognize similar acts by defendant in
error. J. c. w. Beckham, while other
officers Of the state recognize the acts ej
J. G. W. Beckham as the lawful acts ol
the governor OF the state and refuse to
as such governor.
Among other officers whom the gov.
ernor is authorized and required to ap
point are the officers Of the eleemosynary
institutions of the state, and each of thu
: said two claimants to the office of gov
ernor has attempted to fill said Offices
! and some persons recognize the authority
: of the appointecS of one OF said claim
ants to the oiligcs and refuse T. recognize
those Of the other, and vice verse. l5y
reasGn Of all these facts AID others viii
. m.E!Ii le enumerated it is Of the utm0s
; Importance to the people Of tho state o
= Kentucky that tie question Of thc righ
10 office involved in the aforesaid litisa
= u tiom nr determined, Questions OF Law
y nvolyCd in said causes are Of very gYca
d and grave interest and Importance. in
vulvinE The nature and cNtcnt Of the pow
y Crs OF an election contest tribunal am
2 the powers Of tho judiciary with relation
!, thereto"
g Mr. Louis McQrown appears ms attor
U ney for Bprkham and uthors Of the Dem
= ocratS, while IIclm Bruce appears rs IL
!, torncy for Taylor and other Republicans
. Date For Hearing Fixed.
!, Mr.. Rruce presented the above state
n mcnt Of facts, and the court set the cas-
d for hearing on tho Both inst, grantin
h each side four hours for argument.
/. While Mr.. Bruce was making his state
" ment the chief Justice asked him if h
D. did not expect the question OF jursdc
p ton to he raised and whether he did no
(. also expect = motion 10 dismiss.
f. Mr.. Bruce replied that both were prot
D. able, but that there was snch confuss
in the state thnt all were anxious for
a decision during the present term Of tn
10 court and that the course undertake
% wN apparently the sniy one op-n.
n "If.'' lie added, "the court sher!d su.
i tain the motisA to dismiss for lack uf ju
II risdiction, that rerrlt would, ef cou.x,
10 end the controversy
r. II the ornioH en such mo&oA skeu,
he adverse 20 dismissal, it would ther
w he admitted, probably he toe late t
A. hear the case On its merits.
" After Mr.. Bruce concluded his stat,
i. meat the case was assigned to a hearin
m ON the 30th inst. ard four hours alIotte
to each Mde for argument, as r1sorte
above.
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