The evening times., 1900-04-16
date SET FOR A HEARING
TaylOr'S Appeal to Be Heard in The
Supreme Court April 30.
Eight Hours To He Allowed Counsel
in the kentucky Case-An Agreed
the Status Of the COnteSt-PrOm'-
nent Attorneys TO Participate.

The record in the contest over the Gov
ernorship Of Kentucky was fled in the Su-
prcme Court today, two cases being dock
eted: William Taylor and John Marshall
versus J. c. ". Beckham: and Taylor and
Marshall versus Beckhem. l. II. Carter,
and j. B. Castleman. In the first case the
GOvernorship s al issue. in the second. the
Lieutenant Governorship and the position
OF Adiutant General Of Kentucky which
Castleman holds under appointment from
Beclham. In the court. Helm Bruce. at
torney for Taylor and Louis MCQuown. at
torney for Beckham, united in a petition
for an early hearing Of the cases.
In support OF this they presented the
following agreed statement OF facts.
Each Of the above named parties is
claiming the right TO and is actually at
tempting to exercise the powers of the
respective Offices severally claimed by
them; and thus very great confusion is
produced in the State Of Kentucky by rea-
son of the doubts as TO which OF the per
sons named has the lawful right to exer-
else the authority pertaining 10 the several
Offices named, all TO the great injury and
detriment Of the people OF the State Of
Kentucky
Both William s TAYLOR and j. G. W.
Bcckham are claiming TIE right to per
form an the functions OF The Office OF Gov
eruor 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 ap-
poiutment etc.
Some Of the officers OF .ae State recog-
nize the acts Of Taylor as the lawful sets
OF the Governor OF the : .a;e and refuse to
recognize similar acts By D. ,kh2m. while
other officers recognize B.-kham as The
lawful Governor.
Among the other officers whom the
I Governor IS authorized ana required TO ap-
point are the officers Of the eleemosynary
I Institutions Of the State. and each Of the
said two claimants has attempted 20 fl
/ said Offices and some persons recognize the
authority OF the appoiHUce of one Of saiJ
/ claimants 10 the Offices and refuse 5o rec
| oginze those Of the other. aui vice versz
/ BY reason Of all these facts and other.
/ Whi-h might be enumerated, it is Of the
. utmost importance TO the people ~ The
: State OF Kentucky tha5 the question O.
/ the right to Office involved in the aforesaid
! litigation should be determined.
/ Mr.. Bruce. responding TO the Chief JUS
! tice. suggested Monday. the goth instant
| as a date for hearing the case, and that
. twelve hours. three times the usual Pc
riod allowed for argument. be aIovei
/ counsel. After some consultation. CHEZ
/ Justice Fuller announced that the cas-"
| would be heard on the goth instant and
| that eight hours would be allowed counsel
/ for argument. u IS understood Jha- for
I mer Governor Bradley and Mr.. Bruce viii
/ present the case for TAYLOR. and Mr.. Nc
! Quown and former Solicitor General Law
/ renee Maxwell. OF Cincinnati, that foI
/ Governor Beckham.
| The Federal question involved, Upor
| which the cases come % the SupIeG.e
] Court. is that the decision OF the General
! Assembly OF Kentucky that Goebei was
| elected Governor. Was not due process oi
/ law as required in the Eleventh Amend
/ meut 10 the Constitution Of the United
] States