The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-04-21
CASE OF KENlUCK !.
AN AGREED STATEMENT ny II
CONTESTANTS. z5#
EARLY DATE FOR A HEARING.
The Court Sets the Case for April
30, and Will Give Each Side Four
Hours for Arsumcnt-AIl Parties
Anxious for an Early Decisfon-
Question OF Courts JurisdictIon
May Come Up. III

Washington, April 56.-The cases inyoly-
Ing the Kentucky governorailipx NsEe
docketed in the Unitnd6 States supFefnGs
court today brief sSatefae =; n which
counsel for both Taylor and Beckiidn,
Joined, was filed at the same time, ask
Ing for an early hearing. In this agreed
statement, it is set forth that both Tay--
lor and Beckham, as governor; John
Marshall as lieutenant governor on the
republican side, and l.. H. Carter, as
president pro tenn Of the senate and John
B. Castleman. as adjutant genera; on the
democratic side, are each and all clam
ing the right to. and are actually at
tempting to exercise the powers Of the
respective Offices seVerally claimed by
them, thus producing great confusion in
kentucky, by reason of the doubts as to
Which of the persons named has the law,
Rul right to exercise the authority per-
tanning to the several Offices named, oil
TO the great injury and detriment Of the
geople of the state Ri
The agreed statement says both parties
are claiming the right to perform all the
functions of the office Of governor, and
zach Of them is attempting and has ac-
Iually attempted to perform many Of the
eaid functions, and concludes:
Some OF the officers OF the state recog-
tlze the acts Of the PLAINTIFF in error.
. William S. Taylor, as the. lawful acts OF
tie governor OF the state, and refuse to
recognize similar acts by defendant in
2 brror, J. c. w, 1Beckham; While other
officers of the state recognize the acts OF
~. c. w. Beckham as the lawful acts OF
/ 'he governor of the state. and refuse 10
recognize the acts of William S. Taylol
IS such governor.
s. by reason Of all these facts and: others
which might be enumerated, it is of tn.
utmost importance to the people of the
Gtate Of Kentucky that the qu: stion to
the right to the offices involved in the
aforesaid litigation be determined. The
questions of law involved in said, scau4e s
are of very great and grave ire: est and
importance, involving the na,ut> mi ex
tent Of the powers Of an electi m It.on est
tribunal and the ape5*ssss ~ SsstAi ella ~
with relation there Co. 554 y s5F4Sg 4 IA
Mr.. Bruce presented the ;,yo State
m WIT of facts, and the court set the a e
for hearing on the 30>h inst. gransin
eaGh side four hours for argument. w ollie
! Mr.. Bruce was making his statement. t. e
aslhiGS justice asked him if he did not eN-
poet the question of jurisdicsio7 TO be
sIaise,a, and whether HI lid rot asso sa5a-
Sect {. motion to dismiss. \: NJ I. Bruce re-
Elied that both were probable. out that
there was such confusion in the safe
that all were anxious for a decision du :
Ing the present term OF the court, ard
G.Iat the case undertaken was apparently
she only one open. @@>
AS IF" he added, "the court should sus-
taGn the motion to dismiss for lack ios
Jurisdiction, that result would. of cou S
end the controversy. \ aa
If the opinion on such motion Shout
b. adverse to dismissal. it would then
Vic admitted. probably be too late to hsa1
the case on its merits.
S. Mr.. Bruce concluded his statement. ana
the case was assigned to hearing on the
Both inst. and four hours allotted to eac
aide for argument. 1.-L--. .. \