The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-17
KENTUCKY CASES ADVANCED.
rrn STATES SUPREME COURT
TO HEAR THEM APRIL 30.

casos Have Been Docketed and an
nod statement Filed by COun-
-, for pecISham and TaylOr-They
,Tbat Great Confusion Exists in
,-.rtucIsy. and an EARLY Determin-
ian Of the Matter Is Necessary.
.,sdiction May BE Questioned.
washington, April 16.-The cases involV-
80. tba Kentucky governorship We're dock
-, in the United States Supreme Court
to-day. g.
-, vavlor and Beckham joined was
.;lo5 al the same time, asking for an ear
hsaring. The court advanced the case
he heard on the 30th instant and al
,a,+s1 each side four hours for argu-
meuts
The agreed statement sets out that both
,ra,Ior and Beckham as Governor John
,tsrssall as lieutenant governor on the
perubHcan side, and L. II. Carter as
,rssi6ent pro tenn of the Senate, and John
p rastleman as adjutant general on the
democratic side are each and all claim
,- +be right to and are actually attempt
i,y no exercise the powers of the respec-
i've Offices severally claimed by them
Tins producing great confusion in Ken
rckv by reason of the doubts as to
which of the persons named has the law
mi right TO exercise the authority per-
tanning TO the several offices named all
10 TIE great injury and detrimeht or the
nsarle If the state.
The agreed statement then continues as
follows:
of Kentucky, the Governor of the state
in addition to being charged generally with
me dutv of seeing that the laws are faith
fully executed, is also specially charged
with the duty and invested with the pow
or of filing many important offices in the
stata bv appointment, some by original ap-
noiutment and others by appointment 10
I'm vacancies: and also with the power to
issue commissions 10 many officers, wheth-
Or amounted by him or elected by the peo-
ple and also with the power to issue par
dons and 10 remit fines and forfeitures.
where the Confusion Exists.
"Both plaintiff in error, william S. Tay-
lar and defendant in error, j. c. W. Beck
ham. are claiming the right to perform
all the functions of the aforesaid office OF
Governor and each of them is attempting
and has actually attempted 10 perform
many of the said functions, such, for ex-
ample, as 4SSull4S pa NAOh9 anu AAAAAiiS
fees by appointment, etc.
some of the officers of the state recog-
nize the acts of the plaintiff in error,
William S. Taylor, as the lawful acts of
the Governor of the state and refuse TO
!eo9gnize similar acts BY d ag
Beckham; while other officers of
the state recognize the acts of j. C. w.
Beckham as the lawful acts of the Gov
ernor of the state and refuse TO recognize
the acts of William S. Taylor 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 the
said two claimants 30 the office of Gov
ernor has attempted 10 fill said offices and
some persons recognize the authority OF
the appontees of one of 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 enumerated, ii is of the utmost
Importance to the people of the state of
Kentucky that the question of the right
10 office involved in the aforesaid lit-
cation be determined. The questions of
law involved in said causes are of very
great and grave interest and importance,
involving the nature and extent of the
4 powers of an election contest tribunal and
the powers Of the judiciary with relation
thereto
Question of Jurisdiction.
Mr. Louis McQuown appears as attor-
4 ney for Beckham and others of the Dem
oerats, while Holm Bruce appears as at
torney for Taylor and other Republicans.
While Mr.. Bruce was presenting the
above statement of facts the Chief JUS
8 tee asked him if he did not expect the
Il question Of jurisdiction TO be raised and
Il whether he did not also expect a motion
81 TO dismiss. Mr.. Bruce replied that both
We're probable butt that there was such
Il confusion in the state that all We're anX-
II ious for a decision during the present
81 term Of court and that the course under
VI taken was apparently abe only one open.
II IT." he added, the court should sus-
tain the motion to dismiss for lack Of
81 Jurisdiction, that result would, of course,
81 end the controversy"
III If the opinion on such motion should
81 be adverse to dismissal il would, then,
81 he admitted, probably be too late to hear
n the case on its merits.