The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-24
t.rtucky GOvernorship Contest
Gaze Decided by the United
States Supreme Court.
tnos HANDED DOWN BY FULLER,
[.,.,,. for state Offices Must BE Set
,led BY the Political Branch OF
the Government.
ot.,ou. However, Was Not
L,mou., Three of III" Justices
Forever Set
u,. the ycxed Question.

kr..binelon. May 22.-The Ken
4 ,,v go,ernorship case was Monday
4 a. he the United States supreme
q =, IA the interest Of Beckham, af-
4 ;or the decision of the Kentucky
b. Of appeals.
fTbe opinion was handed down by
H., Jrs,ice Fuller. and the case
4, N.mi.scd for want OF jurisdic-
r. II, said the court should he the
1. to o,erstsp the bounds limiting
4 avn jurisdiction, and that the de-
z.lr,,ions OF cases Of this char
T., contests for state Office. must
,,.,arily be settled by the political
k,eb Of the government. That
kncb had acted in the Kentucky
4, when the general assembly took
k,ilc,lon. There was no appeal
ku N, assembly's decision, which
y favorable to Goebel, and Beck
h. except 10 the tribunal of the
apl, which tribunal the chief JUS
! aid. was always IN session. lie
n ,Ojd the case was purely a state
s,-,bot Kentucky was in the full
.rs,ion of IFS faculties rs a MEM
1 n the union, and that there was |
emergency at this time calling
Interference.
h. opinion in the Kentucky case
L not unanimous. three Of the JUS
Us dissenting.
!, Justices Brewer, Harlan. Brown and
.E,nna were the dissenting justices
the kentucky case.
louisville. Ky. May 29.-Gov. Tay-
arrived in the city from Frank
\ at II o'clock. and went at once
the custom house. lie intended
rine for his home in Butler county
noon, but missed his train. Short
after the decision Of the supreme
tr, was received from Washington
governor was seen by press rep
Icniatiye in the private Office of
hector Sapp at the custom house.
Ir reading the bulletin the govern
said
. rather expected the decision |
nh be against NE. The adverse {
Ing Of the state courts here made '
'ort Of peSsimist Of me. and I am '
surprised that the supreme bench c
orerrulcd the writ OF error. v
This is not time 10 talk. will 4
y reiterate my former statement Il
regard 10 denomination. that it I
depend on the will Of the people" f
Tnnkiort May 22.-Thc fire bells a
y nng and wild demonstrations
iAe streets on the part of the dem :
'sls followed the news Of the de- n
l'n from Washington. Il
IlGov. Bradley broke the news TO Il
fepubAcan soldiers on the state X
:" square by reading a telegram el
pa said that petition for re- p'
Fns would be filed and that the al
Ei might yet be changed. The ia
''T part Of the announcement was III
END. If
'H Beckhams Office was crowded th
= personal friends who were wait Nv
'O' tho news. The first announce tn
'' was given by Senator j. c. s.
''0lTn at Washington. Several
|" IN The executive Office moved
crowds out on The street, and
. 'ook up yell that rc-echoed
0'gh ID. city.
'N'ai.y the bells began rlnpinp
' mons doomed and 4 wild demon J
'''s OroSe forth in all part of the T sp'
Wv. beekhsm remained in his ," ""'
y II =, ne Cspito! hotel during the -
=. '0e'e was no change Monday. POI
;. % occupancy Of the state build. AM
'e concerned Fu,