Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-19
| THE KENTUCKY CONTESTS.
The Agreed Case is Now Formally
Before the Supreme Court of
the United States.
BOTH SIDES ASK AN EARLY HEARING.
The Statement Filed Recites the
State of Chaos in Which the At
fairs of the State of Kentucky
Are as the Result of Conflicting
Claims-TO be Heard April 30.

Washington, April 17.-The cases in
9olving the Kentucky governorship
have been docketed in the United
States supreme court. A brief state
ment, in which counsel for both Tay-
lor and Becllham joined, was filed at
the same time, asking for an early
Eearing. In this agreed statement it
is set forth that both Taylor and
Beckham as governor, John Marshall
as lieutenant governor on the repub-
lican side, and L. II. Carter as presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate, and John
b. Castleman, as adjutant general on
the democratic side, each and all
claiming the right, and are actually
attempting to exercise the powers of
the respective offices severally claimed
by them, thus producing great con-
fusion in Kentucky, by reason of the
doubts as to which of the persons
named has the lawful right to exercise
the authority pertaining to the sew
erals offices named, all to the great
injury and detriment of the people of
the state.
The agreed statement then contin-
ues as follows:
''Thus under the legislation and laws
of Kentucky the governor of the state,
III addition to being charged generally
with the duty and invested with the
power of filling many important Of
fees in the state by appointments some
by original appointment, and others
by appointment to fill vacancies; and
also. with the power to issue commits
sions to many officers, whether ap-
pointed by him or elected by the peo-
pie, and, also with the power to issue
pardons and to remit fines and for
fixtures.
Roth plaintiff in error, VIM. S. 7'ay-
lo,'. and defendant in error. j. C. Beck
ham, are claiming the right to per-
fern all the functions of the aforesaid
office of governor, and each of them
IS attempting. and has actually at
tempted, to perform many of the said
functions, such, for example, as issu-
ing pardons and filling offices by au-
pointment, etc.
''Some of the officers of the state
recognize the acts of the plaintiff in
error, VIM. S. Taylor, as the lawful
Gets of the governor of the state, and
refuse to recognize similar acts by de-
PENDANT in error, j. G. w. Beckham:
while other officers of the state recog-
nize the acts of J. c. W. Beckham as
the lawful acts of the governor of the
state, and refuse to recognize the acts
Of VIM. S. Taylor as such governor.
among other officers whom the
governor is authorized and acquired to
appoint, are the officers of the elee-
mosynary institutions of the state,
5nd each of the said two claimants 80
the office of governor has attempted
to fill said offices, and some persons
recognize the authority of the APP
pointees of one of said claimants TO
the offices, and refuse to recognize
these of the other, and vice versa.
"By reason of all these facts, and
others which might be enumerated, it
is of the utmost Importance to the
people of the state of Kentucky, that
the question of the right to office in
volved in the aforesaid litigation be
determined. The questions of law in
volved in said causes are of very
great and grave interest and i'm
portance, involving the nature and ex-
tent of the powers of an election con-
test tribunal, and the powers of tho
judiciary with relation thereto
Case To be Heard April 30.
The supreme court advanced the
case to be heard on the 30th inst, and
gave each side four hours for argu-