The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-22
New Yorker, Who Would Not Object
to Being McKinIey's Running Mate,
the Chief Guest Of Honor.
LOSS TO THE SILVER CAUSE
L. N. STEVENS, OF COLORADO, BACK
IN REPUBLICAN RANKS.
Democrats Not Yet Decided Whether
to Drink Milwaukee Beer or
Kansas City Whisky.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 21.-The con-
tests over the state offices are very much
simplified by an agreement entered into
between the attorneys for the Republicans
and the Democrats to-day, representing
both sides and Strengthening out the legal
tangle over the multiplicity of Injunction
suits for the title to the governorship. The
agreement is that there shall be a speedy
trial in the courts on an agreed case in
volving all of the issues, the first hearing
to be before Judge Emmett Field at Louis
vile. The agreement is as follows:
There are now pending in the Jefferson
Circuit Court two suits entitled, respec-
lively, w. s. Taylor VS.. j. G. w. Beckham
ct al. and John Marshall VS.. j. c. w. Beck
ham ct al, and another suit in the name
of j. c. w. Beckham VS.. w. s. Taylor and
John Marshall is to be filed in said court.
two suits, and the defendants agree at once
to enter their appearance in the last named
suit. All of said suits are to be placed on
the ordinary docket and tried by the court
on the law and facts. One answer and the
subsequent pleadings in the two first
named suits may be filed and applied to
both the cases, and they are to be CONSOLE
dated; the same evidence shall be heard in
all the cases, three cases being tried and
heard together. The pleadings shall be
made up by Feb. q, or sooner If 1t can be
done. The evidence shall be by deposit
tions or record, unless otherwise agreed on
and shall be taken as soon as possible, say
within ten days from the time the plead
ingS are closed.
I'm the preparation of the said cases in
the Circuit Court all parties agree In good
faith to do all they can to speed the final
determination of the cases on their merits;
and 1t Is hereby agreed that should any
party desire to introduce in evidence the
proceedings of the contest boards or of the
General Assembly, such party may use, as
evidence, copies of the transcript of such
proceedings and evidence furnished to
counsel by Alonzo Walker, the official
stenographer for said contest boards, the
necessity for having such transcripts at
tested or certified being hereby waived; but
nothing herein shall be construed to waive
any objection to the relevancy or compe-
tency of any and all evidence introduced
or offered on the trial Of the said cases.
"When the said cases shall have been
finally determined in the Court of Appeals,
1t is hereby agreed that all parties hereto
will unite in request to the said court TO
docket said cases Immediately and advance
them for hearing at the earliest day on
which the court can hear them. 1t Is fur-
ther agreed that on such appeal the origi-
nal evidence used in the Circuit Court, II
voluminous, may be taken to the Court OF
Appeals as part of the record on the appeal
without being copied, thus saving time and
cost.
SHOULD any party after the final deter
mination of the cases by the Court of APP
peals, desire a writ of error to the supreme
Court of the United States. to review such
shall be Immediately applied for and dill
gently prosecuted, If secured, and that all
parties to said cases will unite In an ap-
plication to said Federal Supreme Court
to docket and advance said cases and to
give them the earliest hearing and deter
mination possible.
''The said cases shall be tried in the JEFF
ferson Circuit Court by Judge Emmett
Of hoc e
now pending.
cit is further agreed by the parties to
the said suits that they will submit to and
abide by all the orders and judgments of
the courts made in said suits, reserving,
however, the legal right to stay proceed
ings on such orders or judgments in any
manner provided by law"
The following signatures were attached
to the agreement: w. S. Taylor and John
Marshall, by w. III. Yost and Helm Bruce.
attorneys. j. c. w. Beckham, l.. II. Carter
and John B. Castleman, by Louis McQuown
and John X Hendrick, attorneys.
There is general elation in political cir
cles tonight over the agreement between
the attorneys, as it is conceded the mat
ter will now be passed to a speedy finish.
Both sides are pleased over the terms
agreed on. Ex-Chief Justice w. s. Pryor,
night he thought it probable the agreed
case would be settled SO far as the State
courts are concerned within three weeks
The attorneys on that side all say they
have no fear the Supreme Court of the
United States will grant a writ OF error to
that court after a decision by the Court of
Appeals, but the Republican attorneys are
laying much store by the belief that the
Supreme Court of the United States will
take jurisdiction and hear the case