The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-19
KENTUCKY ROW
IN HIGH COURT
Supreme Tribunal Of the Land
Will Settle the Contest.
DATE FOR HEARING IS SET.
Attorneys File Documents Maxi:
ing the Situation Plain and
Ask For Early Decision.

A washington speCaai says. es
cases involving the Kentucky gov;
ernorship were docketed in the United
States supreme court Monday. q
brief statement in which counsel Tor
both Taylor and Beckham joined was:
fled at the same time, asking fcr an
early hearing.
The court advanced the case 70 be5
heard Oh the 3Oth instant, and allotted
each side four hours for arguments
The agreed statement sets out thAt
both Taylor and Beckham, as Cover
nors, John Marshall as lieutenant goy-
ernor on the Republican side, and ~
81. Carter as president pro tenn. ct the.
senate, and John B. Castleman as nd
jutant general on the Democrats side
are each and all claiming the right 20
and are actually attempting 70 exers 8
else the powers Of the respective oflls.
ces severally claimed by them thas
producing great confusion IN Ken
lucky by reason of the doubts g 10
which of the persons named has the
lawful right to exercise the authority
pertaining to the several Offices named
all to the great injury and detrimelt
of the people of the state. The agreed
statement then continues as follows:
sThus, under the constitution and
laws of Kentucky, the governor of tts
state, in addition to being charged
generally with the duty Of seeing thai
the laws are faithfully executed, = als0
specially charged with the duty and
invested with the power Of filing many
important offices in the state By el9s
polntment, some by original appointss
ment and others by appointment 70 htt
vacancies, and also with the power tc'
issue commissions to many officers
whether appointed by him or elected
BY the people, and also with the power
to issue pardons and toyemit fines aid
forfeitures.
'.Both plaintiff in error, William S.
TAYLOR, and defendant in error, J. g.
Beckham, are claiming the right to
perform all functions Of the aforesaid
Office of governor, and each Of them is
attempting and has actually attempted
to perform many of the said functions
such, for. example, as issuing pardons
and filing Offices by appointment, etc.s
ssSome of the officers Of the state
recognize the acts OF the plainti6s
in error, William s. Taylor, -
the lawful acts Of the governor of
the state, and refuse to recoss
nize similar acts by defendant ~
error, J. G. W. Beckham; while othek'
officers of the state recognize the aey
J. G. W. Beckham as the lawful aels
of the governor Of the state and refuee
to recoznize the acts Of William s.
Taylor as such governor. ss5
'Among other officers whom 20
governor is authorized and required
to appoint are the officers Of. the
eleemosynary institutions Of the stafes.
and each of the said two claimants ,to
the Office. of governor has attempted g
fill said offices and some persons recs
ognize the authority Of the appointees
of one of said claimants to the Offices
and refuse to recognize those OF The
others, and vice versa. By reason ot
all these facts and others which might
be enumerated, it is Of the utmost in9S
portance to the people Of the state ot
kentucky that the question OF the
right to Office involved in the Aforesaid
litigation be determined. The queaF
tons of law involved in said causee
are Of very great and grave Interest
and importance, involving the nature
and extent of the powers Of an election
contest tribunal and the powers Of the
judiciary with relation thereto. :
Mr.. Louis McQuown appears -
attorney for Beckham and other g
the Democrats, while Holm Bruce
appears as attorney for Taylor and
other Republicans.