Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22
IN THE COURTS.
Kentucky's Gubernatorial Contest
Must be Decided.
Judge Taft Refuses TO EnjOin Demo-
cratic Officials and Messrs. Taylor
and Beckham Begin Suits at
Law to Determine who
Is Governor.

| Frankfort, KY, Feb. 12.-All of Sum-
day troops poured out of Frankfort on
special trains and only the soldiers
from Covington, Newport, Lexington
and Morgantown are camped in Capt.
tol square. The leaving OF the troops
was the only feature in the political
situation in Frankfort yesterday.
AdJt. Gen. Collier said that only q
few companies of infantry would be
kept on duty here for short time, to
do police work around Capitol square
and guard the public building. They
would, he said, interfere in no way
with the actions of the members of
| the Legislature. Access to the legis-
iative halls would be as free as it was
before Gov. Taylor issued the procla-
nation declaring Frankfort in state
of insurrection.
Cincinnati. Feb. 13.-In the United
states circuit court of appeals yester-
lay Judge Taft heard arguments for
over three hours on the applications
Tor lnJunctions against the Kentucky
state board of election commissioners
and the contestants for the state Of
ices other than governor and lieuten-
ant governor.
After the conclusion of the argu-
ments Judge Taft advised counsel
that he would announce his decision,
as regards the court having jurisdic-
tion in the cases are concerned, at 2
p. m. on Wednesday next.
Cincinnati, Feb. 15.-Holding that
the federal court had no jurisdiction
In the contests in Kentucky, Judge
Taft yesterday refused to grant the
| application for iniunctions against
the Kentucky state board of elections
and the democratic contestants I0r
state offices other than governor and
lieutenant governor.
While the court held that no injunc-
tions would issue, yet it also held that
after the cases had been heard in the
state courts they could get in on error
for review in the United States su
preme court. After the decision was
announced, ex-Gov. Bradley and his
associate counsel announced that they
were unable to state what would be
the next step of the republican state
officers of Kentucky.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 15.-When in
formed that Judge Taft had refused
| jurisdiction, Gov. Taylor gave to the
press the following signed statement:
| ne tttlSlOll Ol urge dil IloiilIiS
that his court has no jurisdiction in
the case of the minor state officers
| does not affect the merits of the case.
He does not determine that the petit
| tioners had no merits in their cases,
but only that his court could not take
| jurisdiction and right the wrong. If
he had held that he had jurisdiction
| it all would have been over, for the
outrages were so glaring that the re-
publicans would have won hands
down. The decision in said cases does
not in the least affect my case"
The suit of Beckham vs.. Taylor for
possession of the office of governor
was filed Wednesday in the circuit
court at Frankfort.
The committee of the democratic
members of the legislature which
came from Louisville for the purpose
of investigating conditions here and
determining whether it is safe for the
democrats to venture within the pre-.
cincts of Frankfort, returned to Louis.
vile last night. The members of the
committee declined to hold any con-
versation with Adjt. Collier or Gov.
Taylor and made Custodian Thomp-
son, of the executive building, the go
between. They first sent word to Gov.
TAYLOR that, before the democratic
members could think of returning to
Frankfort the soldiers must be sent
away. No objection, they said, would
be raised to small number for
body guard for Gov. Taylor.
Gov. Taylor replied that the request
of the committee could not be COM
piled with, but promised that the leg
islature should not be molested in any
way.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 15.-Suit was
filed in the circuit court yesterday by
counsel for Gov. Taylor, seeking to
restrain j. C. w. Beckham from act
ing as governor and Gen. John b. Cas-
tleman from attempting to discharge
the duties of adiutant general.
Cincinnati. Feb. 16.-Attorney Mac
key, with ex-Gov. Bradley and other
attorneys interested in the Kentucky
election contest eases, appeared
Thursday before Judge Taft and filed
notice of an appeal from the decision
rendered by the latter on Wednesday.
The appeal will be taken directly to
the United States supreme court.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1G.-Ihe state
canvassing board took up the case of
the minor officers on the state ticket
yesterday. 1t is not expected that any
decisions will be rendered inside of
three or four days.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 16.-Followin5
the lead of Gov. Taylor, who has
brought suit for an injunction against
Gov. Beckham, claiming to be COVER
nor of Kentucky, and Gen. John Il.
Castleman, claiming to be adjutant
general of Kentucky, Lieut.. Gov Mar
shall yesterday filed suit for an in
junction against Gov. Becleham and
against Lilard II. Carter, presiden:
pro ITEM. of the senate now meeting
in this city. The suit is similar in it.
general averments to that of Gov
Taylor. No application has yet bee
made for a restraining order in eithe
case.
SI5O,OO0 Loss by Flood.
Montpelier, VT, Feb. 15.-The floods