The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20
THE KENTUCKY CONTESTS.
The Agreed Case is Now Formally
Before the Supreme Court u
the United States.
BOTH SIDES ASK An EARLY HEARING.
The statement Eiicd hcciscs the
state 90 Chaos In which the A.
fairs al the state Of Ncot"rAy
Are a. the Result 81 Conflicting
lImim.-r0 he Heard Aprit 10.

Washington, April H.. The cases in-
vclNing the kentucky goNeinorshiD
have hcen docketed in the United
States supreme court. \ brief state
ment. in which counsel for both lay
lor and iieckham joined. was filed 40
i ne same time. asking for an early
Leuiing. I'm this agreed statement -
is sei forth that both Taylor and
l,eci>ham as governor. John Marshall
as lieutenant governor on th, repuD-
lican side. and l.. II. Carter as 'presi-
dent pro TEN of tine senate, and .lohn
Il. Iasileman. as adjutant general on
the democratic side. each and all
claiming the right. and are actually
attempting 10 exercise the powers OF
N he respective offices seyerallN claimed
by them. thus producing great con-
fusion ia kentucky. 10y reason Of the
doubts as To which of the persons
named has the lawful right TO exercise
I'll, authority pertaining TO the sev-
erals Offices named. all to the great
n.ury and detrimcnt Of the people OF
the state.
The agreed statement then coniin-
ucs as follows:
Thus under the legislation and laws
81 Kentucky the governor of the state.
| r. addition 10 being charged generally
with The duty and invested with the
power Of filling many important Of
fees in the state by appontment.some
| Is original appointment. and Others
4 L., a
ais. with the power To issue commits
si,ns 10 many officers. whether ap-
pointed bv him or elected by the peo-
pie. and. also with the power 10 issue
par,ions and 10 remit fines and for
fixtures.
both plaintiff in error. Vim. ;. lay
lor. end defendant in error. j &. Beck
ham. are claiming the right 10 per-
form an the functions of the aforesaid
oilice OF governor. and each oi them
j. attempting. and has actually AT
tempted. to perform many oi the SAG
functions. such. for example as issu
INK pardons and filling offices ny an
Ioirimcnt. etc.
''~omc of the officers OF the STATE
recognize the acts of the plaintiff II
error. VIM. ;. Taylor. AZ tn" l;fwfu
rcts Of the governor Of the state. AND
refuse TO recognize similar acts by de
feEdant in error. j. G. ". iieckham
Will, other officers of tn, state recog
lire the acts OF j. C. w. Bcckhnm AZ
tho lawful acts OF the governor Of ia.
state. and refuse 10 recognize the act
Of Wm. ;. Taylor as such governor.
among other officers whom th'
governor is authorized and acquired't'
appoint. are the officers of the ciee
.n.o~Nnary institutions OF the state
and each Of the said two claimants =
The Office OF governor has ATTEMPTED
4, fiji said offices. and some person
recognize the authority of the an
pointees OF one of said claimants y
Tie Offices. and refuse 10 recogn.
those OF the other. and vice versa.
"Hv reason of all these facts. am
others which might be enumerated.
IL OF the utmost importance 10 tn
pc,ple of the state OF Kentucky. tia
The question of the right to Office IN
vol,ed i'm the aforesaid litigation v
determined. The questions Of law ~
VOWED in said causes are CT yer
great and grave interest an. I'M
portance. involving the nature and "a
i,ni Of the powers Of an election con
icst tribunal. and the powers OF til
judiciary with relation thereto
Case 10 he Heard Aprii 30.
The supreme court advanced ia
case 10 bc heard on the a0th inst. an
gave each side four hours for arg.
mcni.