The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-02-16
Judge Taft Refuses a Restraining
Order Against State Kentucky
Election Commissioners.
Gov. Taylor Enters Injunction Suits
Against J. w. c. Beckham and
j. B. Castleman at Louisville.
Prospects Are That the Democrats
VIII Not Return TO Frankfort for
some Time 1T Least-Every-
thing Remains Quiet.

Cincinnati, Feb. 15-Judge Taft of
the Federal court here at O'Clock
announced his decision on the Ken
rlcBy election cases. He holds that
the Federal court has no jurisdiction
and refuses TO grant the restraining
order asked for by the republican pc
titioners against the Kentucky state
board of election commissioners to
prevent them from depriving the mi
nor state republican officers from
holding the Offices 10 which they were
clearly chosen.
The case presented many fine points
of law. The court could not go into
the merits Of the case outside Of the
strictest Interpretation of the Federal
laws and constitution. That the minor
state officers of Kentucky were clearly
elected. that they had received their
certificates of election from the state
board Of election commissioners and
had signed commissions from the gov
eru0r. were only important details in
The litigation. The first and vital ques-
ton 10 be considered was that of juris-
diction. We're the acts charged in the
petition clearly within the scope Of
Kentucky statute authority and iuris-
diction2 was the main point at issue.
The court did not sit in judgment on
the law and constitution OF Kentucky.
u sought 10 determine the conflict, if
any existed. of the Kentucky statutes
or acts done under these statutes
with the Federal constitution or laws
of equity.
Taylor Wants Restraining Order.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 15.-Gov. Tay-
Tor took the initiative Wednesday af-
tenoon and filed an application for an
Injunction against J. c. ". Beckham
and John B. Castleman. He seeks to
eni0in the first named defendant from
attempting TO exercise the duties of
governor of Kentucky, and the sec
ond defendant from acting as adiutant
general. Taylor sues as an individual
and also as governor Of Kentucky.
Tavlor's attorneys are Helm d Bruce,
Breclinridge & Shelby. W. H. Yost,
~. o. Bradley and 4. +. Wilson.
The attorneys have not yet applied
10 any Of the circuit judges for tenn
pOrary restraining order.
BecIzham Files al Custer suit.
Frankfort. XIV. Feb. 15-Suit was
filed Wednesday afternoon against ". 5.
Taylor by attorneys for J. c. W. Beck
ham. seeking TO Dust him from the
gOvernorship Of Kentucky. The petit
ton was finished Wednesday morning
and the proceeding is in the nature
of a quo warranto and mandatory in
junction.
The petition is signed by Attorneys
". s. Pryor. James Andrew Scott,
Louis McQuown and John X. Hen
jricz. and recites all the proceedings
in the legislature relative TO the sit
tings of the contest board. its report
and the vote of the democrats Of both
houses in joint and separate sessions.
A Democratic Conference.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 15.-The COM
mittee Of democratic members OF the
legislature which came from Louis
vile for the purpose of investigating
conditions here. and determining
whether or not il is safe for the dem
Ocrats 10 venture within the precincts
Of Frankfort, returned 20 Louisville.
The chances are that the democrats
VIII remain in Louisville for some
time 10 come.
The members of the committee de-
clined 10 hold any conversation with
Adjt. Gen. Collier or Taylor, and made
Custodian Thompson, of the executive
building, the go-between. They first
sent word 10 Taylor that before the
democratic members could think of
returning 20 Frankfort the soldiers
must be sent away. No objection,
they said, would be raised TO a small
number for a body guard for Taylor
personally. As for the legislature, it
needed no protection
Taylor replied through the medium
of Custodian Thompson that the re-
quest of the committee could not be
complied with, but promised that the
legislature should not be mOlested in
any way. For the committee CustO-
dian Thompson then asked Taylor II
the same conditions would exist next
Monday around the state house rs eN-
Isl now. Mr.. Thompson was sent back
with the reply that no assurance
could be given. but that there would
De no outward show of force, and that
al the soldiers would be withd oawn
from the gates and would be kept IN
the background as much as possible
This ended the conference
The members of the committee said
that in their opinion the meetings
would continue in Louisville for the
Present al least. Several Of them eX'
pressed a personal willingness TO re-
turn TO Frankfort.
Two Lepers in North Dakota
Grand Forks, y. D., Feb. 14.-Dr- )
L. Engstaad has returned from Walsh
county. where he went 10 investigate
the condition Of two lepers- lie found
them confined IN a sod howell, with bu
one door and one window \ MOI