The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-14
FAVOR DEMOCRATS.
decision of Judge Fields than
Legislature Has Jurisdiction
Over Election Contests.

Over Election Contests.
Louisville, KY, March 10.-A decision
sustaining the contention of the Demo
Gratis that the Legislature is a tribunal
designated by the constitution for the
determination of contests for the office of
governor and Acknowledgements was
handed down by Judge Fields in the cir
cunt court this morning. The Republic
ans will appeal the case to the state
court of appeals and if the decision there
is against them will try to get a hearing
before the United States Supreme court
Judge Fields reviews the history Of the
case and the pleadings of both sides, but
deyotes most of his opinion to quotations
from courts of last resort involving the
competency of the Legislature finally to
decide similar disputes.
In Favor Of BeckhaIn.
He quotes the reports of the contest
boards finding in favor of the Demo
cratic contestants for governor and lieu
tenant-goyernor and says that, while the
Legislature was dispersed by militia be-
fore these reports were acted upon, and
was barred from it's usual sitting place,
the records Of the general assembly
snow that the reports declaring Beck
nam governor were adopted by quo
rum Of each house of the Legislature.
Ihls showing of records he holds to be
sufficient The line of authority to the
erect that the courts cannot inquire into
the motives which induced the action of
the Legislature, he declares is unbroken
ana must be taken as the law.
Officers Denied Admission.
Frankfort, KY, March 1O.-Secretary
OF State Caleb Powers and Capt. John
W. Davis, two alleged suspects for whom
warrants were issued last night, have not
been arrested. They are said to be in
the executive building of the state CAPT
tol and the soldiers guarding the build
ing nave refused to allow the police to
enter the building to search for them.
1t was rumored around the streets two
or three hours before the police went
to the Davis residence last night to look
for them that warrants had been issued
and they got wind of it and took shelter
In the house.
Guarded by Soldiers.
The police made a second demand to
be allowed entrance at the executive
building this morning, but guards said
they had orders not to admit anyone to-
day. They declined to say who gave the
orders. Gov. Taylor and Adjt.-Gen Col
ller sent no answer to two messages sent
to them by the police. 1t is reported this
morning that Gov. Taylor has issued or
ders for all state guards who recognize
him as governor to come to the state
capital at once, and stirring times are
apparently not far away.
Gov. Tay1or's Orders.
AT 1870 a. m. Sheriff Sutter took the
warrants for the arrest of Secretary of
State Powers and Capt. Davis to the
StatehOuse and was admitted to Adit-
i'm "a.
Her that he desired to enter the execu-
tive building for the purpose of serving
the warrants, and in the name of the
| commonwealth demanded that he be per-
mitted to do so. Gen. Collier refused,
saying that acting under orders from
Gov. Taylor, nobody would be admitted
TO the executive building for an indefinite
period.
Black Bean of Death.
A letter received by Commonwealth $
Attorney Robert Franklin contains the
information that before his death Il few
days ago Brasheld Bertram. sheriff of
| Breckenridge county, stated to members
of his family that he was in Frankfort
when GOebel was shot. and that he had
knowledge beforehand that he would be
asSassinated.
| According to the letter, Bertram said
| that the night previous to the shooting of
| Goebel twenty-five picked men gathered
! in the office of the secretary of state and
| put quantity of beans in a box. The
beans were all white save one, which was
| black.
| The man who drew the black bean was
the man who would fire the shot The
| letter does not say whether or net Ber-
| tram named the man who drew the black
bean.
A Conflict Expected.
There is a report that Gov. TAYLOR and
other Republican state officials will leave
today for London. The police lined up
| on Broadway in front of the statehouse,
but they made no decisive move after
being twice refused entrance to the
/ building for the purpose of arreSting Sec
rotary of State Powers and Mr.. Davis.
Sheriff Suffer at noon began swearing in
! a big force of deputies to ala in arresting
| Powers and Davis, who are supposed to
be under the protection Of the militia in
the statehouse. The deputies report at
the sheriff's office at o'clock when a
conflict between the civil and militia a,l-
thOrlties is expected.
Ready to Surrender.
Steve Sharpe of Lexington, ex-state
treasurer, came out of the governors of
fee at 30. He said: ''Messrs. Powers
and Davis will surrender in few hours
They simply waited until they could
communicate by wire with their attor-
neys, who advised them to give up For
this reason they had not previously sur
rendered, they wished to avoid public
arrest and be taken to Jail through
streets.
Barboursville, KY. March 10.-The Local
military company has received orders
from Assistant Adjutant- General Dixon
to make recdy to go to Frankfort al
once.
"QUEEN' LAVINIA IN A CELL.