The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AN APPEAL TO THE COURTS.
Kentucky Republicans Ask he
straining Orders From the
Federal Judge.

CINCINNATI o.. Feb. S.--Judge Will
| lam H. Taft, who has just been appointed
as president Of the new Philippine com
mission today gave notice 10 counsel
that on next Monday at y. m ne wouih
hear arguments on the petition OF tne
state officers of Kentucky, other than
governor and lieutenant governor, for a
restraining order against the members OF
the state election commissioners ana the
contestants for state offices, other imam
those OF governor and lieutenant gov
ernoT.
The legislature OF Kentucky hears and
decides contests for governor and lieu-
tenant governor but the contests for
other state Offices come before the state
board of election commissioners. sitting
as "A contest board. and which said board
has final jurisdiction. This petition Tor
an Injunction against the present state
board OF election commissioners and the
Democratic contestees for the minor state
offices is therefore not one affecting Coy:
Taylor and Lieut.. Gov. Marshall, and VIII
not conflict with the conferences for the
agreement that were begun at Louisville
last Monday and which are sun IN pro-
gress at that city and at Frankfort
As the petition prays that the incum-
bents OF these minor state offices shall
not be interfered with in the discharge
OF their duties, 1t Is readily seen that the
Republican secretary of state might not
attest the proclamations of Gov. Beck
ham, and there might be some dispute
az to the use OF the seal OF the common
wealth.
II is also pointed out by those in the
l0bbfeS VINO are commenting on the up-
plication Of the suit that the state audi
Tor would indorse and the state treasurer
pay out funds for the maintenance OF the
militia under the command OF Adjt Gen.
Collier, etc There is no end OF the APP
plications In practice under the injunc-
tion. according to the comment of those
who accompany the attorneys. but the
attorneys themselves refuse TO say any
thing. These attorneys maintained alb
solute silence all day and refused TO state
even the title of the case until tonight,
rftar. taft hat all fhn
pers here and elsewhere had published
incorrect and sensational reports regard
Ing u. CO. w . ,.,,,o., 49, A.
Sweeny, of Lebanon. KY, arrived in the
city early this morning and were soon
Joined BY d large number OF others from
kentucky. W. III. Mackay. a prominent
attorney. whose office is in Cincinnati
and whose residence is in Covington, Ky,
was soon called In as associate counsel.
When Ellis and Pryor resigned after issu-
ing certificates of election to the Repub-
lican candidates OF the state ticket, the
third member OF the state board of cleo
ton commissioners. Poyntz, appointed
Judge Fulton and Morton j. Yonts as his
colleagues, and these commissioners are
In session now at Frankfort, and the in
junction seeks TO restrain them from seat
Ing the Democratic contestees. After the
resignation of Ellis and Pryor Gov Tay-
lor appointed Cochrane and Mackay as
the successors of Ellis and Pryor to serve
with Poyntz.
Mr.. Maekay. who has been working all
day with Bradley, Sweeny and others i'm
drafting the petitions. was member OF
tho state board of election commission
ers under appointment by Gov. Taylor
until the board was declared Illegal by
the Kentucky courts. Bradley and
Mackay were the only ones of counsel
who called on Judge Taft about noon.
After a conference of about am hour,
the judge announced that he would hear
arguments ON the petition on Monday,
February IL. AT y. m, and that the de-
PENDANTS and their counsel should be fur
nished with copies of the petition I'm the
meantime. All sorts OF false reports
were circulated and published In the, even
Ing papers after these attorneys left the
federal building and proceeded 10 work
on the petition at the Grand hotel.
Among the false reports was that Judge
Taft had refused them a hearing. The
Judge and the attorneys both state that
they did not present any petition and did
not do anything except to ask when they
could have n hearing.
There were many dispatches during the
afternoon and evening from Louisville
Frankfort, London. Ky, and this city
but those who were waiting around the
Hobbies of the hotel seemed to do mos,
OF the telegraphing after consulting Mr..
Sweeny.
Former Gov. Bradley refused even "a
be seen He stated 10 the newspap
men that he regretted that he must be
so abrupt. but that he was so busy he
was compelled to be abruut