Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-08

Isss-Law~p partnership with Joka @.
Carlisle.
iss7-Mads his first political cam
patRn and vas elected to the Ken
tncky Senate.
I~sss-lsss-In the State Senate.
Ise5-shot and killed John Sanford.
1889. June 27-Dem0cratic nominee
for Governor.
ls0e, July l2-Bryan comes out for
Goebel.
Is9e. Nov. 7-Defeated for Governor
on the face Of the returns.
1900, Jan. S-shot by an assassin
1900, Jan. S1-DeclAred elected Cow
ernor by the Legislature, and took
oath OF once
1900, Feb. Sided ct s:45 p. m.
BKcKzAM A YOUNG NAN.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 81. O. W.
Beckham, who vas sworn in - DEM
ccratic Governor Of Kentucky to-
night, Is q young man, having been
born August s, 1s6e, 1t Bardstown,
XIV, His father was William n. Beck
ham and his mother Julia T. Wiekline-
daughter Of Governor A. Wtekltne,
former Chief Executive OF this State.
| Bis earliest education was received IN
q private school in Bardstown.
In the Legislature session OF 1881
and 1882 he acted ~ . page In the
House Of Representatives. In Jan"
nary, 1854, he entered Central Union
College, Richmond, Va, graduating
In 1856.
Immediately after leaving college
be began the study of law and, while
persuing his work In this direction,
acted as principal In the Bardstown
high school for three years. In 1855
be began the practice OF law on his
own account In Bardstown.
&c was elected q member Of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
in 1898. he declined to be . candidate
ct the next term, but the representa-
tive who succeeded him having
dropped out Mr.. Beckham accepted
the position and served the unexpired
He was reelected in 1897 and made
Speaker Of the House In 1895. In
1899 he was nominated for Lieutenant
! Governor on the same ticket with
William Goebel at the Louisville con-
veution. In person Governor Beck
ham is Of slight physique and Of G
somewhat boyish appearance. he u
gifted with exceedingly pleasant man
ners and is very popular personally
with all who know him.
MEN WHO WILL DECIDE.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 3.-Ths
Court Of Appeals OF Kentucky, which
must finally decide, 30 far as the STATE
Of Kentucky is concerned, the con-
stitutional questions affecting the
election Of Governor, is composed o.
seven Judges, of whom four are Dem
ocrats and three Republicans.
The Republicans are: A. R. Burn
ham, George Durelle and B. L. ID
Duffy.
The Democrats are: J. II. Hazel
rigg, Chief Justice; F. r. Poynter, J
ID. White and J. P. Hobson.
!, On the morning that Gov. TayloI
adjourned the General Assembly b,
proclamation the court was about 4
begin ita daily sittIngS A messengeI
} rushed in and anno6nced the procla'
/. nation. A person who vas presen
lie authority for the following: Judgi
Burnhm exclaimed substantially
! THAT can not be true; Taylor has M
lAuthority to do that"
4 Judge Durelle added: SIT can no
/. be 90. The man has gone crazy"
Judge Duffy concurred that 1t wa
MImpossible."
A copy Of the proclamation was %
cured and when IL was read Chic
. Justice Hazelrigg adjourned the cour
, for a week, without any expression
from the Democratic judges. Tn
members OF the court will not o
4 course discuss the question, but II wa
/. the understanding here that they ar
unanimous In the opinion that Taylo
L had no constitutional power to ad
. journ the Legislature.
THE NEWS AT WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Without re
3 gard to party the death OF william
4 Goebel lie universally deplored here
. His game struggle for life after tb'
: assassin's bullet laid him low has beel
VI Il MEALuD1 MAAn a1nlAAAN@sAf ~ Na1A
the bulletins were posted tonight an
nouncing his death, political friend
and foes united In expressions Of re
gret. II was discussed wherever poll
ticiRns c~ongregated and there wa
much speculation as to the effect hi
2 death would have upon the conflc
over the Governorship. The mem
bers of the Kentucky delegation II
= Congress have been generally reti
cent about expressing their View
since the tragedy, but tonight al
Joined In sincerely deploringth the dealt
a Of the Democratic leader.
Al II was the general opinion Of thI
Democrats that Goebel's death woulI
: not In the least change the situation
Republican Newspapers and the Tart
on Paper.