The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
Tayior's Appeal to BE Heard by the
Supreme Court April 20.

| The Kentucky contest was projected into
| the Supreme Court of the United States
| yesterday. when the record in the cases oil
William Taylor and John Marshall versus j
C. W. Beckham; and Taylor and MARSHALL
| versus Beckham. l.. II. Carter, and ]. B,
Castleman was filed. In the first case the
governorship is at issue: in the second. the
| lieutenant governorship and the position
OF adjutant general of Kentucky. which
Castleman holds under appointment from
beckham. In the court. Helm Bruce, at
torney for Taylor. and Louis McQuown. at
torney Tor Beckham. united In a petition
ior an early hearing of the cases.
IN support of this they presented the
ioiiowing agreed statement of facts:
Each of the above named parties is
CHARMING the right to and is actually at
tempting TO exercise the powers of the
respective Offices severaily claimed by
them and thus very great confusion is
produced in the State of Kentucky by rea-
sos of the dcslbts as to which of the per-
sons named has the lawful right to exer-
else the authority pertaining to the several
offices named. all to the great injury and
detriment OF the people of the State of
Kentucky.
Both William S. Taylor and J. c. W.
Beckhau are claiming the right TO per-
form all the functions OF the office of Gov
ernor and each OF them is attempting and
has actually attempted to perform many of
the said functions, such. for example. as
issuing pardons and filling Offices by ap-
pointment, etc.
Some of the officers of the State recog-
nize the acts of Taylor as the lawful acts
of the Governor of the State and refuse to
recognize similar acts by Beckham. while
other officers recognize Beckham as the
lawful Governor.
Among the other officers whom the
Governor is authorized and required 70 ap-
point are the officers of the eieemosynary
institutions of the State, and each of the
said two claimants has attempted TO fill
said offices and some persons recognize the
authority of the appointees OF one of said
claimants to the offices and refuse 10 rec
oginze those of the. other. and vice versa
By reason of all these facts and others
which might be enumerated, it is of the
utmost Importance to the people of the
State of Kentucky that the question OF
the right to office involved in the aforesaid
litigation should be determined
Mr.. Bruce. responding to the Chief JUS
tice, suggested Monday. the Both instant
as a date for hearing the case. and that
twelve hours, three times the usual pc
Rod allowed for argument, be allowed
counsel. After some consultation. Chief
Justice Fuller announced that the case
would be heard on the Both instant, and
that eight hours would be allowed counsel
for argument. 1t is understood that for
mer Governor Bradley and Mr.. Bruce will
present the case for Taylor and Mr.. Nc
Quown and former Solicitor General Law
renee Maxwell, of Cincinnati, that fer
Governor Beckham.
The Federal question involved. upon
which the cases come to the Supreme
Court. is that the decision of the General
Assembly of Kentucky that Goebel was |
elected Governor, was not due process CT |
law as required in the eleventh amend |
ment to the Constitution of the United |
States.