New-York tribune., 1900-04-17
KENTUCKY APPEAL FILED.
SET FOR HEARING OK APRIL 80 IN THE
rNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

-,-.bfneton April le.-The cases involving the
--r+,,ckv Governorship docketed in the
--;.A6 States Supreme Court to-day. brief state
cr+ in which counsel for both Taylor and Beck
- ioined was fled at the same time, asking for
.r,,- hearing In this agreed statement II is
., .,r-h that both Taylor and Beckhan Gov
- Iohn Marshall as Lieutenant-Governor
- Republican side and L. II. Carter as president
- TEN Of the Senate and John B. Castleman
.s.a,+ general on the Democratic side.
-. and all claiming the right to and are actually
,,,i,,c to exercise the powers of the respective
es.s eeyerally claimed by them. thus producing
-. confusion in Kentucky by reason of the
s,bts as 10 which of the persons named has the
s.,,1 right TO exercise the authority pertaining
" -be several ofrces named, all TO the great injury
6 etrirnent of the people Of the State The state
oert then continues as follows:
7rn,s under the Constitution and laws OF Ken
.ucky the Governor Of the state IN ADDITION TO
p, +he laws are faithfully executed is also spe.
c1stiv charged with the duty and invested with the
e. Nanpointmeat some by original appointment and
ofhers by appointment to IN yacancies; and also
Fers whether appointed by him or elected by the
Ds1t oTts and also with the power to issue pardons
ssr5 70 remit fines and forfeituTes.
Both plaintiff IN error, William s Taylor and de-
.Sa righ, perform all the functions of the afore-
aid Office Of Governor, and each Of them is at
HLy 81 the said functions such for example as
issuing pardons and filling offices by appointment,
Some Of the officers of the State recognize the
ets of the plaintiff in error. William 6 TAYLOR as
The lawful acts of the Governor of the State and
refuse I recognize similar acts by the defendant
n error } c W. Beckham; while other officers
of the State recognize the acts Of J c W Beck
ham as the lawful acts of the Governor of the
ara refuse to recognize the of William
: Tavlor such Governor
Among other officers whom the Governor is au-
-horlzed and required appoint are the officers
of the eleemosynary institutions of the State and
eech Of the said two claimants to the office of
Governor has attempted fill said Offices and some
7ersons recognize the authority of the appointees
of oae Of said claimants to the office refuse to
recognize those OF the other, and vice BY
-esson Of al these facts and others which might be
enumerated II 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 ti-
gatien be determined. Questions of law involved
n said of very great and grave Interest
the powers Of election contest tribunal and
TIE powers Of the judiciary with relation thereto
Louis McQuown appears as attorney for Beckham
and others Of the Democrats. while Helm Bruce
appears as attorney for Taylor and other Republi-
cans Mr. Bruce presented the statement of facts
and the Court set the for hearing on April 30
While Mr- Bruce was making his statement the
Chief Justice asked him if he did not expect the
question q jurisdiction to be raised. and also a
motion 70 dismiss Mr.. Bruce replied that both
we're prohahle but there was such confusion in the
S-ste that all were anxious for decision al the
present Term Of the Court. and that the co,Irse
taken was apparently the only one open 'Tf he
ADDED. the Court should sustain the motion 10
dismiss f9r iack Of Jurisdiction that result wouId
of course end the controversy If The oninion ~
would then he admitted. probably he TOO Ia+a -
hear the case on its merits ~