The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-08-10
SUIT FILED HERE,
Candidate for Representative
To Test Law.
Seeks to Enjoin Clerk From Plac-
ing Name of Butler County
Candidate on Ballot.

One of the most important suits
ever filed in the Ohio Circuit Court
was bought here last Saturday by
&. T. keown. a candidate for men,
Der Of the House of Representatives,
against w. S. Tinsley to prevent him
from placing on the official ballot
the name of NJ. j. johnson, another
candidate, who resides in Butler
county The suit attacks the con
s,itutionality Of the recent act of the
kentucky Legislature in placing
Mo. Butler and Edmonson counties
in one Legislative District.
The petition is brought by Attor-
neys Holt. DuRell. Haulbert and
Worthington. County Clerk Tinsley
and NJ. J. johnson are represented
by Attorneys NJ. l.. Heavrin and
Barnett & Smith. Judge Birkhead
has set next Thursday to hear the
question on general demurrer, filed
by Attorneys for defendants.
The petition in part is as follows:
The plaintiff states that he is a
citizen. voter and tax payer OF the
County of Ohio and State of Ken
tucky. that he is over twenty-four
years of age. and has for more than
two years last past, resided and still
resides in said county and state.
that he is in all respects qualified
and eligible to be elected a Repre-
sentative and member of the
House of Representatives of the
General Assembly of the Common
wealth of Kentucky. and is eligible
s2d qualified to be such member of
Said House of Representatives from
the Representative District of Ken
tucky in which said county of Ohio
is stu sted, that he is now and for
some time past has been an announc-
ed Independent candidate for cleo
ton as member of said House of
Representatives from the Represen-
tative District embracing and COM
posed of said County Of Ohio, to be
held on the first Tuesday, after the
frs. Monday in November, 1907,
that more than one hundred petit
tionecs. each of whom is an elector
of Ohio county and qualified to vote
in Ohio county for plaintiff for men,
Der Of said House of Representa-
dves. have petitioned the defendant,
w. S. Tinsley, who is the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting County
Clerk of said Ohio County. to cause
the name of plaintiff to be printed as
a candidate for election as member
of said House of Representatives
from the 26th Representative Dis
Giet- composed of said county
of Ohio, upon the ballots to be
usei at said election to be held in
November, 1907; that each of said
petitioners has appended his name to
a petition addressed to said defend
ant, w. S. Tinsley, clerk as aforesaid,
giving correctly the residence and
post Office address of each and all of
said petitioners, petitioning said de-
PENDANT Tinsley to cause said plain
df,s name to be so printed upon
said ballots as such candidate. that
the residence and post Office address
of said candidate is designated in
said petition; that said petition
states the name and residence of
said plaintiff as such candidate, and
states that he is legally qualified to
hold said Office and states that each
and all of said subscribers to said
petition desire and are legally quail
ified TO vote for said plaintiff as
candidate for said office, and that
said petition designates a brief
name and title, to wit, "Indepen-
ent.' of the party and principle
which said plaintiff as such candidate
represents, and designates simple
figure and device, to wit, Ratchet,
by which he shall be designated on
said ballots. Plaintiff states that
said petitior of nomination of plain
tiff as candidate for said Office will
be filed with said defendant. w. S.
Tinsiey, clerk as aforesaid, not more
than sixty days nor less than fifteen