Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-19
A REVOLUTION
IN LOUISVILLE
With Gov. Beckham's Appoint
ment of CounciImen and Alder
men it viii Culminate.
ELECTION WAS GROSS FRAUD.
Kentucky Court of Appeals Overturned
lt--WorIe of Preparing for Fierce
Campaign This Fall Began

Louisville. Ky, July 19.-With the
appointment by Gov. Beckhan Of
complete new boards OF councilmen
and aldermen in day or two. Louis
vile will have reached the culmlna-
ton OF political revolution which
in extent and effect has only been
paralleled by one or two other cities
of the first class in the history of the
United States
The upheaval is the result of the re-
cent decision OF the Kentucky court
of appeals, overtuinmg the municipal
election Of 1905. on the face of the
returns as counted on election day. the
Democratic ticket for city and county
officers Jefferson county, had been
declared elected. but a contest in the
courts was instituted by representa-
yves OF the Fusion ticket, the only one
IN the Held against the Democrats The
court of appeals in the final hearing
or tne case decided that gross frauds"
IN the matter of repeating, Illegal vot-
Ing, Intimidation of voters and falsid-
cation of the count had prevailed to
such an extent as to render the lee
ton invalid.
Under the terms of the courts man.
date II became incumbent on Gov
Beckham to appoint boards of council
ana aldermen and a mayor for the
city of Louisville and a county Judge
Tor Jefferson county The mayor and
county Judge were, under the law. en-
powered 10 fill all the remaining coun-
" and city offices made vacant by the
decision All the appontees under
the decision hold Office until special
election is held In November of this
year to MI the offices until 1909.
Coy Beckham appointed Robert w.
Bingham mayor and Walter +. Lin
coin was appointed county Judge.
Inc new mayor and county Judge
proceeded forthwith TO make practi-
callN clean sweep of an the minor
Offices. such as city treasurer, sheriff,
etc Contrariwlse, none of the unsuc-
cessful Fusion candidates has been APP
pointed to any vacant place, but one
prominent Fusion leader was appoint
ed sheriff The mayor also appointed
new boards Of safety and public works
The board of works is reported to be
contemplating general cleanup o.
those holding positions in that depart
ment on the ground that in common
with the number OF members of the DO.
lice and fire departments. their CHIEF
work has been IN the nature of that or.
ganized intimidation and conniving az
election frauds which caused the ov-
'Atui iAAlb VI ttlt liHb erection.
The board of safety has already made
a start by requesting the resignation
OF Chief of Police Gunther, and the re.
auction of the assistant chief rnd sir
captains to the rank OF patrolmen.
Similar sweeping changes are eS
pected TO be made in the personnel %
the fire department, although Mayu-
Bingham announced last night that he
would retain the chief. Fillmore Tyser
One OF the results so far of the changes
has been the putting Of tho lid dowr
tight on saloons and gambling and the
general exodus OF small gamblers
and tenderloin habltues and suspects
Of all kinds
Last Sunday Louisville was absolute
~ dry from midnight Saturday untii
o'clock a. m. Monday morning.
The situation seems to be shaping
itself toward one of the fercest strue-
giles ever known in Louisville politics
the coming autumn. when the recent
ly ousted officials and their following
hope through the primaries and cleo
tons. to regain control.