The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-27
APPLICATION FOR
. SETTING PARHAM
CASE At MEMPHIS
Former Cairo Mans Election Case
Comes Up in Memphis Court
Today.
JOHN L. HAS ENGAGED
TWO OF BEST ATTORNEYS
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Parham's Official Status Has Become
Important During the Last
Few Days.

Memphis, Jgl; 26.-W. r. Harri-
son. assistant and acting attorney
general, acting for Gen. Il. NJ Estes.
who is out OF the city on his we'd
ding trip, viii make application to
Judge J. p. Young in the first diyi-
sion of tNo 'r ~ court tomorrow
morning for an immediate setting of
Tie case Of the State against j. l..
Parham, one of the members of the
Shelby County board Of election COM
Wissioners.
General Estes BEGAN tho suit
AGAINST Mr.. Parham on July II, in a
Proceeding seeking to ouSt him from
the office to which ne was appointed.
thu Clgh an injunction, A tempo
ra"y Injunction was granted by
Judge j. r. Coates, sitting ior Judge
Walter Malone in division two Of
the circuit court.
Judge Young later dissolved and
dismissed the injunction, but stated
at tho time that the case involved
such Important matters that It
should be advanced on the docket and
should be tried on its merits at an
carly day.
At the time he suggested that he
would hear an application yesterday
for a setting Of the case il attor-
news on either side had not before
that time reached an agreement as
to date.
Gen. Harrison did not hear from
Cen. Estes yesterday in time to file
an application to have the case set
for trial Later in the day he was
instructed to proceed with the case
rn behalf of Gen. Estes.
Judge Young said yesterday that
no application having been made to
him, ne would not pcremptorily set
THE case until he had conferred with
representatives of Gen. Estes and at
torneys for Mr. Parham. He saiG
that he did not wish to set date so
soon that witnesses could not be
, present ir anywhere out of the state.
but proposes to have the case tried
, as soon as possible.
1t il understood that the attor-
generals s office will rely upon
the registration records for the year
1911, in which it is noted that Mr.
parham fnst registered here aud
stated that he had resided in the
stfte and county for one year. He
win also introduce as evidence 4
certified copy of the qualification Of
Mr.. Parham as a judge of election in
Cairo HI, in March, 1910, and q
certificate showing that he served
as such election officer N that city
IN tho following April
Besides Gen. Harrison and Gen
Estes, the record Of the case on the
circuit court docket indicates thai
6. l.. Cockroft is also of counsel for
he state.
Mr. Parham will be represented
h. c. NJ Bryan and Leo Goodman
city attorney and assistant city at
torney.
Election Certificate Involved
Mr.. plrhams status officially ha!
become of more Importance durlnf
the past few days than it was be
fore. owing to the controversy as t
the eligibility o. Mayor Crump It
fold the office of sheriff, Of w. 7
Eacon to hold the office CT cr;miIa
court clerk and of James Brett, Jr.
TO become circuit court clerk unde
section Of the city charter.
| The possession of a "ertincatc o
election from the election board !!
conside a trump card in the con
test for\ office II Mr.. Parhan
, remains On, he board and If Mato
Crump, J'udA Bacon and Mr. Bret
are elected to the offices FOR whic'
they are candidates. il may be as
, sumed for the sake of argument tha
, Mr.. Parham, as Democrat. woul
sign the certificate of election fo
, both If only one other membe
signed the ertificates. they woul
lave been legally issued and tn
ao'd,rs would be in a good legal y,
sition IN any subsequent btcceedin
: rs tetv cen them and the me1 wh
may be in possession of the two o
fees. If Messrs. Grain and Tru
!. were the only legal members of til
board and only one signed, the Gel
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