Santa Fe is Defeated in Fight to
Retain County Seat of Haskell
County.
S u b l e t t e , May 17.—In tho special
e l e c t i o n held yeRterday S a n l a Fe lost
its right lo c o n t i n u e as tho s m a l l e st
county seat In Kansas. Tho light
was "lost by a majority of 186. T ho
total vote was C76. An Injunction
was defeated In' t h e d i s t r i c t court
which prevented the removal ot t he
county records ,lo S u b l e t t e . J. S. Patrick,
a n a b s t r a c t o r ot S a n t a F e , made
t h e effort. Tho m a t t e r was c a r r i e d to
t h e supremo court and h e fought his
c a s e o n t h o g r o u n d s t h a t tho l aw providing
for t h o e l e c t i o n ' was uncons
t i t u t i o n a l .
S u b l e t t e Has Railroad.
S u b l e t t e , S a n t a Fe'a r i v a l for I ho
Haskell county seat, has a railroad.
S a n t a Fe h a s not.
If S a n t a l-\> wins 11* fight in tho
s u p r e m e court, which seems unlikely,
it will r e t a i n its seventy-rive Inhabit
a n t s . If t h e s u p r e m e c o u r e decision
goes against It, as t h e election did,
S u b l e t t e will gain most of t h e aeventyflve,
with the p r e s t i g e of being tho
county capital. IVfeauwhlle, the site
of Santa Fa would r e v e r t Into grazing
c o u n t r y , with ail buildings possible
moved away.
The various moves In the county
seat, war, which s t a r t e d l a s t year, have
d r a w n state-wide Interest.
The law p a s s e d by t h e r e c e n t legisl
a t u r e p e r m i t t e d c o u n t i e s w i t h a popul
a t i on of l e s s than 2,000 t o c h a n g e t he
runty seat by a vote of thrce-tifttia
of the I n h a b i t a n t s.
The law was passed through the
efforts of C. 0 . Dennis ot S u b l e t t e,
elected r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on t h e p l a t f o rm
t h a t he would secure s u c h a law. T h e
l aw applies only to c o u n t i e s with a
population of lesB t h a n 2,000. Haskell
county, h a s 1.720 c i t i z e n s .
It Is under this law, p e r m i t t i ng
three-fifths majority to c h a n g e the
s i t e , that the election was held.
Supreme Court T a k e s Hand.
Now Ihe s u p r e m e court h a s g r a n t ed
»M Injunction which will p r e v e n t tho
county ""commissioners of Haskell
county from moving a n y of t h e c o u n ty
r e c o r d s from Santa Fe to Sublette
u n t i l tho s u p r e m e court h a s passed on
t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i t y of t h e l aw under
which the eloctlon was held, even
though the e l e c t i on in Haskell county
went against S a n t a F o a n d i t s seventy-
five i n h a b i t a n t s . The h e a r i n g h as
b e e n s e t for J u n e r>. Mr. P a t r i c k ' s att
o r n e y s contend that Ihe l aw Is "special
c l a s s l e g i s l a t i o n " forbidden by t h e
c o n s t i t u t i o n .
In t h e s e v e n t i e s a n d e i g h t i e s , county
seat fights in K a n s a s were exciting,
blood-shedding affairs, value of prope
r t y .was. a t s t a k e , , ; WJien t h e county
aeat locations were finally settled,
laws were passed making it almost
impossible to c h a n g e t h e Bites. This
was to p r e v e n t further rights. Haskell
county was m a d e a special exception.
Mr. Patrick, r e p r e s e n t i n g the side
opposed to Mr. Dennis and Sublette,
as p r o p e r t y a t l i a n t a Ve. It w o n ' t be
worth much if t h e c o u n t y court houso
is moved to S u b l e t t e.
Haskell county is located near t he
s o u t h w e s t e r n c o r n e r of t h e s t a t e and
i s thinly populated. It is connected
wilh t h e o u t s i d e world by a branch
S a n t a Fe r a i l r o a d r u n n i n g from Dodge
Clly, on t h e S a n l a Fe main line,
t h r o u g h Ford, Gray, S t e v e n s and Haskell
counties.
S u b l e t t e is o n this railroad. Santa
Fe is not. T h e r o a d was b u i l t in 1910.
Sanla Fe is Defeated in Fight to
Retain County Seat of Haskell
County.
S u b l e t t e , May 17.—In tho special
e l e c t i o n held yeRterday S a n l a Fe lost
its right lo c o n t i n u e as tho s m a l l e st
county seat In Kansas. Tho light
was "lost by a majority of 186. T ho
total vote was C76. An Injunction
was defeated In' t h e d i s t r i c t court
which prevented the removal ot t he
county records ,lo S u b l e t t e . J. S. Patrick,
a n a b s t r a c t o r ot S a n t a F e , made
t h e effort. Tho m a t t e r was c a r r i e d to
t h e supremo court and h e fought his
c a s e o n t h o g r o u n d s t h a t tho l aw providing
for t h o e l e c t i o n ' was uncons
t i t u t i o n a l .
S u b l e t t e Has Railroad.
S u b l e t t e , S a n t a Fe'a r i v a l for I ho
Haskell county seat, has a railroad.
S a n t a Fe h a s not.
If S a n t a l-\> wins 11* fight in tho
s u p r e m e court, which seems unlikely,
it will r e t a i n its seventy-rive Inhabit
a n t s . If t h e s u p r e m e c o u r e decision
goes against It, as t h e election did,
S u b l e t t e will gain most of t h e aeventyflve,
with the p r e s t i g e of being tho
county capital. IVfeauwhlle, the site
of Santa Fa would r e v e r t Into grazing
c o u n t r y , with ail buildings possible
moved away.
The various moves In the county
seat, war, which s t a r t e d l a s t year, have
d r a w n state-wide Interest.
The law p a s s e d by t h e r e c e n t legisl
a t u r e p e r m i t t e d c o u n t i e s w i t h a popul
a t i on of l e s s than 2,000 t o c h a n g e t he
runty seat by a vote of thrce-tifttia
of the I n h a b i t a n t s.
The law was passed through the
efforts of C. 0 . Dennis ot S u b l e t t e,
elected r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on t h e p l a t f o rm
t h a t he would secure s u c h a law. T h e
l aw applies only to c o u n t i e s with a
population of lesB t h a n 2,000. Haskell
county, h a s 1.720 c i t i z e n s .
It Is under this law, p e r m i t t i ng
three-fifths majority to c h a n g e the
s i t e , that the election was held.
Supreme Court T a k e s Hand.
Now Ihe s u p r e m e court h a s g r a n t ed
»M Injunction which will p r e v e n t tho
county ""commissioners of Haskell
county from moving a n y of t h e c o u n ty
r e c o r d s from Santa Fe to Sublette
u n t i l tho s u p r e m e court h a s passed on
t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i t y of t h e l aw under
which the eloctlon was held, even
though the e l e c t i on in Haskell county
went against S a n t a F o a n d i t s seventy-
five i n h a b i t a n t s . The h e a r i n g h as
b e e n s e t for J u n e r>. Mr. P a t r i c k ' s att
o r n e y s contend that Ihe l aw Is "special
c l a s s l e g i s l a t i o n " forbidden by t h e
c o n s t i t u t i o n .
In t h e s e v e n t i e s a n d e i g h t i e s , county
seat fights in K a n s a s were exciting,
blood-shedding affairs, value of prope
r t y .was. a t s t a k e , , ; WJien t h e county
aeat locations were finally settled,
laws were passed making it almost
impossible to c h a n g e t h e Bites. This
was to p r e v e n t further rights. Haskell
county was m a d e a special exception.
Mr. Patrick, r e p r e s e n t i n g the side
opposed to Mr. Dennis and Sublette,
as p r o p e r t y a t l i a n t a Ve. It w o n ' t be
worth much if t h e c o u n t y court houso
is moved to S u b l e t t e.
Haskell county is located near t he
s o u t h w e s t e r n c o r n e r of t h e s t a t e and
i s thinly populated. It is connected
wilh t h e o u t s i d e world by a branch
S a n t a Fe r a i l r o a d r u n n i n g from Dodge
Clly, on t h e S a n l a Fe main line,
t h r o u g h Ford, Gray, S t e v e n s and Haskell
counties.
S u b l e t t e is o n this railroad. Santa
Fe is not. T h e r o a d was b u i l t in 1910.
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