Hughes v. Oklahoma State Election Board

After William T. Bill Hughes had filed Lis Notification and Declaration for the ■office of Commissioner of Labor of the State of Oklahoma, a proper protest was filed with the Oklahoma State Election Board challenging the qualifications of Mr. Hughes to be a candidate for such office. The protestant alleged that Mr. Hughes had been convicted for the crime of Embezzlement of Postal Funds in violation of .Section 225 of the Federal Penal Code; that such crime was a felony; and such ■conviction had never been pardoned and still remained in full force and effect. A copy of the judgment and…