People ex rel. Hodges v. McGaffey

Pee Cijeiam.

This is a contest waged under the Australian ballot law, between two organizations, viz., the republican party and the silver republican party. As in the preceding case of The People v. Johnson, ante, p. 150, this controversy arose before the secretary of state with reference to his duties as to certifying the official ballots for the approaching election. The parties in this cause have selected different em*157blems. The silver republican party first held its convention and selected its candidates, and filed its list of nominations with the secretar}'' of state. To the certifying of…