Chenowith v. Commissioners of Randolph County

Snyder, Judge:

This is a writ of error to an order of the judge of the circuit court of Randolph county refusing a writ of certiorari upon the petition of the plaintiff in error, Z. T. Chenowith The allegations of the petition on which this court founds its decision are in effect as follows :

The petitioner and "Warwick Hutton were opposing candidates for the office of Sheriff of Randolph county and voted for as such at all the voting precincts in said county at the general election held October 14, 1884; when the commissioners of the county court convened in special session, October 20, 1884,…