Wiley v. McDowell

At the last general election the parties to this action were rival candidates for the office of county commissioner for Gunnison County. The plaintiff in error was the candidate upon the Democratic ticket. The defendant in error was the candidate upon the Republican and Progressive tickets. The canvassing board found that the defendant in error had received the highest number of votes and issued to him the certificate of election. The plaintiff in error instituted this contest, alleging that a certain number of ballots sufficient to change the result (giving the number, precincts, etc., in…