Wassell v. Sprick

Appellant and appellee were opposing candidates for nomination to the office of mayor of the city of Little Bock in the democratic city primary election held on December 5, 1944. The Democratic City Committee met and canvassed the returns of said election on the next day, December 6, and found that Sprick had received 3,923' votes and Wassell 3,805 votes, or a majority for Sprick of 118 votes, and he was declared to be the nominee and his name was certified to the Board of Election Commissioners for the purpose of having his name printed upon the ballots as such nominee at the general city…