State Ex Rel. Hicks v. Langford

Riley, President:

In this original proceeding, the State of West Virginia at the relation of Nelson Hicks filed its petition praying for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the respondent, J. M. Langford, as recorder of the City of Martinsburg, to place the names of. certain candidates on the ballot as Democratic nominees for mayor and councilmen of that city.

Relator is a resident, citizen, taxpayer, property owner and qualified voter of said city, and chairman of the city executive committee of the Democratic party. The petition alleges that under the provisions of the charter of the…