Skelton v. Yates

This is an application to file what relator, James R. Skelton, designates as a petition for mandamus. The petition accompanies the application to file. By such petition the relator complains against H. L. Yates, County Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Cameron County, Texas, and against all the other members of said committee. The petition represents that the-relator received a plurality of the votes for Democratic Precinct Chairman for Election Precinct No. 12 at the Democratic primary election held on July 23, 1938. He represents that the committee…