Shore v. Board of Canvassers

POFFENBARGER, PRESIDENT:

John J. Shore, a candidate, in the November election, for Justice of "the Peace in Wood county, having been awarded a mandamus nisi, commanding the board of canvassers of said county to count certain ballots for him and reject certain ballots, counted by them for that one of his competitors, who, according to the supposedly erroneous declaration of the result, had received more votes than he, or show cause why a peremptory writ should not be awarded, compelling them to do so, and they having made a return thereto, showing, in their opinion, sufficient cause; the…