Ferguson v. Maddox

The Court of Civil Appeals for the First District has certified to this Court certain questions, arising in' the above suit, with an accompanying statement which we summarize as follows:

The suit was brought by the appellee, John F. Maddox, a resident and qualified democratic voter of Harris County, against James B. Ferguson and the members of the Democratic State Executive Committee, to enjoin the placing of the name of the defendent Ferguson, as a candidate for Governor, on the official ballot at the forthcoming democratic primary, to be held in July, 1924.

The petition alleges and the facts…