People ex rel. Herdman v. Rose

The relators, George W. Herdman, Owen P. Thompson and Timothy Beach, presented to this court their petition for a writ of mandamus, directed to the defendant, James A. Rose, Secretary of State of this State, commanding him forthwith to receive and file a certificate of nomination of the relators as candidates for the office of judges of the seventh judicial circuit of this State, as created by the Judicial Apportionment act of 1877, and to certify to the county clerks composing said circuit under said act the names of the relators as candidates for said office. Leave having been given to file…