State Ex Rel. Andrews v. Gray

A petition was presented to this court for an alternative writ of mandamus to require the Secretary of State to accept the oaths and filing fees tendered to him by the relators who desire to become candidates for nominations in a special primary election called by a party State executive committee to nominate party candidates to fill vacancies in the office of United States Senators from Florida, such vacancies having occurred too late for party candidates to be nominated in the general primary election held in June, 1936, and the Governor having issued "writs of election to fill such…