Pollard v. Speer

C. O. Pollard, relator, instituted this proceeding by an original application in this court for a writ of mandamus against the respondent, the Honorable John Speer, judge of the Sixteenth judicial district of Texas. It is alleged in the application the relator was a candidate before the democratic primary held by law for the office of commissioner of precinct No. 2, Montague county, Tex., one of the counties of which the Sixteenth judicial district is composed; that one H. E. Overstreet was also a candidate for said office before said primary; that said Overstreet was, on August 31, 191S,…