Dooley v. Van Hohenstein

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of McLean county in a contested election proceeding, declaring that Amos Rutlege, the democratic candidate, was elected mayor of the city of Leroy, in that county, by a majority of seven votes, at the city election held on April 20, 1897, instead of William H. Dooley, the republican candidate, who received the certificate. The petition was filed by appellee, an elector. Upon the face of the returns as made by the judges and clerks of election Dooley appeared to have received 226 votes and Eutlege 221 votes, but upon the re-count, on the…