Jones v. Steele

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The parties to this litigation, the appellant and contestant, Thank Jones, and-the appellee and contestee, W. H. Steele, were each candidates for the Republican nomination for the office of jailer of Laurel county at the regular primary election held on August 1, 1925. The election officers'of the various precincts of the county and the board of election commissioners for the county certified that at that election the appellee, W. H. Steele, received 707 votes and the appellant, Thank Jones, received 678 votes, thereby giving the nomination to…