Cory v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth district court; J. H. Gillpatrick, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Greene, J. :
At the general election of 1903 John M. Cory and Drake D. Spencer were opposing candidates for the office of county treasurer of Leavenworth county. On the face of the returns Cory received a majority of the votes, and the canvassing board issued to him a certificate of election. Spencer instituted this proceeding before a regularly organized contest court, which, upon a recount of the votes, excluded a certain number of votes cast by-the members of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, situated in…
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