People Ex Rel. Cermak v. Emmerson

This is an original proceeding in mandamus brought on the relation of Anton J. Cermak, chairman of the democratic central committee of Cook county, against the Secretary of State, to test the constitutionality of legislation designed to provide one method for nominating circuit judges in the Cook county judicial circuit and another method for nominating circuit judges in all the other judicial circuits. The record consists of the petition for the writ, the answer to the petition, the demurrer to the answer, and the motion to carry the demurrer back to the petition. The relator bases his right…