State ex rel. Ferguson v. Brown

This action in mandamus was instituted in this court by John Hayes Ferguson, as relator, against Ted W. Brown, Secretary of State of Ohio, as respondent, to require the latter to accept, file and process certain declarations of candidacy made by relator, with attached nominating petition papers, for the office of Treasurer of State of Ohio. The case is submitted for decision upon the petition, the answer, a stipulation of facts and the demurrer to the answer.

It is alleged in the petition that relator is an elector of the United States, the state of Ohio and Guernsey County; that he is a…